WEDDING BELLS.

Putaruru Press, Volume II, Issue 18, 14 February 1924, Page 1

WEDDING BELLS.

CONNOLLY—MOGFORD. A very pretty wedding of considerable LuLtere.st-.40 .Matamata. .residents: was solemnised on Thursday* February 7, in AJI Saints’ Anglican Church, Matamata, when Miss Eunice Elizabeth Mog-ford, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Mogford, of Station road, was married to tlie Rev. William Edward Connolly, younger son of the Rev. W. E. Connolly, of Epsom, Auckland. The Rev. W. E. Connolly, father of the bridegroom, was the officiating minister. The church was beautifully decorated for the occasion by • the lady members of the choir and girl friends of the bride with asparagus and white hydrangeas, while a wedding bell composed of marguerite daisies and cream rose buds was suspended over the bridal couple. The bride entered the church on the arm of her father to the strains of “ The Voice That Breathed O’er Ellen,” played by the church organist, Mr. P. C. Ingham. She was charmingly attired in a beautiful gown of white bridal, charmeuse daintily draped to the left side, revealing a handsome underdress of white broche satin, of which material the sleeves were also made, while at the waist was a girdle of white satin rose buds. She wore a beautifully-embroidered tulle veil, which hung gracefully from a wreath of orange blossoms, and she carried an exquisite bouquet of white rose buds and apricot-tinted flowers intertwined with maidenhair fern and white satin streamers. The bridesmaid, Miss Lulu Mogford, sister of the bride, looked very dainty in a sweet little frock of apricot crepe de chene, with rose bud wreath at waist, from which hung panels of pleated apricot georgette, the whole being relieved with black picture hat and black shoes. She carried a lovely bouquet of apricot tiger ‘ lilies. Mr. B. Simpson, cousin of the bride, acted as best man. After the ceremony, which was fully choral, the bridal party and r guests adjourned to the home of the bride’s parents, where the wedding breakfast was partaken of and the customary toasts honoured. Mrs. Mogford, mother of the bride, was attired in a very smart nigger brown dress of satin granadine with fawn trimffiings, and hat and shoes to match. She carried a posy bouquet of: apricot rose buds. Mrs. W. E. Conniollyj sen., wore paisley silk dress and hat to match; Mrs. Connolly, Te Aroha, pink satin dress with black georgette panels and black picture hat; Mrs. Cranswick, aunt of bride, smart brown knitted silk dress with hat of paisley silk; Mrs. Simpson, ||||||jj| of bride, smart kingfisher blue frock and kingfisher hat to

match; Mrs. J. Tiddy, cousin of bride, smart silver grey gaberdine frock with pretty hat to match; Miss Simpson, eau de nil merne silk frock with mauve trimmings; Miss Varley Simpson, mauve merne silk, and hat to match; Mrs. Lings, silver grey satos and black picture hat; Mrs. England, black marocain; Mrs. Leahy, cream knitted silk dress and apricot hat.

The newly-married couple left by car for their honeymoon amid showers of confetti and with best wishes from their many Matamata friends. The bride travelled in a most becoming three-piece frock of dove-grey gaberdine and paisley marocain, with shoes and stockings to match and a very smart blue hat. Rev. and Mrs. Connolly were the recipients of many beautiful and valuable presents, among which were several cheques. On their return they will take up t-heir residence at tlie vicarage, Matamata.