WEDDINGS.
LEES—MAY,
At St. James' Church, Mangere, the wedding was celebrated of Miss \ era May, third daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. May, of Tawa Road, Onehunga, and grand-daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Eustace, to Mr. John Lees, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Hilton Lees, of Onehunga. The Rev. A. V. Venables officiated and Miss Millicent Simpsonplayed the wedding music. The bride was given away by her father, and wore a gown of ivory georgette with ivory lace bolero. A Brussels net veil was held in place by a circlet of orange blossoms and she carried a shower bouquet. Hie bridesmaid, Miss Edith May, younger sister of the bride, wore pink georgette trimmed with silver, and a pink lace straw picture hat. She carried a shower bouquet to tone. Mr. V. J. Harding was best man. A reception was held at the Oriental Rendezvous, Mangere. r i he bride's mother received her guests wearing a navy crepe satin gown with hat to tone and carried a posy in shades of pink and gold. The bridegroom's mother wore a gown of black crepe soie and carried a posy of blue and gold flowers.
MILLER —BURKITT. The Methodist Church, Opotiki, was-the scene of the wedding on Wednesday of Miss Dorothy May Burkitt, eldest daughter of Mr. and the Me Mrs. P. Burkitt. of liaddenham, Camuridge, England, to Mr. Stanley Frederic Miller, of Wliakatane, only son of Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Miller, of Dorking England. The church was decorated for the occasion, and the Rev. E. C. Leadley, of Whakatane, officiated at the ceremony. Mrs. C. Ilamblv played the wedding music. Entering the church with Mr. T. IT. Pearson, the bride was gowned in an ankle-length frock of beige silk suede with silk lace coatee to match. Her hat was of lace straw in beige shades, and she carried a bouquet of red and deep pink tuberous begonias and gerberas, with nephrolepsas and adianium fern. The bridesmaids, Miss Molly Anderson and Miss B. Tyrie, wore pretty floral dresses with hats to match and carried posies of blue hydrangeas and asaparagus fern Mr. Roger Axtens attended the bridegroome as best man, and Mr. L. Crislall as groomsman. A reception was held later at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. T. 11. Pearson, where the wedding breakfast was served. Mrs. Pearson received the guests in a frock of brown satin with hat to tone, and carried a posy of crimson flowers.
TUNNICLIFFE—CAMPBELL. Tlio wedding was celebrated at St. Stephen's Church, Opotiki, on Wednesday of Miss Jean Myrtle Campbell, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. Campbell, of Opotiki, to Mr. Alfred Vernon Timnicliffe, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. C. Tunniclii'fe, of Hastings, Hawke's Bay. The Rev. N. F. Benham officiated. The bride was given away by her father, and wore an ankle-length frock of ivory crepe de chine. The long sleeveless body was finished with a graceful flared basque, and a coatee of silver lace, which fell from the shouders as a cape. The tulle and lace veil fell from a head-dress arranged with tiny frills of tulle banded with diamante and clusters of orange blossoms. The bouquet was of white roses, palest pink asters, tree phlox, white belladonnas and maidenhair fern. Miss Bella Campbell, sister of the bride, who attended as bridesmaid, wore a frock of shrimp-pink georgette. The simple bodice, which was finished with a spray of water-lilies, falling from the shoulder to the waistline at the back, was joined to (he ankle-length skirt, composed of tiny frills, at the hipline. She also wore a picture hat of matching crinoline, straw trimmed with satin ribbons and tiny massed flowers under the brim line. Iler bouquet was of sweet peas, carnations, tiger-lilies and delphiniums in tQiies of pink and mauve. Mr. Louis Tunnicliffe, brother of the bridegroom, attended as best man, and Miss Sydenham played the wedding music. At the reception in the Farmers' Salon, Mrs. Campbell received her guests wearing a frock of navy blue crepe de chine, relieved with deep cream and black net.
WRIG LEY—G A YLOR. The wedding was celebrated at Grafton Road Methodist Church on Wednesday evening of Miss Eileen Gaylor, only daughter of Mr. J. Gaylor, of Tirau, to Mr. Arthur Lewis Wrigley, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Wrigley, of Auckland. The Rev. James Wrigley, uncle of the bridegroom, officiated. 'lhe bride, who entered the church with her father, wore an ankle-length fully-flared white georgette frock. Her Brussels net veil was embroidered and caught in place with a trail of orange blossoms, and ear clusters and fell to form a train. She carried a sheaf of lilies, maidenhair, and white roses. The bridesmaid, Miss Myra Belz, of Hamilton, woro shell pink satin veiled with lace, and carried a bouquet to tone. Mr. J. Brown, of. Hamilton, was best man. After the ceremony a reception was held in Nairn's tea rooms, Newton.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20823, 16 March 1931, Page 3
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