WEDDING BELLS

New Zealand Tablet, Volume LII, Issue 39, 14 October 1925, Page 49

WEDDING BELLS

A, HOPKINS—BYRNE. i A wedding which occasioned a great deal fi ; of interest, owing to the popularity of the contracting parties, was solemnised in the y Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Wellington,' on September 8. The bride was Alargarct, younger daughter of Air. and Airs. Edward Byrne, well-known residents of Tinakori Road, Wellington, and niece of Right Rev, Mgr. Byrne, V.G., Ipswich, Queensland, and the bridegroom was James, third son of Air. and Airs. P. Hopkins, of Ellice Street, WelI lington, a prominent and popular member of the Marist Brothers’ Old Boys’ Association, y. ami of the Afarist senior Rugby football k , -team, in which he distinguished himself by securing representative honors. The bride; who was led to the altar by her father, looked charming in an artistic gown of ivory georgette faconne, with the usual veil and wreath of orange blossoms, and carried a bouquet of white hyacinths, snowdrops, and freesias. The A bridesmaids were Aliss A. Fitzgibbon, Waverley (cousin of tho bride) and Aliss Kitty AlcGahey, Christchurch (niece of the bridegroom). They wore gold and blue satin frocks respectively, with hats to match, and carried charming bouquets. Air. Frank Galvin, duo' captain of the'Afarist Kugr.y .Football Chib, was best man.. Nuptial A lass was celebrated by Rev. Father Joyce, S.AI. (cousin of the bride), assisted by the Pev. Father Alark Devoy, S.AL, Island Bay. Appropriate i nsic was beautifully rendered by Aliss A. Dennehy. After the wedding cere- ; mony a reception was held by the bride’s parents in St. Francis’s Hall, the tables being decorated with beautiful flowers sent by friends of the bride. The toast of the newlywedded couple was proposed by the Yen. Archdeacon Devoy, S.AI., who spoke of his long acquaintance with the bride. Among the many guests present were the Rev. . Father Smyth, S.AI., Adm., Rev. Fathers Joyce and Mark Devoy, Mrs. Joyce (“Kilcurriff,” North Loburn), ‘ Airs. Fitzgibbon (Waverley), and Aliss AL Byrne (Island Bay), aunts of the'bride; Air. and Mrs Hopkins, Air. P. Hopkins, Airs. R. Dwyer, and the Misses Kilsby (Otaki). Air. and Airs. Hopkins left by motor in the afternoon for the Alanawatu and Wanganui districts, where the honeymoon was spent, the bride’s travelling dress being navy marocain, with hat to match, and fur coat. The popularity of the bride and bridegroom was reflected in the largo number of valuable and useful gifts received by; them.

KAVANAGH—DIAMOND .

‘ A very pretty wedding took place at St. Mary’s Church, Foxton, on September 9, the contracting parties being Air. Edward Kavanagh, of Palmerston North, second son of the late Mr. and Airs. Edward Kavanagb. Christchurch, and nephew of Airs. Alulroo-11'-A, Palmerston North, and Margaret, youngest daughter of the late Edward Diamond, Kilnea, and Airs. Diamond, Ballymena, Ireland. Rev. Father McDermott officiated and celebrated Nuptial Alass. Airs. Leydon (Palmerston North), Airs. Delany (Foxton), and Air. Golder assisted in the

rendition of appropriate music. The church had been artistically decorated by the friends of the bride, while over the heads of the couple was suspended a. beautiful wedding bell. The bride, who entered the church on the arm of Mr. M. B. Bergin, was attired in a very pretty French gown of golden brown silk georgette over crepe-de-Chine, with georgette hat to match, and carried a shower bouquet of snowflakes, freesias, and asparagus fern with mauve streamers. She was attended by Miss Peggy Lander, Wellington (niece of the bridegroom), as bridesmaid, wearing a very dainty frock of eau-de-nil crepe-de-Chine and gold lace with hat to match, and carried a shower bouquet of spring flowers with gold streamers. The bouquets were the work of Mrs. Frank Proctor. Mr. Crank Giles (Wellington) was best man. The bride and bridegroom received congratulatory telegrams from all parts of the Dominion. The presents were numerous and costly, including several cheques. The bride received a silver tea service from the parishioners of St. Mary’s, Foxton. The newlywedded couple left for Auckland, where the honeymoon was spent, the bride travelling in a tlnee-piere suit of Havana brown, with hat In match. .Mr. and Mrs. Kaviuiagh will take up their residence in Palmerston North. 1 1A X N IGA X — MARC HA XT. (From our Invercargill correspondent.) A very pretty wedding was solemnised at St. Mary’s Basilica on September 30, when Cecilca 1 eroniea. eldest daughter of Mr. and Airs. d. Merchant, Catherine Street, and Charles .Joseph Hannigan, eldest son of Air. and Airs. ,J, Hannigan, Hawke’s Bay, were united in the bonds of holy Matrimony. A guard of honor of Children of Alary in regalia was formed from the pavement to the church steps, through which the bridal precession passed, the bride wearing her blue mantle. When she reached the altar rails the bridesmaid placed the bride’s mantle at the foot of Our Lady’s altar. Rev. Father Graham officiated and celebrated Nuptial Mass, during which Aliss C. Woods sang Gounod’s “Ave Alaria” with- organ accompaniment by Aliss N. Baird and ’cello obbligato by Aliss B. Holz. The bride, who entered the church on her father’s arm, looked

charming in a tunic frock of ivory satin aurora with long tight-fitting sleeves, the overdress having an embroidered panel in front and being caught at each hip by a pretty pearl ornament. The beautifully embroidered veil was worn with a coronet of pearls and tiny posies of orange blossoms, over each ear. A string of pearls, silver shoes and stockings and a handsome bouquet of narcissi and other spring flowers completed. a charming- toilette. The bride was attended by her sister, Kathleen, as maid of honor. She wore a dainty tunic frock of hydrangea blue satin charmante, the low waist line being outlined .in silver leaves. With this was worn silver shoes and stockings and a. very pretty Dutch cap of blue net and silver tissue with tiny pink and blue flowers. Two small flower girls—Misses Eileen Merchant (sister of the bride) and Mona Dyer (Ashburton) —were frocked in blue satin with girdles of colored flowers and Dutch caps of net and silver tissue and posies. They

carried baskets of spring flowers. The bridegroom was attended by Ah-. AVilliam Pimley, Dunedin, as best man. After the ceremony, the bridal party adjourned to the Federal, where about sixty guests were entertained to wedding breakfast by Air. and Airs. Alarchant. Here numerous congratulatory messages awaited the newly-wedded couple, and the customary toasts were honored. The bridegroom s gift to the bride was a Cheney cabinet gramophone, to the bridesmaid an amethyst ring, and gold armlets to the little flower-girls. Air. and Airs. Hannigan loft by the afternoon express, cu route, to the North Island, where the honeymoon will be spent. The bride travelled in a smart tunic frock of lawn gaberdine with fancy stitching. With this she wore a model hat of fawn, trimmed with ribbon and flowers and an Oriental crepe-de-Chine scarf. Before her wedding the prospective bride was the guest of honor at a kitchen afternoon given by Aliss Mavis Nishet, . Con on Street. She was also the recipient of many handsome and costly presents, including a cheque from the directors of (’has. Begg and Co., Ltd., in whose employ she has been, and was presented by the staff with a beaten brass jardiniere and brush and crumb tray to match.