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- Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 5/13/1960
Miss Elizabeth Joyce Bedrord
became the bride of Bernard
Bloom Saturday morning at 9:30
in St. John The Baptist Church.
The couple repeated their wedding
vows before the Rt. Rev.
Msgr. Francis A. Clancy at the
altar enhanced by arrangements
of white gladioli.
The bride's parents are Mr.
and Mn. Marvin James Bedford
of the Wheeler Rd., Lockport
The groom is the son of Mrs
Francis Bloom of Medina.
PRINCESS GOWN
Mr. Bedford gave his daughter
in marriage. Her princess style
gown of Chantilly lace was fashioned
with a Peter Pan collar,
edged with seed pearls and sequins
which was repeated in the
bouffant skirt ending in a sweep
train.
A lace cap with a crown of seed
pearls held her veil of illusion,
and she carried a colonial bouquet
of sweetheart roses and carnations.
Maid of honor was Miss Sharon
S. Bedford, die bride's sister. Her
ballerina - length gown of orchid
taffeta with lace panel inserts
was styled with a scoop neckline
and bow at the back. She wore a
matching halo headpiece with
face veil and carried a colonial
bouquet of pink and white carnations.
Bridesmaids were the Misses
Beverly Harper of Appleton and
Kathleen La Mountain. Their bouquets
and ensembles, fas blue and
pink respectively, were like that
of the maid of honor.
Joan Bedford, the bride's sister,
was flower girl. She wore a
blue nylon and lace dress and
carried a nosegay of pink and
white carnations.
Lt. James Bloom of Ft. Knox,
Ky. attended his brother as best
man. Ushering duties were per-
formed by George La Mountain,
nephew of the bride, and William
Buddenhagen.
GRANDMOTHER ATTENDS
For her daughter's wedding,
Mrs. Bedford chose a Dior blue
lace dress over taffeta with pink
and white accessaries and a pink
rose corsage. The groom's mother
wore a brown lace dress over
taffeta with matching accessories
and a brown orchid corsage. Mrs.
Patrick Parker, grandmother of
the bride, chose a black and white
ensemble complemented by a
white carnation corsage.
A wedding dinner followed by
a reception for 190 guests, was
served in the Knights of Columbus
Hall. Aa heirloom lace cloth covered
the table which held me
wedding cake and flowered cancue
holders with tail white tapers.
The bride was wearing a navy
blue suit drees, white accessories
and a white orchid corsage as the
couple left for a trip to California.
They will live in Lockport on their
return.
Guests were present from Canada,
Akron, Albion, lockport and
Niagara Falls.
The bride was graduated from
Royalton-Hartland Central School
and the groom from Medina High
School.
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