WEDDINGS.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIII, Issue 19, 5 January 1923, Page 5

WEDDINGS.

REEVES—LEAN.

A wedding was solemnised at the Presbyterian Church, Napier, on Thursday, when Miss I’carl Hazeltine, youngest daughter of Mrs and the late Mr Henry Lean, of Hustings, was married to Mr Allan Archibold Beevds, youngest son of the late Mr and Mrs E. Reeves, of Hastings. The ceremony was performed by the Rev Mr Hodge. The bride, who was given away by her brother, Mr Alex A. Lean, was attired in white crepe de chene trimmed with lace and pearls, and sash of white cbemuse. She also wore a beautiful embroidered veil and wreath of lilies of the valley, and curried a bouquet of cream roses, daisies and maiden hair ferns with white streamers. She was attended by Miss Ivy Beeves (sister of bridegroom;, who wore a frock of saxe blue crepe de chene and a black picture hat. She carried a bouquet of pink and white daisies and pink streamers. The little flower girl was Miss Molly Hamlin (niece of the bride), who wore a dainty dress of shell pink silk trimmed with white ribbon and roses and hat of fancy straw with pink roses. The best man was Mr Henry Reeves, brother of the bridegroom. The guests were entertained at the residence of the bride’s sister, Mrs C. Hamlin. The bride’s travelling dress was a navy blue costume, hut of jade green trimmed with flowers. Later the bride and bridegroom left for Auckland. SINCLAIR—BURNETT.

A very pretty wedding was solemnised on December 27 by the Rev. P. Ramsay, in St. Andrew’s Church. Hastings, the contracting parties being Isabella, daughter of Mrs E. and the late Mr. J. D. Burnett, of St. Aubyn street, Hastings, and Robert John, son of Mr. and Mrs Sinclair, Wanganui. The bride, who was given away by her brother, Mr. W. H. Burnett. looked extremely pretty in white satin, with georgette panels, embroidered with pearls, and wearing the usual wreath and veil. She alsq carried a Ix'autil’ul bouquet. She" was attended, by Miss Ethel Burnett, as bridesmaid, who wore a charming frock of apricot crepe de chine, witn Eieture hat and she also carried a ouquet. The duties of nest man were ably carried out by Mr. E. Sinclair, brother of the bridegroom.

The wedding breakfast (was held at the bride’s mother’s residence, where the happy couple received the best wishes of their friends assembled. A large number of presents and congratu. latory telegrams were received, testifying to the esteem in which the newly-married couple are held. The bridegroom’s gift to the bride was a pearl and diamond ring, and to the bridesmaid he gave a string of pealrle. The gift to the bridegroom was a solid leather suitcase. The bride travelled in a navy blue serge costume and a mole-coloured hat and marabout. The honeymoon is being spent in Christchurch.