M'KENZIE—BEIRNE.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXI, Issue 25, 18 June 1903, Page 15

M'KENZIE— BEIRNE.

A wedding took place at St. Joseph's Church, Waimangaroa, on 20th May, the contracting parties being Mr. W. M'Kenzie, dredgeniaster of Trafalgar dredge, and Miss Kate Beirne, youngest daughter of Mr. F. Beirne, Railway Hotel, Waimangaroa. The Yen. Archpnest Walshe officiated, and Misses O'RoJftrke and C. M'lntyre were bridesmaids, Mr. Jol.n Beirne best man, and Mr. Colin M'Donald groomsman. The bride was given away by her father, and wore a white figured broche dress trimmed with white satm ribbons and pearl trimmings with the usual veil and wreath, and carried a shower bouquet of white chrysanthemums and maiden hair fern. The bridegroom's gift to the bride was a gold waitch and chain, to the bridesmaids greens tone brooches mounted in gold. The bride's gift to the groom was gold sleeve links. A large number attended the ceremony, the church l>eing well filed. An adjournment was then made to the hotel, where a tastelullylaid t>ut breakfast awaited them, and there they received laudatory remarks and good wishes. In the evening a large number of friends were entertained by Mr and Mrs. M'Kenzie. The happy couple were the recipients of many useful and valuable presents-.