WEDDING BELLS

Hawera Star, Volume LIII, 17 June 1933, Page 2

WEDDING BELLS

CHAPMAN—OLDFIELD

On Tuesday, June 13, a, wedding of much, interest- to- residents of Okaiawa and Warea districts was solemnised at the Okaiawa Presbyterian Church, when Beatrice Mary, younger daughter of Mr. and ill's. Geo. Oldfield, Okaiawa, was married to Ernest Erie, only son of Mrs. H. N. Chapman and the late Mr. Chapman, Stent Road, Warea. The Rev. J. A. F. Watson performed the ceremony. The church, which had been tastefully decorated for the occasion by friends of the bride, was crowded with relatives and friends. Mrs. Flora. Sutherland preed at the organ. The bride, as she entered the church escorted by her father, looked charming in her dress' of ivory angel skin ■lace, .relieved with diagonal insets of ephant silk, made slim fitting to the knees, and flaring gracefully. Her beautiful embroidered veil lent by her sister-in-law, was held in place -by sprays of orange-blossom at the nape of the neck, and was arranged with a tiny eye veil. White satin shoes with spray of orange-blossom and a sheath of white spring flowers and maidenhair fern, completed a dainty toilette. There were two bridesmaids in attendanceI—Miss 1 —Miss Winnie Oldfield, sister of the bride and Miss Edna Washer, Okaiawa. They were similarly attired in shell pink angel lace, with matching panne velvet capes, both wore pale ,apple-green hats and shoes, and carried Doiiouets to tone with their frocks. The bridegroom was attended by Mr Len Davis, of Stratford, as best man and Mr Elliott Oldfield, as groomsman. As the bride walked down the aisle after the ceremony she was presented bv little Valerie Hodge with a floral horse shoe as a token of good luck and as the happy couple left the church, the basketball girls formed a guard of honour. The reception was held in the local hall., where Mr and Mi’s Oldfield and Mrs Chapman received about 100 guests. 'The bride’s mother wore sax blue crinkle crepe, combined with floral georgette to tone and a fawn hat with ail eye-veil and carried a bouquet of lemon flowers and maiden-hair fern. The bridegroom’s mother wore bronze satin beaute and a hat to match, while her bouquet was in cherry shades. Both bouquets were the work of Ml'S O Crawford. The Rev. Watson presided at the -reception, wl/are the usual toasts were honoured. Later in the day, amid showers of confetti and good wishes, the happy couple left by car for the honeymoon in the north. The bride travelled m .royal blue afgalane with rust wool lace with which she wore a deea> brown pony skin jacket, and b.at and shoes en suite.