WEDDING BELLS.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLII, Issue 90, 15 April 1908, Page 8

WEDDING BELLS.

" k ARMSTRONG—BALL. In =St. Andrew's Church this afterljooa a large number of people—the iuilding- being filled—witnessed one of the prettiest weddings celebrated in Blenheim lor some time- The immediate parties^to the holy contract were Mr David Armstrong, eldest son ■of Mr Wm. Armstiong, Receiver of Land Revenues, v Blenheim, and Miss Ida Elizabeth Ball, fourth daughter of the late Mr and Mrs H. Ball, also of Blenheim. As the .bride entered; the church the choir-^.of which she' had been a valued memjber, i&ang the taarViage hymn, " The Voice that breathed o'er Eden." The, ReV- W. O. Robb performed the cerenjtony, and addressed- words of good counsel io *he hynte^at .cavenantera.' The bride, Hvho was'given away by-lief 1 brother, Mr Edward was becomingly attired in a , dress of white chiffon taffHa, JttltJttily trimmed with lace' and chiffon. She wore a tulle veil and wreath of orange blossom. Her bridesmaids were her two sisters, Misses Eva and Elsie Ball, and Miss Eva Armstrong, sister of the bridegroom. Their dainty dresses were of pale'jrink Liberty silk trimmed with insertion, and they wore pink silk hats trimmed with roses. The best man was Mr Fred Silver, or the Hutt, Wellington, and he was assisted' by Mqsars W. Armstrqng and Frank Ball. As the register was being signed 'Mr Cheek, the ,organist, played " The Bridal Marc]*,',' from Lohengrin, and' as the , bridal /party left the church Mendelsspnn's inspiriting Wedding March.', burst forth. Breakfast vas partaken of at the residence in Herbert Street, and the happy couple were to leave this evening for the North Island, where ,a dhori/ honeymoon will he spent before they go ,to their future home' at Petone. Tbe bridegroom's present ■to the bride was a gold bangle, and to the bridesmaids gold brooches. 'Many handsome wedding gifts were received by the bride, including bne from the members of St. Andrew's choir.