The Waterfield Coates Wedding Party

Mr P. G. Waterfield and Miss V. M. Coates
June is appropriately the month of roses and weddings, and that which was solemnised at St Stephen's Church, Cheltenham, on Wednesday, was a delightful function, and created wide interest in local society circles. St Stephen's was the venue of the happy event, and the parties concerned were Miss Violet Mary Coates, youngest daughter of the late Brigade-Surgeon-Lieut-Colonel J. Martin Coates and Mrs Martin Coates, of "Murvagh," Cheltenham and Mr Philip Gay Waterfield, eldest son of the late William Waterfield, of the Bengal Civil Service, and cousin of the Rev Canon Waterfield, Principal of Cheltenham College, who officiated at the wedding assisted by the Rev E. I. Jennings, Vicar of St Stephen's.

The service was fully choral and the church had been prettily decorated for the occasion. The bride, who was given away buy her mother, was charmingly gowned in ivory satin mousseline veiled with ninon, trimmed with Brussels point lace and pearl embroidery. Her train was square cut, trimmed with the same handsome lace. She was wearing an old Honiton lace veil, lent by her sister, Mrs Geidt, of Bayshill house, it having been worn by her mother at her wedding. Her only ornaments were a large yellow sapphire pendant surrounded by diamonds, and a diamond cross, the gifts of the bridegroom, and she carried a sheaf of lilies. Attendant on the bride were two pages, Master David Geidt and Master Thomas Waterfield, both nephews of the bridegroom and four bridesmaids - Miss Gibbons, Miss Pauline Moll, Miss Jean Gibbons (nieces of the bride and Miss Elizabeth Waterfield (niece of the bridegroom). The pages wore Violet Liberty suits, with Irish crochet collars and cuffs, and they also wore gold and amethyst tie-pins, presented them the bride. The bridesmaids dresses were of mauve ninon over pale blue satin and lace with mauve Tagel Hats trimmed with sweet peas, and wore gold bracelets with amethyst, gifts of the bridegroom.

As the congregation assembled the organist (Mr. H E C Townley) played the wedding music from Lohengrin. During the service the hymns, "O Father all creating," and "O perfect love," were sung, and at its conclusion Mendelssohn's Wedding March was played. A reception was afterwards held by Mrs Martin Coates at "Murvagh," where the guests numbered about two hundred. Later in the day Mr. and Mrs. Waterfield departed for Brussels. The bride's travelling costume was of nattier blue face cloth trimmed with tinted lace, embroidered in black and

Cheltenham Society Wedding

Mr Philip G Waterfield Cousin of Canon Waterfield, Principal of Cheltenham College and  Miss Violet M Coates Y of Murvagh, Cheltenham at St Stephen's Church, Cheltenham June 7 1911