The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-09-07
Carmen MdntyId
Is Lovely Bride
OF Alex M(NeiI, Jr


In the presence of their many
friends the marriage of Miss Carmen
Dolores Mantyla and Mr.. Alex Nc
Neil, Jr., was solemnized at o'clock
Tuesday evening in the Scottish
Rite Temple. The Rev. Willis r.
Booth of the Northern Light Pres
byterian Church read the marriage
vows.
The ceremony took place in the
upstairs lodge room of the Temple
before a white draped altar, arrang-
ed in. BEAUTIFUL setting of white
tapers in candelabra and tall baskets
of white asters and daisies and
gladiolus of mixed pastel colors.
Lovely Bride
The lovely bride, who entered on
the arm of her father, to the strains
of Mendelsohn' Wedding March,
wore a wedding dress of white tai
feta with sheer yoke and shirred
bodice. and boufont skirt. She wore
taffeta mitts and her fingertip veil
of illusion was caught to a coronet
of seed pearls. She wore the groom's
gift. a necklace, bracelet and earrings
of cut crystal set in silver interlock-
ing links. and carried white Rain
bow Bible centered with white rose
buds and stephonitis and shower OF
white satin ribbons.
The brides sister, Miss Betty
Mantyla was maid of honor and
Miss Paula Kay Cook was brides
maid. The two attendants wore
matching dresses of net, Miss Man
tyla in pink and Miss Cook in
green. styled with srirred bodice
and boufont skirt, and halos and
mitts. They carried old fashioned
nosegay bouquets of pink rosebuds
and white sweetpeas.
The best man was Mr.. Clarence
Warfield and ushers were Mr.. Car
son Lawrence and Mr.. William H.
Barron.
The dainty flower girl, tiny Ann
Marshall, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Knox Marshall, was dressed IN yell
low taffeta and carried miniature
nosegay of yellow rosebuds and pink
sweetpeas.
Candle lighters were Carol Law
renee who wore pastel pink brocaded
organdy and Patricia Ann Mantyla.
Younger sister of the bride who was
dressed in pink taffeta trimmed in
aqua satin. Both wore halos of pastel
sWeetpeas.
Mrs. Art Mantyla, mother OF the
bride, was charming in a dress OF
aqua lace and chiffon. Her corsage
was of white stock and rosebuds.
Soloist was Mrs. Leigh Grant of
Douglas. who sang Day of Golden
Promise" and "I'll Walk Beside
You" She was accompanied by Lois
Lawrence on the organ. Miss Law
renee played the wedding march and
also played during the wedding cere-
mony.
Reception in Blue Room
The wedding reception was held
in the Blue Room of the Temple.
The lace covered table was beautiful
with bouquets of asters, daisies and
pink snapdragons.
The wedding cake which centered
the table was of particular beauty.
Made especially for the bridal couple
by Mr.. Carson Lawrence, the cake
was topped with wedding scene in
miniature, complete with a doll
wedding party before an altar, with
a background of a church window
and steps leading to the altar.
Asked to pour at the reception
were MeSdames Carson Lawrence,
Elton Engstrom, Norman Cook and
Pat Carroll.
Mrs. George Dudley served the
punch and following the traditional
first cut by the bride, Mrs. Albert
Carlson cut the wedding cake.
Assisting in the serving were Mes
/, danes William Barron and Helen
Rolf.
The beautiful flowers that enhanc-
ed the setting for the wedding and
the reception, were the gift of Min
ME Field from her gardens at Min
field on Glacier Highway.
A special guest at the wedding
was Mrs. Charles Tuckett of Seat
tie. Mrs. Tuckett is long time
friend of the brides family and is
the house guest of the Mantylas