New Middlesex Museum exhibit looks back at marriages

Ahh … marriage. That blissful step taken by couples to unite their lives as one. This month that we embrace currently, June, has proven historically to be the most popular month to tie the knot. Between folklore and superstitions, correctly spacing the ceremony after Lent, practical concerns of bride giving birth the following spring before the fall harvest, and when the best flowers were available for the ceremony seem to all have played a part in June becoming the favorite month for nuptials in the western world. 

In celebration of love across time in Middlesex, a new exhibit is opening at the Middlesex County Museum called “Tying the Knot.” It looks back across centuries of weddings in our county.

Included in the exhibit are 1800s marriage announcements, 1900s wedding invitations, multiple marriage licenses, two wedding gowns, flower girl dresses, bridal portraits and wedding photo albums. We have also included bridal gifts with family heirlooms that have been passed down through families from bride to bride.