WEDDING.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume VI, Issue 1839, 6 January 1920, Page 4

WEDDING.

The wedding was celebrated yesterday afternoon, at St. Mark's Church, Opawa, of Miss Elizabeth A. Bennett, late of the- N.Z.A.N.S., and at one time a nurse in the Christehurch Hospital, to Mr William Copeland, of Christehurch, and formerly of the N.Z.E.F. The bride and bridegroom, it may be mentioned, met as nurse and patient in a military hospital some three years ago, and, although the bridegroom has been home for some time, the bride returned on a transport only eight weeks ago. She entered the church on the arm of Mr J. M. Bennie, by whom she was subsequently given away, and looked very nice in a tailored coat and skirt of college-grey worsted, with ivory-toned vest, worn over a lace blouse. Her white hat'was smartly turned up at the side to show a lining of nattier blue, and she carried a bouquet of-choice white tlowers. The bridesmaid, a one-time army nursing comrade, and now matron of Bottle Lake Hospital, was Miss Kitty Mackay, who wore a navy serge ..costume, burnt straw hat with a blue band, .and carried a bouquet of pink and white sweet peas. Mr William Bade accompanied the bridegroom as best man, and the Rev. F. A. Crawshaw was the officiating clergyman.

After the ceremony, an adjournment was made to " Cassiobury," St. Martins Road, the residence of Mr and Mrs J. M. Rennie, where a gathering of friends was held in honour of the event. A dainty wedding tea was served in the drawing-room, which was a picture with its decorations of pale pink and white carnations, white sweet, peas and pale mauve scabious, the fireplace being filled with a mass of Christinas lilies. On the bridal table was an elaborate wedding cake, the top tier being supported on silver pillars, and crowned by a bouquet of white flowers. A short toast list was opened by the Rev. F. A. Crawshaw, who proposed the toast of the bride and bridegroom. The Rev. F. Copeland (brother of the bridegroom) proposed the health of the bridesmaid, and the bridegroom submitted that of the host and hostess. All were accorded musical honours and enthusiastically drunk. Shortly afterwards the bride and bridegroom left for their honeymoon trip. On their return they will take up their residence in the St. Martins district.

Some very beautiful and useful gifts were received by Mr and Mrs Copeland. Amongst the guests at the wedding were the Rev. F. and Mrs Copeland, Rev. and Mrs Crawshaw, Mrs George Rhodes, and Miss Shona Rhodes, Sisters Green, Cochrane, .Tones'. Oppenheim, and Kevte, Mrs Mackay, Mr and Mrs Fade, Miss Rennie (Wellington), Mrs Bull, Mrs Abraham, Mrs Jack Bowman, Mr and Mrs Chappell.