WILKES—BIRD.

Colonist, Volume LXII, Issue 15259, 22 December 1919, Page 4 (Supplement)

WILKES—BIRD.

December 9th

A very pretty wedding was solemniesd at St. John's Church, Wakefield, on Wednesday, December 3rd, when !mss Hazel Mary Bird, youngest daughter of Mr. W. L. Bird, was mar" ried to Mr. Howard" Cecil Wilkes, youngest son of Mr. W. E. Wilkes, Mayor of Richmond. Canon Dart being the officiating minister. The bride, who was given away by -• her father, looked charming in a very pretty frock of whito chepe de chine and georgette, embroidered in pink and silver, with swathed high belt. , She also wore a beautifully embroidered veil arranged as a mob-cap, with a string of pearls I an<J sprays' of orange blossom, and carried a handsome tinted bouquet. The* chief bridesmaid, Miss Gwcn Fowler, of Motueka, wore a dainty'i frock "of apricot crepe de chine, with becoming black picture hat, and carried a- pretty bouquet of apricot coloured •roses and begonias and pink fuchsias. Two little tots, Miss Beth Robertson and Miss Ena Gorrie, were, dressed in pink and blue'respectively, and'carried dainty baskets of flowers and foliage to match .their frocks. Mr. 'Campbell Bird, brother of the bride, afcied as best man: After tbp, ■'.ceremony » reception was held by the brides-parents in the Public Hall, which, was prettily decorated for the occasion, when afbout SO' Iguests B.at down to a dainty after^

noon tea dispensed upon numerous small tables . placed about the hall. Meanwhile musical items ■• were contributed, which enlivened the festivities. The presents, which were both numerous and handsome,, were displayed upon the stage. • The - happy couple left amidst showers of confetti and rose petals en route overland for Christchurch. The bride's travelling costume was a. tailor-made navy blue' serge with becoming hat of pale blue crepe de chine. :

November 28th

The marriage tSok place at St. Paul's Pro-Cathedral on Tuesday morning of ?/tiss Lydia Louise (Louie)' Halse, daughter of the late Judge Halse (at one time Onder-Secretary for Native Affairs), to 'Mr. Edward Blake Burdekin, of Nelson. Tho Yen. Archdeacon Johnson officiated. The bride was given away by Sir Robert Stout, an old friend of the family. Later Mr. and Mrs. Burdekinleft by the Main Trunk train for a short holiday in the North.