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Show i - - - -'. - . ' ' ..' ' ... , ; if' . s - 1 L y" 4 - ' V i ! Mrs. Steven Ira Counter Young Couple Married Sept 19 In Moab Church Ceremonies The Community Baptist Church in Moab was the scene of the 6 p.m. wedding wed-ding on September 19, of Miss Ethel Lynn Daye and Steven Ira Counter of Seattle, Washington. The Rev. Dr. George King officiated at the double dou-ble ring ceremony. A reception re-ception followed. The re-hersal re-hersal dinner was hosted by Mr. and Mrs. George Ira Counter, parents of the groom, and was held at the SunDowner Restaurant Restau-rant on Friday evening. Saturday afternoon, a champaigne luncheon was( held at the Greenwell Restaurant, Res-taurant, hosted by the bride's grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Sturges of Salt Lake City. At her wedding, the bride wore an A-line floor length gown of white organza or-ganza over taffeta with an empire waistline and detachable de-tachable chapel train. AI-ancon AI-ancon lace appliques and seed pearls highlighted the gown and train. Alan-con Alan-con petals trimmed with pearls and crystal held her nylon elbow-length illusion il-lusion veil. She carried a garland of tropicana roses ros-es over a lace covered Bible. Bi-ble. Her only jewelry was a diamond heart pendant, a gift from the groom. Matron of honor was Mrs. Lloyd Moore, bridesmaid brides-maid was Cynthia Ruth Walterschied and as flower flow-er girl was Theresa Marie Kehret. All were attired in floor length A-line gowns of apricot satin, featuring short sleeves and a round neckline. Each wore a headpiece of apricot ap-ricot satin roses with matching color illusion. The girls carried bouquets of apricot, gold, and green. Their jewelry of jade pendants pen-dants and earrings were gifts of the bride. Best man was Bruce Gordon Bailey of Bellevue Washington, brother-in-law of the groom. Serving as ushers were Robert V. Daye, Phoenix, Arizona; Robert Rail, Redwood City California : ; and Ralph Ehrlich of Seattle, Wash. Mother of the bride, Mrs. Joseph W. Gelo, wore apricot ap-ricot chiffon fashioned in a floor length gown with a bodice, standup collar and sleeves trimmed in white lace., Mrs. George Ira Counter, mother of the groom was attired in an A-line polyester crepe empire em-pire waist gown of turquoise tur-quoise blue with pearls at at the round neckline. Both women wore yellow-gold yellow-gold corsages of carnations. carna-tions. The bride's color scheme of apricot, gold and green was carried1 out with decorations dec-orations and refreshments. A beautiful three tiered wedding cake graced one of three refreshment tables. tab-les. Passion flowers and gold nelnet ribbon adorn; ed tables and candleabra. Individual tables were decorated dec-orated with flowers-filled baskets topped with tiny butterflies and birds. Large baskets filled with illusion and ribbon tied Jordon Almonds were favors fav-ors for each guest. Mr. Carl Self sang "Oh Promise Me" and "Because" "Be-cause" and "The Lord's Prayer." He was accompanied accom-panied by Kit Walker at the organ. Chapel decorations decor-ations were done by Add-A-Bud Flowers. Mrs. Bruce Bailey, sister sis-ter cf the groom was in charge of the guest register regis-ter and serving refreshments refresh-ments were Mrs. Catherine Cather-ine Fratto, Mrs. . Betty Walterschied', Mrs. Helen Taylor and Mrs. Lucille McCormick. Anthony Fratto, Frat-to, Jr. acted as announcer for the receiving line. A buffet supper was served immediately after the reception at the bride's home, 421 S. Walker, Wal-ker, and the bride and groom opened gifts in the company f family and friends. After a wedding trip to Reno, Nevada, and San Francisco, Calif, the young couple will return to Gig Harbor, Washington where they will make their home. A February trip to Hawaii Ha-waii is also planned. Mr! Counter has a B. A. degree from the University Univers-ity of Washington and is employed in sales for Texaco, Tex-aco, Inc. The new Mrs. Counter attended L D S Business College and has been employed as a stewardess stew-ardess flying the Seattle to Alaska area. Out of town guests at the ceremony were: Mrs. June Hanson, Monticello; Mr. and Mrs. Homer Davis, Da-vis, Green River; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Scott, Green River; Mr. Bud Smilanich, Boise, Idaho; Mr. Ralph Ehrlich, Seattle Washing ton; Mr. Bob Rail, Redwood Red-wood City, Calif.; Robert Daye, Phoenix, Arizona; Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Bailey, Bai-ley, Bellevue, Washington Mr. and Mrs. Harold Sturges, Stur-ges, Salt Lake City; and Mr. and Mrs. G. Ira Counter, Coun-ter, Gig Harbor, Washington. |