We all know by now that Elvis Presley married Priscilla Beaulieu on May 1, 1967 at the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas in a private ceremony. The word 'obey' was purposely removed from their wedding vows per Elvis request. The bride wore a beaded white gown and her veil mounted on her dyed black beehive. Elvis wore a brocade black dinner suit that did fit quite right. Priscilla's sister Michelle was maid of honour. Marty Lacker and Joe Esposito acted as best menElvis proposed to Cilla on Christmas Eve 1966 and on May1, 1967 Elvis and Priscilla were married in a private ceremony hold in the Milton Prell's suite at the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas. The couple then honeymooned in Palm Springs, California. February 1, 1968 nine months later Lisa Marie was born in Memphis, Tennessee. Cilla - Elvis Divorce 1973. Priscilla Ann Beaulieu born May 25, 1945. At five foot three inches she captured the heart of Elvis while stationed in Germany. In 1959 at the age of 14 Priscilla was introduced to Elvis by US Airman Currie Grant. Elvis called her Cilla and convinced her to dye her hair black because it made her look more like Debra Paget in the 1956 movie Love Me Tender.
Elvis Aron Presley was born in Tupelo, Miss., on January 8, 1935 to Vernon and Gladys Presley. His twin brother, Jessie Garon, was stillborn leaving Elvis to grow up as an only child. In 1948 he and his parents moved to Memphis, Tenn., and Elvis graduated from Humes High in 1953.
Elvis’ singing career combined popular and country music with the gospel sounds he heard in church and the R&B music he absorbed as a Memphis teenager. In 1954 “The King” of rock ‘n’ roll began his recording career and by 1956, after releasing his hit “Heartbreak Hotel,” Elvis gained international fame. Not satisfied with merely pop-star notoriety, Elvis signed a three-movie deal with Paramount, making him not only a singing sensation but a movie star as well. After releasing “Love Me Tender” and “Jailhouse Rock,” Elvis moved into Graceland in 1957,a Memphis mansion that now draws over one million visitors per year. Elvis enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1958 and spent two years in Germany. He returned to the United States in 1960 and in 1967 married longtime girlfriend Priscilla Beaulieu. They later had a daughter, Lisa-Marie. Elvis died on August 16, 1977 at Graceland.
Elvis’ singing career combined popular and country music with the gospel sounds he heard in church and the R&B music he absorbed as a Memphis teenager. In 1954 “The King” of rock ‘n’ roll began his recording career and by 1956, after releasing his hit “Heartbreak Hotel,” Elvis gained international fame. Not satisfied with merely pop-star notoriety, Elvis signed a three-movie deal with Paramount, making him not only a singing sensation but a movie star as well. After releasing “Love Me Tender” and “Jailhouse Rock,” Elvis moved into Graceland in 1957,a Memphis mansion that now draws over one million visitors per year. Elvis enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1958 and spent two years in Germany. He returned to the United States in 1960 and in 1967 married longtime girlfriend Priscilla Beaulieu. They later had a daughter, Lisa-Marie. Elvis died on August 16, 1977 at Graceland.
Source: Elvis Postcards
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