The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-23
Miss MCCleney
Becomes Bride
Of Mr.. Wooten
Lovely Evening Wedding Sol
emnized Valentine Day In
Chadbourn Church

CHADBOURN, Feb. % The
Chadbourn Baptist church was the
scene of a beautiful wedding on
Friday evening, February IA, at 8
O'Clock when Miss Josephine Nc
Cheney. granddaughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Wellington E. Piver of Chad
bourn, became the bride of Robert
Milton Wooten, Jr., son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Milton Wooten Of
Clarkton.
The Rev. A. D. Frazier of Eliza
BEETHOVEN. assisted by the Rev. Ar
chic Prevatte of Chadbourn, Off
ciated in the d~ouble-ring ceremony.
The organ loft was transformed
into a screen of bridal white deco
rated with trailing smilax. forming
with the altar a tWo-tiered effect
in the chancel. Five white nuptial
arches, bearing myriads Of burn
ing cathedral candles in a halo OF
candlelight, extended acros the
entire chancel. C~entering the flank
ing arches stood stately palm sand
tall white floor baskets holding
sheaves of cybodium and woodWar-
dia fern. Within the central arch
was placed a massive arrange
ment of Gala lilies. I~nterspersed
throughout the greenery were slen-
der wrought-iron standards topped
with bridal bows of white satin rib.
Don. The vows were spoken before
the central arch in front Of a white
wrought-iron and satin : covered
prayer bench on which the bride
and bridegroom knelt to receive
their nuptial benediction.
Within the church Southern smi-
lax was used to decorate the win
dows; the pews of the special
guests were tall white candelabra
tied with nuptial ribbons shoWered
with small wedding flowers mt
bearing lighted triple tapers.
Before the ceremony a half-hour
OF wedding music was rendered by
Miss Edith Bruton, soprano soloist
of Chadbourn: Mike Borders, tenor
soloist of Shelby; and James Byrd,
organist of Chapel Hill.
The bridegroom chose as his best
man his father, Robert Milton
Wooten. Usher : groomsmen were
Joe Brown Proctor of Whiteville,
Mack Brown of Clarkton, Patrick
Warren of Wilmington. and Law
son Brown, Glenn Yates, DR.. R.
E. Bass of Chadbourn.
BRIDE
The bride. given in marriage by
her grandfather. Wellington E. Pi-
yer, was gowned in ivory Duchess
satin fashioned with sheer marqui-
settle yoke embroidered in seed
pearls. drop-shoulder effect with
necklace neckline, long pointed
sleeves, and a basque-fitted bodice
with hustle sweeping into a full
court train. Her fu%ll-length veil of
French Illusion was caught to an
Elizabethean halo of pleated rule
by sprays of orange blossoms. She
carried a shower bouquet of Or
chids and lilies of the valley and
wore as her only ornament a single
strand of matched pearls, gift of
the bridegroom.
The matron-of-honor, Mrs. Ben
jamin Wyche of Hallsboro, and the
maid-of-honor, Miss Helen McClen-
ey, cousins of the bride, wore iden-
teal gowns of sheer marquisette
over satin, designed with off-shoul-
der neckline, pleated bertha, fitted
bodice, and bouffant skirts. Their
headdresses we're of tulle caught
to Elizabethean caps of pleated il
fusion ornamented with nuptial
flowers. They carried arm bou-
quets of red carnations tied with
bows of matching red ribbon.
The bridesmaids, wearing sheer
white dresses in identical design
to those of the matron and maid
of-honor and carrying similar bou-
quets of red carnations, we're Mis-
ses Norma Page of Clarkton and
Raleigh, Jean Powell of Marion,
S. c., Mary Alice Thompson of Ra-
leigh and Mesdames Hal Ramey,
Paul Avant, and Richard William
son, of Chadbourn.
The flower girls, attired in
dresses similar to those worn by
the other attendants and carrying
Of red carnations were
little Misses Jackie Worrell and
Tommie Lee Wooten.
Carrying the rings in the heart
of Gala lilies showered with rib
bon steamers and lace fern were
Joe Nance and Willie Peal, the
ringbearers.
Preceding the bride came the
bride and groom, little
Miss Lula Katherine Pierce and
Hugh Colvin, attired in costumes
exact replicas of those of the bridal
couple.
Wedding Reception
Immediately following the we'd
ding ceremony a reception for the
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