WEDDING BELLS

New Zealand Tablet, 16 January 1913, Page 31

WEDDING BELLS

'■ ; - NIALL—O’LEARY. - - j * (From our Timaru correspondent.) . ' A quiet but pretty wedding was celebrated in the Church of the Sacred Heart, wlien Miss Mary (Mollie) O’Leary was married to Mr. Thomas Niall. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Father Murphy. The bride wore a beautiful allover lace gown and the usual wreath and veil, and carried a beautiful shower bouquet of white Christmas lilies and maiden-hair fern. Miss Nellis O’Leary (sister) was bridesmaid, and Mr. M. Cambridge was best man. A large number of guests sat down to the wedding breakfast, when the usual toasts were honored. The bride’s travelling dress was a grey tailor-made coat and skirt, and large black hat. Mr. and Mrs. Niall left by the first express for the south on their honeymoon.

BERTI—CLERKIN. At the Sacred Heart Church, Reef ton, on December 26, a very pretty wedding was solemnised, the contracting parties being Mr. John Baptiste Berti, eldest son of the late Joseph Berti, Bendigo, Victoria, and Miss Mary Anne Clerkin, only daughter of the late Francis Clerkin, of Reefton. The bride, who was given away by her brother, Mr. Francis Clerkin, wore a very smart pastel blue costume, with hat to match, and - carried a beautiful prayer book, the gift of the Sisters of Mercy. She was attended by her cousin, Miss Helena Clerkin, of Hokitika. The bridegroom was attended by Mr! Walter Wilby as best man. Rev. "Father Galerne per! formed the ceremony. The newly-married couple left the church to the strains of Mendelssohn's * Wedding march.' Miss Malloy presided at the organ. The bridegroom’s present to the bride was a handsome set of furs, and to the bridesmaid an olivine bangle. The bride presented the bridegroom with a gold sovereign case. After the ceremony, the happy couple drove to the residence of the bride’s brother, where a reception was held, and the usual toasts were duly honored. Mr and Mrs. Berti were the recipients of many valuable and costly v presents, including ■ one from the members of the Sacred Heart. Choir, of which both were valued members. Later in. the day the newly-married couple left for Christchurch and Wellington on their honeymoon. J