MARRIED IN THE AIR

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16201, 26 November 1926, Page 10

MARRIED IN THE AIR

NOVEL AUSTRALIAN WEDDING.

SYDNEY, November 18.

Australia's biggest aeroplane, tho Diamond Bird, became a church at Melbourne last Saturday, and in it tho first aerial wedding in the Commonwealth was celebrated. The bridegroom, Mr. Harry G. Farr, is a passenger for Vancouver s>ys the Aorangi. The bride, who wasf Miss Rita Wallace, of Kew, is not accompanying him on the hurried business trip he is making. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Jesse Mayo, of the Congregational Church. Miss' Oaire Wallace was bridesmaid, and Mr. F. L. Yoot, president of the Victorian Motor-Cycle- Club, was groomsman.

•Once in tho air no time was lost by Mr. Mayo in performing tho ceremony. Almost as soon as the Diamond Bird began to rise skyward he arranged 1 the parties before him. The roar of the engine necessitated! his shouting the marriage lines, so that they could clearly be heard, but there were no interruptions. Everything went off smoothly, the only knot experienced by the parties being the one tied by Mr. Mayo. The actual marriage ceremony occupied about five minutes. The aeroplane was then at an altitude of 2000 ft. Altogether the machine wasi in tho aiw v 25 minutes', tho rest of 1 the time being occupied in a circle over Melbourne.