WEDDING BELLS

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 51, Issue 3177, 2 October 1942, Page 2

WEDDING BELLS

HARRISON—HENRY

BRIDE IN BRAIDED TAFFETA

The marriage took place at St. George’s Church, Thames, on Saturday morning of Miss Alison Henry, elder daughter of Lieutenant and Mrs P. R. Henry, Turua, Hauraki Plains, and (Private Roland Robert Harrison, youngest son of Mr and Mrs W. Harrison, of Pahiatua, Wairarapa.

The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a lovely gown of ivory brocaded taffeta fashioned with a heart-shaped neckline accentuated with orange blossom, slim fitting waist-line and a full skirt. A long ivory tulle veil fell gracefully from, the back of a coronet of orange blossom. A shower bouquet of cream stock, sweet peas and maidenhair fern was carried.

The bridesmaids, Miss Margaret Henry and Miss Nila Green, were dressed alike in Victorian frocks of ''mist blue satin-backed taffeta with matching head veils attached to a coronet of small flowers. Primrose mittens were wdrn and Victorian posies of blue and primrose flowers were carried.

Mr Alec Horn, of Te Aroha, was best man, and Mr Ray Henry was groomsman.

The bride’s mother wore a navy suit with trimmings of wedgewood blue, navy hat and carried a posy of cyclamen tonings. The bridegroom’s mother* was unable to attend owing to travel restrictions.

The bride travelled in a hyacinth blue linen suit under a grey and blue herringbone tweed coat, with hat and accessories to tone.

At- the reception, which was held at the Druids’ Hall, Thames, Misses L. Green and G. Fox provided wedding music and after honouring the toast of the bride and bridegroom, Mrs Fox sang a solo, “I’ll Walk Beside You.”

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