WEDDING.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 161, 7 June 1940, Page 9

WEDDING.

POND—STEPHENSON. A very pretty wedding was solemnised at All Saints’ Churcn, Palmerston North, on April 23, the contracting parties being Ruth Isobel, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs W. J. Stephenson, of Awapuni, and Francis Edward Elvery, elder sou of Mr and Mrs. A. E. Pond, oi Opiki. Canon G. Y. Woodward was the officiating clergyman. , The bride was attired in a beautiful frock of ivory lace over satin of the same shade, fashioned with a V neck, and long fitting sleeves coming to a point over the hands, while the gored skirt was made full with a long train effect. She had silver shoes, and a beautiful embroidered veil (lent by the bride’s cousin, Mrs L. Rix, Linton), held in place by a halo of orange blossoms, fell to form a second train. The beautiful brooch of pearls and Lupaz worn i>y tue oiide was over luU oiu auu naa been worn by several m'Ries or tlie lasG tour or live generatioilc*. Aii attendance were four bridesmaids, Miss o UjUO Aj angute LUusnl ox tun ormo;, iu.ss n uiu.o rom (Chrislcli Ur on), sister or tue bridegroom, arm ulisses niuiiel ana «m«iu be pno 11 soil, tue briue's siStero. IVrlsS JJlUigute and Miss i'ond' worn blue aim pxiiiv owiss organu.e lace, and tne two j onager mams were in iroeiis oi pink and uiue sp/jggeu Swiss organdie, an me i rocks oenig maue wim neartsnaped necks, a.m lnnsiied with silver bureaus, snort pufi'eu sleeves and lull gored skirts lmcu with sauu to tone, snort veils of stilfened pink and blue net, finisned witli Halos oi tiny pnik and blue roses, and silver siioes to tone, completed a very picturesque toilette. The bouquets carried by the bride and her maids were of ro~es and abutillon and maidenhair terp with streamers of silver ribbon, and were made and given by Mrs W. Fletcher, oi Karere.

The duties of best man were carried out by Mr Alan Pond, of Opiki, brother of the bridegroom, and Mr James Stephenson, the bride’s brother, wan groomsman.

After the ceremony a reception was held at the P.D.G. tearooms, where the tea tables were gaily decorated with pink and blue flowers, while the baautnul two-tiered wedding cake held pride of place on the bridal table. The guests were received by Mr and Mrs W. J. Stephenson, tlie latter wearing a floral and navy blue ensemble with navy accessories. They were assisted by Mr and Mrs A. E. Pond, the latter wearing a wine coloured frock with beige trimmings and navy blue accessories. Mrs Stephenson’s and Mis Pond’s posits were of pom-pom dahlias finished with gold ribbons. Canon "Woodward acted as toastmaster, and the usual toasts were honoured. Prior to the reception the bride and bridegroom paid a hurried visit to the Hospital to receive the good wishes of the bride’s grandmother, who had been an inmate of the Hospital for several months. Several telegrams conveying felicitations to the young couple were received from different parts of New Zealand, and the beautiful wedding presents on view at the home of the bride’s parents included a gramophone presented to the bride by her associates at station 2ZA (where she had been a member of the staff for a considerable time), and several cheques. At the conclusion of the wedding festivities the bride and bridegroom left for the south, where the honeymoon was spent carrying with them the good wishes of a very large assemblage of friends and relatives who had gather-' ed together in their honour. Ike bride’s travelling dress was a navy bine costume, with hat, bag and shoes to tone. 1 . ■ -, r . Previous to her wedding Miss Stephenson was entertained at several gift parties, including one given by St. Chad’s Girls’ Club, Longburn, one by Mrs J. C. Riddle, the bride s cousin, and another by her aunt, Mrs "\V. Com an, Boundary Road At each of these functions the gifts were appropriate and costly, testifying to the high esteem in which the bride is held by her friends and acquaintances. Mr Rond was also the guest of honour at a party in the Opiki Hall, where.he was presented with a beautiful leather suitcase, suitably inscribed. ~ „ , ' Mr and Mrs F. Pond’s future homo will be in the Otaki district.