WEDDING BELLS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 69, 26 June 1916, Page 2

WEDDING BELLS.

OAREY—KING.

A took place in St. Patrick's QJjyrch, K'aponga, btt Tuesday, , June 3® when .Miss .Mary Josephine' d'aughter"bf Mrs and the, late Andrew King;" 1 of "Rowaridale/' Kajioifga, 'was united irr the bonjis of. rmvtrim<>tjy to Mr : Richard Fenuony Carey, 1 of Birchfield,| WestpqrtS Th«\2cerjemony was performed by the UeV. -'"Father Cahill, who celebrated a nuptial Mass. The bride, who was given away by her eldest brother, Mr J. King, looked charming in a beautiful dress of white satin channelise and Spanish lace, over njjbpn, with a court train lined with pink, and ornamented with a "true lover's knot" and orange blossoms. The bridal veil was of embroidered tulle, arranged in mob-cap fashion. She carried a shower bouquet of white t lowers and asparagus fern, and was attendee] by her two sisters, Misses Katie and Eileen, both being daintily attired in frocks of shell pink crcpedcjchine, witli swathed belts of violet silk. They wore violet velvet hats, {trimmed with pafisies. The chief bridesmaid, Miss Katie King, wore a , pretty aquamarine necklet, and Miss Eileen a" cameo ring (gifts of the bridegroom). Each carried bouquets oiViputlc pink chrysanthemums and violets. Ihe bride was also attended by two flower girls, Misses Nora McGuire and Molly Burke, who were dressed in white' embroidered frocks, with pale pink sashes, and hats to match. Each carried a basket of white flowers. Mr JP. Carey, of Wellington (brother of the bridegroom), acted as best man, and Mr I). King (brother of the bride) las groomsman. The church was prettily decorated by Mrs Groucofct, who also played Mendelssohn's "Wedding March," as the bridal party left the church. Alter the ceremony tin? wed- J •ding party adjourned to "RowanMale," the- residence of the bride's mother, where the breakfast was laid in a large marquee. The Rev. Father Cahill presided and proposed the toast of the bride and bridegroom. Later in the afternoon Mr and Mrs Carey left by motor en route for Napier, where the honeymoon is to be spent, the bride wearing a navy serge costumne, and black velvet hat with white ostrich plume, and a beautiful set of furs, the gift of the bridegroom. The bride's gift to the bridegroom was a serviceable travelling rug. The happy couple were the recipients of many valuable and useful presents.