WEDDINGS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18941, 11 December 1929, Page 12

WEDDINGS.

CROFT—BENNETT. A wedding was solemnised at the Presbyterian Church, Loburn, recently, when Rubina, youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs H. Bennett, was married to George Erl, second son of Mr and Mrs G. T. Croft, both of Loburn. The church had been decorated by friends of the bride, a special feature being a large floral bell, suspended over the bridal pair. The Rev W. R. Hutchison conducted the ceremony, and Miss Barker presided at the organ. The bride, who was escorted by her father, wore a beautiful frock of ivory crepe de chine and lace. Her embroidered veil was worn over a circlet of orange blossom with a bandeau of pearls. She carried a sheaf of lilies. Silver shoes and stockings completer* her toilet. The bride was attended by Miss Winifred Percy, as bridesmaid, who wore a pretty frock of apple green georgette with an uneven hemline, which was picot-edged and beautifully embroidered in shades of green. She wore a becoming hat of satin straw to tone, and carried a bouquet of lilies and maidenhair fern. The two. little flower girls. Joan Bennett and Margaret Metherell, nieces of the bride, were dressed alike in piiik organdie muslin frocks, frilled to the waist, with wreaths of pink rosebuds. They carried posies to match their frocks. After the ceremony, a reception was held in the North Loburn Hall. Mrs H Bennett received her guests wearing a smart black, wool crepe de chine frock with Oriental embroidery, and a black hat with touches of the same toqe. Mrs Croft, mother of the bridegroom, wore a frock of navy satin, relieved with fawn, and hat to match. When Mr and Mrs Croft left for their honeymoon by motor, the bride was wearing a pretty frock of rust red crepe de chine, relieved with beige, and beige felt hat with smart tweed coat en suite. NEELE—GLOVER. Friends of the bride had carried out a beautiful scheme of decoration at St James’s Church, Lower Riccarton, last evening, when the marriage was celebrated of Coreen Isobel, only daughter of Mrs Bernard Falck, Christchurch, to Douglas Woodward, only son of Mrs G. L. Neele, of Blackburn, England. The Rev R. Lambert was the officiating

clergyman, and Miss J. Black was organist. The bride, who was given away by her brother, Mr Lawrence Glover, wore a charming gown of ivory Limerick lace mounted on satin charmeuse. The plain bodice with long sleeves was cut low at the back, and the draped skirt was long, just missing the ground at the back. Her long tulle veil, arranged in cap form with an orange blossom, circlet, formed a train, and she carried a sheaf of water lilies. Miss Eileen Fitzhenry, the chief bridesmaid, wore a frock of lemon georgette and carried a bouquet of yellow roses and water lilies. Miss E. Lynskey, who also attended the bride, wore a frock of pale lemon floral georgette. Their wide-brimmed hats were of lemon-coloured ballibuntl straw. Mr John Buxton was best man and Mr Geoffrey Falck was groomsman. At the reception held at their home, the bride’s mother, Mrs Bernard Falck* received her guests in a frock of amber, coloured lace and georgette, with hat to tone, and carried a posy of pansies. Mrs Neele’s distinctive gown was of beige lace over black charmeuse, with which she wore a black Bangkok hat and carried a bouquet of carnations and roses. Mrs Matthews (Dunedin) aunt of the bride, wore a frock of lido blue georgette and a black baker straw hat. Her bouquet was of crimson roses. For travelling, Mrs Neele wore a frock of rose-beige crepe de chine, a wide-brimmed straw hat of the same shade, and a coat of green, rose-beige and silver.