WEDDING BELLS

New Zealand Tablet, 16 March 1922, Page 23

WEDDING BELLS

HICKEY—SHEARMAN,

The marriage was solemnised at St. Benedict's Church) Newton, on January 18, of David William Hickey (eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hickey, Opunake) and Elsie Josephine Shearman (second daughter of Mr. and the late Mrs. J. Shearman, Greenlane). The Right Rev. Mgr. Ormond officiated, assisted by the Right Rev. Mgr. Hackett. The bride (who was given away by her father) was attired in a frock of ivory-pales-crepe, with georgette panels handsomely embroidered, and wore a beautiful veil arranged in mob-cap style, and the customary orange blossoms. She carried a bouquet of white roses and sweet peas, with white streamers. After the ceremony the guests were entertained at a wedding breakfast at the Domain Tea Kiosk, when the customary toasts were honored. The r.ewlymarried couple left during the afternoon on their honeymoon, the bride wearing a smart saxe-blue costume and a silver grey picture hat.

O’CONNOR—GOLD ER. Much interest was evinced in the quiet though very pretty wedding at St. Joseph’s Church (Upper Hutt), on February 22, when Mr. John O’Connor (second son of Mr. and Mrs. J. O’Connor, of St. Andrews) was married to Miss Agnes Golder (second daughter of Mrs. and the late John Golder, of Upper Hutt). Rev. Father Daly, of Dannevirke, officiated, assisted by the Rev. Father O’Sullivan (Upper Hutt). The interior of the church had been beautifully decorated for the occasion, the color scheme being in yellow and pale pink. Although intended to be of a quiet nature, quite a number of friends gathered to witness the arrival of the bridal party. The bride was charmingly gowned in a frock of creme crepe-de-Chine, with veil arranged coronet fashion, overlapped with a circlet of orange blossom, whilst her bouquet of pale pink and cream roses, entwined with sprays of maiden-hair fern, was also much admired. The bridesmaid, Miss Teresa Golder (sister of the bride), wore a pretty frock of saxe-blue crepe-de-Chine, with hat to match, her bouquet being of pink sweet peas with saxe-blue streamers. The bride was given away by her brother (Mr. A. W. Golder), whilst Mr. Maurice Browne accompanied the bridegroom as best man. The service was fully choral, and the singing—a feature of the ceremony—added much to the impressiveness and solemnity of the Nuptial Mass. To the delightful strains of Greig’s “Bridal March,” the procession made its way up the church, thence to the home of the bride’s mother, where, at the reception that followed, the usual toasts were musically honored. In the afternoon, amidst the hearty good wishes of their many friends, Mr. and Mrs. O’Connor left for the south, the bride travelling in a champagne costume, with hat to match. Their future home will be at Palmerston North.