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- • "Salisbury and Winchester Journal" 28 Oct 1865, page 7:
CANFORD MAGNA.
The marriage of Miss Constance Guest, daughter of the late Sir J.J. and Lady Charlotte Guest, with the Hon. Capt. Eliot, son of the Earl of St. Germans, was solemnised in Canford Church, on Thursday, by the Hon. and Rev. W. Ponsonby, in the presence of a large circle of friends. Sir Ivor Guest entertained his tenantry at a ball at Canford House in the evening.
• "Cheltenham Looker-On" Saturday, 11 Nov 1865, page 7:
The Marriage of the Hon. Capt. Cornwallis Eliot, fourth son of the Earl of St. German's, with Miss Constance Rhianon Guest, fourth daughter of the late Sir J.J. Guest, was celebrated on Wednesday, the 2nd inst., in the Parish Church of Canford Magna, which, notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather, was filled with the RESIdents of the surrounding district, all anxious to witness the ceremony. The bride, who wore a dress of white satin covered with Brussells lace, with veil of same material, and orange blossoms, was given away by her brother, Sir Ivor Guest, Lord Eliot officitating as best man. The bridesmaids were Miss Guest, Miss Blanche Guest, Miss Pennefather, Misses Alderson, Miss Bertie, Miss Ponsonby, and Miss Ducane, who were all dressed alike in white ribbed silk, trimmed with wreaths of blue velvet and with tulle veils. The service was performed by the Hon. and Rev. W.B. Ponsonby, assisted by the Rev. Canon Jenkins and the Rev. Cecil Alderson, brother-in-law of the bride. Among the bridal party present on the occasion were the Earl St. Germans, Ladies Elizabeth and Louisa Cornwallis, Lady Louisa Ponsonby, Lady Emily Hankey, Hon. E. Eliot, Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Bertie, C. Schreiber, Esq., M.P., and Lady Charlotte Schreiber, H.D. Seymour, Esq., M.P., &c., &c. The ceremony over, the bridal party repaired to Canford Manor, the seat of Sir Ivor Guest, where a sumptuous wedding breakfast was prepared for their refreshment. Early in the afternoon the bride and bridegroom took leave of their friends and left the Manor for Wimborne Station, whence they started for Paris, intending there to pass their honeymoon. Sir Ivor Guest entertained a large circle at dinner in the evening, and at night there was a grand ball in celebration of the glad event.
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