WEDDING BELLS,

Putaruru Press, Volume II, Issue 13, 10 January 1924, Page 1

WEDDING BELLS,

I AURENSON—KIDD. A pretty wedding was celebrated in beautiful weather on Tuesday. December 18, in Waiuku, when Dr. J. T. Laureason, of Matamata second son <>i Mrs. and tlie late Mi-. Lauren son. of Christchurch, was married tn Miss Vera Kidd, elder daughter of Mr. and t Mrs. Alfred Kidd, of Waiuku. ( The ceremony was performed in , the Church of England by the Rev. J. C. Fussell. The church had been j very prettily decorated with beautiful r flowers and a floral arch with wedding bell was erected in front of the altar. The church was crowded with guests and friends when the bridal ; party entered to the strains of nop- : tial music. The bvi.de was given away by her* father, and she was charmingly dressed in an elaborate gown of Eastern model made of rich material, and gathered in a handsome buckle in , front. She wore a beautiful bridal veil of 70-year-okl horniton lace and ! carried a pretty bouquet. The bridesmaids were Miss G. Kidd | (bride’s sister), Miss I. Gillies, Misses i ;V. and G. Cashel. They were prettily j gowned in pastel pink organdie over j 1 satin "trimmed with pre-desy-fhrdc ItafrC : | and carried blue and pink posy bou-i ; quets. Miss Jessie Gillie carried a ! white satin bridal cushion for thei bride to kneel on at the altar. I The bridegroom was attended by Dr. Lawrence, of Te Aroha, as best man. After the service the guests, numbering- about 65, were entertained at breakfast in a large marquee on the lawn at “ Brookfield,” the home of the bride’s parents, and several toasts, accompanied by brief speeches, were well and truly honoured. At the breakfast the best man read out a : number of telegrams from various • parts of (lie country, offering best • wishes and congratulations to the ■ bridal pair. Tlie wedding presents ! were numerous and beautiful. A ; i special one to the bride was the white ; bridal prayer book from which the j | marriage service was read. . When Dr. and Mrs. Laurenson j started oil* on their honeymoon they ; were deluged with confetti. rose leaves and cheerful good wishes. T.hmr fulur* home v. hi be at Mala-

UPRI CHARD—B URRUS. Tlie wedding of Mr. Frank Up- ! richard, of Mangateparu and late of ! the Wairarapa district, to Miss Mabel Burrus, of Morrinsville and recently i of Plymouth, England, was solcmnI ised at St. Matthew’s Anglican Church on Thursday. The Rev. R. L. : Connolly, of Te Aroha, conducted the : ceremony in place of the Rev. J. A. Kempthorne, who is absent on a ho!i- ---! day. The bride, who was given away ’ by Mr. W. Compton, wore a dress of j white crepe de chene, with the usua.l ' veil, orange blossom and bouquet. The | bridesmaid, Miss Mary Major, of i Hamilton East, wore a white organdi j dress with a pink shower bouquet. ! Mr. Phil Clark, of Mangateparu, was j the best man. The wedding breakI fast, given by Mr. and Mrs. \V. Comp- ! ton, was held in Miss Fielder’s 1 tearooms. Th*’ newly-married couple left by ihe midday express for ! Auckland