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- North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 10/16/1946
Palms and garden flowers
adorned the altar and large baskets
of gladioli and pom-pons decorated
the chancery of St. Martin's
Lutheran church, Martinsville
for the marriage of Miss Bernice
A. Wollenberg, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Arnold H. Wollenberg
of Sweeney street, and Everett L.
Weinheimer. son of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles H. Weinheimer, of Shawnee
road. The wedding took
place Saturday, October 5 at 3
P. m, the Rev. Berner officiating.
During the service Eugene
Thiele sang "Because" and Mrs.
Brown sang "I Love You Truly."
The bride, given in marriage
by her father, wore a gown of
white brocaded satin designed
with a fitted bodice, sweetheart
neckline and long fitted sleeves
tapering at the wrists. The full
gathered skirt fell into a chapel
length train. Her full length
veil of illusion was arranged with
a satin crown and orange blos-
soms. The veil was originally
worn by the bridegroom's sisterin-
law at her wedding. She wore
a strand of pearls, the gift of the
bridegroom, and carried a large
colonial bouquet of white pompoms,
snapdragons and yellow
roses tied with white satin ribbon.
Miss Gladys Wollenberg, sister
of the bride, maid of honor; wore
yellow chiffon over taffeta, fashioned
with fitted bodice, three
quarter sleeves and a full sqirt
Her headdress was a green beaded
bonnet with yellow shoulder
'length veil. She wore a double
strand of pearls with matching
bracelet. Her colonial bouquet
was of white pompoms and orchid
snapdragons, tied with silver
ribbon.
The Misses Elizabeth Stowell
and Vera Fritz, as bridesmaids,
wore blue gowns, with brocaded
satin bodices and full tulle skirts
over taffeta. Both wore pearls
and carried small colonial bou-
quets of yellow pom-poms and
snapdragons. Their headdresses
were yellow flowers with matching
short veils.
The flower girl, Jo Ann Lambert,
cousin of the bridegroom,
wore a pale green gown with an
orchid hair ribbon. She carried a
small white basket filled with
garden flowers and wore a small
heart shaped locket, the gift of
the bride.
Edward Weinheimer, brother oi
the bridegroom was best man
and the ushers were Lyle Freck,
cousin of the bridegroom, and
Louis Fritz.
The bride's mother selected a
fuechia dress with white gloves
and black accessories while the
bridegroom's mother was attired
in a claret wine velvet dress with
black accessories. Both wore corsages
of mixed flowers.
A wedding dinner was held in
the church dining room for the
bridal party and immediate famlies.
A three - tiered wedding
cake centered the table, topped
with a miniature bride and groom,
used to decorate the wedding
cake of the bride's mother. Place
cards were lettered In gold and
garden flowers and streamers oi
white, yellow and blue crepe
paper decorated the room. In the
evening a reception for 175 guests
was held at Labor hall.
The bride presented her attendants
with onyx and black
compacts. The bridegroom gave
his attendants ties and leather billfolds.
Mr., and Mrs. Everett Weinheimer
left for a wedding trip
to the East, the bride wearing a
hunter green wool suit with
black accessories and a corsage of
mixed flowers. Upon their return
they will live temporarily
with Mr. Weinheimer's parents.
Prenuptlai parties for the bride
were given by Mrs. Arnold Wollenberg
and Miss Gladys Wollenberg,
Miss Vera Fritz and Mrs.
George Loveland.
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