originally published in Long Beach Independent. Sept. 25, 1949
Mrs. Beerling is Mrs. Watte
St. Matthew’s Catholic Church was the setting Saturday for a 9 a.m. wedding ceremony uniting Phyllis Marie Beerling, 1770 Stanley Avenue, and George Dennis Watte, son of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Watte of Los Alamitos. Rev. James P. Lynch was the officiant.
Mr. Beerling gave his daughter in marriage, and for her gown she chose white satin with hoop skirt and stand-up collar with a seed pearl choker. Her fingertip veil of nylon illusion fell from a satin crown trimmed with pearls, and she carried a bouquet of stephanotis and a white orchid.
Maid of Honor, Jennie Mardesich, wore hoop skirted gold satin with a fitted jacket and a Victorian bouquet of spider and baby chrysanthemums in deep autum shades. Bridal attendants, Mrs. Frank J. Watte, Misses Louise Ziegler, Lavada Moudy, and Mary Beerling were in moss green satin styled like the maid of honor’s, and carried lighter shades of yellow and gold chrysanthemums. Sally Jo Kopylko was flower girls and Michael Brooks was ring bearer.
Albert Watte served as best man, and escorting guests to their seats were Messrs. Frank J. Watte, Omer P. Watte, William M. Beerling and Albert Braud.
A reception at Ocean Terrace, 1800 E. Ocean Blvd., followed the ceremony with Mrs. Omer P. Watte in charge of the guest book and Mmes. George A. Mitchell and H.C. Beerling assisting.
The new Mrs. Watte is a graduate of St. Anthony’s Girls High School and Immaculate Heart College, and was affiliated with Kappa Gamma Delta and Delta Epsilon Sigma honorary society. The bridegroom is a graduate of Wilson High School and served in the Navy.
After a honeymoon trip to Northern California and Nevada, the couple will be at home Oct. 15 at 1709 Gladys Avenue.