Buddy and his bride Maria Elena

Buddy Holly was married to 25-year-old Maria Elena Santiago, a woman he had
met only two months earlier when she was a receptionist for a New York music
publisher. The wedding took place at the home of Buddy’s parents in Lubbock,
Texas.

Buddy Holly and Maria Elena with Pastor Ben Johnson (center)

From left; Peggy Sue, Buddy and Maria and Jerry Allison

The newlyweds are pictured with Buddy’s parents, Ella and Lawrence
Holley