Sunday, March 24, 2013

Marriages (Bradish) MHD Collection

 
Miss Erma Bradish, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Forest Bradish, Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], and David Lewis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lewis, also of Bainbridge, were united in marriage at eight o'clock Friday evening in St. Peter's Episcopal Church, the Rev. James E. Wolfe performing the double ring ceremony.  Baskets of peonies and syringa with lighted tapers in candelabra decorated the altar.  Given in marriage by her father, the bride was gowned in white lace.  Her finger-tip veil fell from a lace tiara, and she carried a prayer book with streamers of white roses.  The bride's only attendant, her sister, Miss Esther Bradish, was also gowned in white satin and carried pink roses and delphinium.  Donald Lewis, brother of the bridegroom, was best man.  Ushers were Ward Bradish, the bride's brother, and Andrew Sejersen, Jr.  Miss Helen Perry played the wddding music.  The bride's mother wore aqua and black with a corsage of yellow roses.  The bridegroom's mother chose blue and white with a corsage of pink roses.  After a short wedding trip, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis will make their home at Bainbridge, East side.  [MHD notation:  m. June 25, 1948]

Mr. and Mrs. Forest Bradish announce the marriage of their daughter, Esther, to Lloyd F. Hendrix, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hendrix, of Kress, Texas. The wedding took place on Aug. 4 at Clovis, N.M. Mrs. Hendrix is a registered nurse formerly employed at San Jonquin General Hospital, Stockton, Calif. Mr. Hendrix is with the U.S. Navy attached to the U.S.S. Ippery, now stationed at San Diego, Calif. where they intend to make their home. [MHD notation: m. Aug. 1950]
 
Miss Guyva Isabelle Bradish, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Forest Bradish, of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], was married to Robert F. Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Smith, of Franklin, Sunday afternoon at 1 o'clock in the Methodist parsonage, Bainbridge.  The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Harry E. Brooks, pastor of the church, before lighted tapers banked with syringa.  The bride, who was given in marriage by her father, wore a street length dress of lavender and white silk jersey with white accessories and a corsage of white carnations and baby's breath.  The maid of honor, Miss Shirley Bradish, a sister of the bride, chose a yellow dress with white accessories and a corsage of yellow roses.  Frank Smith acted as best man for his son.  The bride's mother was attired in navy blue with a corsage of white roses and the bridgegroom's mother wore a rose and yellow dress and a corsage of yellow roses.  A reception was held at the home of the bride's parents following the ceremony.  The house was attractively decorated with red and white roses and syringa.  A three-tiered wedding cake was featured at the buffet luncheon.  Following a trip to the Adirondack Mts., the couple will reside in Franklin [Delaware Co., NY].  Mrs. Smith is a graduate of Bainbridge High School and is employed at the Scintilla Magneto plant, Sidney.  Mr. Smith graduated from Franklin High School.  Those present at the wedding included Mr. and Mrs. Frank Smith and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pomeroy, of Franklin; and Mr. and Mrs. Forest Bradish and daughters, the Misses Esther and Erma.  [MHD notation:  m. June 25, 1944]

On Aug. 10 at 2 o'clock a very pretty wedding was solemnized at the First Baptist Church, when Miss Shirley Bradish, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Forest Bradish, became the bride of Frank Cieslak, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Cieslak, of Sauquoit.  Yellow and white gladioli with lighted tapers decorated the church when the Rev. Norman Lawton performed the double ring ceremony.  The traditiional wedding march was presented by Miss Alice Monahan, organist, and Miss Emily Nichols sang "Because" and "Oh Primise Me."  The bride, who was given in marriage by her father, wore a white slipper satin gown with inlaid seed pearls encircling the sweetheart neckline and a full net skirt ending in a long train.  Her fingertip veil was caught to a halo of orange blossoms and she carried a shower bouquet of red roses with white ufaria.  The maid of honor, Miss Esther Bradish, sister of the bride, wore a gown of white net over blue and carried a bouquet of yellow roses.  The bridesmaid, Miss Erma Bradish, also a sister of the bride, was attired in a white net over yellow and carried a bouquet of pink roses.  Carl Hovey, of Bainbridge, was best man and John Toper, Jr., of Utica, acted as usher.  The bride's mother chose for her costume, a black crepe dress with matching accessories and wore a corsage of white gardenias.  Mrs. Cieslak, the bridegroom's mother, wore a navy print dress with white accessories and wore a corsage of red roses.  A reception was held immediately following the ceremony at the home of the bride's parents for members of the immediate family and a few friends.  After a short wedding trip through the northern part of the state, the couple will make their home in Albany where the bride will complete her last six months of training at the Albany City Hospital.  For traveling the bride wore a soldier blue gabardine suit with white accessories.  Mrs. Cieslak is a graduate of Bainbridge Central School, Class of '42, and at present is a Hartwick College Cadet Nurse affiliating at the Rome City and Murphy Memorial Hospital.  Mr. Cieslak graduated from Sauquoit Valley High School, Class of '40, and was recently discharged after five years of service with the U.S. Army.  He plans to enter college in the spring.  [published Aug. 15, 1946]

Mr. and Mrs. Ward C. Bradish [were married] April 17 in the Conklin Avenue Baptist Church.  The bride is the former Jean L. Grippin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford H. Grippin of 5 Bond Street.  Mr. Bradish is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Forest Bradish of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY]



 

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