The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-01-28

wedding scene.
Prior to and during the cere-
,.1ony Mrs. Leslie Simmons, plan
st, played nuptial music and used
The traditional Wedding Marches
as the professional and recess
sional.
Dan Windley III of Aurora was
soloist and his selections were
The Sweetest Story Ever Told,
20 Promise Me" and as benedic-
ion, 80 perfect Love"
The brides father. Dallas
Mooney, gave her in marriage. She
was beautiful in a wedding gown
Nf sheer lace and nylon tulle made
over satin. The fitted lace bodice
was styled with a sweetheart
neckline, long pointed sleeves with
cascades of lace falling over the
oru' FAINT, ballerina length, skirt OF
luxurious tulle and satin. Her
.hanel length veil of illusion was
attached to a coronet of seed
0carls, and she carried a colonial
bouquet of white carnations and
nuns conferred with a white, pur-
Die throated, orchid.
Mrs. Sonny Williams of Wash
,ngton was matron of honor. Her
formal length soft pink satin
lress was fashioned with a net
overskirt and the basque waist
vas designed with sweetheart
neckline. Mrs. Williams wore a
picture hat and mitts to match
her costume and her colonial nose
gay was of pink fluerettes and
filler tied with blue satin ribbon.
Misses Florida and Hazel Paul
were bridesmaids and wore pale
blue satin and net floor-length
| dresses. The dresses were made
With sca!loped necklines and full
{ satin and net bouffant skirts. Pic
5ure mats and three-quarter length
nlitts compiemented ther cos
| TUNES and their pink fluerette
colonial bouquets were tied with
blue satin.
| Miss Dorothy Ann Keech of
! Belhaven, the brides cousin, and
Miss Linda Mooney were junior
bridesmaids. They wore pink
dresses with scalloped necklines,
pink satin short mitts and picture
hats. A large sash bow fell in cas-
cades on their floor length bout
FAINT skirts at the back. They car
ried colonial nosegays of pink
fluerettes tied with blue satin.
The bridegroom had his brother.
Kirk Balance, as best man, and
ushers were Laverne Mooney, the
brides brother, and Gene Bal
lance, also a brother of the bride
groom.
For the wedding Mrs. Mooney
wore a black suit with pink ac-
cessories and corsage of white
carnations. Mrs. Balance also
chose black suit, using black and
white accessories and white car
nations.
Fer the Florida wedding trip
the bride Travelled in wine tweed
suit, black accessories and the
orchid from her wedding bouquet,
Mrs. Balance is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Dallas Mooney of
Fairfield. She is a graduate of
the Fairfield High School and at
tended Henderson Business Col
lege.> She is now employed in
Washington with Agricultural
Sterilization and Conservation.
Mr.. Balance, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. M Balance, served with
the U. S. Army after completing
his education and was in the
Korean conflict. He is now farm
ing at Fairfield where the couple
will make their home.
Rehearsal Party
Mr.. and Mrs. Dallas Mooney en-
tertained with a rehearsal party
Saturday night honoring their
daughter, Miss Joyce Mooney, and
Allan White Balance, and men,
bers of their wedding party.
The nuptial celebration took
place at the Mooney home at Fair
field which was effectively deco