St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-01-24
Lorelei Mayes Is
Wed In Double
Ring Ceremony

OF MIS-, Shlr Nj Perkins and Mr..
Harold Mayes Of Minneapolis, and
Altman sc Melvin Chase. son of
Mrs Amelia Chase Of Columbus,
Ohio, at seven o'clock in the even
ing Saturday January is,
Rev Martin l.. Simmons per-
formed the double ring ceremony.
The couple exchanged VOWS be-
fore an impressive altar adorned
with cibotium ferns and thanked
by two pairs Of seven branched
candelabra in which were burning
white tapers.
Mrs. Dorothy Sims, organist,
presented a program of nuptial
music preceding the ceremony and
| accompanied Mr. Richard Mayes,
uncle Of the bride, who sang, Be
cause"
Radiantly the bride entered on
the arm of her father attired in
bridal gown OF white lace and
net over white taffeta fashioned
with a fitted bodice Of lace featur-
ing a mandarin collar and long
sleeves tapering to points over the
hands, The voluminous skirt with
back fullness fen to a cathedral
train
Her waist length veil OF illusion
was attached to a queens crown
of seed pearls. She wore a pearl
necklace, gift from Mr.. James
Taylor, uncle Of the groom, and
carried a Colonial bouquet Of pink
rosebuds.
Miss Yvonne Slaughter, maid
of honor wore pink and brides
maids, the Misses Martha Benford
and Llama Mayes, sister of the
bride, were atured in blue. All
wore identically styled Colonial
dresses of net and lace over taf-
feta. The fitted bodices OF lace
featured short jackets of matching
lace and bouffant skirts of net
distinguished by shirred panels
looped up with rosebud trim and
accented with narrow bands of
lace between the panels. They
wore white shorty gloves and car
ried colonial bouquets of pink
rosebuds.
Karen and Christine Mayes,
cousin of the bride, in all white
floor length dresses and Richard
Mayes Jr,, in black evening attire,
were flower girls and ringbearer
respectively
Ronald Smith of st. Paul was
best man and ushers were Mr..
James Taylor of Columbus, Ohio,
uncle of the groom and Mr.. Rich
ard Mayes, uncle of the bride.
Immediately following the cere-
mony the happy couple received
felicitation of their relatives and
friends at a reception held in the
church parlors. The brides table,
covered with white satin cloth,
at one held a three TERED wedding
cake topped with white wedding
bells and at the opposite end a sill
yer coffee service. On each side
were silver candelabra holding
burning white tapers and complet-
ing the picture was an exquisite
arrangement Of white chrysanthe-
NUNS and carnations interpreted
with greenery centering the table.
A punch bowl carved from ice
and encircled with white carna-
tons frozen in the ice centered
the satin covered punch table.
Guests were received by. mem
bers of the bridal party and Mrs.
Perkins, mother Of the bride, Mr..
James Taylor, Columbus, Ohio, UNI
Gle Of the groom and Mrs. Blanche
Mayes, grandmother Of the bride
Mrs, Perkins was lovely in an
attractive short formal Of mauve
taffeta fashioned on princess lines
with matching elbow length mitts
and an orchid corsage.
The many lovely and useful gifts
showered on the newlyweds were
on display on one side Of the room.
Mrs. Roy Burns and Mrs. Rose
McMoore were in charge of the
gifts. Mrs. Edith Moulden presided
over the coffee, Mrs. Pearl Nc.
Kinney dispensed the punch and
other hOstesses were aunts Of the
bride. the Mines. Florence. elaine
and Mia Mayes.
Altman and Mrs. Chase are at
home" to their friends at 1912
Third Av, s.. Minneapolis.