Wadding
NEILSEN— MoCRACKEN. A very pretty wedding was solemnised in St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Stratford, on August Ist. .vhon Miss Olivo My.tie McCracken, youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs W. McCracken, of Pembroke Road Stratford, was married to Mr Henry Alfred Neilsen, fifth sop of Mr anc Sirs L, Neilsen, of Maurioaville, and late of East Road, Stratford. ThRev. J. W. McKenzie officiated. Tht bride, who entered the Church on the arm of her father, looked charm iug in a beautiful dross of white* crepe Olga, beautifully trimmed with ciro lace and pearls, and wore the usual veil and wreath of orange blossoms, and carried a pretty shower bouquet of whit© roses, freesias, and maidenhair fern. Miss Ivy McCracken, sister of the bride, was bridesmaid, and wore a pretty frock of salmon pink morocain trimmed with beads, and a black hat and carried a pretty bouquet of pink heath, fcweot peas and maidenhair fe.n. Miss Phyllis Neilsen, neioe of the bridegroom, was a little flower girl, and looked sweet in a frock of pale blue cropo do chine, with wreath'of rosebuds on hor hair, mid carried a horseshoe of aphrte {lowers. Mr Norman Neilsen, brother of the bridegroom, attended as host man. The Wedding March was played by Miss Olivo Martin. After the ceremony the guests were entertained' by tire bride’s parents ,to a sumptuous wedding breakfast in the Marble Bar, where the usual toasts were duly honoured and responded to. The happy, couple loft later for the North before leaving for their future home in Mauricevillo, v the bride travelling in a smart- navy costume 'with black and royal blue hat. The presents wore both numerous and costly.—(Contributed).
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 82, 11 August 1923, Page 8
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