Wedding Bells!

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 112, 8 November 1893, Page 2

Wedding Bells!

A fashionable wedding took place in town yesterday afternoon, the contracting parties being Miss Bull, only daughter of Charles Bull, Esq., of Aorangi, Feilding, and Mr A. J. FitzHerbert, fifth son of the late Lieuten-ant-Colonel FitzHerbert, of Derbyshire, England. Soon after one o'clock the whole place was astir, and ladies arrayed in various pretty summer costumes might hare been Been wending their ways towards St. John's Church, where the ceremony was to take place. A few minutes after two o'clock the bridal party arrived at the church, followed by the bride and her father. By this time a large number of friends and onlookers had congregated, and many were the eager eyes turned towards the church door. The bride, who entered on the arm of her father, looked exceedingly handsome in a white nun's-veihng dress, trimmed with costly lace, with pretty white hat, trimmed with white flowers and feathers. The bride was attended by one bridesmaid, her cousin, Miss Alice Bull, who wore a stylish grey costume, with hat to match. Mr Norman FitzHerbert, brother of the bridegroom, acted as best man, Amongst the guests we noticed Mrs Edward Bull, Mrs Captain Johnston, and daughter, from Wellington, Mr and Mrs James Bull (junr.), Mr James Bull (senr.), and Mr and Mrs David Scott, from Lower Bangitikei. On leaving the after the ceremony, the happy couple were showered with a profusion of flowers and rice. The bridal party returned to Mr Charles Bull's residence, at Aorangi, and from there Mr and Mrs FitzHerbert drove to Palmmerston, catching the evening train for Wellington. After a short stay in the Empire City they will proceed to Nelson, where their honeymoon is to be spent.