WEDDING BELLS

New Zealand Tablet, 30 November 1911, Page 2429

WEDDING BELLS

O’ DONOGHUE. A Nuptial Mass was celebrated at St. Mary’s Church, Blenheim, on the 22nd inst., the Very Rev. Dean Hills, V.G., S.M., being the celebrant, when Mr. Cornelius J. Murphy and Miss Norah O’Donoghue were joined in the bonds of Holy Matrimony. The three acolytes serving Mass were cousins of the bride. The bride was given away by her father, Mr. J. O’Donoghue, and the bridegroom was assisted by Mr. P. O’Dwyer as best man. The bridesmaid was Miss Mary O’Donoghue, and Miss Freda Heinemann, niece of the bride, was a ;petite flower girl, and, with Master C. Heinemann as page, accompanied the bride. Mrs. Nash sang Bordese’s 4 O’Salutaris ’ as an offertory, and Miss McCabe played two wedding marches as the wedding party entered and left the church (‘ Marche Nuptiale ’ and ‘ Inauguration ’). 1 The bride was charmingly dressed in ivory satin charmeuse, trimmed with silk insertion and lace, and the traditional veil and orange blossoms and shower bouquet. The bridesmaid’s dress was champagne ninon over chiffon-taffeta, champagne hat relieved with emerald, and bouquet. The bride’s mother wore a navy tailor costume, black and white hat with feathers, and carried a heliotrope bouquet. Freda Heinemann (flower girl) wore white book muslin, pink shoes and stockings, Juliet cap, and carried a basket of roses. Master C. Heinemann (page boy), cream velvet Claude suit, Napoleon hat, blue shoes and stockings. Mrs Heinemann, sister of the bride, wore cream and wedgewood coat and skirt, wedgewood hat with black feathers. Miss Katie O’Donoghue wore pale grey chiffon-taffeta, large grey hat with cream roses. • The wedding presents were numerous and costly, and included a fine statue of the Sacred Heart, presented by Very Rev. Dean Hills, and several substantial cheques. The wedding breakfast was held in a large marquee at the residence of the bride’s parents, where a large number of wedding guests were received. Dean Hills proposed the toast of ‘ the Bride and Bridegroom,’ in a happy and humorous style, the bridegroom responding most feelingly. The happy couple left for an extended honeymoon trip in the Auckland district by the afternoon train. The bridegroom’s present to the bride was a gold bangle set. with rubies and diamonds, and to the bridesmaid a handsome gold wristlet watch; to the little flower girl, a gold brooch set with S pearls, and a ‘ suitable ’ present to the youthful page. The bride’s present to the bridegroom was a gold curb watch chain with inscribed pendant.