- WEDDING BELLS
Brooks-Goodwin
The Hartley Memorial Methodist Church was the setting for the pretty afternoon wedding recently of Doris Evelyn elder daughter of Mr and Mrs E Goodwin, of Bluff, who exchanged vows with Francis Henry, eldest son of Mr and Mrs G. H. Brooks, Urbenville N.S.W. Rev. G. D. Smith was the officiating clergyman.
The charming bride entered the church to the strains of the Wedding March, escorted by her father, who subsequently gave her away. She wore a gown of white embossed organdie and all-over lace over taffeta. The organdie bodice was scalloped on to a lace yoke with a Peter Pan collar and long sleeves forming points at the wrists, finished with covered buttons and loops to the waist. The flared skirt was slightly gathered and formed a long train. Her embroidered and appliqued tulle veil was mounted on a head-dress of orange blossoms and silver looped trimming. She carried a cascade bouquet of white roses, dahlias, frangipani lilies and pink antiganon arranged with white ribbons and fern. For " something old " the bride wore a gold brooch which had belonged to her late maternal grandmother. As she left the church she was presented with two satin horseshoe tokens, trimmed with orange blossom, by her grandmother, Mrs Dowling, and cousin, Miss Daphne Sleaford.
The bride's sister, Hilda, attended as bridesmaid and her little niece, Judith Goodwin, was flower girl. They wore frocks of pale blue embossed organdie and all-over lace over taffeta. The bridesmaid's frock was made with a lace bodice and puffed sleeves, with an organdie yoke and a long full circular skirt. She wore a matching tulle veil and blue floral head-dress and blue lace mittens. She carried a bouquet of pink and lemon toned dahlias, gladioli and roses arranged with fern and matching blue ribbons.
The flower girl's frock was designed with a lace yoke and puffed sleeves on an organdie bodice and long flared skirt. She wore blue lace mittens and a cream straw bonnet trimmed with blue ribbons and ruching. She carried a gold basket filled with pink bebe and tabermontana roses tied with blue ribbons.
The bridegroom was supported by his brother-in-law, Mr Cliff Grooves, as best man During the signing of the register, the congregation sang, "The Voice that Breathed o'er Eden."
The reception was held at the YMCA Hall, where over 60 guests were received by the bride's mother. Mrs Goodwin chose a saxe blue flat crepe frock, the bodice trimmed with contrasting embroidery. She added black accessories and chose a corsage of pink roses. Mrs Brooks was attired in a grey crepe frock finished with white embroidery and allied with a matching hat, black accessories and a corsage of deep pink roses. A feature of the bride's table was the beautiful three-tiered wedding cake. Under the chairmanship of Rev. Smith, the customary toasts were honoured and congratulatory telegrams read, including many from New South Wales. The catering arrangements were ably carried out by Mrs King. When leaving for the honeymoon, which was spent at Yeppoon and in a tour of the Mackay and Cairns districts, the bride wore a hand-embroidered torquoise blue crepe frock with matching grosgrain hat and navy accessories.
The future home of the happy couple will be at Urbenville New South Wales.
Reception study of Mr and Mrs Francis Brooks. The bride was formerly Miss Doris Goodwin, of Bluff. -Photo by Gordon Barnes.
WEDDING BELLS. (1953, May 7). Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1878 - 1954), p. 3. Retrieved September 28, 2011, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article57254958
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d. 24 Jun 2008, Yeppoon, Queensland, Australia 