WEDDING.

Taranaki Daily News, 8 June 1927, Page 16

WEDDING.

PERRY—INGRAM. (From Our Kaponga Correspondent.) A wedding of great interest and popularity to the Kaponga, Kapuni, and Mangatoki districts was celebrated at the Presbyterian Church on Thursday, June 2, when Miss Margaret Ingram, only daughter f Mr. and Mrs., P. Ingram, of Manaia Road, was married to Mr. Leo Nelson Perry,, second son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Perry, of Eltham Road. Tho officiating minister was the Rev. J. Ryburn. The bride, who entered the church (which had been prettily decorated with holly, rieidenhair fern, and chrysanthemums by her many friends) on her father’s arm, wore a charming frock of ivory crepe-de-chine with silver trimmings, and a beautiful hand-embroid-ered veil, orange blossoms, and shoes and stockings to match, and carried a bouquet of white chrysanthemums, roses, with maidenhair and asparagus fern completing the ensemble. The gift of the bouquet was from Mrs. E. J. Gifford, an aunt of the bridegroom. Miss Nita Perry, sister of the bridegroom, who wore lavender crepe-de-chiife, overspread with a cape of lace, and hat to match, and also carried a bouquet of lavender, chrysanthemums and maidenhair fern. Little Miss Margaret Lawrence, a friend of the bride, who made a pretty flower girl, wore a frock of pale blue crepe de chine, carrying a small bouquet of chrysanthemums and maidenhair fern. Mr. C. McDonald, cousin of the bridegroom, was best man. Miss I. Shirras (a blind girl friend of the bride) presided at the organ, and a<f the happy couple left the church played Mendelssohn’s “Wedding March.” Mrs. Ingram, mother of the bride, wore a frock of wine shade dress, with silver trimmings, and fawn velvet hat to match, also having a bouquet of Scotch thistle and maidenhair fern. Mrs. Perry, mother of the bridegroom, wore a frock of black satin, trimmed with tartan, and black hat to match. Between one hundred and twenty and one hundred and thirty guests were present at the wedding breakfast, which took place in the Town Hall, following the church ceremony, Mr. W. Marr presiding as chairman (owing to the officiating minister having to conduct a similar service at Eltham), when a toast list was honoured. The couple were recipients of many beautiful and useful presents, amongst which were several cheques. The bridegroom’s gift to the bride was a beautiful gold necklet chain, and leather handbag, and the bride’s gift to the bridegroom was a handsome travelling rug, while the bridesmaid was presented with a scent spray, and the flower-girl with a manicure set. Later in the afternoon the newly married couple left by car for the South Island, the bride travelling in a slate blue repp frock, a hat of fawn velvet, fawn shoes, and a bois-dc-rose coat, with fur collar.

A dance was held in the hall in the evening for the young folk, and others unable to attend the wedding ecepti.a earlier in the day, when a large gathering of about 16 friends attended, Mr. W. Marr, as M.C., seeing that everyone had a good time, and one long to be remembered in the memory of those present, as showing how a Scotch wedding is kept up. Music for the dance was supplied by an orchestra, consisting of Miss I. Shirras and Messrs. C. and A. Mouat, while extras were played by Mrs. I. Evans, Miss J. Mouat, and Mr. Black, while several Scotch reels and a hornpipe dance by the Misses J. and E. Mouat were very much appreciated, and the comic songs as under were given a good reception: "A Butcher” and “My Old Grey Coat,” Mr. W. Perry; “I’m a Suffragette,’’ Mr. J. Hamilton; "The River Shannon,” Mr. F. Wilson. A very enjoyable evening, after a bountiful supper, brought to a close a very happy day. '

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