Wedding Bells

Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 41, 18 February 1937, Page 2

Wedding Bells

PRETTY EVENING CEREMONY. KEENE—BROWN. Pretty tinted flowers set off with blue and white crepe made a dainty setting in St. Paul's Presbyterian Church on Wednesday, February 10, for the wedding of Amy Zilla, eldest daughter of Mrs and the late Mr F. E. Brown, Konini, and John Desmond Ernest, sec- ! ond son of Mr J. and the lato Mrs ‘.Keene, Wellington. The ceremony was performed by Rev. K. L. Warren and a Eevin visitor, Miss Peek, officiated at the organ, playing the Wedding March. The bride was given away by her grandfather, Mr J. Cresswell. She was beautifully gowned in ivory satin cut ■on classical lines with a long flowing train edged with accordeon pleated trimming. She wore an embroidered tulle veil, a halo headdress of flowers and tulle and white kid shoes. Her bouquet was of white gladioli and maiden-hair fern.

Two sisters of the bride's, Misses Lexie (chief) and Merle Brown were in attendance as bridesmaids. Their frocks were of stiffened net over blue satin and they had a halo headdress of artificial flowers. They had shoes to match and carried bouquets of pink roses and gladioli. Wray Brown (sister of the bride) made a sweet little fldwer girl in her pretty frock of white stiffened net over white satin. She carried a basket of blue artificial flowers and was accompanied by Brian Keene, nephew of the bridegroom, as page boy. Mr C. Brown (the bride's brother) attended as best man and the duties of groomsman were carried out by Mr G. Annear, of Ashhurst. Mr P. R. Boagey acting as usher. The reception was held at the Foresters' Hall where some 300 guests were received by Mrs Brown, some of the former having come from as far afield as Wellington, Hastings, Napier, Levin and Tokomaru. Mrs Brown choose a smart frock of navy floral with navy coat hat and shoes to match and wore a treasured heirloom that had once belonged to her great-grandmother. Her bouquet (made by Mrs L. J. Heayns, of Mangamutu) was fashioned in orange tints.

Rev. Warren occupied.the chair at the reception where the handsome cake (made by an aunt in Hastings and iced by friends from Levin) was greatly admired. After the reception the young couple left by car for the North the bride wearing a brown costume with matching accessories. Mr and Mrs Keane, whose future home will be in Pahiatua, received numerous wedding gifts and cheques from well-wishers. The bridegroom’s present to his bride was a brown leather handbag and the bridesmaids and flower girl received suitable gifts.