A NAVAL WEDDING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18300, 17 January 1923, Page 10

A NAVAL WEDDING.

CEREMONY at remuera.

ROM Eli x—HELLALY.

A naval wedding whi ah attracted considerable interest took place at SI;- Aidan's Church, Remuera, yesterday afternoon, when Miss .Freda Hellaby, third daughter of Mrs. iilellaby and the late Mr. Richard Hellaby, Bramcote, Remuera Road, was married to Lieutenant Leslie Richard Homer, £»..N.,, of H.M.S. Chatham, second son of Dr. a/jij Mrs. R, L. Eomer, of Staiimore, -Middii&tx, England. -The cetemody was performed by the Rev; W. Bcatty in the presence of a large congregation. The church was • beautifully df?cc->ated with white S'veet peas and , carnations,and 1 palms and ferns were arranged : round the chancel. The bride, who was given away by her brother, Wore a. lovely, gown of ivory satin de luxe' embossed m gold thread with panniers "of silk lace and georgette. Ihe ; veil was - caught round . the head with a spray of orange blossom and fell over a rucked train of georgette. Tho bridesmaids,. Miss ; Alys Savage und Miss Phyllis SvVeet, wore dainty flocks of pink georgette and pink tulie veils. Little Joan Hellaby, in pale pink georgette, acted as train-bearer. Lieutenant David Granan. .?<•;; Bush, R.N., supported the bridegroom [ as best man, and Lieutenant W. A. Higgins, R.N., as groomsman. On leaving the church the bride and "brine-groom passed under an archway formed hv the ciosised swords ! of a guard of honour (imposed os officers of the squadron. A party of naval men drew the car of the bridal pair to Bramcote, where Mrs. Hellaby held a reception, ivlijt-Ji .was attended by Her, I Excellency .' r ;1 t'-^"Xiir.fi..'' j Nora and Prudence j ,;i'.i6.e. /. r " ; ;■> house J was beautifully decorated with >ihite. and j niaiive Sowers .and the wedding tea was .!, served in tlio. reception room, where, after •' '.he. !??.id?,i;cr.ka *va: cut by tlit 'aide with ' the s.':.voivl of tho, ■ " 'eddin? . favours wav-i' distributed tir* guest) l\.