Close family ties took on another meaning back in 1935 when the three Radmacher sisters, Franziska, Leni and Adele and the three Hermkes siblings all married at the same time. For both families it must have been a highly memorable occasion. Nowadays it seems odd that the brides are all wearing black, but white wedding gowns were not well established in the Rhineland until the 1940s. Before that a formal black Sunday dress would typically be teamed with a wedding veil and flowers as we see here.
L-R: Hüsges – Agnes Hermkes, Hermkes – Franziska Radmacher, Willi Hermkes – Leni Radmacher, Herman Gesse – Adele Radmacher The wedding party
Images from Landleben und Brauch – Heimatkreis Lank e. V. 1998