South Yorkshire Times, October 13th, 1933

Weddings – Smith & Dodds 

At Swinton Parish Church on Wednesday Miss Constance Mary Smith, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Edward Smith, Linden House, Station Street, Swinton, was married to Mr. John Dodds, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Dodds, of Brampton Villas, West Melton.

The Rev. T. G. Rogers (vicar) officiated, and the organ was played by Mr. H. D. Liversidge.

The bride wore a white satin gown of medieval design, trimmed and girdled with diamante. She also wore a veil and wreath. She was given away by her father. Three bridesmaids were in attendance, Misses Peggy Smith (sister), Joan Elliott (cousin), and Rene Dodds (bridegroom’s sister), wearing lace dresses trimmed with net and ribbon and sashes of organdie in chrysanthemum shades from peach to dark bronze. They wore coatees to match, with puff sleeves, lace mittens and ribbon headdresses and carried sheaves of matched chrysanthemums.

The best man was Mr. T. Williams (bridegroom’s cousin), and the groomsmen were Messrs. K. Stanley, E. Butler and H. Smith. Following the ceremony a reception took place in the Masonic Hall, where the bride’s mother wore brown lace over flame-coloured georgette with brown felt hat and veil, and carried bronze chrysanthemums.

The bridegroom’s mother wore royal blue silk with felt hat and veil to match and carried a bouquet of cream chrysanthemums. The bride’s grandmother, Mrs. Osborne, wore dove-coloured lace with black velvet hat.

After the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Dodds left for London. The bridegroom’s gifts to the bridesmaids were a bracelet, earrings, and a handbag. Among the many gifts received were a fireside chair from the staff of the Roman Terrace Girls’ School, where the bride has served as a teacher; a tea waggon and tray from the Claremont Tennis Club; an occasional table from the directors of John Watts, Ltd., of Sheffield; and a writing desk and clock from the staff of the Cortonwood Collieries, where the bridegroom is employed as a surveyor. The bride’s gift to the bridegroom was a travelling case, and furs were the bridegroom’s gift to the bride. Mr. and Mrs. Dodds are to live at Wath.