Wedding
ARMSTRONG—FENTON Knox ''Presbyterian Church was the scene of the wedding on November 2 of Lucy Joy Fenton, elder daughter of Mr and Mrs Percy Fenton, of McGarvey Road, Whakatane, and Wattie Samuel Armstrong, eldest son of Mr and Mrs Walter Armstrong, of Bridge Street. Whakatane. The Rev. R. T. Dodds officiated and Dr A. W. Fletcher Cole was organist. The bride, who was escorted by her father, wore a beautiful gown of white satin styled with a fitting bodice with a round yoke of net edged with tatted lace and buttoned doWn the back to a peak. Pearls studded the waistline and met at the back with a small spray of orange blossom. The full skirt had a top tier which formed a long train and was edged with tatted lace. The sleeves were full to the elbow and fitted tightly to the wrist, finishing with a 'point studded with pearls over the hand. She carried a bouquet of white roses, watsonias and Lily of the Valley, trimmed with silver ribbon.
The bride was attended by Miss Clark, of Opotiki, wearing a pale apricot frock. The bodice was of shell Swiss organdie and a full skirt of net. She wore a semi-cir-clet of apricot flowers in her hair and carried, a bouquet of matching gerberas ancl roses. Two little flower girls, Heather Fenton, sister of the bride, and Jocelyn Armstrong, sister of the bridegroom, were dressed alike in pale green organdie, 80-Peep frocks with matching’ floral head bands and held crooks.
The best man was Larry Armstrong, brother of the bridegroom. As the bride left the Church she was presented with a horse shoe as a taken of good luck by her small brother Murray Fenton. The Church was prettily decorated by friends of the bride. The reception was held at the King Street Hall where Mrs Fenton assisted by Mrs Armstrong received the guests. Many of the guests gathered at the bride’s home to see the many beautiful gifts received and to farewell the happy couple as they left for their honeymoon. The bride travelled in a dove-grey garbardine suit with pink hat and blouse -and brown accessories.
Mr and Mrs Armstrong will make their home in Whakatane.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 16, Issue 34, 18 December 1950, Page 5
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