WEDDINGS.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20311, 22 May 1934, Page 9

WEDDINGS.

Two Wellington Ceremonies of Local Interest. CRISP—JOHANSSON. The wedding was solemnised recently at St Paul’s Pro-Cathedral, Mulgrave Street, Wellington, of Karen Ellen second daughter of Mr and Mrs E. J. Johansson, Karori, to Stanley Nelson, youngest son of the late Mr and Mrs S. C. Crisp, Christchurch. The Rev G. M. M’Kenzie was the officiating minister, and Mr Parker presided at the organ. 'The bride, who was escorted by her father, wore a graceful gown of ivory mariette, with gold lace appliqued into the frock forming a train. Her veil was caught at the sides and back of the head with sprays of orange blossom. She carried a shower bouquet of cream roses, nerines, stephanotis, and maidenhair fern. Miss Ngaire Green was chief bridesmaid, and the bride’s two sisters, Misses Elsie and Dorothy Johansson, 'also attended. They ■wore charming frocks of mimosa bourbon cord lace, flared from the knees and with sequin straps on the shoulders and sequin bows at the back. Small lemon-flowered caps were worn, and each bridesmaid carried a shower bouquet of lemon roses, gold polyanthus roses, and maidenhair fern. Mr C. Lack was best man, and the groomsmen were Messrs W. Baxter and G. Parkhouse. About 200 guests were entertained at a reception held in the Oddfellows Hall, Clyde Quay, which was tastefully decorated in lemon and green. The guests were received by the bride’s mother, Mrs Johansson, who wore a mulberry Ifoniton lace frock and a velvet toque She carried a bouquet of dark red carnations, roses, and maidenhair fern. The bride and bridegroom left later for the north, the bride wearing a blue jacquard coat with hat and frock to match. FOWKE—BURGESS. The marriage was recently solemnised at St Peter’s Church, Wellington i of Ivy Barden, elder daughter of Mr and Mrs W. Burgess, Wellington, to Harold William Morgan, eldest son o: Mr and Mrs C. E. Fowke, Christchurch. The Rev W. Bullock officiated, and Mr Short presided at the organ. The bride, who was escorted by her father, wore a beautiful gown of ivory French Chantilly lace, trained and slimly cut. Her long veil of Chantilly lace was worn off the face, and caught at the sides with blusters of orange blossom, and her shower bouquet was of chrysanthemums and maidenhair fern. The bridesmaids, Miss Sybil Burgess (sister of the bride) and Miss Joan Morris, wore French model gowns of pale amber sand crepe wfith hats to match, and carried arm showers of autumn-tinted chrysanthemums and maidenhair fern Mr S. Webb was best man, and Mr A. Turnbull groomsman. The reception was held at the Masonic Hall. Berhampore, where the tables were tastefully decorated with autumn-shaded flowers. The bride’s mother wore a frock of silk floral georgette with a black hat, and carried a bouquet to tone. The bridegroom’ o mother was in wine silk cordaline, with hat to match, and carried a bouquet to tone. When Mr and Mrs 11. Fowke left for a motor tour of the South Island, the bride wore a black tailored costume and black hat. She carried a brown musquash coat, the gift of the bridegroom. Their future home will be in Christchurch. * WILLIAMS—WILSON. A wedding of interest in Canterbury was celebrated recently at St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Dunedin, when Edna May, elder daughter of Mr and Mrs Andrew Hunter Wilson, of Anderson’s Bay, was married to Arthur Reginald, third son of the late Mrs Williams and of Canon Williams, of Christchurch. The ceremony was performed by the Rev Canon Williams, the bridegroom’s father, who was assisted b\ r the Rev Lionel Richards. The wedding music was played by the Rev E. Lomas. The bride was escorted by her father. Her frock was of cream crinkle satin fitted by means of diagonal seaming, and was made with a long skirt flared to the ground. She wore also a hand- 1 embroidered veil, arranged over the face, and held with sprays of orange blossom. She was attended by her sister, Miss Alice Wilson, who wore a frock of canary phantom crepe with a hat of cherry red windswept velvet. Miss \’i vienne Kelly, the bride’s cousin, who acted as flower-girl, wore a I long, frilled frock to tone with that worn by the bridesmaid. Mr 11. E. Macandrew attended the bridesgroom, and Messrs R. P. Paterson (Christchurch) and T. A. Thompson were ushers. After the ceremony the guests adjourned to “ Wilford Gardens," where a reception was held.