COUNTRY WEDDINGS.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20274, 7 April 1934, Page 10

COUNTRY WEDDINGS.

Two North Canterbury Ceremonies. 4 CAMERON—M’CGNKEL. ■wedding was celebrated on Easter Monday at the Roman Catholic Church, Oxford, of Nora Ellen, younger daughter of Mr and Mrs M’Connel, Oxford, and Frank Albert, youngest son. of Mr and Mrs Cameron, Dunedin. The Rev - Father I/een performed the ceremony and the Wedding March was played by Mrs T. Garlick. The Church was prettily decorated for the occasion by the bride’s aunt, Mrs Piper, of Christchurch. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a frock of ivory satin which was made on straight lines with slashed sleeves, the puffs of which were caught into tight-cuffs to form points over the hands. Her embroidered net veil, was caught with orange blossoms to form a cap. She carried a bouquet of hot-house lilies, carnations and begonias. The bridesmaids were Miss May M’Connel, chief (sister of the bride) and Miss Peg Hurley, who wore a frock of gre eri... and. pink crinkle-crepe respectively. The dresses were tafute alike with tight-fitting bodices and fully puffed sleevies. The loiig skirts fiaTed to the ground- and were four rows of small frills -and velvet sashes to tone; Their hats of white felt had touches " of pink and green snd they carried Shower bouquets of . pink and goid hot-house flowers. Mr Robert M’Connef,. brother of the bride, was

best man, and Mr Joffre M’Connel, another brother, was groomsman. After the ceremony a reception was held at the home of the bride’s parents, where the bride’s mother received the guests wearing a smart black tailored costume and a black velour hat relieved with touches of white. She carried a bouquet of red roses. Mrs P. Kennedy (Christchurch) great-aunt of the bride, wore a frock of black crepe de chine under a coat of heavy silk repp. When Mr and Mrs Cameron left by motor for their wed(|ing tour, the bride was wearing a smart tailored frock of grey elephant-cloth relieved with blue, under a blue swagger coat. Her small grey hat was* of Angora felt. Mr and Mrs Cameron will make their home in Invercargill. O’MALLEY—POPPLEWELL. A wedding of interest to the residents of North Canterbury was solemnised by the Rev Father Halvcy, £1 awarden, in the Church of The Lady of the Holy Rosary, Waiau, on Wednesday, the contracting parties being Cecilia Alice, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs George Popplewell, Rotherham, and George Campbell, eldest son of Mr and Mrs Frederick O’Malley, Christchurch (late of Waiau). As the parents of both the bride and bridegroom are early settlers of the district, there was a large gathering of friends from all parts of North Canterbury. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a beautiful gown of soft moire satin sweeping into a train at the back. Over this fell a voluminous tulle veil, which had been beautifully embroidered by the Sisters of Villa Maria Convent, at which

school the bride had been a pupil. A coronet of orange blossom and pearls confined the veil to the hair, and she carried a large bouquet of deep cream roses. Both maids, Miss Jean Popplewell (sister of the bride) and Miss Doris Shirley, of Christchurch, were in dainty frocks of georgette, made alike with rucked sleeves and skirts falling to che ankles- Their picture hats were daintily trimmed with pink and blue chiffon velvet to match the frocks, and they carried bouquets of madonna lilies. Mr Cliff O’Malley, of Christchurch,- attended his brother as best man, and Mr William Watson, of Amberley, was groomsman. After the wedding ceremony, Mr and Mrs Popplewell entertained over 130 guests at the Rotherham Hall. The bride’s mother wore a becoming gown of rum brown crepe de chine, with a small felt hat\o match, and she carried a bouquet of abutilons and marigolds. The bridegroom’s mother wore a smart frock of black wool marocain relieved with white, and a hat of black ballibuntal straw. She carried a bouquet of red roses. Miss O’Malley, aunt of the bridegroom, wore a frock of mulberry crepe laine, with -a. felt hat to tone.

On leaving on her wedding trip, the bride was wearing a becoming ensemble of marine blue, with a hat to match.