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- Niagara Gazette - 10/26/1935
A very pretty wedding was solemnized
Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock
at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran
church, when Miss Esther L. Werth,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gustav
Werth, of the Niagara Palls boulevard,
became the bride of Martin P.
Herman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Philip
Herman, of Fredericks street. The
Rev. J. W. Thiemecke performed the
ceremony. The church was decorated
with palms and autumn flowers.. Mrs.
J. W. Thiemecke rendered two solos,
"Because" and "Jesus, Savior, Pilot
Me."
The bride, who was given in marriage
by her father, was gowned in
white transparent velvet made princess
style, with a cowl neck and fashioned
with a train. White velvet sandals
completed her costume. Her veil
of lace and tulle was caught with
orange blossoms and she carried an
arm bouquet of white bridal roses,
calla lilies, button chrysanthemums
and gypsophelia.
Mrs. George Garlapo, sister- of the
bride, acted as matron of honor, attired
in a gown of wine transparent
velvet with sandals to match and
carrying an arm bouquet of Talisman
roses and rust chrysanthemums. The
bridesmaids. Miss Margaret Durow,
cousin of the groom, and Miss Hilda
De Vantier, wore gowns of green
transparent velvet with sandals to
match and carried arm bouquets of
Talisman roses and rust chrysanthemums.
The flower girl. Lois Marie Urtel.
niece of the bride, wore a dainty
frock of pink taffeta and carried a
basket of mixed flowers.
Rueben Herman was his brother's
best man and the ushers were George
Garlapo and Arthur Herman.
The bride's mother wore a dress of
black crepe and the groom's mother
wore navy blue crepe and both wore
shoulder corsages of roses, chrysanthemums
and gypsophelia.
Immediately following the ceremony
a reception was held for 115 guests.
The bride's table, laid for 18 was centered
with a large wedding cake.
After a wedding trip to Pittsburgh,
Pa., Mr. Herman and his bride will
be at home in Niagara Falls boulevard
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