WEDDINGS

Evening Star, Issue 22448, 19 September 1936, Page 25

WEDDINGS

GE ARY—M ‘DON ALD. On the evening of August 26 St. Michael’s Church, Anderson’s Bay, was the scene of a pretty wedding, when Patricia Mary, second daughter of the late Mr Ralph M'Donald and Mrs M'Donald, of Anderson’s Bay, was married to Lawrence Martin, youngest son of Mr and Mrs Martin Geary, of Portobello. The Rev. L. D. C. Groves was the officiating minister, and Miss Macadam presided at the organ; The bride, who was given away by her uncle, Mr L. M'Kelvie, dfMataura, wore a frock of magnolia chiffon velvet cut on slim lipes. The skirt had deeply shirred insets in the front, and at the back a shirred panel, continuing into a long train. The bodicefeatured a cowl neckline and wide bishop sleeves shirred across the 1 shoulder. There was a row of tiny buttons down the back of the bodice and a plaited cord of the velvet encircling the waist and tying at the side. As the bride entered the church her oval veil of magnolia tulle was worn over her face and held in place with a diamante clip. A bouquet of freesias, narcissi, and maidenhair fern completed her toilet. She was attended by her two sisters, Misses Mavis and Flora M'Donald, as bridesmaids. They wore pretty frocks of pale green georgette cut on simple lines, the important feature being the three-quarter length bell sleeves, which were made of rows of scalloped frills of self material. Little caps of pale green spotted net made with a stand-up frill and caught with tiny flowers were worn, and they carried bouquets of daffodils, wallflowers, and marigolds. The bridegroom was attended by Mr Alan Hanson, of Portobello, as best man, and Mr Bert Geary as groomsman. After the ceremony the guests adjourned to the Wilfofd Tea Gardens, where they were received by the bride’s mother and Mrs Geary, Mrs M'Donald wore a wine silk velvet frock, a black spring hat, and carried a bouquet of red camellias. Mrs Geary wore a brown silk frock and coat to match with a brown spring hat, and carried a bouquet of chrysanthemums. A special feature was the wedding cake, made and given by the bride’s ■ aunt, Mrs J. J. Nyhon, of Broad Bay. After the breakfast the happy couple left for the north by car. The bride travelled in a smart navy pin-stripe costume with a white blouse, a navy spring hat relieved with white, and navy skin shoes and gloves and purse to tone. She wore a skunk fur, the gift of th* bridegroom. HOLDEN—M‘KINNEY. At the Methodist Church, Milton, on August 26, a wedding of local interest was celebrated, when Elizabeth Jones Campbell,, second daughter of Mr and Mrs James M'Kinney, was married to Robert JanrtS, only sori'of Mrs Holden, of Port Chalmers. The Rev. A. M'Dowell was the officiating clergyman, and Miss Dorothy Olver presided at the organ. The church was beautifully decorated with cherry blossom by friends of the bride. The bride was escorted to the church by her father, and was gowned in ivory satin beaute, made with a cowl neck line and with a pleated girdle encircling the waist. The dared skirt fell into a graceful train. With this she wore a veil of embroidered silk tulle, held by a coronet of orange blossom, and carried a sheaf of arum lilies. She was attended by Miss Catherine' Bisset as bridesmaid, who wore a frock of pink angelskin lace with a pink bandeau on her hair, and carried a bouquet of pink camellias, carnations, and maidenhair fern. The two flower girls were Misses Helen M‘Kinney (youngest sister of the bride) and Betty Seed (niece). They, wore frocks of Marina blue with bandeaus of forget-me-nots, and carried Victorian posies of winter roses and primroses. The bridegroom was attended by Mr D. M'Laren, of Port Chalmers, as best man, while Messrs T. and 0. M‘Kinney acted as ushers. After the ceremony 76 I guests attended a reception at the motorist refreshment rooms, where the guests were received by Mrs J. M'Kinney and Mrs J. Holden. During the breakfast Miss Linda Fiddes sang ‘ A Little Old Garden.’ Later Mr and Mrs Holden left for the north, the latter wearing a brown frock and coat with fur trimmings, with hat and shoes to tone. Prior to her marriage the bride was presented with a silver cake stand, a silver-mounted salad bowl, and half a dozen cake forks from her fellowworkers, a crystal vase from the Royal Victoria Lodge, and was given a kitchen evening by the choir and Sunday school of the Methodist Church, and a “ pantry ” evening by Air and Mrs N. C. Marryatt.