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A Brilliant Church Wedding

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Parent Issue
Day
26
Month
June
Year
1903
Copyright
Public Domain
OCR Text

Miss Helen George Married Mr. Lloyd Gandy

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AT UNITARIAN CHURCH

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Mr. and Mrs. Gandy After Wedding Trip WIll Make Their Home in Spokane, Washington

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The most brilliant social function of the season was the marriage, at 8 o'clock June 18, at the Unitarian church of Helen, the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Conrad Georg, to Lloyd Edward Gandy, of Spokane, Washington, who graduated in the law department yesterday.

The church had been beautifully decorated for the occasion by the friends of the bride, who assisted Cousins & Hall the florists. The chancel was canopied in white bunting and from the center hung a wedding bell of white bride's roses and smilax. Stately palms were massed at the back of the channel and made a beautiful background for the ceremony, which was performed by Rev. J. T. Sunderland, of Toronto.

Promptly at 8 o'clock the organ pealed forth in the triumphal Lohengrin Wedding March and the wedding party entered in conventional order.

The beautiful bride looked her fairest in an exquisite gown of embroidered crepe de chene trimmed with a real cluny lace bertha. A filmy veil of tulle swept to the bottom of her gown and a magnificent bouquet of bride's roses completed the lovely picture.

The bridesmaids were the Misses Florence Sunderland of Toronto, Roda Selleck, Mildred Ferguson, Louise George and Leona Gandy of Spokane, Washington, and were visions of summer loveliness in their gowns of white chiffon over white silk with shower bouquets of white carnations and asparagus fern.

Miss Katharine Reeves George, sister of the bride, acted as maid of honor and was beautifully gowned in white crepe de chene over taffeta trimmed in pearls and carried a bouquet of carnations. Mr. J. Woy acted as best man and Messrs. O'Connor, F. R. Williams, E. Sunderland and H. George as ushers. A specially adapted ring service was read by Rev. Mr. Sunderland, the betrothal service being read at the bottom of the steps of the chancel which the bridal pair ascended when the marriage service was performed. 

After the church service a reception was given at the house of the bride's parents on S. Main street to the relatives and members of the bridal party. Here the decorations were again in green and white and the double parlors were a bower of palms, ferns and Marguerites. Smilax was twined about the doorways and chandeliers, producing a very charming effect. 

An elaborate wedding supper was served in the dining room, Mrs. Motley catering.

On the bride's table was a beautiful centerpiece of roses and white snapdragons artistically arranged in a basket of green and white. Candelabra bearing green and white candles and entwined with smilax were placed on the four long tables at which the forty guests were seated.

Mr. and Mrs. Gandy left on the midnight train for Detroit and will leave today for a lake trip to Duluth, from which place they will go via the Canadian Pacific by the mountain route to their future home in Spokane.

Miss George is one of Ann Arbor's fairest daughters and is a very talented young woman. She was graduated from the University School of Music last week and is also a graduate of the Ann Arbor high school. Mr. Gandy is well known here, having attended college here for the past six years. He received a degree from th literary department in 1901, and yesterday, from the law department. He will be associated with one of the most prominent legal firms in Spokane, where he expects to practice his profession. 

Miss George's favors to her maid of honor and bridesmaids were pearl necklaces, which were worn by them at the wedding last night. The groom's gift to the bride was a diamond sunburst.