WEDDING BELLS

New Zealand Tablet, 24 June 1915, Page 36

WEDDING BELLS

Macdonald—SUTTON.

The wedding took place in St. Joseph’s Church, Hawera, on June 1, of Mr. Richard MacDonald, second son of Mrs. S. MacDonald, of Raumai, Palmerston North, to Miss Pauline (Dollie) . Sutton, youngest daughter of Mrs. 11. W. 'Sutton, of Hawera. The ceremony was performed by the Very Rev. Dean Power, assisted by the Rev. Father Doolaghty, of Marton. The bride, who was given away by Mr. B. McCarthy, wore a gown of ivory watered crepe-de-chine over palest pink charmeuse with a tulle veil and spray of orange blossom. She carried a shower bouquet of pale pink and white flowers and maidenhair fern. The three bridesmaids were Miss Nellie Sutton (sister) and the Misses Annie and Kate MacDonald (sisters of the bridegroom), all of whom wore three-tiered frocks of shell pink epe-de-chine with swathed belts of violet tulle and violet velvet hats with ruchings of violet ostrich feathers. Each carried a basket of violets and maidenhair fern tied with pink tulle, and wore pretty necklets, the gifts of the bridegroom. Mr. T. O’Rox'ke was best man, and Mr. J. MacDonald and Mr. T. O’Neill groomsmen. Mendelssohn’s ‘Wedding March- was played by Miss Reilly as the bridal party left the church. A reception was afterwards held at the residence of the bride’s mother. Later Mr. and Mrs. MacDonald left by motor car for the south,"the bride wearing a navy blue costume "and- violet hat, and a beautiful set of squirrel furs, /the, gift of the bridegroom, '