Weddings

Southland Times, Issue 22188, 2 December 1933, Page 16

Weddings

JENNINGS—NICOL. At St. Paul’s Pro-Cathedral in Wellington on Thursday afternoon the wedding took place of Nancy Hameen, only daughter of Mr and Mrs Erskine Nicol, of Portland road, Auckland, and Dr David Richmond Jennings, of Invercargill, son of Mrs and the late Mr Jennings, of Christchurch. Canon Percival James officiated. The bridge, who was given away by her father, wore a lovely gown of ivory chiffon and embossed velvet cut on long classical lines and flaring gracefully into a train. Her veil of filmy tulle was held in place with a narrow band of orange blossom, and her sheaf bouquet of lilium regale brought in a deeper shade of ivory which matched the georgette dress of the only bridesmaid, Miss Adelaide Minnitt, of Christchurch. Miss Minnitt’s picture hat had a wreath of real delphiniums, cornflowers, and for-get-me-nots, and her bouquet, trailing like the bride’s to the hem of her dress, was of delphiniums and golden roses. The best man was Dr H. Turner Jennings, brother of the bridegroom, and the ushers were Mr Dewhurst Riley and Dr Taylor, of Christchurch. A reception was held after the ceremony at Mrs J. B. McEwan’s house in Fitzherbert terrace, which was lent for the occasion. O'BRINE LAUDER. A very pretty wedding was solemnized in the North Invercargill Presbyterian Church on Wednesday, November 22, when Thelma, youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs A. W. Lauder, 44 King street, North Invercargill, was married to Robert William, youngest son of Mrs and the late Mr G. O’Brine, of Timaru (late of Wyndham). Rev. W. Tanner performed the ceremony, while Miss M. Southern presided at the organ. The church was very tastefully decorated by the Bible Class girls. The bride, who entered the church with her father, to the strains of the Wedding March, wore a tight fitting frock of white satin beaute falling in soft folds to the ground. Her long embroidered veil was caught at the back of the neck with a band of orange blossom and she carried a shower bouquet of cream flowers and maiden-hair fern The bride was attended by Miss Beulah Whyte, a friend of the bride, as bridesmaid, who wore an anklelength frock of pale green satin beaute, with hat and shoes to tone. She carried a bouquet of pink flowers and maiden-hair fern. The bridegroom was attended by Mr A. W. Lauder, brother of the bride, as best man. After the ceremony the guests adjourned to the Rosewood Tearooms for the reception where they were received by Mrs Lauder and Mrs O’Brine. The beautiful two-tier wedding cake was the gift of the bride’s brother-in-law, Mr A. H. Stott. Amid showers of confetti the happy couple left by motor for the north on their honeymoon, the bride travelling in a wine satin frock and black face cloth coat with hat and shoes to tone. Prior to her marriage the bride was entertained at a blue afternoon by Mrs Tinnock and Miss Laingskaill, and a gift evening by Miss Beulah Whyte. She was also the recipient of a gift from the North Invercargill Senior Girls’ Bible Class, of which she has been a member for a number of years.