WEDDINGS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 15 May 1943, Page 2

WEDDINGS

O'HARA—EMERSON A wedding of interest took place in Knox Church, Masterton, recently, the contracting parties being Mildred, youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs A. Emerson, Hamua, and Private Louis William, eldest son of Mr and Mrs W. O’Hara, Te Whiti. The Rev David McNeur officiated and Mr C. W. Kerry presided at the organ. The bride, who was escorted by her father, wore a becoming frock of magnolia satin cut on classical lines forming a train. Her beautiful embroidered cream veil was worn over her face and held in place with a halo of orange blossom. She carried a shower bouquet of cream chrysanthemums and maiden-hair fern. Her bridesmaids, Miss Joan O’Hara (sister of the bridegroom) and Miss Dulcie Russell (Hamua) were frocked alike in powder blue georgette and wore halos of pleated georgette and autumn flowers and carried bouquets 1 of autumn tinted chrysanthemums and maiden-hair fern. Janet Henderson (niece of the bride), who wore a dainty frock of lemon georgette and a halo of flowers, was train bearer. Mr Len Butcher (cousin of the bridegroom) was best man and Mr Don O'Hara (brother of the groom) was groomsman. During the signing of the register Miss Alma Davey sang “I’ll Walk Beside You.” On leaving the church the bride was presented with two lucky horseshoes by little Graeme Blundell and Betty Henderson. Mr D. Stalker piped the bridal party from the church and into their places at the reception, which was held in the Orange Hall, where many guests were received by Mrs Emerson and Mrs O'Hara. The former wore a black and white frock, henna coat, black hat and black accessories and the latter a dusky pink frock with black coat and hat. Both wore shoulder sprays. When Private and Mrs O’Hara left for the North the bride wore a smart black and white suit with black accessories. McKENZIE—REYNOLDS. A pretty wedding took place recently at Knox Church, Masterton, when Emma May, elder daughter of Mr F. M. Reynolds, Masterton, and the late Mrs Reynolds, was married to Trooper Hamish Stewart, son of Mr and Mrs Kenneth McKenzie, of Palmferston North. The church was artistically decorated by friends of the bride. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. David McNeur and Mr C. W. Kerry presided at the organ. The bride, who was escorted by her father, wore a blue ensemble with white trimmings and carried a bouquet of white flowers with touches of pink carnations and maidenhair fern. She was attended by Misses Betty Harris (Palmerston North) and Dorothy Cleary (Otaki), who wore attractive frocks of pink and grey, respectively, and carried bouquets to tone. Helen Hardinge and Margaret Campbell were flower girls, and wore pretty frocks of pink and blue, respectively. They ’wore pendants, the gift of the bridegroom, and carried posies in toning shades. Aircraftman Lauchlan McKenzie (brother of the bridegroom) was best man, and Trooper A. Anderson was groomsman. Messrs Stanley and Howard Reynolds were ushers at the church. On leaving the church the bride was presented with a silver horseshoe by her niece, Jennifer Campbell. A reception was afterwards held at “Craigiebrae,” Lansdowne, where the guests were received by Mrs F. M. Reynolds and Mrs K. McKenzie, the former wearing a wine-coloured frock with navy accessories and shoulder spray to tone, and the latter being attired in a prune coloured coat and frock with black accessories and shoulder spray to tone. When Trooper and Mrs Hamish McKenzie left for the north, the bride wore a tailored costume with navy accessories.