WEDDING

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLI, Issue XLI, 11 July 1921, Page 8

WEDDING

% SLATER—WELLS

I A pretty but quiet wedding was solemnised at St. Mary's Churchy Hawera, lon June 15th, th> contracting parties j being Mr Joseph John Slater, of Riverlea, and Miss Irene Rose Wells, of Hawera. The bride, who was given away by her father, looked charming in a white crepe de chine frock trimmed with pearls and touches of pale pink and blue. She wore the customary veil and orange blossoms, and carried a shower bouquet pf white flowers and maidenhair fern with touches off pink. Miss C blafcer (sister ot the bridegroom) and Miss L. Wells (sister of the bride) attended as bridesmaids. Miss Slater wore maize coloured crepe de chine, trimmed with green beads and black nicture hat to match. Mise L. Wells wore cream crepe de chine trimmed with green _ and black velvet hat to match .The bridegroom was attended by Mr W. Cassidy as best man and Mr C. Slater as groomsman. The Rev Franklin ofEciated at th Q ceremony' while Mrs King presided at the organ' Ihe wedding bfeakfast was partaken of at the Islington Tea Rooms. The bride travelled m a navy costume, black velvet hat and fox furs, a present from the bridegroom. In the evening a number of friends gathered at the residence of the bride's parents, when a most enjoyable evening was spent. The bride and bridegroom were the recipients of many valuable and useful pre -