Zaidee Rockwood Perkins' Wedding Dress
The Wedding
(From the Weekly Herald, Vol. XVII, No. 159 June 20, 1901)
At 8 o'clock last evening, the ideal evening of all the year, the middle Wednesday of the month of June, occurred one of the most beautiful weddings that ever delighted the people of Durango when Miss Zaidee Rockwood and Clayton C. Perkins, both of this city, clasped hands before the altar in the Presbyterian church and repeated the vows that made the twain one flesh. The church was very tastefully decorated with palms and ferns, potted flowers and roses, making it a bower of beauty...
...The maid of honor, Miss Ramsay, was beautiful in her gown of pink chiffon and carried roses...
Catalog number: 01.36.64
...Immediately following the ceremony was the reception at the palatial residence of the bride's father...
The fireplace at the Rockwood residence, 1261 E. 3rd Ave. decorated for the wedding reception. Catalog number: 88.10.1
Marriage license