Clare and John, Family Friendly Wedding in Kildare and Carlow

Clare and John had a beautiful wedding at the church in Moone, Co Kildare in May. Afterwards, we went to St James Church of Ireland in Castledermot where there is a round tower and ruins from the 9th century. We took some romantic couple shots here, and some group pictures of the wedding party too. This is a great place to photograph, and I'll be sure to come back. 

   Then we headed on down to Carlow where the Seven Oaks Hotel is. The weather had become less windy and the sun decided to come out. I think everyone had a great time at the reception. John and Clare both have big families, so there were lots of kids enjoying themselves. I had so much fun taking pictures of them with their dancing, and twirling, and letting off balloons. I think I will have to dedicate another blog post just to them! Here's a couple more pictures of Clare and John's day. Enjoy!

Clare was stunning! And I loved the flowers. Really gorgeous!

10pm Sunset on The Curragh, County Kildare, Ireland

When I was coming home from a late evening photographing a wedding in County Carlow in mid-May, I noticed the beautiful dusk sky and landscape of the Curragh. Since I had my cameras, and no kids in the car, I decided to pull over and take some pictures. It was nearly 10pm and the sun was just on the horizon. The top picture is looking toward the direction of Kilcullen with Donnelly's Hollow on the right ( http://www.curragh.info/landmarks/donnelly.htm ). This is where a famous bare-knuckle boxing fight took place in the early 19th century. Apparently, Mr. Donnelly's huge arm is on display at the Hide-Out Pub in Kilcullen. I've heard it's been on tour in America as well.

This is the entrance to the Old Military Cemetary up on the hill to the right of the 1st photograph. See this for more information http://www.curragh.info/landmarks/cemetery.htm. There are beautiful headstones here and many are of importance to Irish history.  The irish military train at the Curragh.

And this is my favourite picture. I love the colours of the grass, sky, and plants. It's really fantastic to live about 5 minutes away from a place of such scenic beauty.

Up For Auction: Historic U2 Photographs from Limerick Ireland at Bonhams

http://www.bonhams.com/eur/auction/17973/lot/257/

Bonhams has a lot of historic photographs from the first music competition that U2 entered in Limerick Ireland in 1978. And they were surprised that they won! Love the old film grainy black and white shots. And all people want to see today are noise-free smooth digital photos.

By the way, everybody in Ireland has a Bono story. I've only been here for 7 years so I don't have one yet. But my husband sat in his chair after Bono got up at the Westbury Hotel in Dublin.

The Curragh, County Kildare, Ireland

I drive through the Curragh plains everyday during the week to take my son to his Montessori School. It's really a stunning place that not many visitors see when they're in Ireland. In fact, Braveheart lovers probably aren't aware that when the movie was filmed here in Ireland, they used the Curragh for the battle scenes. I love the Curragh when it's shrouded in fog, which is usually in the winter on cold mornings. Here are some pics from this past February. 

This is it! Imelda and Dave's Wedding at Cabra Castle, Co. Cavan

This is it! My first blog post. I should be working in Lightroom now on my wedding pictures, but I'm keen on starting my blog.

Finished Imelda and Dave's wedding photos today. Cabra Castle in Co. Cavan is a stunning venue! I hope they had a great time on their honeymoon. I would have spent the whole honeymoon in that luxurious bridal suite!!!

Here are a couple of my faves from the day.