Weddings

Southland Times, Issue 22146, 14 October 1933, Page 17

Weddings

BAIRD—HUNTER. A wedding of considerable local interest was solemnized at the Kennington Presbyterian Church on Wednesday, October 4. The Rev. Thomson officiated and Miss Ellie Dobbie presided at the organ. The contracting parties were Amilia Francis, only daughter of Mr and Mrs Ross Hunter, Mill Road, and Douglas Huntley, son of Mr and Mrs R. Baird, Invercargill. Friends of the bride decorated the church with Spring flowers. The bride, who entered the church with her father, looked charming in a model frock of cream georgette and satin with a beautiful embroidered veil arranged with a small spray of orange blossoms at the back. The veil formed a train. She carried a bouquet of arum lilies, azaleas and maiden-hair and was attended by her two cousins, Miss Helen Stewart, of Wyndham, and Miss Lexie Mathieson, of Dunedin. The former wore a floral georgette in lemon and gold tonings and the second bridesmaid wore lemon silk net over lemon satin. Both bridesmaids had lemon picture hats with a touch of black ribbon and a posy of lemon flowers and gloves, shoes and stockings to tone and bouquets of Spring flowers with lemon streamers.

Mr Geoff. Baird, brother of the bridegroom, carried out the duties of best man. He was assisted by Mr Donald Hunter as groomsman.

After the ceremony, over a hundred guests adjourned to the home of the bride at Mill Road, where they were received by Mr and Mrs Hunter. The bride’s mother wore a model frock of black satin beaute relieved with white and carried a posy of red anemones and tulips with red streamers. The wedding breakfast was set in a large marquee on the lawn. The threetiered wedding-cake was made by Mrs R. S. Weir, aunt of the bride. The usual toasts were honoured. Later the young couple left by express for the North Island, the bride travelling in a frock of bright saxe blue sand crepe with hat to match, fawn shoes, bag and gloves to tone with a handsome grey musquash coat, the gift of the bridegroom and the bride’s brother. Prior to her marriage, the bride was given an evening by Mrs White, of Mill Road, when she was the recipient of a handsome tea-waggon and basket chair, also at a kitchen evening at Mrs W. McCorkindale’s, Seaward Downs, and at a pantry and bathroom evening at Mrs W. Caldwell’s at Roslyn Bush.

Mr and Mrs Baird on their return from their honeymoon will reside in Invercargill.

McINTYRE—HAMILTON. The wedding was celebrated on Wednesday, August 30, in the Hedgehope Presbyterian Church, of Norman McLeod, eldest son of Mr M. and the late Mrs Mclntyre, of Grove Bush, and Thelma Eileen (Pat), youngest daughter of Mrs M. S. Hamilton, of Hedgehope. The Rev. A. A. Lion officiated. The bride, who entered the church with her brother, Mr James Hamilton, wore an apricot satin beaute frock with pink veil, rope of pearls and shoes and stockings to tone. Miss Margaret Smith, as bridesmaid, wore a blue georgette frock with lace coatee and black hat and shoes. The

bouquets of both bride and bridesmaid were particularly beautiful. Mr R. McLeod, cousin of the bridegroom, was best man and Miss Wood, cousin of the bride, presided at the organ. After the ceremony, the breakfast was held at the home of Mr D. Macdonald, Glencoe, where the guests were received by Mrs Hamilton, w’ho wore a morocain frock trimmed with floral georgette, and Mrs D. Macdonald, who wore navy celanese. The Rev A. Lion presided and the usual toasts were honoured. The honeymoon was spent in the north and Mr and Mrs Mclntyre have now settled in the Hedgehope district. Prior to her marriage, the bride was guest of honour at a kitchen evening given by residents of the district and she received many gifts suitable for her home.

SHALLARD—McARA. A pretty wedding was solemnized at the Otautau Presbyterian Church last Wednesday, when Margaret, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs McAra, Merrivale, Otautau, was married to Frank, third eldest son of Mr and Mrs Shallard, Riversdale. Rev. Newlands. Riversdale, was the officiating clergyman. The bride, who entered the church with her father, wore a frock of ivory crepe satin, made with an Empire bodice and finished with a row of pearl buttons at the back. The sleeves were puffed to the elbows, with long tight-fitting cuffs to the wrist. The skirt was made with six gores and fell in graceful folds to her feet. She wore a lace cap, and her veil was caught at each side with orange blossom. She carried a sheaf of lilies. Her sister, Lucy, attended as bridesmaid, wearing a frock of coral satin beaute, made with gored skirt, and small coatee. She wore hat and shoes to tone with her frock, and carried a bouquet of camelias. Mr Wilfred Shallard attended as best man, and Mr Percy Shallard presided at the organ. After the ceremony the guests adjourned to the residence of Mrs Roy Mclvor (sister of the bride), where the breakfast was held, and were received by Mrs McAra, who wore a frock of printed chenille velvet with black fox fur and hat to tone. Mrs Shallard (mother of the bridegroom) wore a black crepe satin frock, with black coat and hat Mrs Roy Mclvor wore a frock of blue and grey celanese with shoes and hat to tone. The beautiful two-tiered wedding cake which occupied a prominent position on the table, was made by the bride’s mother. The usual toasts were honoured, and congratulatory telegrams were read. When Mr and Mrs Shallard left by car for the north the bride was wearing a frock of swagger crepe-de-chene, green shoes and hat and black coat with musquash collar. Their future home will be at Riversdale,