Young Dolly Parton 1966 Secret Wedding With Carl Dean Ringgold GA 6-Sec Clip 💍

Ringgold GA, May 30, 1966 – First Baptist Church (109 Church St, built 1892, pine pews, stained glass from Chattanooga Glass Co. 1910).
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6-sec amateur 8mm (Kodachrome Type A, 16mm wide, 16 fps, f/2.8 exposure, preacher’s wife footage, family archive).
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Dolly (20, 5’0”, white lace dress $12 Simplicity #5472, daisies) + Carl (23, 6’1”, rented suit $8, wingtips) exchange vows (Rev. Watkins, $15 fee, mom Avie Lee witness). License #66-230 signed on pew. Drove ’64 Ford Falcon home. Secret from label. Sources: Court cert, memoir p.112, People 2024.
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Fun Facts:
💍 4 min vows
👗 Remade 2016
🚗 Hwy 41 drive
📻 Radio next day
🏠 Krystal burgers
👨‍💼 1 award show
🎵 “Jolene” fan-inspired
💑 No kids—12 sibs
🔒 Secret 2 weeks
📖 Home renewal
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Quote: “My first thought was, ‘I’m gonna marry that girl.’ My second thought was, ‘Lord, she’s good lookin’.’” – Carl Dean, Entertainment Tonight, 2016.