WEDDING.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume X, Issue 45, 5 February 1920, Page 5

WEDDING.

HURST—HOLMES. A very pretty military wedding was solemnised at St. Matthew -s Church, Hastings, on Wednesday, February 4th, at 2.30 p.m., the Rev. Brocklehurst officiating. The contracting parties were Major H. C. Hurst D. 5.0., Mam Body, N.Z.E.F., of Christchurch, and Miss Veronica Mary Holmes, of Christchurch, youngest daughter of the late Hon. Jas. Holmes, M.L.C. The bride was given away by her brother-in-law, Mr. A. D. Ross, of Hastings, and looked charming in a handsome frock of ivory crepe-de-chene, relieved with touches of georgette and trimmings of silver. She wore the usual bridal veil, wreathed in silver leaves, the symbol of peace, and carried a beautiful shower bouquet of white gypsophla and sweet peas. » The bridesmaid was Miss Molly Bohan, of Christchurch, who wore a sweet frock of shell pink crepe-de-chene, trimmed with pink fringe, and relieved with pale blue en, broidery. She also wore a dainty black tuille hat, trimmed with gold and blue, fend carried a bouquet of blue hyderangp. The bridegroom was attended by Lieut. J. C. Boyd, N.Z.R.8., and R.A.F., of Hastings. Mrs. A. D. Ross, sister of the bride, wore an oyster gray costume and black picture-hat, and was hostess at a dainty wedding breakfast given at her residence in Southampton street, where the wedding party motored after the ceremony. Later the happy couple left by motor for the north, where they will spend their honeymoon, the bride wearing a travelling costume of mole crepe-jeanister, with hat, to match. MONK—SMYRK. The marriage took place at the Miller Memorial Congregational Church Napier, this afternoon, of '-Mabel Cochrane, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Smyrk, Napier, and Fred, only son of Mr. and Mrs. J, C. Monk, Warwick road, Hastings. The ceremony was conducted by the Rev’. Alfred Hodge, and as the party left the church, the “Wedding March” was played by Mr A. Brasey. The bride, who entered the church on the arm of her father, looked winsome in a pretty dress of ivory crepe de chene, relieved by shell pink* georgette, daintily worked with pink and white pearls, surmounted with the orthodox veil and orange blossoms. She carried a shower bouquet of white flowers and asparagus fem. Her going-away frock was a fawn tailored gaberdine, with smart Hussar toque. The bridesmaids were Miss Evelyn Jenkins, of Hastings (attired in pale blue crepe de chene, with black crepe de chene hat), and Miss Sadie Ennor, niece of the bride (pale pink crepe de chene and black cap). The best man was Mr Arthur Chadwick, of Hastings, and the groomsman Mr Percy R. Smyrk, brother of the bride. Both young men, as well as the bridegroom, ar® returned soldiers, and had seen considerable service together in France. 1 After the ceremony the wedding party sat down to breakfast at the residence of Mrs. W. T. Ennor, sister of the bride, Paradise road, when the usual toasts were honoured. The happy couole were the recipients of the hearty congratulations of many friends and. well-wishers. They left by the afternoon train for the South.