WEDDING BELLS

New Zealand Tablet, 13 February 1913, Page 29

WEDDING BELLS

HANRAHAN—BEERY. (From our Ashburton correspondent.) A very pretty wedding was celebrated at the Church of the Holy Name on January 8, the contracting parties being Mr. Frank Hanrahan, of Dromore, and Miss Helen Berry, of Southland. The Rev. Father Hanrahan, brother of the bridegroom, assisted by Very Rev. Dean O'Donnell, performed the marriage ceremony. The bride, who was given away by her .brother, Mr. T. Berry, looked pretty in a dress of white ivory silk, trimmed with Valenciennes and Honiton lace, large black picture hat, with white ostrich plumes, and carried a bouquet of white roses and maiden-hair fern. Her bridesmaids were Misses Grace Berry and M. Soal, +he former wearing a turquoise pendant and the latter a gold brooch, both gifts of the bridegroom. Mr. P. Hanrahan, as best man, and Mr. M. Kissane, as groomsman, attended on the bridegroom. The bridegroom's present to the bride was a gold amethyst bangle set with pearls. On the conclusion of the ceremony the guests sat down to a breakfast, over which Very Rev. Dean O'Donnell presided. A lengthy toast list was duly honored, the speakers one and all paying high compliment to the many good qualities of the happy couple. The presents displayed were both numerous and valuable. With the good wishes of their friends the happy couple left for the south by the afternoon train on their honeymoon .trip. SHAW—SHINE. (From our Timaru correspondent.) A very pretty wedding took place in the Church of the Sacred Heart, Timaru, on Tuesday of last week, when Mr. Shaw, of Allandale, Fairlie, was married to Miss Nellie Shine, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Shine, Adair. Mr. Cecil Shaw (cousin of the bridegroom) acted as best man, and Miss Minnie Shine (sister of the bride) was bridesmaid. The officiating priest was the Rev. Father Le Petit, of ■■■Fairlie, to whose parish the bridegroom belongs. The bride -was attired in a choice white costume, elaborately trimmed, and wore a hat to match, with choice floral trimmings. The bride was given away by her father, Mr. D Shine, and a Nuptial Mass was celebrated. The Wedding March' was played on the organ as the party left the church. At the conclusion of the ceremony the wedding party adjourned to the residence of the bride's Barents, where the wedding breakfast was laid, about 120 guests being present. The usual toast list was gone through, and several happy speeches were made. The presents were costly and numerous, and were indicative of the esteem in which the bride and bridegroom are held in the district.