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- North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 9/6/1947
A lovely summer wedding was solemnized on Saturday,
August 28 at 4 p.m. in Salem Evangelical and Reformed
Church, when Miss Dorothy Alice Garlapo became the bride
of Verne L. Britting, son of Mrs. Ida Kortte. The Rev.
Walter Hetzel officiated before an altar decorated with candelabra,
palms, fern, and vases of white gladioli, pompoms
and gypsophelia.
Preceding the ceremony, Mrs. Silvia Hutt, organist,
played appropriate music. Truman Schwarzenholz sang
"Until" and "Hold Thou Our Hands, Dear Lord" during the
ceremony.
The bride waa gowned in white
crepe, fashioned with a bateau
neckline, long tight fitting sleeves
and a bouffant skirt A long train
fall from the tunic of the fitted
bodice. Her fingertip veil of illusion
was arranged with a headdress
of orange blossoms. The
bride carried white roses and
gypsophelia, tied with white satin
ribbon and wore a single strand
of pearls, a gift of the bridegroom.
She was given in marriage by her
father.
Mrs. Fred Hilliard. aunt of the
bride, as matron of honor, and
Mrs. Harold Mongold, cousin of
the bride, as bridesmaid, wore
matching gowns of aquamarine
nylon. The gowns were styled
with sweetheart necklines, threequarter
length puffed sleeves and
full skirt They wore matching
headpieces and carried bouquets
of pink gladioli and red roses tied
with red ribbon. Each wore a
strand of pearls, given them by
the bride.
Henry Novotny attended the
bridegroom as best man, with
David Morgan and Harold Kline
as ushers. The bridegroom presented
his attendants with lighters.
A grey print dress with white
accessories was worn by Mrs. Garlapo,
the bride's mother, and Mrs.
Kortte, selected a black and white
print dress with black accessories.
Each wore a corsage of red roses
and white baby chrysanthemums.
A reception for 100 guests was
held in the home of the bride following
the wedding where a buffet
supper was served from a table
centered with a tiered wedding
cake.
Mr. and Mrs. Britting left for
a trip to New York City and New
England, the bride wearing an
aquamarine wool suit with black
accessories and a corsage of yellow
roses.
Pre-nuptial parties were given
by Mrs. Fred Hilliard, Mrs. Harold
Mongold and Main Office girls of
Buffalo Bolt Company
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