Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-06
Gardeniia, Flower
for Southern
Wedding

A typical Southern wedding was that
of Miss Manelle Brewster to Mr.. Ed
ward Richardson, one OF the pretty GER
emonies of last night. The beautiful
gardenia. a costly exotic in the East,
but a freely blooming blossom at this
season in the South, was the flower
selected by the bride for the wedding
decorations. The College Park Meth
odist church was deliberately decorated
with this fragrant white blossom and
with palms and ferns A pergola of
gardenias and ferns was suspended
above the altar and chancel, and clus-
tiers of gardenias and ferns tied with
white tulle adorned the pew ends form
ing a floral aisle down which the bridal
party passed.
The bride entered the church with
her father, Colonel P. H. Brewster, and
the bridegroom came in with his best
man, Mr. Leaver Richardson. The bri-
dial toilet was OF duchess satin, with a
panel and oorsage draperies of old lace.
A tulle veil was adjusted with orange
blossoms and the bride wore some ex-
quisite pearls, heirlooms Of her family.
The bouquet was a shower of lilies of
the valley. with a single waxen garde-
MIA in the center.
Mrs: Clarence Wickersham and Mrs.
Penn H Brewster, Jr, were matrons
of honor. wearing gowns of white en-
broidered narquisette over charmeuse
satin, with bouquets of white sweet
peas
r1.A E%~o, zoe
Hill, wore white embroidered marqui-
settle over pale green, and the brides
maids, Misses Bessie Smith. Frances
McCrory, Mary Gray, Eugenia Richard
son and Vera Jackson, wore white mar
quisette. with green sashes and green
slippers, and carried sheaths of fern,
tied with tulle.
The groomsmen were Messrs Harry
Wood, George Johnson, Robert Wood
ruff, Eldon Brewster and John Davis
Willingham; ushers were Messrs How
ell Brewster and Robert Foreman.
A feature of the wedding was the
bridal music, Mrs W. c. Jarnigan sing
ing and Mrs. L C. McCrory playing the
wedding march
A reception at home followed the
wedding. and the white and green dec
orations prevailed there. as at the
church. Daisies and ferns adorned all
apartments except the dining room
which was in roses and lilies, with
green The centerpiece was of these
flowers, on a table covered with cluny
lace. The CONNECTIONS were in white
and green, and the brides cake was
beautifully embossed and heart shaped,
from the center of which white ribbons
we're stretched to the place of each
The souvenirs were drawn from the
center of the cake with the ribbons.
The reception was attended by a
large assembly of friends. Mrs. Alonzo
Richardson, the bridegrooms mother,
was gowned for the evening in black
spangled net over black.
The young couple went to Atlantic
Beach on their honeymoon. the brides
going away costume being of blue cloth
with white broadcloth garniture, worn
with smart blue hat trimmed in un-
curled ostrich feathers
Upon their return Mr. Richardson
and his bride will go to housekeeping
in their new home, which was a present
from Mr.. Richardson's parents. The
furniture for the home was presented
by the brides father, and a chest Of
embroidered linen came from the
brides aunt, while silver and cut glass
was presented by the many friends and
relatives of the popular young couple.