Hinkley
Saturday 25th April, 1903
WEDDING AT HOLY TRINITY PARISH CHURCH
On Easter Monday at Holy Trinity Church, Hinkley, Miss E. Garner, only daughter of the late Mr. John Garner, builder of Hinkley, was married to Mr. W. Weaver, builder and contractor of The Strand, Bromsgrove. The Rev C Davies officiated.
The bride wore a very pretty blue dress and carried a trailing bouquet of choice white flowers. Miss Ada Flavell and Miss Elsie Garner (niece), who acted as bridesmaids, also had very preety bouquets, and wore gold bracelets, the gifts of the bridegroom. The bride was given away by her brother, Mr. T. Garner, and Mr. Weaver was attended by his brother, Mr. J. T. Weaver, as best man. A very pretty scene was witnessed after the bride and bridegroom left the vestry, when Master Boyd Weaver and Miss Gladys Garner, who were dressed in white, went in front of the newly-married couple and threw flowers in their path, while outside the Church they were received with showers of confetti.
The ceremony was witnessed by a great many friends, the Church being nearly full. Amongst those present were noticed Mr. and Mrs. Willoughby Garner and Miss Margery Garner, Mrs. T. Garner, Mrs J Weaver and Master Boyd Weaver (Bromsgrove), Mr. and Mrs. T. Guest (Droitwich), Mrs Boulton Brooks, Mrs Flavell, Mrs C Davies, Mrs R.E.Hill, Misses Pickering, etc., etc.
A reception was afterwards held by Mrs. J. Garner at Chessher Street, when the health of the bride and bridegroom was proposed by Mr. Willoughby Garner and responded to by Mr. W. Weaver. Shortly afterwards the bride and bridegroom left for London, where the honeymoon was to be spent.
Among the presents received were the following:
Bride to Bridegroom: Ebony brushes
Bridegroom to bride: Feather Boa
Mrs John Garner: Piano
Mr and Mrs T. Garner: Dinner service
Mr and Mrs W. Garner: Bond porcelain clock
Mr and Mrs B. Ridgway: Set of sterling silver forks
Mr and J.T.Weaver (Bromsgrove): Silver fruit stand
Mr and Mrs J. Vanner (Leeds): Drawing room chair
Mr & Mrs T. Guest (Droitwich): ditto
Mr Fred Grant (London): Silver butter dish
Mr and Mrs A. Pickering (Bromsgrove): Rug
Miss L. Pickering (Whaley Bridge): Silver butter dish
Mr and Mrs A.J.Pickering (Hinckley): Flower stand
Mrs and the Misses Flavell: Centre and mats
Miss W Chawner: Dress case
Mrs D Payne: Duchess cloth and bag
Miss Hewitt (Bedworth): D'Oyleys
Mrs Squire: Painted mat
Misses Pickering (Shilton): Two sideboard cloths
Mr , Mrs and Miss Ransley (London): Case of silver spoons
Miss M Fox: Pair silver salts
Mrs Hayes (Sheffield): Mat
Mrs Brosser: Cushion cover
Mrs Quinn (Leicester): Five o'clock tea cloth
Mr T. Bailey (Stratford-upon-Avon): Silver preserve jar
Mrs H Taylor: Vase and photo frame
Misses Abbotts: Brass salver
Mr and Mrs Broome (Leicester): Pair of vases and brush and crumb tray
Miss Stafford: Hand painted plaque
Mr and Mrs Wilkinson (Norfolk): Centre cloth etc.
Misses Wright: Cushion cover
Miss C Pickering: Brass photo frame
Mr and Mrs E Bedford: Sugar and cream stand
Nurse Pollitt (Blackpool): Silver flower vase
Mrs Craythorne: D'Oyleys
Mrs Lees: Flower vase
Mrs Calvert (South Shields): Silk antimaccassar
E. B. Cotton Esq. (Bromsgrove): Case of silver salts
Dr Rowland: Silver sugar basin
W. Burton Esq. (Birmingham): Brass pier glass
W. Dormer Esq. (Birmingham): Hand painted tea service
Mr and Mrs J Rose (Bromsgrove): Silver cruet
Mr. and Mrs. Clegg (Bromsgrove): Oak waiter
L Jones Esq. (Stetchford): Copper fire screen
Mr and Mrs E Turner (Bromsgrove): Brass paper rack
Rev and Mrs Tibbitts (Bromsgrove): Brass letter rack
Mr and Mrs Bower (Bromsgrove): Hand painted tea service
Mr. and Mrs. Scrivener (Bromsgrove): Pair of silver (ended) knife rests
Mr and Mrs Townsend (Bromsgrove): Engraving