WEDDINGS

Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20989, 16 December 1939, Page 17 (Supplement)

WEDDINGS

CARTER—WELLS WHITE CHIFFON GOWN The wedding took place at St. Peter’s Cathedral, Hamilton, on the afternoon of Saturday, December 9, when Merle Evelyn Lilian, younger daughter of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Wells, River Road, Hamilton, was married to Bernard William Carter, of Te Aroha, the youngest son of Mr and Mrs P. A. Carter, of Wellington. The Very Rev. T. P. Weatherhog, Dean of Hamilton, performed the ceremony, and Mr Stanley Jackson presided at the organ. The church had been beautifully arranged with delphiniums and sweet peas. The bride, who entered the church with her father, wore a lovely frock of filmy white chiffon, the bodice of which was shirred to points over the hips and finished at the neckline with a spray of orange-blossom. Shirred panels were inset into the sleeves, which tapered to points over the hands, and the very full skirt fell in soft folds to form a train. Her veil of white tulle was appliqued in each corner with true-lovers knots of satin and fell from a coronet of white satin flowers and orange blossom. She carried a sheaf of Madonna lilies. Violine Rose Stiffened Net

In attendance were Mrs Ray Daley, sister of the bride, as matron-of-honour, and Miss Myra Carter, Wellington, sister of the bridegroom, as bridesmaid and they wore similar frocks of violine rose stiffened silk net over matching moire taffeta. The Empire bodices were designed with heart-shaped necklines caught with tiny diamante clips, and very high puff sleeve finishing in points over the hands. Full circles formed the skirts and silver ribbons finishing in butterfly, bows at the back encircled the waistline. They wore short veils of matching net held in place with topknots of flowers and silver leaves, and they carried bouquets of carnations and roses with trails of maidenhair fern.

Mr J. Clough was the best man and Mr J. Booker, Hawera, was the groomsman.

After the ceremony, a reception, was held at the Centreway Rooms, which had been artistically arranged with pink sweet peas, spirea and gladioli. Mrs Wells received the guests wearing a model ensemble of midnight blue triple sheer, with a burnt maize Baku straw hat and a shoulder spray of red carnations. The bridegroom’s mother was wearing an Airforce blue tailored costume with a matching sisal straw hat and shoulder spray of delphiniums and pink carnations. Mrs E. V. Joseph, of New Plymouth, grandmother of the bride, was wearing a model ensemble of marine blue dropstitch crepe, a toning hat and a shoulder spray of shaded pink carnations. When Mr and Mrs B. W. Carter left by car for the wedding trip the bride travelled wearing a smart striped petrel glamour crepe frock under a Paris tan coat and a match- ; ing hat and accessories, j They will make their home in Te i Aroha. ! The guests were later entertained at the home of the bride’s parents.

SHAW—SAUNDERS A charming wedding was solemnised at the Trinity Presbyterian Church, Cambridge, on Saturday, December 9, when Elsie Melita, laughter of Mr and Mrs W. F. Saunders, of Bruntwood, was married to Edward Anderson, younger son of Mrs and the late Mr J. Shaw, j£ Paterangi. ; The bride, who entered the church with her father, looked charming in her bridal gown of white satin and lace fashioned on Grecian lines, with insets of lace on the bodice and sleeves, and a row of tiny buttons , from neckline to waist. A spray of orange blossom was worn at the • neckline and the graceful train was : inset with panels of lace. She wore | a beautiful embroidered veil of j Brussels net which was fastened to j the head with a coronet of orange j blossoms and lilies, and she carried a sheaf of St. Joseph lilies. The I church had been beautifully arj ranged by friends of the bride, with ! pink and blue sweetpeas, irises and i delphiniums. The Rev. Hitchcock was the officiating minister and Mr R. B. Boyce played the wedding music. At the end of the service Miss Edna Herbert sang a solo, j The bride was attended by her sister-in-law, Mrs Cecil Pickering, as matron-of-honour, who wore a frock of dusky-pink taffeta, trimmed with ruchings. She carried a posy of pink ! snd blue flowers and her head-dress was composed of pink and blue i flowers and a tiny veil. After the ceremony a reception was held in the Peace Memorial Hall which had been beautifully, decorated with pink roses and blue delphiniums. The guests were received by Mrs Saunders who wore a smart frock of mauve romaine with hat to tone and she carried a posy ! of mauve-shaded flowers. Mrs Shaw, j mother of the bridegroom, was wearing a smart black and white enensemble and she carried a posy of pink-shaded sweet peas. When Mr and Mrs E. A. Shaw left by car on their honeymoon, the bride was wearing a grey tailored costume with Burgundy accessories. They will make their home at Paterangi.

Guests present were:—The Rev. and Mrs Hitchcock, Mrs Anderson, grandmother of the bridegroom, Mr and Mrs Forbes (Mangere), Mr and Mrs J. S. Russell, Mrs E. Duncan, Mrs Sleeth (Auckland), Mr and Mrs A. J. Shaw (Paterangi), Mr and Mrs N. Perry, Mr and Mrs H. Duncan, Mr and Mrs E. Powell (Paeroa), Miss E. Herbert, Mr N. Forbes, Mr C. Pickering, Mr F. Saunders.