WEDDING BELLS

New Zealand Tablet, 28 April 1910, Page 659

WEDDING BELLS

CONAGHAN. A quiet but pretty wedding took place" at St. Columba’s Church, Balfour, on April 19, when Mr. Jeremiah Murphy, second son of Mr. John Murphy, Kerrytown, was married to Miss Margery J. Conaghan, eldest daughter of Mrs. J. Conaghan, Balfour. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Father Keenan, in the presence of a number of relatives and friends of both parties. Misses Johanna and Mary Conaghan (sisters) were bridesmaids, and Mr. Frederick Murphy (brother) was best man. The bride, who was given away by her brother (Mr. W. Conaghan), wore a costume of cream embroidered voile, and the customary wreath and veil. After the ceremony the party drove to the residence of the bride’s mother, where the wedding breakfast was laid, and at which Rev. Father Keenan presided. The customary toasts were duly honored. The bride and bridegroom were the recipients of several useful and valuable presents. In the afternoon Mrs. and Mr. Murphy left for Dunedin on their way to Timaru, where the honeymoon is to be spent, taking with them the best wishes of their many friends. RYAN—O’CONNELL. . A pretty wedding took place in St. Patrick’s Church on April 20 (writes our Masterton correspondent), when Miss Vida Mildred O’Connell, fourth daughter of Mr. M. C. O’Connell, of ‘ Kingswell,’ Renall street, Masterton, was mairied to Mr. Patrick J. Ryan, of Napier, second son of Mrs. E. Ryan, of Mitchelltown, Wellington. The bride, who was given away by her father, looked very becoming in a lovely robe of white silk taffeta, trimmed with chiffon embroidery. She wore a most beautifully hand-embroidered veil falling from a coronet of orange blossoms, and carried an exquisite bouquet of white roses, lilies, and dahlias, and maiden-hair fern. Tire bride was attended by Miss Elsie Connell (sister) and Miss Bessie Hammond as bridesma l d s. Mr. G. Henderson, of Wellington, was best man, and Mr. P. Cooke, also of Wellington, acted as groomsman. The ceremony was performed by the Very Rev. Dean McKenna, assisted by the Rev. Father Sanderson, a Nuptial Mass bem" celebrated in connection with the event. The church had been beautifully decorated for the occasion by the numerous girl friends of the bride, and as Mr. and Mrs. Ryan left the church Mendelssohn’s ‘ Wedding march ’ was played on the church organ by Mrs. A. R. Bunny. A reception was subsequently held at the residence of the bride s parents, at which there was a very large gathering of friends and relatives. Dean McKenna, in proposing the toast of the ‘ Bride and Bridegroom,’ voiced the sentiments of all present for the happy couple’s future welfare and prosperity. The bridegroom presented the bride with a very handsome turmaline and gold pendant and gold bangle, to Miss E. O’Connell he gave a gold brooch and ring, and to Miss Hammond a pearl and amethyst brooch, lire large number of costly presents the young couple received testified to the high esteem in which they were held by a large circle of friends. Mr. and Mrs. Ryan left by the afternoon train for Wellington, en route to Austra’ia, where the honeymoon is to be spent.