The Huron Expositor, 1980-05-08, Page 28HE BRIDAL SECTION'
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Mewing hrides, and ner-
VellS greomS have their: fut.
ure Jives together On their•
'InindS once they take thofirst ,
step to committing them-
farnily‹ ,Tacoboiniina WAS
friend of his sister who
remembered the day he first
left for Canada and knew him
immediately upon his return
Their first evening Ont Was to
Albert and Jacob
selves ,to one another. '
The hectic schedules of
stags, showers, and rehear-
sals weal- on frazzled nerves
and thoughts of "are we
aoing the right thing?" con-
tinually pops into the
couple's heads.
But they will survive the
initial few months and for
many the years to follow.
Albert and JacoLonina Siert-
sema reinember their wed-
ding day 50 years ago well.
They were married in Hol-
land in a small village and.
their.courtship was short and
to the point. ---.
Albert had returned home
from a three year stay in
Canada, to visit with his
cinina Siertsema
a dance on a double date with
another couple. Throughout
the winter they enjoyed skat-
ing together and going to
outings with therestof the
young people in the com-
munity,
, They were practical about
their decision to-marrY, Both
agreed they liked each other
enough to get married and
shOwer, or stag, The
...young coUple worked hard at
their jobs .to save 'enough
money to rent a farm.
There was , very little
preparation before, the Wed,
ding. The bride, and groom
wore their be* clothes and
there were no attendants to
'worry about. -
:The day before the wed-
ding it rained and everyone
was worried abont the .next
day. Tho couple were being
married in their small village
and were walking to the .
clerk's office and then to the ,
church,
But the day dawned bright
and •sunny and the couple i
walked with their immediate
'families-tO the :13ergerrneis1,- -
ter's office, .similar to a
village clerk, where; in a civil ,
ceremony, they exchanged 1
simple gold rings.
Then it was .onto the
church where, their friends
and relatives were waiting ,
for the church service to
finalize the marriage
The groom had on his hest
black suit and the bride wore
blackaS well. Flowers were
restricted to rosettes worn by
the bride and groom. The
minister extended his hleS-:. •
sings with a long sermon and. .
then the happy ,couple • re-
ceived guests at her, par- ,
ents" home.
The honeymoon was dif-
ferent in those days as well.
While young couples today
slip away to places they
would like, to see together,
this young couple shared a
shed together and at five the
next morning a freighter was
on the doorstep to help them
both were hard workers. 'So
the date Was set—and' -the
couple registered their inten-
tions with, the local clerk -
_three weeks 'prior to the
wedding. •
The year was 1930 and the
depression was „taking its
toll. But in Holland at that
time there was no such thing
• Shower curtains and
matching aCcessories
take their Cattle fO the Pas-
ture land out village.
Albert, anxious, to get ha:Pk
to. Canada, met With some .'
opposition from his in laws,
who didn't Want their . Only
married daughter to leave -
the conntry,...fer tWentY Years.
the couple farmed the land
and raised dairy cattle. Their
eight children- were horn', in ;
f •
the same *Wage and Albert
worked for the puteh under-
ground during the second
world. war.: •
In 190 the familY eniigrat-
ec to First thei:stila
all their prize livestock and
inost,of their belongings,
Now 50 years after they
married, -the Siertsemas are;
enjoying their lives together -
The yourigest of their family
• isnow InakTled and there: are
36 grandchildren running
,aroundat fanlily rennionS
and one •great grandchild.
Albert and Jacobonina both
agree marriage is work and
involves compromise • but
wouldn't have it any other
way,
ovely Pair
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