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The Southern Times and Dorset County Herald 25 Aug 1906
Page 7 Column 3
MARRIAGE OF MR. VICTOR DODDERIDGE AND MISS NEAL. - At Holy Trinity Church, on Monday morning, at ten o'clock, was solemnised the wedding of Mr. A. Victor DODDERIDGE, youngest son of Mr. George H. DODDERIDGE, of Overton-villas, and principal of the Dorchester Commercial School, and Miss Florence Annie Sarah (Flossie) NEAL, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert NEAL, of Ayling House, Great Western-road. The bridge and bridegroom are both well known in the town and deservedly esteemed. Their musical talents they have repeatedly exercised at local concerts for charitable and other objects. For many years the bridegroom, who is the possessor of a cultivated tenor voice, has been a valued member of Holy Trinity Church choir, and the esteem in which he is held by his brother choristers was shown by the presentation made to him on Sunday night. Mr. DODDERIDGE was presented after evensong with a handsome Sheffield silver-plated tea set, the teapot being engraved with the following inscription:-
“Presented to Mr. Albert Victor DODDERIDGE, on the occasion of his marriage, by the Rector, Churchwardens, Sidesmen, Organist, and his fellow members of the Choir of Holy Trinity Church, Dorchester.”
The tea service was supplied by Messrs. M. H. Tilley and Son, of Goldsmith's-buildings. Notwithstanding the earliness of the hour there was a large congregation present to witness the interesting solemnity, which was performed by the Rector, the Rev. Canon Rowland HILL. The service was fully choral. Mr. Boyton SMITH presided at the organ, and before the arrival of the bride played an andante by Batiste. The bride entered the church leaning on the arm of her father, who gave her away. She was attired in a handsome dress of cream cloth, trimmed with silk applique, and wore a cream hat with ostrich feathers to match. She carried a lovely shower bouquet, consisting of lilies, roses, and other choice white flowers, mingled with maiden-hair fern. Her ornaments included a handsome diamond brooch, the gift of the bridegroom. The bride's attendant was her sister, Miss Mabel NEAL, who wore a pale blue corselet skirt and white lace coatee, with a hat of pale blue chiffon and lace, with shaded blue feathers. She wore a magnificent black comb, set with diamonds, the gift of the bridegroom, and carried a bouquet of white flowers. Mr. Frank SHARMAN, of Chelsea, attended the bridegroom as “best man.” The bride was preceded up the aisle by the surpliced choir, singing “O Perfect Love.” The first portion of the service was said at the foot of the chancel steps, and the choir sang the Psalm “Blessed are they,” to a chant by Walmisley as the newly-married pair walked to the altar. The second hymn was “How Welcome was the call.” The Rector gave a short and suitable address, speaking of the blessings of Holy Matrimony hallowed by the Church and by Our Lord. He spoke of the corresponding duties at home, of kindliness, forbearance, and love, and worship. After the Blessing had been pronounced the Organist, while the register was being signed, played an andante by Schumann, and as the bridal party left the church Mednelssohn's “Wedding March.” Outside the church Mr. and Mrs. Victor DODDERIDGE had to “run the gauntlet” of the newly-wedded, and were showered with confetti. A reception was afterwards held at the Great Western Hotel, and a large number of guests sat down to breakfast with the bride and bridegroom, who were the recipients of many congratulatory messages and cordial wishes. Among the company were the Rev. Canon and Mrs. Rowland HILL, and Mr. Boyton SMITH (organist). Mr. A. H. BUGLER, of the Central Hotel, catered in elegant style. The handsome two-tier wedding cake, supported on pillars, was also supplied by him, and was a magnificent specimen of the confectioner's art. During the breakfast Mr. R. J. VINE, insuitable terms, proposed “The Health of bride and bridegroom,” to which the bridegroom briefly responded. The wedding party were afterwards photographed on the lawn of the Great Western Hotel. Mr. and Mrs Victor DODDERIDGE left Dorchester by the 12.20 S.W.R. train for Thornbury Rectory, Worcestershire, the residence of the bridegroom's brother, the Rev. Sidney DODDERIDGE, where the honeymoon is being spent. The happy pair were showered with confetti as the train moved out of the station. Many of the presents, which numbered upwards of 70, were costly as well as beautiful. On their return to Dorchester Mr. and Mrs. DODDERIDGE will take up their residence at No. 22, Trinity-street, the house lately occupied by Mr. John HAZEL. Mr. W. G. ROGERS, of the London-road Nurseries, supplied the handsome and choice wedding bouquets, which were composed of lilies, stephanotis, carnations, &c. Mr. C. HUDSON, the well-known artistic photographer, of the Cornhill Studio, was successful in obtaining an excellent photograph of the wedding group.
<NOTES: Albert Victor DODDERIDGE son of George DODDERIDGE and Anna Sophia WESCOMBE, married Florence Annie Sarah NEAL
Florence Annie Sarah NEAL daughter of Albert NEAL and Mary Anna GUPPY, married Albert Victor DODDERIDGE>