Wedding Bells.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 7913, 21 September 1904, Page 5

Wedding Bells.

A very pretty wedding took place this afternoon at the Broad-street Wesleyan Church, the contracting parties being Mr Alan Thompson, eldest son of Mr James Thompson, of "Weldons," Aylesbury, Canterbury, and Miss Annie Millar, fourth daughter of Mr James Millar, of Ferguson-street, Palmerston North. The church was nicely decorated by the choir, and a choral service was rendered by the combined choirs of the Cuba-street and Broad-street Churches. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. J. Mather. The bride was given away by her father, and was tastefully attired in ivory crepe de chine over glace silk, with ruchings of ribbons, true lover's knots, chiffon roses and transparent yoke of silk point lace with the orthodox veil and orange blossoms. In place of the usual bouquet the bride carried a Bible, handsomely bound in white kid, with streamers and orange blossoms. The bridesmaids were Misses Tilly and Ivy Millar, sisters of the bride, who were becomingly dressed in cream canvas, voile with' herring-bone yokes and silk ruchings, while they wore scarlet floral hats and carried scarlet bouquets and ribbons to match. Mr Jack Thompson, brother of the bridegroom, assisted as best man, and Mr Andrew Millar as groomsman. The happy couple left the church followed by the beautiful strains of the Wedding March, played by Miss Aggie Mowlem, the organist.. After the ceremony the wedding party, repaired to Te Wharua, the residence of the bride's parents, where they were entertained at afternoon tea, and the health of the bride and bridegroom was proposed and cordially responded to. The newly married couple left by the Wellington train bound for Christchurch arid the West Coast, where they intend spending their honeymoon. The bride's travelling dress was a pretty navy blue cloth costume with cream cluny lace vest and hat of cornflower blue chiffon.

. Ainorigst the numerous presents was a silver mounted entree dish and velvet pile table cloth by Mr L. Simmons ; a handsome dinner service from the Rail-' way staff; a silver teapot, and serviette rings from the Broad-street Wesleyan choir; a marble clock from- the Broadstreet Sunday school pupils, with whom Mr Thompson has been associated for some considerable time past; a handsome oak tray from the members of the Cuba-street Wesleyan Church, where Miss Millar has acted in the capacity of organist for a number of years; a hot water kettle from the Cuba-street choir; and a nick-nack and kitchen party was given by the employees of Mr L. Simmons as a token of the esteem in which they held then- fellow worker.