MISS ESME JELFS AND MR DONALD DENNICK
St James’ Church, Badsey, was the scene of a picturesque wedding on Saturday when Miss Esme Jelfs, only daughter of Mr & Mrs Bert Jelfs of Vale Cottage, Badsey, was married to Mr Donald Dennick, only son of Mr & Mrs H Dennick of 58 Avon Street, Evesham.
The bride, very popular in Badsey, was during the war, on the staff of the Midland Red buses as a conductress. She is now a member of the staff of the Evesham Dairies from whom she received a cheques as a wedding present. The bridegroom is well known in Evesham. Before the war he served with the Evesham Territorials and had 6½ years with the 11th Armoured Division and the Worcestershire Regiment. He saw active service in France, Belgium, Holland, Denmark. He is now demobbed and is on the staff of Messrs J Haskins & Son, of Littleton.
The bride, given away by her father, Mr Bert Jelfs, was charmingly attired in a gown of white figured satin with veil held in place with a headdress of flowers and she carried a bouquet of red carnations with maidenhair trailing fern.
She was attended by five bridesmaids and a page boy. The chief bridesmaids were Miss Hazel Malins (cousin of the bride), who wore a dress of pink satin, and Miss Mary Dennick (sister of the bridegroom) was attired in a dress of blue French lace. Both wore matching feathered headdresses and carried bouquets of mixed carnations with trailing ferns. Of the three young bridesmaids, Miss Shirley Andrews (cousin of the bride) was dressed in blue-figured satin, and Miss Carol Hill and Miss Christine Farrance looked charming in dresses of blue embroidered organdie with haloes of pink and blue satin for headdresses. They carried bouquets of mixed posies. Master David Ellison, the page boy, was attired in a suit – blue velvet trousers with satin blouse to match.
The service was conducted by the Rev Sidney Sarel, Prebendary of St Paul’s Cathedral, London, with Mr Henry King at the organ. The hymns sung ere “Lead us, Heavenly Father, lead us” and “O Perfect Love”. Mr R Hall, friend of the bride’s family, was best man.
A reception followed at the Scouts’ Club Room, Badsey, where 100 guests attended. The bridegroom’s present to the bride was an engraved silver bracelet while the brie gave him a gold signet ring. The bridegroom’s presents to the bridesmaids were silver bracelets.
The couple, recipients of numerous useful presents, are spending a motoring honeymoon, the bride travelling in a navy and red two piece.
During the afternoon and evening the local band of ringers rang a wedding peal on St James’ bells.