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- Niagara Gazette - 7/24/1946
NORTH RIDGE, July 24 - A love-
ly wedding was solemnized at 1
o'clock on Saturday afternoon, July
20, at St. Peter's Evangelical Lu-
theran church, North Ridge, when
Miss Vera J. Perry, youngest daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Perry, of
Ransomville, became the bride of
Mr. Milford Bluhm, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Elton Bluhm, North Ridge
road.
The Rev. Carl W. Oldsen, pastor
officiated. Mrs. Leonard Borget,
church organist played a program
of wedding music while the guests
were assembling in church. Miss
Audrey Oldach, pianist, and Miss
Beverly Lort Wilson sang, "I Love
You Truly." The church was beau-
tifully decorated with baskets of
mixed garden flowers, vases of
sweetpeas and lighted candelabra
on the altar. The guest pews were
tied with white satin ribbon.
The bride, who was given in mar-
riage by her father was lovely in
a lace over white taffeta dress with
a sweetheart neckline, long right
sleeves forming a point over the
hands, right bodice buttoned down
the back into a long train. Her
shoulder length veil of double net
was caught to a coronet of seed
pearls. She carried a bridal bouquet
of white roses and sweetpeas. Her
only jewelry was a strand of pealr,
the gift of the groom.
Yellow net over satin was worn
by Miss Audrey Whitener of Lock-
port, cousin of the bride and maid
of honor. she carried an arm bou-
quet, of orchid gladioli tied with
yellow ribbon. the bridesmaids in-
cluded Miss Marily Bluhm, sister
of the groom, who wore blue, the
right bodice of satin and a full
net skirt. Her arm bouquet was
pink gladiola tied with blue ribbon.
Miss Audrey Rohring, cousin of
the groom, were pink satin with a
full net skirt and carried an arm
bouquet of yellow gladiola tied with
yellow ribbon. All wore matching
head veils fastened to a coronet of
roses.
Miss Sally Cain, niece of the
bride, as flower girl, wore a ruddled
gown of yellow organdy. She car-
ried a crocheted basket filled with
daisies which she threw in the path
of the bride. Her headdress was a
yellow pleated coronet.
Master Ronald Johnston counsin
of the groom, acted as ring bearer
and wore a white linen suit. He
carried a white satin pillow tied
with streamers to which roses were
fastened.
Mr. Bluhm's best man was John
Cain. The ushers were Elwood Mil-
ler and Edward Mang.
The bride's mother wore navy blue
with white accessories while the
groom's mother wore a blue and
white figured crepe dress with white
accessories. Each wore a corsage
of gardenias and baby's breath.
After the ceremony, a reception
was held for 150 guests at the home
of the bride's sister, Mrs. Charles
Crawford, of Wilson. The table was
covered with a lace cloth centered
with a tiered wedding cake.
The happy couple left by motor
for a trip to the Thousand Islands.
The bride wore a yellow butcher
linen dress with white accessories.
Her corsage was of white roses.
They willbe at home to their many
friends at Ransomville after Au-
gust 1.
Among the out of town guests
were Mrs. Elizabeth Bluhm, of
North East, Pa., and Albert Rohr-
ing of Westfield, N.Y. Other uests
were from Niagraa Falls, Youngs-
town, Lewiston, Baker, Ransom-
ville and Lockport.
Pre-nuptial events included vari-
ety shower by Mrs. Harr Rohring
and Mrs. Elsa Johnston, Lockport.
Mrs. Elwood Miller and Mrs. Clif-
ford Johnston, Cambria, Miss Mar-
ilyn Bluhm, Mrs. Elton Bluhm and
Mrs. Gordon Veister of Lewiston
red and white kitch shower and
Miss Audrey Whitcher Lockport
and a personal shower by Mrs.
Oliver Ames..
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