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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1989-02-15, Page 45'BRIDES 4,••'%•:;,•; t•L Page 39 fashions for men and women Trinity Lutheran Church, Clifford, was the setting for the welding of Mr. and Mrs. John Edward Porter. The bride is the former Marlene Caroline Brantigan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Brantigan, Clifford, and her husband is the son of Mr. and Mrs. E.R. Porter, Zurieh. The Rev. H.J. Kritsch performed the double -ring ceremony. Mrs. Melvin Israel, Clifford, was organist. and Gerald Buhoroin was soloist. For her wedding, the bride choge a floor - length gown of nylon net over taffeta fashioned with lace bodice and lily -paint sleeves trimmed with sequins. Her finger- tip veil of silk illusion was held by a mat- ching headdress and she carried a white Bi- ble crested with red roses and lily of the valley. The bride's sisWr, Mrs. John Haley, Sud- bury, was matron of honor, gowned in pink • nylon net over taffeta with matching head- dress. Miss Dale Brantigan, sister of the bride, was bridesmaid..She chose a green net over taffeta gown with bolero and mat- ching headdress. Both attendants carried nosegays of pink carnations and yellow nuns. Flower girl was June Brantigan, also a sister of the bride, dressed ilia yellow net over taffeta and carrying a nosegay of mums. Kenneth Porter, Clinton, attended his brother as best man. Keith Brantigan, brother of the bride, ushered. For the reception held at the town hall, the bride's mother wore a grey printed nylon ensemble with white accessories. The groom's mother assisted in a grey linen em- broidered dress, also with white ac- cessories. Both wore corsages of red roses. The bride changed to a beige suit with white accessories and rose corsage for the wedding trip t,o Niagara Falls and the United States. The couple will reside near Clinton. Wedding Trivia • Canada has the 6th highest marriage rate in the world at 7.4 weddings per 1,000 people. The latest United Nations statistics rank the United States first at 10.5 and Sweden last at 4.4. • •