WEDDING BELLS

New Zealand Tablet, 9 December 1915, Page 45

WEDDING BELLS

" PACKER—KENNEDY. A very pretty wedding was solemnised a. few days ago at St. Patrick’s Church, Greymouth, by the Rev. Father Fraher, when Miss Mary Elizabeth, second daughter of Mr. and ; Mrs. John Kennedy, of The Terrace, Chapel street, was united in the bonds of Matrimony to Mr. Joseph Packer-, son of the late Mr. Packer, of Studholme Junction, South Canterbury. The bride, who entered the church with her father, by whom she was given away, appeared charming in a handsome crepe-de-chine costume, elaborately trimmed, and she wore the usual wreath and veil. She was attended by her sister, Miss Annie Kennedy, as bridesmaid, wearing a dress of white voile with hat to match. Mr. Thomas Coll was best man. The bridegroom’s present to the bride was a gold wristlet watch, and to the bridesmaid a gold brooch. The bride’s present to the bridegroom was a set of military brushes. After the interesting ceremony the happy couple, with a host of friends, adjourned to the residence of the bride’s parents, where toasts appropriate to the occasion were enthusiastically honored. Subsequently Mr. and Mrs. Packer left en route for Christchurch and Dunedin, where the honeymoon will be spent, taking with them the best wishes of their numerous friends for every good luck in their wedded life.

O’BRIEN—DOOLING. , A wedding of much interest took place at St. Mary’s Church, Manchester street, Christchurch, on November 9. The contracting parties were Mr. Edward Albert O’Brien, third son of Mr. Joseph O’Brien, of Lower Riccarton, and Miss Ella Winifred, third daughter of Mr. D. Dooling, of Hokitika. The bride was given away by her brother (Mr. D. Dooling, of Waimate). The Very Rev. Dean Hills, V.G., performed the ceremony. Miss Mollie Dooling attended her sister as bridesmaid, while Mr. E. O’Brien, brother of the bridegroom, acted as best man. A Nuptial Mass was celebrated. After the ceremony the guests, who were immediate relatives only, were entertained by Mr. and Mrs. J. O’Brien, at their residence, Hagley road, Riccarton. The bride and bridegroom left for their wedding tour by the south express, before returning to their future home in Sheffield.

GERAGHTY—KENEALY. The marriage of Mr. Christopher J. Geraghty, of Rimitybelle, N.S.W., and Miss May Kenealy, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Kenealy, Wellington Park, Auckland, was solemnised at the Church of St. John, Parnell, Auckland, on Wednesday, November 30. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Father Tormey, of Ellerslie, in the absence of the Right Rev. Dr. Brodie, V.G., BishoiD-elect of Christchurch. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a handsome robe of- ivory white crepe-de-chine, finished with Honiton lace and pearl trimming, and carried a shower bouquet of .arum lilies and white roses. Two bridesmaids were in attendance Misses Kathleen Kenealy (sister of / the bride) and Ellen Donovan, who wore pretty gowns of shell pink crepe-de-chin© with pink tulle caps finished with trails of black velvet and posies. The bridegroom’s gift to the bride was a* jewelled bracelet, and to the bridesmaids pretty clasp bangles. A reception of immediate friends was afterwards held at the Domain Kiosk. The happy couple left later in the day for the south, where the honeymoon is being spent. MOYNIHAN—CURRAN. . The event of the past, week in Shannon was the wedding of Mr. William Joseph Moynihan, eldest; son of Mr. Michael Moynihan, of the Club Hotel, Shannon, and Miss Laura Ann Curran, daughter of'Mr. James Curran, of Shannon. The Rev. Father Cronin' performed the ceremony, which was followed by a Nuptial

Mass. ; Mrs. Butler presided ,at . the organ. _ She played Mendelssohn’s ‘ Wedding ,March,’ selections from Mozart’s ‘ Twelfth' Mass/ - and- Gounod’s ‘ AveMaria.’ Miss Mollie Curran acted as bridesmaid, and Private Rewi Moynihan, who was recently invalided from the fighting line, acted as best man. The bride, who was given away by her father, was attired in a beautiful costume of crepe-de-chine satin, with a deep flounce of Limerick lace. She had a magnificently embroidered veil arranged mob fashion, with clusters of orange blossoms. The bridesmaid’s dress was of shell pink, white satin with wreath of pink rosebuds and white and black, hat. The ceremony took place at 10 a.m., and the wedding party was entertained at breakfast at the residence of the bride’s father. Father Cronin proposed' the toast of the ‘ Bride and bridegroom,’ in fitting terms. Mr. Moynihan, and Mr. John Curran responded, and the bridegroom also acknowledged the toast. Among the beautiful wedding presents were several substantial cheques. • The happy couple left by motor car for Palmerston, en route for Auckland.