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An “old-fashioned” wedding at the Fêtes du Vieux Saint-Eustache

Black and white photograph taken outdoors of a couple dressed in wedding attire. The man wears a tailcoat and a top hat while the woman wears a dress and a hat decorated with a veil. A priest in a cassock is at their side.

Sylvain H. Boileau, 1978.
City of Saint-Eustache. Archives. Fonds Boileau.

For a few years, couples could have an “old-fashioned” wedding during the Fêtes du Vieux Saint-Eustache. The newlyweds would be taken to Saint-Eustache church in a horse-drawn cart, and all the guests would dress in period costumes, inspired – somewhat freely – by late 19th century fashions, to attend the ceremony.