Original Wedding Album For Sale

December 21, 2007

The original wedding album of Elvis and Priscilla is now up for sale on eBay. The album contains exclusive pictures from the wedding ceremony at the former Aladdin Hotel and was a gift from Col. Tom Parker to Vernon Presley who gave it to his son. All pictures are black and white. Elvis kept the album ever since the day he got it. From eBay (item: 110207627158) WHAT A FIND ! Up for sale is the ORIGINAL wedding album of Elvis & Priscilla Presley-Beaulieu. Elvis and Priscilla married on May 1st 1967 at the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas. Colonel Parker directed the marriage, and had a personal photographer at hand. After the wedding, Parker presented the wedding album with over 20 exclusive pictures to Vernon, Elvis’s father who, in turn, handed it to Elvis, who kept it for the rest of his life. The personal wedding album remained in the Graceland Archives until American collector Jimmy Velvet purchased it, and included it in the Butterfield & Butterfield Elvis auction. The item is now the centrepiece of a private museum in Europe. The album with a white leather look cover comes with a Certificate of Authenticity by Jimmy Velvet.

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bastiaanvinke wrote on December 21, 2007

If Elvis kept it, how can it be on sale?

benny scott wrote on December 21, 2007

Hans : re-read the article carefully.The answer is in the text.

bastiaanvinke wrote on December 21, 2007

Dear Benny, It wasn't there when i read it the first time (ebay info was later added it seems).

Ruthie wrote on December 21, 2007

Shame on Graceland! To have this album in the archives means it should have remained in the archives. I'll never understand why they would sell something so terribly personal to Elvis when it's his possessions they are supposed to be protecting. The more I learn about EPE, the less respect I have for them!

kingofthejungle wrote on December 21, 2007

I know for a fact that Graceland has one of these with "Mr. & Mrs. Elvis Presley" on the front where this one says "Mr. & Mrs. Vernon Presley", so this is NOT Elvis's wedding album, but rather Vernon's copy. Still a great piece, though.

Kenneth wrote on December 22, 2007

why e.p.e. would sell it to anyone in the first place boggles the mind, my opinion is that ELVIS will truely be history in five yr's. the way the media and even the oldie's radio stations attack him in my part of the world, CANADA is sickening. and i totally agree with you ruthie.

Steve V wrote on December 22, 2007

This is something that should never ever be on Ebay. It's truly disturbing EPE would allow this. That being said, I wish I could afford it. A truly magnificent piece.

Devon wrote on December 23, 2007

Why wouldnt Lisa want this, nine months later she was born. This is the only thing showing her Mom and Dad on there wedding day, you dont sell things like this!!!!

Jumpin Jehosaphat wrote on December 23, 2007

i note that this from the Colonel to Vernon and Dee Presley usually when a wedding album is made there are 3 albums 1 to the bride and groom 2 to the brides parents, and 3 to the grooms parents, so the original and most important one is most likely in the hands of the Presleys. It may be called an original but it would be a waterd down version since the bride and groom have the large size album.

Jumpin Jehosaphat wrote on December 24, 2007

The fact that this was given by the Colonel in 1968 i do believe it was the same year that he was seen giving Ice to the polar bears at the north pole, he was very generous person Mr 50 percent