WEDDING BELLS

New Zealand Tablet, 22 May 1919, Page 33

WEDDING BELLS

MACKLE—HAILES. . c '.-- ;-: j A very pretty wedding was solemnised at the \ Church of the Sacred Heart, Kaikoura, on Wednes- ■'■ day, April 30, when John Joseph Mackle, eldest sou i of Mr. B. Mackle, was. united in the bonds;: of holy , Matrimony to Margaret Mary, daughter of: Mr. Ed- !' ward J. M. Hailes, of Kaikoura. Rev. J. J. Kelly (pastor of the district) officiated. Great interest was I centred in the wedding, owing to the fact that the couple : I - were very popular and the son and daughter of two of { ■ Kaikoura's pioneers, both of whom are held- in the \ highest respect. „ The church was crowded. The bride, . \ who was given away by her. father, looked charming in S a dress of white crepe-de-chine and georgette, trimmed ! with pearl, with long train lined with pale pink, and ! wore a beautiful veil of old Brussels lace. She carried '.. a bouquet of white crysanthemums entwined with ■■;'. \ maiden-hair fern, tinged with pink. ' The bride was/ j attended by her sister, Miss Francis Hailes, who. wore a-. 1 dress of pale blue georgette, with hat to match, and \ carried a bouquet of daisies, with touches of blue. Mr. 1 P. Mackle was best man. Miss C. Coakley (cousin of \ the bride) sang Gounod's "Ave Maria," and 1 ?? Miss \ Mackle (sister of the bridegroom) played Mendelssohn's 5 "Wedding March" as the party left the church. After • I the ceremony about 200 guests were entertained to a. { wedding breakfast laid in a large marquee : at the 1 resi- \ dence of the bride's parents. Mrs. Hailes made, an excellent hostess, and received the guests in a- manner I that made everyone feel welcome. A lengthy toast list : , was honored. The newly wedded couple, who left later [ in the afternoon for the south to spend their honey- I moon, were the recipients of a large number of costly """ and beautiful presents,, including a valuable marbJej |NI ■ clock, suitably inscribed £ from St. Patrick's Sports Com- WA ■-- mittee, and many cheques. - The bridegroom's to the bride was a gold wristlet watch, and to the brides- > ,- : maid a handsome ( pendant. : The bride's present to the 'bridegroom was a gold watch chain. The bride's travel- " ling costume was of nattier blue, with 'hat "to** match. She also wore a handsome set of fox furs. '