Scene at a Wedding.

Manawatu Herald, 31 March 1894, Page 2

Scene at a Wedding.

» Numerous instances are on record of brides-eleot refusing their consent to be married at the last moment when at the very altar rails (says yesterday's N.Z. Times), but what is probably the first instance of the kind in New Zealand occurred yesterday at St. Peter's Church, Willis street. A marriage was being celebrated by the incumbent (Rev. W. G. Waters), but when he asked the bride in the usual formula, " Will you take this man to be your wedded hußband?" the lady threw the whole party into a state of consternation by replying in a most decided manner " No," instead of the usual " I will." The minister waß considerably Burprised, of course, and thinking that a mistake had occurred, repeated the question, but was again met with a refusal as decided as before. Matters assumed a very serious complexion, and the father of the bride urged her to make the orthodox reply. But the lady remained obdurate and persisted in her refusal, for all she would say was, " No, I won't ! I won't have him." Thereupon the whole wedding party retired into the vestry for the purpose of considering what was the best course to pursue under the circumstances. The result of the conference was that Mr Waters informed those present in the body of the church that owing to the indisposition of the bride-elect the marriage had for the present to be postponed. We have been requested by Mr Harry Edmonds to state that the marriage of Mr Herbert Edmonds and Miss M. J. Hare, the two parties concerned in the affair, had to be postponed, owing to the sudden serious indisposition of the bride, and that the wedding ceremony will take place'today at St. Peter's Church. Since then we have learnt that the happy pair were made one yesterday.