Wedding

Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 7295, 4 August 1930, Page 11

Wedding

O ’BRIEN—MORGAN. On Wednesday, July 30, the Woodvilla Methodist Church w>as the scene of a very pretty wedding, when Emily. Isabel, youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs. S. J. Morgan, of Woodlands road, WoodviUe, was married to Thomas James O'Brien, of Wrexham, North Wales. The church had been prettily decorated by friends of the bride, spring flowleirs and camellias being used in profusion. The Rev. W. B. Cuming officiated and tho hymn "O Perfect Love,” was snug by the choir, Miss Loma Richards playing the wedding music. Tho wedding party stood beneath a beautiful marriage belL The bride, who was given, away by her father, looked charming attired in a frock of ivory georgette and lace, over which fell in graceful folds her lovely bridal veil. Her bouquet was composed of winter roses, sweet peas, freesias and maiden-hair and asparagus fern. Miss Evelyn Morgan, of Woodville, ■and Miss Agnes Morgan, both cousins of the bride, were in attendance wearing smart frocks of pale blue and shell pink georgette 'trimmed with shoulder sprays, silver and over laces, with ■felt hats, silver shoes and stockings to tone. They also wore Rhinestone necklets, the gift of the bridegroom. The bridesmaids bouquets consisted of sweet peas, daphne, maiden-hair and asparagus fern and streamers to match their dresses. The bridegroom, was supported by Mr .Charles Goodwin, who very capably curried out his duties of best man. Tho position of groomsman was entrusted to Mr Frank Richards. After the ceremony Mr and Mrs. Morgan entertained their guests at the Foresters ’ hall, the bridle's mother wearing a frock of navy satin beaute, ■with hat and coat to tone and carrying a posy of violets and maidenhair fern. The bride and bridegroom left by car for the North amidst showers of .confetti, the bride travelling in a faiwn costume .with hat and coat to match. The presents were numerous and useful. OARR—WALLACE. The Rev. Hamilton, vicar of Whangamomona, officiated at the wedding m the Anglican Church, Stratford, on July 16, of LeJia Jessie*, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs. W. H. Wallace, of Huiroa, and Hugh Arthur, third 6on of Mr and Mrs. Carr, Rangiwahia, Kimbolton. The bride, who was given away by her father, was daintily dressed in. a sleeveless French, model frock of white moire satin made on long slender lines with an uneven hemline. She wore a beautifully embroidered white . tulle veil arranged in cap style with. a wreath of orange blossoms, and falling in soft folds to form a train, wore shoes of white crepe de chine and carried a bouquet of amm lilies, chrysanthemums and maiden-hair fern. She was attended by her two sisters, Misses Pearl and Mai da Wallace, as bridesmaids, who wore pretty frocks of apricot and pole green celanese taffeta, respectively. Both frocks were fashioned alike on long lines with a drooping hemline. Each wore large felt capelines smartly turned off tho face, and champagne crepe do chine shoes, and carried bouquets tied with satin ribbons to tone with their frocks. They also were gold armlets, the gifts of the bridegroom. Mr William Oarr attended his brother as best man and Mr Jack (Dib.) Carr officiated as groomsman. After the ceremony, a reception was held in the Parish hall, where about 120 guests were entertained. Mrs. Wallace received her guests wearing a smart coat frock of navy wool crepe de chine trimmed with fawn, fawn felt hat with tenches of corise, and a fox fur necklet. She carried a posy bouquet of violets. The bridegroom's mother wore a black satin frock with a black fur coat and a black felt hat trimmed with satin and small multicoloured flowers and carried a posy of violets. Miss V. Carr, the bridegroom’s twin sister, woTe a wine ensemble with hat to tone. Mr Albert Carr was also present from the South Island. After the reception, Mr and Mrs. Hugh Carr left by oar for the North, the bride travelling in a becoming bois-de-rois suit, small felt hat in lighter shade and a brown fox fur, the gift of the bridegroom.