The Wedding Bells Blogathon

Introducing the Wedding Bells Blogathon!

It is “June in January” and Hometowns to Hollywood is excited to present its fourth official blogathon, entitled “The Wedding Bells Blogathon.” This blogathon will focus upon weddings taking place during the Golden Age of Hollywood–both on and off the screen.

The Wedding Bells Blogathon ran from January 22nd through January 24th in 2020. Many thanks to all of our participants who worked so hard on their entries in support of this blogathon. Happy reading!

Day 1 Entries:

• The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) | Hometowns to Hollywood
• Father of the Bride (1950) | Once Upon A Screen
• Lady Sylvia Ashley: 2 Kings, 2 Lords, and a Prince | A Person in the Dark
• Memorable Movie and TV Weddings | Realweegiemidget Reviews
• Young Love and Wedding Number 1 | Ava Gardner Museum

Day 2 Entries:

• Diner (1982) | The Midnite Drive-In
• Love & War: Marriage in Gone With the Wind (1939) | The Classic Movie Muse
• Love at First Sight and Wedding Number 2: Ava Gardner & Artie Shaw | Ava Gardner Museum
• The Many Loves of Elizabeth Taylor | The Lady Eve
• Take 3: High Society (1956) Review | 18 Cinema Lane

Day 3 Entries:

• A Post-War Royal Wedding, Hollywood Style | Silver Screenings
• The African Queen (1951) | Blog of the Darned
• Anatomy of a Scene: The Wedding Scene in The Sound of Music (1965) | Old Hollywood Films
• Dodsworth (1936) | Moon in Gemini
• The Farmer Takes A Wife| Taking Up Room
• Giant (1956): Can This Marriage Be Saved? | Second Sight Cinema
• I Married A Witch (1942): The Wedding That Never Ends | Backstory: New Looks at Classic Films
• My Favorite Wedding Dresses in Classic Film | Musings of a Classic Film Addict
• Pola vs. Mae: The “Marrying Mdivanis” and Their Dueling Actress-Brides | Hollywood Genes
• Three Smart Girls (1936): The Original Parent Trap | Vitaphone Dreamer
• True Love and Wedding Number 3: Ava Gardner & Frank Sinatra | Ava Gardner Museum

Rules and Information:

• Bloggers are encouraged to write about any topic related to weddings and marriages, on film and off, during the Golden Age of Hollywood.
• Bloggers can feel free to write about a favorite wedding scene or marriage depicted in a film–for better or worse! Bloggers can also explore “real life” marriages between notable individuals working in the entertainment industry during Hollywood’s Golden Age.
• If we do get an ample amount of participants, I’ll be reconnecting with participants to see if there is interest in contributing to an ebook that will document this blogathon.
• There are many aspects of Hollywood weddings and marriages that are worth discussing. Where possible, try to avoid duplicate topics.
• Bloggers will post their articles anytime between January 22nd-24th and will alert me of the post either as a comment or through email.

Participation:

• If you would like to participate in the Wedding Bells Blogathon, please comment below or email me and let me know your name, topic choice, and the link to your blog.
• Please take one of the Wedding Bells Blogathon banners and include it in your post. You can feel free to link the image back to this page.

Banners: 

Update: The Ava Gardner Museum sent along this lovely banner, as well. Feel free to use it!