If you have not recorded these details, you are leaving out one of the most compelling human elements in your family story. Wedding invitations can also add to the story, as well as offering insights to personalities and other genealogical clues. You may want to check the local newspapers for the engagement or wedding announcement. Anniversary announcements may also add helpful information. These announcements may even be accompanied by a photograph of the happy couple.
Photographs can stir memories, as well as provide valuable clues.
Look for items of jewelry worn in wedding photos that may have been handed down through the generations. Look for engravings that may also add to the story. If you don't have any of these items or any stories to record, check with cousins and other relatives. They may have heard the stories or have old letters, postcards, newspaper clippings, or other documentation hidden away in an attic, not realizing the significance of the items. Research into marriage and courtship customs of an ancestor's ethnic background, location, and era can also provide interesting background information.