Love and Marriage / Wedding.The wedding of the French tightrope walkers Berty Omankowsky (died 1983) and Roger Decugis on 22.5.1954; the wedding kiss on the tightrope above the Place du Capitole; Toulouse (Frankce): the couple kneels down on the tightrope as Abb?Simon climbs up a fire ladder; the father of the bride; Rudolf "Rudi" Omankowsky; balances behind his daughter with the photographer Jean Dieuzaide seated on his shoulders; taking pictures of the event. Photo. From the series "Mariage des funambules"; the reportage was published in Life magazine; 7.6.1954.