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New Courtenay & District Museum exhibit features wedding wear from past centuries

The Courtenay and District Museum has produced a new exhibit which highlights wedding dresses from the 19th and 20th centuries.
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This is the wedding dress Annie Palmer wore at her marriage to Tom Cliffe in 1913 - one of many at a new Courtenay and District Museum exhibit featuring wedding dresses from the 19th and 20th centuries. Photo supplied.

The Courtenay and District Museum has produced a new exhibit which highlights wedding dresses from the 19th and 20th centuries.

“Dressed for the Occasion” features over 15 gowns, a kimono, a button blanket, invitations, wedding gifts and more. It showcases items from the museum collection from local families like Pidcock, Lloyd, Dingwall, Robertson and Cliffe.

This gorgeous, silk and lace-laden exhibit is on display in the museum’s second-floor gallery until Aug. 26.

The Courtenay and District Museum is located at 207 Fourth Street in downtown Courtenay and is open Tuesday to Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm. Admission is by donation.