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- Niagara Gazette - 10/1953
A crown of traditional orange
blossoms held the fingertip veil of
lace edged illusion for Miss Ellen
Mae Schildhauer as she was united
in marriage to S.-M.-Gerald Joseph
Kanouff last Saturday.
The candlelight ceremony, in
tWhich the daughter of Mr. and Mn.
Walter Schildhauer, 91st St., was
married to the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Kanouff, Pine Ave., took
place at Zion Evangelical Lutheran
Church with the Rev. L. E. Herfurth
officiating.
Escorted to the altar by her
father, the bride wore a gown of
candlelight satin and lace with a
fitted bodice fashioned with a satin
bertha, coljar and long sleeves1 of
lace. The circular skirt fanned out
into' a cathedral-length train.' She
carried a white Bible topped with
an orchid and streamers tied with
lilies-of-the-valley,
Mrs. John Andrews, matron-ofbonor
for her sister, wore a gown
of Nile green satin and carried a
bouquet of red roses and yellow
and white pompons. On her hair
was a circlet of green leaves with
a short veil.
The bridesmaids, Mrs. William
Schildhauer and Miss Yvonne Kanouff,
sister of the bridegroom,
wore matching gowns of fuchsia
satin, fashioned in lines similar to
the bridal gown. They' wore headpieces
of fuchsia leaves and carried
colonial bouquets of yellow
roses and white pompons.
The bridegroom chose as his
best man, S. M. Charles Hazen,
with Mr. William Schildhauer,
brother of the bride, and Mr. Marvin
Smeal, nenhew of the bridegroom,
acting as ushers.
After the double ring ceremony,
a reception was held in the church
hall. The mother of the bride wore
a dress of peacock, blue crepe with
black accessories. The bridegroom's
mother chose a powder blue dress
with black accessories. Each mother
completed her ensemble with a
corsage of yellow pompons.
For their wedding trip to Clearfield,
Pa., the bride departed in an
aqua wool jersey dress with
leopard accessories and wore an
orchid corsage.
After the honeymoon, the bride
will return to live at 819 91st St,
while the bridegroom departs on a
winter cruise for his last year in
service.
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