WEDDING BELLS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 76, 29 November 1913, Page 6

WEDDING BELLS.

BOON—BERGMAN. A wedding that created considerable interest took place in the Methodist Church, Daiinevirke, on Wednesday afternoon (states the local News). The contracting parties were Alice Amelia, youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs V. Bergman, and sister of .Mrs P. Hoy, of Daiinevirke, and William Richard, youngest son of Mr and Mrs J. W. Boon, of New Plymouth. The Rev. J. A. Hosking conducted the marriage ceremony, the choir (of which the bride was a former member) assisting in the choral part of the service, Miss Bell Anderson acting as organist. The decorations were tastefully appropriate," and there was a very large attendance of guests and friends. The bride was given away by her father. Mr W. Sullivan, of Stratford, and Mr Allan Anderson, of

Daiinevirke, acted as groomsmen, and ttie bridesmaids were the Misses Lizzie and Hetta Joyner and little Miss May Hoy, the bride's cousins and niece respectively. The bride's costume was of white satin, trimmed with overlace, and she wore the customary orange blossoms and veil, and carried a beautiful shower bouquet of flowers. The bridesmaids' dresses were of cream and wilite~%ysla]line and pale pink glace silk 1 respectively, with satin finishings, The wedding party left the church amid showers of rice and confetti, and the congratulations of their numerous^'friends;

A large number of guests were entertained afterwards at' the residence of the bride's parents, where a sumptuous spread Was provided. The following toasts were drunk with musical honors:—"The Bride and Bridegroom" proposed by the Rev. J. A. Hosking, and responded to by the bridegroom; "The ''Bridesmaids," proposed by the bridegroom and responded to by Mr W. Sullivan, and Mr A. Anderson; "The Parents of the Bride and Bridegroom," proposed by Mi' G. Anderson, and responded to by Mr V. Bergman and Mr J. W. Boon. The presents were both numerous and costly, including several monetary gifts. The bridegroom's present to the bride was a handsome gold pendant, and to each bridesmaid a gold brooch. The happy eoviple left by the 5.35 train, en route for Whakatane, in the Bay of Plenty, where they will make their home. Mr and Mrs W. R. Boon pass through Stratford by mail train to-night.