WEDDING

Wairarapa Times-Age, 29 April 1938, Page 9

WEDDING

WILLIAMS-RIDDIFORD. On Wednesday morning at 11.45 o’clock . the wedding was solemnised in St. Theresa’s Church, Featherston, of Philippa Therese, youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs Riddiford, of Longwood, and Morvyn, younger son of Mr and Mrs H. G. Williams, Lansdowne, Masterton. The day, unfortunately, was wet and cheerless but that did not prevent the church being full of relations and friends. As the bride entered the church escorted by her father, the Bridal March was played and then St. Theresa’s choir sang a hymn for a marriage service which had been specially written for the occasion by the Rev Dr Walsh. The Rev Father Carmine performed the marriage ceremony. z The bride looked charming in a very simple gown of white and silver lame high to the neck and with long tightfitting sleeves. Her- long train, which hung from the waist, was lined with silver tissue and was carried by two pages, Masters David White and John Edward Vogel, cousins of the bride. The chief bridesmaid was Miss Rosamond Riddiford, sister of the bride, the others being Miss Christina Williams, cousin of the bridegroom, and Miss Una Herrick. They were dressed in fuschia velvet dresses made very simply with V-shaped necks, short puff sleeves, and on their heads they wore Juliet caps of the same velvet. The church which had been decorated by Miss Card and Mrs Algar Williams, was done , with pale mauve and white chrysanthemums and fuschia to tone with the bridesmaids’ dresses. The pages wore long white velvet trousers and fuschia velvet coats with white ruffles round the neck. Dr Morvyn Williams was attended by his brother, Mr Garth Williams, as best man, and Messrs Dick Wardell, John and Tony Riddiford were the ushers. As the register was being signed the choir sang an old Latin hyrfin “Cor Dulce.” Mrs Arthur Bunny, of Masterton, was at the organ. The bride threw back the long white tulle- veil which enveloped her as she' left the church. It was bound to her head by a charming wreath of small wax lilies. After the ceremony a small family luncheon party was given by Mr and Mrs Riddiford at Longwood, and at 2.30 p.m. a reception was held. The large marquee was beautifully decorated with large tubs of chrysanthemums in shades of pale mauve and yellow. The tables were decorated in similar shades and in the house masses of chrysanthemums and dahlias in all shades were everywhere, together with autumn berries and red leaves. Mrs Frank Reed, of Christchurch, and Miss Bristow, of Wellington, had arranged all these in the most artistic manner.

The bride’s health was proposed by Mr Henry Arkwright in an able, witty speech. Dr Williams responded and then proposing the health of the bridesmaids. This was replied to by the best man.

Later, the bride changed her bridal gown for a two-piece dress and coat of soft green, the coat being trimmed with soft brown fur. With this she wore a felt hat of the same colour. Pelted with confetti the bride and bridegroom left for their honeymoon, which will be spent touring in the north.

Many guests were unable to be present owing to the floods in the Hawke’s Bay district, but two who were able to get through were the bride's aunt, Mrs Dudley Kettle, and Dr Jack Price. Amongst others at the church and at the wedding reception were Mrs Edward Riddiford, grandmother of the bride, who was dressed in black with hat to match, trimmed with pale pink feather; Mrs Arthur Russell, aunt of the bridegroom, in black velvet; Mrs John Rolleston, aunt of the bride, in navy blue and white, with large hat and fur cape; Mrs Eric Riddiford in soft blue; Mrs Garth Williams, sister-in-law of the bridegroom, in black velvet with smart high hat; Miss St. Clair Inglis, in dark navy blue and whiteY-

Mr and Mrs Riddiford received their many guests in the drawing-room, the latter wearing a patore blue satin dress made up on the dull side, with felt hat to match and a double silver fox fur worn across her shoulders. Amongst many too numerous to mention who were present at the reception were Mr and Mrs Algar Williams, Mr and Mrs Herrick (Tautane), Miss R. Williams (Trimley), Mr and Mrs Edmund Bunny (uncle and aunt of the bride), Mr and Mrs Oliver Bunny, Mr and Mrs W. Bunny, Mr and Mrs Patrick Dillon, Mrs Elkington, Mr and Mrs Colin Deans. Mr and Mrs Patrick Borthwick, Miss Elfie Reed, Mr and Miss Card, Mr and Mrs Walter Martin, Mr and Mrs Edward Johnson (Hawke's Bay), Mr and Mrs St Hill, Mr and Mrs Vallance, Mrs Arthur Bunny. Mrs Mawley, Mr and Mrs Arch. Clark, Mrs Wall, Mr and Mrs Willis, Miss Hewitt, Miss Deans, Professor and Mrs von Zedlitz, Mr and Mrs Henry Arkwright, Mr and Mrs David Collins, Miss Heath. Miss Higgins, Mr and Mrs Carne Bidwill. Mrs David Webster, Mr and Mrs W. G. Turnbull, Mrs Seeley, Mr and Mrs E. C. Holmes, Mr Frank White. Mr and Mrs L. O. H. Tripp, Mr and Miss Bloxam and the Misses Bloxam, Mrs and Miss Gordon and Mr and Mrs de Stacpoole. The bride and bridegroom were the recipients of many beautiful gifts. The wedding cake, a three-tiered one, was iced in an unusual way. In the centre of the lower tier was a model of the bride, and in the three

sides, the cake being square, between horse shoes, were replicas of the bridesmaids, made of marzipan. As the bride was leaving the church she was presented with a silver horse shoe, as a token of good luck from the children of St Theresa's Choir. Miss Riddiford had conducted the choir.