ORANGE BLOSSOMS.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XIX, Issue XIX, 30 October 1897, Page 596

ORANGE BLOSSOMS.

MR WIGMORE TO MISS HOWARD. ON Wednesday, 29th September, Miss Bertha Clendon Howard, a daughter of Mr A. G. Howard, one of Auckland's pioneer settlers, was married to Mr Robert Wigmore, of Mercury Bay, youngest son of the late Mr Robert Wigmore, J.P., M. Inst. C.E., at St. Sepulchre’s Church, Auckland. The ceremony was performed by the Ven. Archdeacon Dudley. By the courteous permission of Mr Riee, Organist of St. Sepulchre’s, the •Wedding March’ was played by Mrs Edward Wigmore, R.A.M., London. The bride was attended by her sisters, and Mr R. W. Swindley and Capt. E. Wigmore, late Sth E.Y.R., a cousin of the bridegroom, acted as groomsmen. After the ceremony a very pleasant evening was spent at the residence of the bride’s parents, the newly-married couple going on a trip to the Hot Lakes. GADDUM—REYNOLDS. The marriage of Mr F. E. Gaddum, of Mahia, with Miss Margaret Reynolds, eldest daughter of Mr R. J. Reynolds, of Childers Road, Gisborne, was celebrated last Monday in Holy Trinity Church, Gisborne. The service was fully Choral, and the church was beautifully decorated with flowers and ferns for the occasion. The Rev. Canon Webb officiated. Messrs Crombie, Graham, Guthrie Smith, and G. Reynolds acted as groomsmen, and there were five bridesmaids, the Misses Nora Reynolds, R. Reynolds, C. Reynolds, May Rees and Sherratt. Mendelssohn’s ‘ Wedding March ’ was played by Mr T. C. Webb, the organist, at the conclusion of the ceremony. MR QUARTERMAINE TO MISS TASKER. The marriage of Miss Alice Tasker, Secretary to the Wellington Women’s Democratic Union, to Mr A. G. Quartermaine, formerly of New Plymouth, created much interest in Wellington. The wedding ceremony was performed at the residence of the bride’s parents, ‘Bembridge,’ Wallace Street. She looked extremely well in her travelling dress, which was a dark blue face cloth. Her bouquet—a shower one—was very artistic. Miss Annie Tasker, sister of the bride, was bridesmaid, and Mr C. Price (Wellington) was best man. The bridegroom gave the bridesmaid a beautiful gold brooch with topaz and pearl. Amongst the many wedding gifts was a marble drawing-room clock from the Women's Democratic Union, with which Miss Tasker was extremely popular. Mr and Mrs Quartermaine have gone to live in Nelson. MR W. P. GARNER TO MISS M. SEFTON. The first wedding celebrated in the new Anglican Church, at Tataraiinaka (Taranaki) was when Mr Walter P. Garner, manager of the Pungarehu Co-operative Butter Factory, was married to Miss Mary Sefton, second daughter of Mr J. Sefton, of Oakurn. The church was very prettily decorated for the occasion with white flow-

ers and ferns, and although the weather was most unpropitious, the raiu falling steadily the whole day, there was a large attendance to witness the ceremony. The Rev. H. Mason was the officiating clergyman. The bride, who was very prettily dressed, entered the church on the arm of her brother, Mr J. Sefton, and was accompanied by her sister, Miss Harriet Sefton, who was her bridesmaid, the bridegroom’s man being Mr Bradley, of Rahotu.

The bride was given away by her brother.

This being the first wedding in St. Peter’s Church, the newly-wedded pair were presented with a family Bible, very handsomely bound. After the ceremony the bridal party drove to the residence of Mr James Sefton, where the wedding breakfast had been prepared, to which the minister and a few friends had been invited. The health of the bride and bridegroom was drunk and suitably responded to by Mr Garner. The bride received a large number of useful as well as ornamental presents, which were greatly admired by her friends.

In the evening Mr and Mrs Garner left for their home at Pungarehu, carrying with them the good wishes of all for their future happiness.