MAORI WEDDING AT MIROAHUIAO.

King Country Chronicle, Volume II, Issue 75, 27 March 1908, Page 3

MAORI WEDDING AT MIROAHUIAO.

An event, which attracted a great amount of interest in the district, was the celebration of the nuptials on Sunday last of Kahu Maraku, of Miroahuiao, and Miss Rochefort, of Taupo. A large number of Maoris from all parts of the King Country "attended the ceremony, and a considerable number of European visitors journeyed from Te Kuiti and the surrounding district to do houour to the occasion. The ceremony, which was held in the Miroahuiao Hall, was conducted by the Rev. iDean Leichthard and Father Langworth. The bride, who was attended by two bridesmaids, was beautifully dressed in white satin, with the regulation veil and orange blossoms. Great preparations had been made by the friends of the young couple, and favoured with beautiful weather, the scene was of the brightest and most animated description. A charming feature of the ceremony was the procession of the bridal party to the Hall, the bride being escorted by the drum and fife band, of the Mangatotara tribe, to the strains of the Wedding March. After the ceremony the guests were lavishly entertained in the truly hospitable Maori custom, to an excellent wedding breakfast. A number of speeches were made by Maori and European friends, and the heartiest good wishes expressed for the future happiness and prosperity ewiy married couple.