WEDDING

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 246, 16 October 1937, Page 2

WEDDING

SMITH—HAMER. A morning ceremony was . chosen for the marriage of Winnifred Hamer, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Hamer, of Cumbrae Place, Aramoho, with Rex James Smith, only son of Mr. R. G. Smith, and the late Mrs. Smith, Wanganui, which took place in the Aramoho Methodist Church, the Rev. J. W. Parker officiating al the ceremony. Mr. Jack Whitlock played the wedding n\uslc. The church had been beautifully decorated by girl friends of the bride, and during tne signing of the register Miss Helen Wadman entertained with a solo.

Entering the church with her father, the bride made a dainty picture in her trained gown of magnolia satin cut on classical lines. The long sleeves giving a built-out shoulder effect were close lining from the elbows and finished in points over the wrists. The V neckline finished with a small stand-up collar with turned-back points and caught with a spray of orange blossom. The waist was linished with an inset belt forming in a point in the centre front on to which the shined bodice was attached. A low of tiny satin buttons, reaching from the V neckline to the hem corresponded with the buttons from the elbow to the wrists on the sleeves. She wore a string of pearls. Her lovely parchment silk embroidered tulle veil, worn over the face as she entered the church, was held in place by a close-fitting silver threaded diamante cap adorned with sprigs of orange blossom. She carried an exquisite armsheaf of deep cream freesias, lily-of-the-valley, and deep gold azalia mollis. Her three attendants, Misses Beth ; Whitlock (chief), Patsie Bell, and I Joan Nicholson were gowned alike in spring green sprigged sheer chiffon crepe frocks cut on princess lines with inset godets in the centre front of the skirts. Bands of rucking round the neck and continuing down me cent:-.

front to finish the hemline gave a redigote effect to the frocks. The V neckline were caught with gold fibre sprays and the short puff sleeves were trimmed with rucking. Green cut crystal necklaces, the gifts of the bridegroom, were the only ornaments. Worn over the frocks were woodland i green shimmer satin coatees, with ■ turn-back cuffs on the short full ■ sleeves, and medici collars. Their ha!-.. I hats, placed well off the brow, were i made of the same material, ana across ' the back were sprays of gold fibre' flowers. They wore pale green lace i mittens and gold shoes, and carried 1 bouquets of rich gold toned irises, ! azalia mollis, and primroses inter- j woven with maiden-hair fern.

Mr. Pat Koorey acted as best man, while Messrs. Ray Martin and Reg Hamer (Auckland) brother of the bride, were groomsmen. On leaving the church the bride was presented with a silver horseshoe by Mrs. Johnson.

At the reception held at the Victoria Hall the decorations were in green and gold, the three-tiered cake, mtee by the bride’e mother, was iced in pastel tones. To receive the guests Mrs. Hamci wore a bottle green wool georgette ensemble, with a frilled primrose organdie front. Her green baku straw hat was trimmed with matching ure -bim ribbon and a gold tinted flower. Suede shoes in the same shade were wcr.i, and she carried a gold toned pu*y. When Mr. and Mrs. Smith left for their honeymoon tour, by car, t re t’Ade travelled in a nigger brown ta ; 'ored costume, a brown lacquered straw hat with a cluster of gold flowers and a small eye veil, and a .ikunk fur stole, the gift of the bridegroom.