Weddings

Manawatu Times, Volume LIII, Issue 6664, 18 July 1928, Page 11

Weddings

McNAE—HOOPER, A very pretty wedding took place at St. Johns Church, Feilding,- on Wednesday, 11th. July, when Clara, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs EX Hooper of Apiti, was married to Archie, second son of Mr. and Mrs A. R. McNae, also of Apiti. Tho service was conducted by the Rev. F. H. Petrie. The bride, who entered the Church on the arm of her father, wore a frock of cream georgette and silver lace over shell-pink satin, held at the waist with a spray of orange blossom. The'bridal veil was prettily arranged, arid hold in place with a coronet of pearls and orange blossoms,. She carried a bouquet of cream and pale-pink roses. The chief . bridesmaid, Miss G. Hooper (Wellington, cousin ' of the bride) chose pale blue georgette and silver-for her frock,; with a tulle head dress. Miss M. payb (second bridesmaid) wore an apricot georgette and gold frock/ and a.HulJo hiead dress, : Both bridesmaids carried bpuqhets of roses. There were two little.'flower' girls. May Hooper, and Freda Prince, who were dfessed /in phie pipfe and blue re:/ speotively,/- Mr. Hugh McKenzie was best man; / and Mr.: Ivo Cummcriiold was groomsman. . ■ ' After the ceremony a /reception was held at Whitehead’s tearooms, Mrs Hooper receiving her guests wearing a frock of navy, oharmeuse- with touche# '•of/scarlet,./with ;a hat-tb: tone, and a fox fur.‘ A posy Of Violets [and autumn? leaves was carried. Xh The usual toasts' were honoured and an enjoyable time was spent by all. Later, thO -happy couple left by car for the'' south); th'p bride wearing an almond green, jumper suit, with hat to tone the gift of tbe/brjiegrOoiU; ;;/ )/: ; .. ■••/ r /■; , At All Saiits?’ 1 North,. on ; July~l2,. . Doris . Margar.et, eldest daughter/op/MrX'aad Mtb- James GhCetham;;;,bf/.- Kauwhata;' married; to Charles Ackiand, ; soa of Mr. and Mrs C. J. Belcher; - of Eltham, Taranaki. The ; Bey; ►'Canon":Fan(spurt - the eerctubnyi/-,/while/ Mr. J.. Holmes Runnicle? presided at thO; organ. The bridej/ who entered the Church bn tho arm of/ her / father, ; looked charming in her frock .of/ivory.-georg-ette aUd/lacC- the pointed-;fikirt -being/ caught ■ at; the, waist i.yrith- 'a'' beautiful' peari omamefat. 1 /-Tievembroidered veil was arranged with'bands of pearls and orange blossom, and r . ; Bhe carried a beautiful bouquet; the gift of Mrs Galland. ■ /V •- :- ’/.■■;■/

Tho bridesmaids,. ' Misses Hannah Choetham (sister of tho/bride) and Gladys .Cheetham (cousin) ; Wore ' Victorian frocks of pink and holio embossed tissho. and georgette respective-ly,-with bandeaux anj, posies to match the frocks. . The /.two. -little, flower girls, Cairo Best ! (niece of thbr bridegroom) and Joai' Death- wore r frocked, in oau-de-nil georgette'with petalled bandeaux to tone and/carried ' baskets of pink flowers. The bridogroom’a preseilt tb the bride was a pearl /ring and to the bridesmaids, a string of,- pearls. The little flower girls'each received a gold, armlet.

i Mr. Bay Belcher - acted as best man and Mr. Montague Cheatham as groomsman. . After the ceremony, ; Mr. and Mrs Cheetham .entertained, a large number of guests at the Broadway Lounge, the bride’s mother wearing a frock of mushroom crepe-de-ehine and lace. Among those present were, Mrs C. J. Belcher (ipdther of the; bridegroom, wearing a frock of black orepe-de* chine), Mrs Baker \ (great aunt) and Miss Cheetham : (aunt of: 'the bride), Eev. Canon • and Mrs Fancourt, Mr. and Mrs Arthur ! Beat (Eltham), Mrs Burden (Christchurch) ,1 Mr, Mrs and Hector, Leonard and Francis Coleman. (Marton), Mr and Mrs Hugh Turner (Mangamingi, Eltham), Mr and Mrs James Quin (Eltham), Mr and Mrs Frank Quin (New ‘ Plytnouth),' Mr. Frank Belcher (Eltham), Mr, Mrs and Miss Davies (Ohau), Mr and Mrs Hunt, Mr, Mrs and Misses Linklator, Mr, Mrs and Miss Saunders Mr and Airs John Cheetham, Mr, and Mrs Harry Cheetham, Miss Young, Miss J. Young, Mr and Mrs Death, Mr and Mrs Howard Lovelock, Mr, Mrs and Miss Collins; Mr:and Mrs Collins, junr., Mr, Mrs and Miss Baxter/Mr. and'Mrs Burrell, Mri and Mrs Lovell. The bride’s going away frock was of powder blue; with this she wore a smart coat in the same shade and hat of biscuit and blue, v. A- * STEVENS—BEST. On the 25th. of June, at All Saints’ Church, the marriage took place of Miss Clarice Best, youngest daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Jos. Best, and Mr. Frederick Stevens, son of Mr. and the late Mrs D, Stevens, of Awapuni. The Eev. Mr. Kenney officiated. The bride wearing a dainty frock of rose beige crepo-de-chine,; with hat’to match, .was given away fjy her brother, Mr Harold Best, of Kairanga. She was attended by Miss Nita Baker who wore a frock of cream lace over, maize silk with a black hat and a long, string of pearls, the gift of the bridegroom. Mr. David Stevens, of tho

bridegroom was best man, /. - After the wedding a reception was held at the residence of Mr and Mrs Frank Hcarsey, of Shamrock Street, the hs-ppy couple,;later leaving by egr for tha north. ■ ; f