United States-1973: Formally Dressed Pair Walking Across a Wedding Reception Floor

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Year1973
Decade1970s
LocationUnited States
Duration4s
Price$149 USD
Collection1973 · United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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1973 · United States · Reel f07e0e2c contains 12 published Stockfilm-exclusive clips. Watch them in reel order and review the available reel documentation.

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What is in this clip

wedding celebration
formal dress
social gathering
reception entrance
amateur filmmaking
period fashion

Shot type: wide
Camera: handheld · Approximately eye level
Setting: indoor · Wood-paneled wedding reception hall with banquet seating and an open floor
Time and weather: Indeterminate · Indeterminate · Not visible
Lighting: Warm artificial ceiling lighting with a bright blue-white background light and uneven interior exposure
People: 14 · Approximately fourteen people are visible across the shot, several partially obscured; a man in a blue formal jacket and a woman in peach approach behind a woman in a short pale dress, while other guests wear suits and long dresses.
Objects: tiered white cake · cake table · banquet tables · pale tablecloths · folding chairs · folded yellow napkins · glassware · ceiling lights · wood paneling · shingled canopy · bow tie · boutonniere
Colors: dark brown · powder blue · peach · cream · yellow · black
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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A pale-dressed guest stands ahead of the approaching formal pair.
The foreground guest moves toward the camera and the right edge.
The man in blue and woman in peach emerge more clearly behind her.
The pair reaches the foreground beside the tiered cake.

Formally Dressed Pair Walking Across a Wedding Reception... — Clip Details

In the United States, circa 1973 home movie footage shows guests crossing a wood-paneled wedding reception hall. A woman in a short pale dress passes in front of a man wearing a powder-blue formal jacket and a woman in a long peach outfit as the pair approaches the camera. A tiered white cake stands at the right, with laid tables and folding chairs behind them. One continuous wide view records the movement under warm ceiling lights.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Interior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 4s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800003701

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People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1973 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports documentary requests for American wedding reception entrances and formal clothing circa 1973.
Period detail: A powder-blue jacket, broad dark-trimmed lapels, ruffled shirt and long peach outfit provide visible period clothing references.
Home-movie behavior: Guests cross one another's paths as the approaching pair looks toward the family camera.
What appears in frame: The view contains a formal pair, a pale-dressed foreground guest, a tiered cake, laid tables, folding chairs and dark wood paneling.
Film character: Grain, soft focus, warm shadows and bright light bloom give the projected-film capture a distinct amateur-film texture.
Edit role: The developing approach works as a reception entrance beat or a transition from ceremony footage to indoor celebration.
Historical context: Formal occasion clothing and banquet arrangements document the appearance of a wedding gathering circa 1973 without establishing individual roles.
Research note: Recognizable guests and a private interior are visible; copyright ownership is separate from likeness permissions and any applicable property rights.
Research search match: Matches searches for American wedding reception home movies, powder-blue formalwear and small-gauge social footage circa 1973.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel's church departure, hand-holding and reception dancing, then with American wedding footage circa 1973 and related formalwear scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Wedding reception in the United States, circa 1973: a pale-dressed guest stands before an approaching pair beside a tiered cake. — A guest occupies the foreground as a man in blue and a woman in peach approach from the reception tables.
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In the United States, circa 1973, a pale-dressed reception guest crosses the foreground ahead of a woman in a long peach outfit. — The foreground guest passes between the camera and the approaching formal pair.
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A formal pair approaches at a United States wedding reception, circa 1973, revealing a blue jacket, black bow tie and peach evening outfit. — The pair comes into clearer view as the pale-dressed guest moves toward the right edge.
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United States reception, circa 1973: a man in a dark-trimmed blue jacket and a woman in peach reach the foreground beside a white tiered cake. — The approaching pair fills the foreground, showing the man's ruffled shirt and the woman's matching peach jacket and skirt.
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