WEDDING BELLS

New Zealand Tablet, 30 January 1919, Page 19

WEDDING BELLS

DAY—EMMS. A very pretty wedding was solemnised at the Church of-the Sacred Heart, Takaka, on New Year's Day. The contracting parties were Miss Hilda Emms, daughter of Mr. Arthur Emms, a very old resident of Takaka, and Mr. Francis M. Day, of Westport. Father McGrath, S.M., officiated. The bride, who was given away by her father, looked charming in a gown of ivory crepe de chine trimmed with real lace and pearls. The bridesmaids (Miss Florrie Emms and Miss M. Day) were attired alike in dresses of ivory mousselene de soie, with black picture hats touched with pink. Mr. Charles J. Emms and Mr. George Bosher, two wounded returned soldiers, acted as best man and groomsman respectively. The beautiful bouquet carried' by the bride was the gift of Miss Ella Baigenfc, of East Takaka. The bridal party and numerous guests assembled after the ceremony at the bride's parents' residence, where the wedding breakfast was partaken of in a large marquee erected in the grounds. A short toast list was honored, and a special toast was accorded to Mrs. S. J. Reilly, the grandmother of the bride. Many valuable and useful presents, including several cheques (one being marked especially for the purchase of a piano for their new home),. were received by the happy couple. The bridegroom's present to the bride was a gold wristlet watch, and to each of the bridesmaids he gave a gold chain and pendant. The bride's present to the bridegroom was a gold and cameo ring. Mr. and Mrs. Day left subsequently by car on their way to their new home in Westport. The bride's travelling dress was a navy tailor-made costume with a pink crepe de chine hat.