WEDDING

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LIV, Issue LIV, 21 February 1920, Page 2

WEDDING

A very pretty wedding took place or. the 23rd: of January at _ tit. John’s Church Pam ell, when Miss Eileen LilLilUan ’ Martin, eldest daughter of -lita,j Martin, eldest daughter of Mrs F. L. Martin, of Dilwdrtb Terrace, Parnell, and formerly of Nelson, was married to Mr Hugh Alder, third soil of Inspector H. Alder, of Auckland. The Rclv. Father Cab Hi, of FarnOll performed the ceremony. The bride who was givn away by ber brother, M>r Leo, Martin, of Te Aroto, looked; very sweet dressed in an ivory crepe de chine frock, made very damtly with embroidered sprays of carnations .and a necklace of pearls; with this was worn, a handsomely embroidered veil and a wreath of mange blossoms. Mi?* Gwendoline Martin, sister of the bride, and Miss Dorothy Alder,- Mstcv of t-lu bridegroom, acted as bridesmaids, wealing pale pink siik net and Georgettf witl) hats to match, trimmed with small black velvet flowers and so raw qf ))ink carnations with long b acl veldet streani'erg. All thjreo carrier charming shower bouquets, the bride t being competed cf white ■roses, bbet ■ant-] st-e.pha not is, with a touch. of pink. The bridesmaids’ were pink roses, dab lias, and carnations ‘Mr Leo B ischerof Kami'ton, attended the bridegroom as be t man. -The church was mceJv decorated by girl friends of, tb© bride, and the Wedding March was played -by Miss Enleeu Fischer. A reception \va<s afterwards held u-t 4. DLwortr Teritice. About 40 guests were present, the wedding breakturt being •tastfuJly arranged with _ heliotrope flowers arid draping© of heliotrope. Nil's Martin, mother' of the luide, received her guests 'wearing a navy blue taffeta silk bmid©tl» frock, with blacllea f hat and* large white ospreys; 'Mr.Alder. -mother of the bi idrgrncni, black f -Tfet:'i, silk and Georgette, \giib bla-d tulle li'it mud black and white ospreys Th© Ei'Hegi'Oovn is on furlough frow In.di’i., having been will) the 8.1.8 Company for the ■ past five years, and fer two years <>u the hosnitid shi* s-s. Xivasa, taking wounded from Meso. patnmia to India.