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Wedding portraits

Wedding portrait (1972) by Antônio Roseno de LimaCentro de Memória-Unicamp

"In some way, people always seek to record the important moments in life. (...) Photography, since its inception, and even further, since its popularization, has become the main middle to record the important moments in life. With photography, the memories of meaningful dates – christenings, weddings, birthdays, parties, voyages, vacations – acquired new meaning. Besides remembering, it became possible to share the experienced. Even if some token object from said moment was kept, the photographic register became necessary to engrave it in time. Memory started to divide with photography the burden of the responsibility to keep those memories"

Sebastião Cunha's wedding (1936) by Caetano BrandãoCentro de Memória-Unicamp

Wedding (1939) by Caetano BrandãoCentro de Memória-Unicamp

“At first, photography,
closer to the religious rituals (christenings, first Communion, weddings), was taken
at the own photographer’s studium. With the technological upgrades, photographers
started to witness the ceremony, crafting a digest of the ritual, especially
that of the wedding. It was no longer one or two studio-made photos, but rather
several in order to tell the history of the happened in its run. With the
wedding photography album, a new look is taken upon ritual and memory”. This
exposition aims to give an outline of the transformation on the elaboration
process of the wedding portrait, permeated by the desire to remember the
important moments in life through photography.

Maria Leite and Euclides Stramiegli's wedding, Caetano Brandão, 1936, From the collection of: Centro de Memória-Unicamp
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Portrait of Wedding, Caetano Brandão, 1939, From the collection of: Centro de Memória-Unicamp
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Maria Apparecida Coutinho Braga's wedding portrait, Unknown, 1942, From the collection of: Centro de Memória-Unicamp
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Alceste Ferraz and Guilherme Coutinho Braga's wedding portrait, Orient Studio Photo, 1946-12-18, From the collection of: Centro de Memória-Unicamp
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Amélia Coutinho e José César de Camargo's wedding portrait, Carlos Niederecker, 1938-02-12, From the collection of: Centro de Memória-Unicamp
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Amélia Coutinho and José César de Camargo's wedding portrait, Carlos Niederecker, 1938-02-12, From the collection of: Centro de Memória-Unicamp
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Olga Coutinho e José Dogelo Braga's wedding portrait (1918-07-10) by UnknownCentro de Memória-Unicamp

A portrait of Mrs. Olga Coutinho, raised in Rio de Janeiro until the beginning of the 20th century. Due to her father’s disease, Olga returned to the Bacuri Farm, in the state of Sao Paulo. His treatement involved injections administered by the pharmacist José Dogello Braga. From these visits sprung the involvement between Olga and José, which resulted in their wedding, which took place just after her father’s passing, with no party. That’s why the bride is in mourning dress in the official photo, used to give the relatives notice of the union.

Terezinha Lage's wedding portrait, Eurydes Studio, 1957, From the collection of: Centro de Memória-Unicamp
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Leonora Amaral and Jorge dos Santos' wedding portrait, Strazdin Photo, 1960-12-17, From the collection of: Centro de Memória-Unicamp
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Wedding portrait, Strazdin Photo, 1963-01-26, From the collection of: Centro de Memória-Unicamp
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Wedding at Church of Our Lady of Sorrows in Cambui, Campinas (1954-06-13) by Gilberto de BiaseCentro de Memória-Unicamp

Olga Braga Rodrigues de Moraes and Dettloff von Simson's wedding at the Church of Sacred Heart of Jesus (1966-01-06) by Carlos CojoCentro de Memória-Unicamp

Olga Braga Rodrigues de Moraes and Dettloff von Simson's wedding at the Church of Sacred Heart of Jesus (1966-01-06) by Carlos CojoCentro de Memória-Unicamp

The newlyweds Olga and Dettloff von Simson (1966-01-06) by Carlos CojoCentro de Memória-Unicamp

Natalina Fregonezzi's wedding portrait (1973) by UnknownCentro de Memória-Unicamp

Ema Elisabete Rodrigues and Antônio Luiz Camillo's wedding ceremony, Gilberto de Biase, 1975-02-15, From the collection of: Centro de Memória-Unicamp
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Ema Elisabete Rodrigues and Antônio Luiz Camillo's wedding party (1975-02-15) by Gilberto de BiaseCentro de Memória-Unicamp

The bride’s bouquet symbolizes life, joy and fertility. Since remote times it has been present in this celebration, as brides used to carry branches of herbs and garlic to fend evil spirits off and bring luck and joy to the newlyweds. Throwing the bouquet represents the bride’s farewell; she throws it in order to share her happiness with the guests.

Thelma Cardarelli's wedding portrait, Gilberto de Biase, 1989, From the collection of: Centro de Memória-Unicamp
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Thelma Cardarelli's wedding portrait, Gilberto de Biase, 1989, From the collection of: Centro de Memória-Unicamp
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Credits: Story

Coordination
Olga Rodrigues de Moraes von Simson

Research and images selection:
Marli Marcondes
Cássia Denise Gonçalves

Text:
Luiz Antônio Feliciano (Álbuns de casamento em dois movimentos: fragmentos visuais de um ritual. Campinas: Departamento de Multimeios, IA, UNICAMP, 200)

Installation:
Cássia Denise Gonçalves, Emanuela Rosai Mendes, Evandro Marques Luís, Mariana Castrillon, Marli Marcondes, Melina Custódio

Acknowledgements:
Ema Elizabeth Rodrigues Camillo, Melina Custódio, Olga Rodrigues de Moraes von Simson, Roberto de Biase,

Translation:
Lude Gomes Cardoso Nunes

Execution:
Arquivo Fotográfico / Centro de Memória-UNICAMP

2007

Credits: All media
The story featured may in some cases have been created by an independent third party and may not always represent the views of the institutions, listed below, who have supplied the content.
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