Wedding

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 15, Issue 63, 30 June 1950, Page 5

Wedding

ERSKINE—MAS SPY

St. George’s Anglican Church, Whakatane, was the scene of a pretty wedding between Iris Kathleen, second daughter of Mr and Mrs A. S. Massey, •'Te Teko, and Eric Robert, youngest son of Mr and Mrs R. J. Erskine, Rotorua. The Rev. T. M. Loten officiated.

The bride wore a gown of silk lace and tulle o'ver satin fashioned on Victorian lines and worn over a bustle. The fitting lace bodice was finished at the back with covered buttons and the sweetheart neckline and Png pointed sleeves were edged with tulle frills. The skirt front was in tiers to the hemline, and continued to make the train. The lace overskirt, which fell into tiny folds, forming a gathered waist-line on either side of the pointed bodice, was caught into scallops with orange blossom. Her full length embroidered tulle veil was held in place with a coronet of orange blossom. She carried a shower bouquet of cyclamen, roses, chrysanthemums and jonquils. In attendance as bridesmaid was Miss Norma Harris, Papatoetoe, who looked very dainty in a frock of shell pink georgette and lace over satin. The fitting bodice had puffed sleeves and a square neckline finished with a deep frill of lace, Which continued over the shoulder to form a yolk with tiny covered buttons. The skirt of georgette was gathered with insets of lace and fell into a small train with the edging of lace. Misses Carole Evans and Judith Thompson, nieces of the bride, were flower girls and looked sweet in sky blue georgette and lace over satin, cut on similar lines to the bridesmaid. They carried small posies of pink rose:., carnations and cornflowers, in their hair they wore pink bows of ribbon. The bridegroom was attended by his brother, Mr Jim Erskine, as best man and Mrs K. Stewart was organist. The bride was presented with a good luck horse shoe by her small nephew, Brian Evans. The bride’s mother wore a smart blue tailored costume with wine accesories and shoulder spray to match, while Mrs Erskine chose a dove grey draped Trock w.'th black accessories.

For travelling the bride wore a smart blue woollen double breasted suit, with wine accesories, and a spray to match. Mr and Mrs Erskine will make their future home at Edgecumbe.