Orange Blossoms.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXIX, Issue 25, 21 December 1907, Page 50

Orange Blossoms.

WILLIAMS—PIERCE. A wedding of great interest was celebrated on Tuesday, December 10th, at St. Sepulchre’s Church, Auckland, when Miss Mary Isabel Pierce, eldest daughter of the late G. P. Pierce, was married to the Rev. Percy Williams, son of the lata John Williams, Napier. Bishop Neligan, assisted by Rev. W. Beatty, conducted the service. The bride, who was given away by Mr. G. Nelson Pierce, looked lovely in a gown of white satin with Duchesse lace, an embroidered tulle veil and a pearl necklet, the bridegroom’s gift. She carried a shower bouquet of white sweet peas. The bridesmaids were Miss Ethna Pierce and Miss Kitty Williams, who were daintily attired in white embroidered muslin with pale pink straw ■hats with crowns of Paris lace and pink roses. Their bouquets were composed of pink roses and earnations. The bridegroom was attended by Mr. Douglas Hay as best man and Mr. Hector Pierce. The bridegroom's presents to the bridesmaids were very pretty pearl and amethyst brooches. After the ceremony a delightful morning tea was provided for the guests at Biehleigh, Mrs. Pierce’s residence, Khyber Pass. The bride’s travelling costume was a moss green eolienns with a green hat to match with floral ribbons. , J