MILITARY WEDDING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 296, 13 December 1940, Page 13

MILITARY WEDDING.

PLATT—KENDALL.

WATERED CREAM TAFFETA GOWN.

St. Marimbas' Church, Mount Eden, was the scene n: an attractive military wedding, when Miss Mary Kendall, eldest daughter of Mr. and '.Mrs. J. \V. Kendall, ot Mount Kden. was married to Second-Lieutenant Frederick Charles I'latt, eldest i-on of Mr. and Mrs. F. C. I'latt, ot Henderson. The Hev. (J. K. Monteith officiated. The church was decorated with masses of white and pink blooms. Fellow officers formed a guard of honour after the ceremony.

The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a beautiful gown of watered cream taffeta with an Empire lace front, and of mutton sleeves. Ihe skirt was cut 011 straight lines forming a long train. A veil of Alencon lace was worn over the face, and fell softly over the shoulders into a long train. It was held in place by a cluster of or-inge blossom. A beautiful sheath of Christmas lilies was carried.

Mi-s Hild;i i'latt. sister "f the ibride•rroom. and Mis-; I'efrjry Kendall, sister ot" the bride, acted a.- bridesmaids. Moth were in watered green taffeta dresses, with pink (lowers in their hair, and t hey carried homjuets of pink carnations and

The bridegroom was supported liy Mr. Albert- I'latt. as lxs»t man. and Mr. Kay SilUy. ;is groomsman.

.After t lie i-ercniony a largely attende<l I'eeept ion was held at Mount Kden tea kiosk, where Mrs. Kendall received the quests, wearing blue morior. and a blue hat an<l carrying a pink lioiKjuet. Mip, I'latt. the bridegroom's mother, wore a hlue georgette eiisemhle. hlue hat and her bouquet was of re<l ro.-es.