WEDDING
P.HELAN—PERS_T.
The wedding was, soleni'msed at St. [R-eter's ,Chu\chwp£ Margaret Evelyn (Eefaj/v.aaughter'of' Miv. J.iE. F..Perry, to.Jack Riddiford, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Phelan, of Oriental Bay. The bride, who was escorted by her father, wore a simple high-necked frock of parchment,, satin, moulded to the figure, the. skirt forming, a train. Her beautiful hand-worked veil of Brussels lace was caught back ■ from the face with two tiny clusters of orange blossoms, ana- she ■carriea"'a sheaf of pink tulips and blue forget-me-nots. She was attended, by .Miss. JBarbara Joyce Phelan, the small sister of ths bridegroom, who wore a charming frock of palest ph\k marie,tte| ankle length, -with puff sleeves, and' a ■fitting' bodice. The full skirt had ruchings of pink satin to the waist, and she wore a Juliet cap of blue forget-me-nots. Miss Dorothy Perry was a flower grrl in.-'-a pale blue mariette 'frpek made Victorian fashion with tinySyoke, puff .sleeves, and graduated frills to the -waist, and she "wore a wreath of blue velvet flowers round her .head, ! Both children wore ,pale blue .mittens,. arvd,>carried posies of pale pink rosebuds arid forget-me-nots. The bridegroom" was'-atteri'ded- by Mr. Vin-j . cen,VW s ar,d.., s ,A v rec,eption was held'i afterwards at the home of the bride's parents.-•• The hall and reception rooms being decorated with masses of rhodo- ; . ;(]endro»_s : --a_nd^lftete».d-:.....p^jj.p.ies. The guestsiwcFe re'feivlccPbyL"'UrS; Terry, who wore a frock of black patterned ninon, and carried a bouquet of red cyclamen and golden ranunculus. Mrs. M. G. Phelan wore a frock of palest! green mariette, with insets of letnoii. small floral coatee, and carried a posy of pink cyclamens. Among those present were Miss Joan Perry, "Mr. anil Mrs. A. S. Gyles, Mr. and Mrs. Hope Gibbons, Captain and Mrs. Roekstrow, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Gordon, Mr. arid Mrs. C. V. Holeroft, Mr. David Bowie, Mr. W. Green, Mr. and Mrs. A. £. Campbell, Miss Zoe Gordon, Mr. and' Mrs. W. Bearman, Mr. and Mrs. H. MijLaehlan, Mr. Ken Perry, Mr. and Mils. H. Murdoch, and many others. Messrs. IV-J- Buchanan and V. Holeroft wetc ushers. ' .'
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Evening Post, Volume CXIV, Issue 85, 7 October 1932, Page 13
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348WEDDING Evening Post, Volume CXIV, Issue 85, 7 October 1932, Page 13
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