United States-1940: Four Wedding Attendants Holding Bouquets Beside Parked Cars

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Year1940
Decade1940s
LocationUnited States
Duration4s
Price$149 USD
Collection1940 · United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

Wedding ceremony traditions
Formal clothing
Group portraiture
Social interaction
Amateur filmmaking
Celebration

Shot type: wide
Camera: static · handheld · Approximately eye level, facing the standing group
Setting: outdoor · Open area beside parked automobiles and wooden buildings
Time and weather: Daylight · Undetermined; trees are leafless · Clear or mostly clear, with direct sunshine
Lighting: Strong natural sunlight with pronounced foreground shadows
People: 7 · Four adult women in floor-length pastel formal dresses hold ribboned bouquets; at least three other adults are partly visible behind the group or at the frame edges.
Vehicles: Dark rounded automobiles with separate fenders
Objects: Floor-length formal dresses · Small decorative hats · Flower bouquets · Long bouquet ribbons · Wooden buildings · Leafless trees
Colors: yellow · lavender · pale blue · mauve · black · warm brown
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

0:00.2The four attendants hold bouquets while looking toward one another.
0:01.3The yellow- and blue-dressed women smile toward the camera.
0:02.1The group settles into a more frontal pose with ribbons hanging from the flowers.
0:03.4The attendants maintain their pose as guests pass behind them.

Four Wedding Attendants Holding Bouquets Beside Parked Cars — Clip Details

In the United States, circa 1940 home movie footage shows four women posing outdoors in floor-length pastel dresses with small matching headpieces and ribboned bouquets. They turn toward one another, smile and gradually face the camera while other guests move behind them. A single nearly stationary full-length view includes dark parked cars, leafless trees and wooden buildings in strong sunlight.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 800004252

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only 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.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

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

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1940 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

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Topics & Keywords

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports documentary and museum requests for United States wedding attire and informal group portraiture circa 1940.
Period detail: Floor-length pastel gowns, small decorative hats, ribboned bouquets and rounded separate-fender cars support the circa 1940 estimate.
Home-movie behavior: The women exchange looks and smiles before settling toward the camera, preserving the social pause around a formal portrait.
What appears in frame: Four attendants hold bouquets before dark cars, with long ribbons, wooden buildings, leafless trees and partially visible guests surrounding them.
Film character: Warm color, soft projected detail, visible grain, scattered dirt and darkened edges give the sunlit portrait its physical-film texture.
Edit role: Works as a wedding-party cutaway or a brief human moment between ceremony coverage and a departure sequence.
Historical context: Coordinated gowns and flower arrangements show the formal presentation of a wedding group alongside ordinary parked automobiles.
Research note: Visible faces and buildings may involve likeness and property interests; copyright permission for the footage does not establish those separate permissions.
Research search match: Matches searches for circa 1940 American wedding attendants, pastel formal gowns, ribboned bouquets and color home-movie group portraits.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the decorated wedding car from this reel, then United States scenes circa 1940, followed by other wedding portraits and guest gatherings.

Still Frames From This Clip

Wedding attendants in the United States, circa 1940, exchange looks while holding bouquets in lavender, yellow, blue and mauve gowns. — The attendants look toward one another before settling into their outdoor group pose.
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In the United States, circa 1940, women in yellow and pale blue gowns smile toward the camera between two attendants in purple tones. — The central pair face forward as the women at either side glance inward.
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Four wedding attendants pose frontally beside rounded automobiles in the United States, circa 1940, with long ribbons falling over their pastel dresses. — The group reaches a clear frontal pose with bouquets held across their waists.
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Wedding attendants hold their pose in the United States, circa 1940, as a suited guest passes behind them and sunlight falls across their long gowns. — Guests move behind the attendants as the brief outdoor portrait continues.
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Year1940
Decade1940s
LocationUnited States
Duration4s
Price$149 USD
Collection1940 · United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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