“WE WERE NOT MARRIED”
BRIDE TELLS GUESTS RECEPTION HELD LONDON, Oct. 15 About 30 guests turned up for the wedding of Miss Ada Jloretoii, of Round Hill Crescent, Brighton, to 24-year-old .Mr. George Albert King, a commercial traveller. Tlie register office ■ ceremony did not seeni to take long to the guests and sightseers who gathered outside. When the couple came out arm in arm they wero.showered with confetti. Then, when tile whole party had assembled at tlie bride’s house for the rctcpt.lo’n',' Miss Moreton announced that they Jvad.iiot been married at all. •She explained she had made a mistake in fixing the date of 'tlie wedding and Hie registrar had been unable to perform the • ceremony. She . then - handed her ring back to the bridegroom. In order not-to disappoint the guests —some of them had; come, from a distance —it. was decided to continue the reception,
21 DAYS’ NOTICE ’ - The registrar, Mr.. Horace Burfiekl, said:— “The 21 days’ clear notice of the marriage had not expired, but some one had told the bride that she had only to wait three Sundays—that is to say, for 15 'days. Nothing could be done. The couple suggested being married by special license, but I -pointed out that it could not be dohe that day.” ' j The ' wedding has' now been arranged fpr. next week. ,
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19199, 16 December 1936, Page 15
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