HOUSTON—BRAY

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 218, 3 December 1927, Page 20 (Supplement)

HOUSTON—BRAY

At St. John’s Church, Te Awamutu, on Wednesday last, before a crowded assembly, the marriage took place of Alice Marjorie, elder daughter of. Mrs. B. A. Bray, of Te Awamutu, to Sidney C. Houston, of Parawera, youngest son of Mrs. W. Houston, also of Te Awamutu. The Rev. R. H. Trill officiated. The service was fully choral, and the church was beautifully decorated by the girl friends of the bride with blue delphiniums and pink gladiolii. To the strains of the “Wedding March,” played by Miss Stella Empson, the bride entered the church on the arm of her uncle, Mr. Norman Bray, of Hamilton. A simple, but exceedingly dainty frock of ivory georgette, the bodice of which was pin-tucked and the skirt draped and caught at the left side with a soft bow and a spray of orange blossoms, was chosen for the bridal frock. Honiton lace was worn over the bride’s face on entering the church and afterwards thrown back to disclose a coronet of orange blossoms. She carried a sheaf of St. Joseph lilies and pale pink sweet peas, which completed a charming toilette. Miss Linda Bray attended her sister as bridesmaid, and wore a frock of pale primrose georgette trimmed with circular ruchings of satin beaute on the scalloped skirt and tiny posies of blue forget-me-nots. Miss Ann Houston, sister of the bridegroom, also attended, wearing a similar frock of pervenche blue georgette, with posies of pink forget-me-nots. Both bridesmaids wore black crinoline hats trimmed with blue and primrose velvet ribbons, black satin shoes and carried Victorian bouquets of blue nigella and rosebuds. The bridegroom was attended by Mr. lan Houston and Mr. Harvey Linton, both of Auckland. At the conclusion of the ceremony a reception was held in the Parish Hall, where about 80 friends of the bride and groom were present. Mrs. Bray received her guests in a smart beige crepe de chine frock, with touches of jade green under a handsome coat of navy silk repp; her hat was of beige straw, and she carried a beautiful bouquet of apricot roses. The mother of the groom was gowned in a becoming frock of Burgundy crepe de chine, with vest and cuffs of ecru lace, and she also wore a hat to tone; her bouquet was in soft pink and mauve shades. After the customary toasts had been honoured the young couple left by car for the North, where the honey-

moon is to be spent. Their future home will be at Parawera. The table decorations at the reception were beautiful, pink being the predominating colour, with golden Iceland poppies effectively used. In the evening a large number of friends were the guests of the bridesmaids at a dance in the Parish Hall, where a very cheery time was spent.