This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Groff Marchel Ehmann Classification: Marriage Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/RRB.2ACE/6156 Message Board Post: "A pretty wedding was solemnized at noon, Thursday, Sept. 29, 1916, at the E. A. church, West Valley, N. Y., when Miss Lottie M. Groff of West Valley was united in marriage to Mr. Simon M. Marchel of Sanborn, N. Y., in the presence of fifty guests, the Rev. J. Rosenthal officiating. The bridal party consisting of the bride and groom, Miss Clara A. Ehmann as bridesmaid and Howard G. Ehmann as best man, marched up the aisle to the strains of Lohengrin's wedding march, played by Miss Bertha Stady, who presided at the piano, took their places in front of a bank of ferns and asters and the ring ceremony followed, during which soft music was played. The bride wore a gown of white chiffon and voile and wore a corsage bouquet of white roses. The bridesmaid wore white net and voile and a corsage bouquet of pink roses. Both groom and best man wore suits of blue. After the ceremony the bridal party and guests went to the home of the bride where they all partook of sumptous wedding dinn! er. Many valuable presents were received. The bride's traveling suit was of blue wool poplin with a white satin hat. They left on Saturday for a trip which will include Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Sasnborn, and Lima, O."