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- Niagara Gazette - 8/6/1945
A very lovely summer wedding
took place at St. Joseph's church
when Miss Carmela Alongi, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Alongi,
of Woodlawn avenue, became the
bride of Mr. James Bruno, youngest
son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bruno,
Sr., of Grand avenue.
Right Rev. Monsignor Pasquale
Tronolone performed the double
ring ceremony, with the Rev. Alfredo
Bruno officiating at the High
Mass. During the Mass the Ave
Maria and Kyrle Elelson were sung.
The altar was banked with gladioli.
The bride, who entered the church
on the arm of her father, was beautiful
in her gown of bridal satin
fashioned with a sweetheart neckline
with a row of tiny buttons down
the back. The fitted bodice was dain-
tilly shirred, with beaded applique
centered with rhinestones at the
shoulders and waist. The skirt was
gracefully full, ending in a long
court train. Her full-length veil of
illusion bordered with lace, with
an orange blossom tiara-styled cap,
drapped softly to the floor. Her
only ornament was her mother's
labaliere. She carrier a bouquet of
gardenias and stephonotis, centered
with an orchid and tied with white
streamers.
The maid of honor was Miss Beatrice
Accardo. She was gowned in
rose georgette with a round neckline
and a row of tiny buttons down
the front of the fitted bodice. It was
enhanced with a ruffled shoulder
cape effect and had three-quarter
length sleeves. A deep ruffle circled
the full skirt at the hem at the
back and caught In a point at the
waist. She wore a circular tiarashaped
eap made of shirred net
and georgette, trimmed with rosettes.
Her bouqet was of yellow roses and
ageratum, tied with blue ribbon.
Mr. Samuel Rosinl was the best
man.
Miss Antoinette Perri and Miss
Beatrice Adriatfco, bridesmaids,
were gowned alike In blue net over
full taffeta skirts. The fitted bodice,
shirred to the waist, had a v-neck-
line and a ruffled yolk and three-
quarters length sleeves,. The full
skirt had a double ruffle Inset at
the hips. Their hats were made of
fluted fan-shaped yellow roses and
blue fern, tied with yellow stream-
ers.
The ushers were Mr.. Joseph Presttii
and Mr. Anthony Alongi, brother of
the bride. Master Joseph Bruno,
nephew of the bridegroom was the
ring-bearer. He wore a white suit
and carried a white heart-shaped
pillow with white satin streamers.
pillow with white satin streamers.
Little Jessie Brindisi, cousin of
the bridegroom, and Joyce Frasca,
the flower girls, were dressed alike
in yellow net over taffeta styled
like the bridesmaid's gown. Their
headdresses were yellow flowers
and matching veils. They carried
colonial bouquets of yellow rose,
tied with yellow streamers.
The mother of the bride was
dressed in black and white accesso-
ries. The mother of the bridegroom
was dressed in black with pink
and black accessories. Both wore
corsages of roses and gardenias.
Immediately after the ceremony
breakfast was served at the home
of the bride's parents.
A wedding dinner was held in the
River-Boat room of the Cataract
House. The T-shaped table was
adorned with low bowls of cut flow-
ers and white tapers. Covers were
laid for 60. Centering the bride's
table was a four-tiered, hundred-
pound fruit cake, topped with a
miniature bride and bridegoom.
The mother of the bride received
in a floor-length gown of gold crepe
and the mother of the bridegroom
received in a sheer blue floor-length
gown at the reception, which was
held at the Cataract House.
Late in the evening the couple
left for a two-weeks honeymoon
trip by boat to Detroit and Chicago.
The bride's traveling outfit was a
moss green suit with beige and
brown accessories. She wore her
bridal orchid. After August 5 they
will be at home at 2498 Grand ave-
nue.
Pre-nuptials for the bride were
a cash shower by Miss Beatrice Ac-
cardo, and a linen and personal
shower given by the Mrs. Anna,
Fanny and Florence Bruno and Mrs.
Rose Tirabassi and Mrs. Josephine
Brindisi.
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1931 - 1994 (63 years)
d. 28 Jun 1962, Niagara Falls Memorial Hospital, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY