Spring Wedding gala

4 Sep 2022 • By Mary Anne Gill

Cambridge Oakdale’s Spring Wedding Gala

Highlights from Cambridge Oakdale’s Spring Wedding Gala on Friday September 2.

Residents of Oakdale wore wedding gowns donated by the community for the special day.

The highlight came when Chas Smith proposed to his wife Cynthia who was wearing the same dress she wore for their wedding in 1961.

Check out the Cambridge News September 8 issue for more details.

: Betty Jeffries, modelling Jill Smith’s dress, Eileen Adlington, in Sherry Ludlam’s gown and the Lady in Red, Liai Edwards in Deborah Norvill’s dress. Photo: Emily Windsor, Phlash Photography.

: Jan Waghorne modelling Carol Foothead’s dress with caregiver John Ruidera at Cambridge Oakdale’s Spring Wedding Gala. Photo: Emily Windsor, Phlash Photography.

: Betty Jeffries modelling Jill Smith’s dress with caregiver Jessie Del Valle. Photo: Emily Windsor, Phlash Photography.

: Shirley Lang modelling Jennifer Tapper’s dress with caregiver John Ruidera. Cambridge Oakdale’s Spring Wedding Gala. Photo: Emily Windsor, Phlash Photography.

: Eileen Adlington, wearing Sherry Ludlam’s dresss, with husband John. Photo: Emily Windsor, Phlash Photography.

: Cambridge Oakdale staff after the Spring Wedding Gala. Photo: Emily Windsor, Phlash Photography.

Chas Smith proposes to his wife Cynthia 61 years after they married. She is modelling her original wedding dress at Cambridge Oakdale’s Spring Wedding Gala. Photo: Mary Anne Gill

Cambridge Oakdale’s Spring Wedding Gala

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