When Serena Stoneberg walked down the aisle of a North side church, her wedding continued a family tradition. She became the eighth bride to say her vows in the satin gown that her grandmother bought for $100.75 at Marshall Field’s on State Street in 1950.
Bride Serena Stoneberg poses with family at Ebenezer Lutheran Church in Chicago’s Andersonville neighborhood on Aug. 5, 2022, during her wedding.
Larson’s daughter and the seventh bride, Julie Frank Mackey, 42, who got married in 2013 and was the last person to wear the dress before this week, said she never considered being married in anything else. But they’ve done their best to stay true to the original design of the dress, which the oldest living bride, Eleanor “Elly” Larson Milton of Northbrook — who is the middle sister in the first generation — described as a classic.
Sharon Larson Frank said her mother, Anna Larson, would travel on the “L” train to do her shopping downtown “and then the Marshall Field’s truck would deliver it the next day to the house,” in Lincolnwood. When Elly Larson Milton had daughters, Marshall Field’s became a place where they could meet Anna Larson, their grandmother, for tea.“Grandma would often say, ‘hey, tomorrow, let’s meet at Marshall Field’s on State Street,’” she said. “And I would enjoy taking a bus down and I’d meet her on the old third floor waiting room and have a Field’s sandwich and Frango Mint pie for lunch.”
“That was still her neighborhood, even though she lived out in Lincolnwood,” Elly Larson Milton said. “She wanted to pick up the coffee cake. We always had coffee cake and limpa” – a dark Swedish rye bread – and lutefisk, a traditional Swedish dish made from dried fish.The family’s Swedish heritage didn’t just dictate their Saturday morning shopping, but also where their marriages took place.
Chris Lipari and Serena Stoneberg laugh after their first kiss as newlyweds at Ebenezer Lutheran Church in Chicago’s Andersonville neighborhood on Aug. 5, 2022.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
On this day in 1950, the first Whataburger stand opened in Corpus ChristiOn this day 72 years ago, the first Whataburger opened, selling burgers, chips and drinks
Read more »
Full house beating – Packed coliseum sees A’s trampled by San Francisco40,065 attend A’s 7-1 loss against the San Francisco Giants as Rodon dominates
Read more »
Pair of Mike Yastrzemski home runs lift Giants to series sweep of A’sSF Giants beat A’s with a two home run game from Mike Yastrzemski, Logan Webb gem.
Read more »
Giants make series of roster moves ahead of game against A’sSF Giants reinstate Thairo Estrada, claim outfielder off waivers from Texas Rangers.
Read more »
A’s Hall of Fame Class of 2022 watches as organization reinvents itself againAthletics enshrine six more members to franchise Hall of Fame.
Read more »