WEDDING BELLS.

Waipukurau Press, Volume XXII, Issue 222, 8 December 1926, Page 4

WEDDING BELLS.

BRADLEY—CURD. The wedding of Miss Florence Madge Curd, only daughter of Mr and Mrs F. B. Curd, to Mr Henry Arthur Bradley, of Bank of Australasia staff, Te Aloha, and formerly of Waipukurau, son of Mr and Mrs A. Bradley, of AX liang&rei, was solemnised this afternoon, in St. Mary’s Church, the Rev. Canon E. D. Rice performing the ceremony in the presence of a large asemblage of guests, the teaching staff and many schmars of the Waipukurau District High School (of which the bride’s father is Headmaster) as well as the general public. The bride, looking very \m:.-.vuic,

was attired in ivory crepe-dc-cnene, heavily embroidered with crystal nends, and entered the. Church on the aim of her father, who gave her away. She carried, a, beautiful shower bouquet composed of white lilies. cyp>ophlia. white carnations, sweet peas, and maiden-hair .fern. with ribbe,?> to match.

The bridesmaid, Miss Jtosalie <_mrd, cousin of the bride, was becomingly dressed in the now cyclamen pink, with crinolenc hat to tone, and with die dainty flower girls, Miss Mary kningham and Miss Margaret Menzies, who wore floral dresses of apple green and apricot and hats to match, looked very pretty. The bridesmaid carried a biiuquci of cvclamcn pink carnations, relieve': with pale heliotrope peas, maiden-hair i-'rn, and gypsopldia, while the- flower gins had posies of apricot roses, shytnanthus and gypsophlia, pink carrmwens and peas, also gypsophlia and ma.nonhair fern respectively, with streamers to’match for the bouquet and posies, all of which toning with the frocks. They all wore pearl necklaces, the the gifts of the bridegroom. The bridegroom was attended by Mr Cyril Kiddell as best man. The Church was beautifully decorated with flowers and several arches formed a very artistic feature or the attractive display. As the happy eoupic loft the building they passed along a pathway strewn with rose petals, on either side of which were lined school children. The guests were entertained at the new home of the bride’s parents, Hatuma Road, where a sumptuous wedding repast was dispensed, and the customary congratulatory toasts honoured.