A Happy Wedding

In Suva

From a Special Correspondent WHEN the Aorangi arrived in Suva on September 29, it brought with it, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Wood, of North Sydney, and their only daughter, Ettyann, to be married on October 8 at Holy Trinity Pro-Cathedral, Suva, to William Orr Garnett, younger son of Mr. and Mrs.

W. Gerrard Garnett, of Des Voeux Road, Suva. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. H. W. Figgess.

The bride was radiant in her beautiful frock of off-white magnolia moire faille.

From a coronet of orange blossom fell the lovely Honiton lace veil, lent by Mrs.

Snow, of North Sydney. Her bouquet was of white flowers, relieved with pale pink orchids given by Mrs. W. E. McGowan and arranged by Mrs. Devon McCraig. A string of pearls was the bride’s only orna-

merit. She carried handkerchiefs which had originally been worn by her mother and her groom’s mother on their respec tive wedding days.

The bridesmaids were Patricia Bish and Joyce Garnett (cousin of the groom) and both were similarly gowned in blue-green moire taffeta, shot with mauve, with matching mittens and Juliet caps, and they carried muffs made of same material.

The bridegroom was supported by his brother, Jack Garnett, as best man, and Lionel Hawkesley as groomsman.

The bridesmaids each received a string of pearls and the groomsmen silver en graved mugs, to mark the occasion.

A reception was later held at the Grand Pacific Hotel when Mr. and Mrs. Wood, assisted by the bridegroom’s parents, re ceived over 150 guests. The bride’s mother was gowned in green moire taffeta, shot with bronze, a matching turban trimmed with gold lame, and she carried a bouquet of red roses. Mrs. W. G. Gar nett (mother of the bridegroom) wore a blue floral heavy silk frock, with black turban relieved with touches of blue, and a corsage of pale pink roses and forget me-nots. T Mr Jack St. Julian was MC; Mr. Ham let Garnett (uncle of the groom) pro posed the health of the young couple; Captain Mullens proposed the toast of the parents of the bride; and Mr A W.

James, MBE, proposed the health of the bridegroom’s parents.

The happy couple left on a three-weeks tour of Viti Levu, in their new Vauxhall Sedan, a gift from the bride’s parents.

The newly-married couple (Mr. and Mrs. W. O.

Garnett) cutting the wedding cake.