WEDDING.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 4019, 8 June 1920, Page 3

WEDDING.

A very interesting and pretty wedding was soieniui&ea in mo iiosoycerian vJhurch on Weanosciu-Vi Jiuie 'z, Oy the Itev. J.IIOS. Miller, x\x.A.,'tlie contracting parties being 'Mr Claude Stephen Mexted, son 01 Mr und ivirs \V. Mextcdj formerly ot this town, and now oi 'Dannerirkej and Miss Uladys Evelyn liaker, youngest daughter of Mrs Win. Baker and the late ivir \Vm. Baker, or Makino. The bride, who was given away by her brother, Mr Wm. itaker, looked most charming in n creme crepe-de-chene and georgette gown, wffch a court-ti'ain handsomely embroidered and fastened to the shoulders by clusters of pearls. She wore the orthodox veil and orange blossoms, an dearried a very pretty bouquet of white hot-house flowers and maidenhair feri. The bride attended by Miss .Sylvia Mext'ed' as chief bridesmaid, dressed in an exquisite frock pf eaxe-blue crepe-de-chene, and the Misses Vera and May Tajlor also looked very pretty in shell-gink cjeme dei chine and lemon creme de chine frocks respectively. Two little tots, Violet Blunden and. Joyce Makea, acted as train-bearers to the bride, and were most daintily attired in crepe-de-chene empire frocks. The bridegroom, who is a returned soldier, was attended -by Mr, Victor Fergus, another returned soldier, as best and Mr W. Bramwell, nephew of the bride, as groomsman. The bridal party entered the church to" the strains of the "Wedding March. After the ceremony the guests were entertained by tk© bride's mother at a sumptuous wedding breakfast, whfire numerous toasts were honoured. The bride's mother wore a beautiful black silk town, and Mrs Mexted, motker of the ridegrobm, a smart crepe-de-chene-costume. The bridegroom presented the bride with a beautiful fur coat, the bride's present to the bridegroom being a travelling rug and spit-case. The Bridesmaids were respectively presented with gold bangle, pendant,, and brooches by the bridegroom., The nappy couple left by motor for Auckland amid, showers of confetti and the food wishes of crowds of guests, the ride travelling in a very becoming wedgewood costume with hat to match.