1948 turkey-feather wedding

de bene esse: literally, of well-being, morally acceptable but subject to future validation or exception

On Thanksgiving, LIFE features photos from a 1948 wedding in which the bride and bridesmaids rocked turkey-feather dresses of the bride's own design: http://ti.me/1iWUsjp

(Photo: Charles E. Steinheimer—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images)