WEDDING BEUS

Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 57, Issue 4079, 29 July 1938, Page 4

WEDDING BEUS

OF LOCAL INTEREST. GRIFFIN—PETTIGREW. A marriage of wide Northern King Country interest was solemnised at St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church, Te Awamutu on Saturday morning last. The Rev. Father O’Flynn was the officiating clergyman. The contracting parties were Mavis, younger daughter of Mrs M. R. Pettigrew, of Pukekohe, and the late Mr Claude Pettigrew, and Bernard Maurice (Ned), fifth son of Mrs and the late Mr J. Griffin, of Pio Pio. The church had been tastefully decorated for the ceremony. The bride was given away by her uncle, Mr A. .Pettigrew, oi Hangatiki. She looked very charming in a gown of white Chantilly lace over satin, cut on classical lines, and falling to a graceful train. The bodice was caught with a sprig of orange blossom and she wore a string of pearls. The head-dress of pleated tulle and orange blossom formed a halo from which her tulle veil fell to form a second train. Her bouquet was of arum lilies, camelias and maidenhair fern. The bridesmaids were Miss Beulah Pettigrew (cousin of the bride) and Miss Dolly Griffin (sister of the bridegroom). They were gowned alike in slightly trained frocks of lilac silk velvet, cut on graceful lines. Their head-dresses were of lilac tulle and violets, and they carried muffs of white fur, with violet sprays. Mr P. Griffin was best man, and Mr D. Dempsey groomsman. The wedding breakfast was held at the Daffodil Tearooms, where the customary toasts were honoured and eulogistic speeches made by relatives and friends of the principals. The guests were received by the bride’s mother, who wore a frock of London tan with green hat and coat. She carried a beautiful bouquet of pink camelias, Iceland poppies and maidenhair fern. The mother of the bridegroom wore navy blue, with hat and accessories to tone. Her bouquet was of Iceland poppies, camelias and maidenhair fern. The young couple were the recipients of a huge array of beautiful, useful and valuable presents and substantial cheques. The bride travelled in a cyclamen spring suit, trimmed with navy blue buttons, with navy blue coat and hat, with accessories to tone. The honeymoon is being spent in a comprehensive motoring tour of the North Island, after which Mr and Mrs Griffin will make their future home at Opotiki. VIDOVICH—RADICH. A wedding, probably unique in the recent history of Te Awamutu, in that it was solemnised on the Sabbath, was celebrated at St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church on Sunday last by the Rev. ■ Father O’Flynn, when Kata Radicli, daughter of the late Ivan and Joza Radich, of Jugoslavia, was united in the bonds of holy matrimony to Mijo Vldovich, son of Mr and Mrs Stephan Vidovich, of Jugoslavia, the bride being a cousin of Mr John Tolich, of Te Awamutu. The bride, who entered the church accompanied by her brother, Mr Tony Radich, by whom she was given away, looked charming in a gown of white satin, cut on slender lines, the skirt falling to form a train, her bridal veil forming a second train. She carried a magnificent bouquet of white camelias, roses and maidenhair fern. She was attended by two bridesmaids, Misses Mariea and Valeria Walker, who were frocked alike in blue and apricot ring velvet, with halo headdresses to tone. Two little flower girls, Olga and Dobra Radich (nieces of the bride) were also in attendance, attired similarly to the bridesmaids. They both carried baskets of flowers to match. The bridegroom was attended by Mr Dan Borich as best man and by his brother, Mr Tony Vidovich, as groomsman. After the ceremony Mrs Tony Radich, of Turua (sister in law of the bride) and Mr John Tolich (cousin of the bride) entertained about thirty guests at a sumptuous wedding breakfast at the Grand Cafe, when the usual toasts were enthusiastically honoured. Mr and Mrs Vido vich left subsequently on a honeymoon trip to New Plymouth and Wellington. They will reside in future at Taumarunui. STANFORD—SHAW. A wedding of local interest was solemnised at the Paterangi Presbyterian Church on Wednesday last, when Ella Thelma, second daughter of Mrs and the late Mr James Shaw, was married to Edgar John Stanford, son of Mrs and the late Mr Stanford, of New Plymouth. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. D. Mclntyre, and the wedding music was played by Mrs Keith Macky. The church had been prettily decorated by the bride’s friends with yellow soliel d’or jon quils, violets and tritonlas with autumn tinted foliage and a large bell of White camelias was suspended over the bridal couple. The bride entered the church with her uncle, Mr Chas. Shaw, and looked charming in a handsome gown of ivory lace worn over parchment satin and finished with faggotting in silk. The skirt tapered gracefully to a train and a silk embroidered tulle veil fell to form a second train from a juliet cap of lace, and was held in place by a spray of orange blossoms. She carried a bouquet of carnations, roses, cyclamen and maidenhair fern. Misses Mavis and Kitty Macky attended as bridesmaids and were frocked alike in ivory cloque cut on classical lines, with long tight fitting sleeves trimmed with small buttons. A flat bow of vivid red silk velvet ribbon hung from the high neckline at back to the waist. They carried bouquets of scarlet anemones, red rosebuds, asparagus and maidenhair fern, and wore sprays of similar flowers in their hair. The bridegroom was attended by Mr Roy Hinton as best man, and Mr Cyril Shaw, brother of the bride, was groomsman. After the ceremony a reception was held in the Paterangi Hall. The tables were attractively decorated in scarlet and white and streamers in the same shades festooned the walls. Mrs Shaw, the bride’s mother, wore a smart brown tailored costume, volour hat and toning furs. She carried a posy of orange shaded Iceland poppies, lachenalias and maidenhair fern. Mrs Stanford wore a navy cloth costume, peach bloom hat

and grey fox furs. She carried a posy of golden poppies, daffodils and fern. The bride’s going-away frock was of bottle green with toning accessories, and coat with fox furs. In the evening Mrs Shaw entertained a number of young people at a dance in the Paterangi Hall.