WEDDING BELLS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 18991, 16 April 1936, Page 11

WEDDING BELLS

McINTYRE—HALL (Herald Correspondent.) A very pretty wedding was celebrated in St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Wniroa,. yesterday. The contracting parties were John Gordon, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. ,R. Melntyre, of Mangaone, and Olive Caroline, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. 11. Hall, of Mfltai, Waikaremoana road. The church had been decorated by friends of the contracting parties," and the bride stood under a wedding bell composed _ of white cosmos on a green foundation. The Rev. Mr. Haigh, of Putorino, conducted the ceremonv, and Mrs. J. W. B. Macdonald officiated .at the organ, and played the Bridal March as the procession entered the church and the Wedding March when departing. The bride, who looked charming, entered on the arm of her father, who gave her away. She was attired in a frock of ivory ring velvet, made on princess lines, with handmade flowers to form a neckline, and shoes of velvet to tone, her veil falling in ,a train from a coronet of orange blossoms. Her bouquet, made by Mrs. Burnett, was composed of rose buds and maidenhair rem. The chief bridesmaid, Miss E. Hall, sister of the ibride, wore a pink cordaline dress, trimmed with blue petals, a halo hat, and shoes toning with the frock. She carried a bouquet of pink cactus dahlias, blue salvias and maidenhair fern. Miss L. Keen, the second bridesmaid, was in a lemon cordaline dress trimmed with blue petals, and wore also a blue halo hat and shoes to tone. Her bouquet was composed of lemon cactus dahlias and blue salvias and maidenhair fern.

The flower girl, who looked very dainty, was little June Hall, sister of the bride; she wore a blue tulle dress over blue satin, and her bouquet was of pale pink rosebuds and mignonette. The ibest man was Mr. George McIntyre, brother of the bridegroom, and the groomsman, Mr. Newton Alexander. The bride's mother wore an ivoryblue m.atalasse dress with hat to tone.

Leaving the church the bridal partyfaced a battery of cameras, with a liberal showering of confetti there and at the entrance to Osier's. The reception was held in the supper room at Osier's where between 50 and 60 guests sat down at the wedding breakfast. Mr. and Mrs. Mclntyre received the guests, the latter attired in a brown erepe-de-chene dress, with hat to tone. The Rev. Mr. Haigh was chairman, and a number of speeches were made congratulating the young couple. The wedding presents, which were not only numerous, but useful, were inspected at the residence of Mr. C. Hall, a close friend of the parties, and the newlywedded couple left soon after on a motor tour of the North Island, the bride's going-away dress 'being a grey costume with red and white spotted blouse, grey halo hat, with handbag and shoes to tone.

TAYLOR—KIRK (Herald Correspondent.) A wedding of interest to the young people of the district took place on Easter Monday at Waihua, where Muriel Kathleen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Kirk, of Waihua, was married to Gordon Dave, only son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Taylor, of Whakaki. The officiating minister was Canon A. F. Hall, of Gisborne, and the ceremony took place on the verandah of Miss if. McKinnon's homestead, "Stratholm." The bride, who was given away by her father, was attired in a becoming ensemble of white silk with coronet and veil, the train being carried by a small page She was attended by three bridesmaids, Miss Lomba, Waihua, Miss W. Taylor, sister of the bridegroom, and Miss D. Couper, Wairoa, all of whom wore simple frocks, two being in blue and one in pink, while all wore silver coronets. ' Mr. A. E. Pembertoji was best man, and the groomsmen were Messrs. J. Poyzer and J. Kirk, brother of the bride. The wedding breakfast was served in the grounds of the homestead, 300 guests attending. The happy couple were the recipients of many useful and handsome presents. Canon Hall, who made an ideal chairman, proposed the health and happiness of the wedded couple and gave them some excellent, advice, the bridegroom suitably responding. Mr. J. M. Taylor proposed the health of the bride's parents, and the toast of the bridesmaids was also honoured. In the evening a dance was held in the Huatu Hall, the function being! organised by the natives of Whakaki and Waihua as a compliment to the young couple. The honeymoon is being spent in the Auckland district, and on their return "Mr. and Mrs. Taylor will reside _at Whakaki, where Mr. Taylor is farming at Hereheretau.