caroline and sam...fun in the sun dublin wedding at the shelbourne hotel

As a photographer in Ireland, I got lucky with a couple gorgeous sunny days in Dublin for weddings this summer. One of those was Caroline and Sam's wedding at the iconic Shelbourne Hotel near St Stephen's Green. Caroline's parent's neighbours in Howth put out a Child of Prague the night before to ward off the rain, and it worked!
 Their ceremony was held at the Unitarian Church nearby. After greeting guests in the sunshine outside the church, we headed off into Stephen's Green for some photographs. Caroline had brought some cool sunglasses with Irish and British flags as they are an international couple. Sam even brought his own family's tradition from Cyprus of waving napkins in the air as the couple makes their grand entrance into the reception. And of course they made it their own with the song "I Believe In A Thing Called Love" by The Darkness playing as they entered amidst the chaotic fun of the waving napkins! What a fantastic wedding, and a big thank you goes out to my lovely assistant and second shooter for this wedding Ivana Patarcic. Thanks again to Caroline and Sam, and I wish you all the best in the future!

 

Vendors:
Invites: Jo Kerridge Occasion Cards and Invites, www.occasioncardsandinvitations.co.uk
Orders of Service: The Leaf Press. www.leafpress.co.uk
Ceremony and Pre Drinks Music: WAVE Acoustic Duo, www.wave-acousticduo.com
Florist: Nuala Tracey, traceynuala@eircom.net
Dress Designer: Claire Pettibone at Shop: Leonie Claire, Brighton, England.www.leonieclaire.com Suits: Moss Bros
Hair and Make up: Billy Orr
Sweet Emporium, put together by the couple
 Favours: Brighton Rock – The Rock People, Worthing, England.www.therockpeople.co.uk
Table name signsand luggage name tags: The Paper Baker www.paperbaker.co.uk , names and ribbon put together by the couple.
Flip Flopdisplay, put together by the couple
Evening Band: The Legends of Swing, www.connormckeon.ie
Vintage Photobooth:Daniel Reilly, Dublin Photobooth www.dublinphotobooth.com

a magical destination wedding for a beautiful florida couple in ireland

For the past year, I've been really looking forward to meeting a young couple from Florida who were coming to Ireland to get married. Lacey had contacted me by email after finding me on the internet, and proceeded to tell me about her destination wedding in Ireland. She could be a destination wedding planner herself, as her wedding at the magical Coolcarrigan in Coill Dubh, County Kildare, was one of the most beautiful weddings I've ever seen. And the coolest thing about the wedding was they came to Ireland with the members of their closest family (10 people and a baby) on a bus tour, and used one of their free days to get married! Look out for their engagement shoot at the Guinness Storehouse in the upcoming days. And to Lacey and Chris, congratulations and wishing you all the happiness and health in the future!

***Interesting note: The Irish texts on the walls of the church at Coolcarrigan were chosen by Douglas Hyde who was a family friend and the 1st President of Ireland and the founder of the Gaelic League. 

Vendors:

Wedding dress/sash: David's Bridal (the brand is Galina) 

Hair piece/shoes/shawl/brooch: L.A. Bridal - (Shoe brand is Dyeables)  

Bouquet/boutonniere: Etsy (Seller's name is Ivana Campbell but her Esty username is Croska)  

Jewelry: sent to Lacey from great aunt and it's over 60 years old

Hair/Make-up: Pzazz Hair and Makeup Salon  (Lacey says they were ABSOLUTELY fabulous!!!!!) 

Tuxes: The Suit and Tux Warehouse  

Venue: Coolcarrigan http://coolcarrigan.ie/

Trip: Legendary Journeys  

Reception: Fallon's of Kilcullen

naz & lilian's turkish/french wedding at the historic shelbourne dublin

Very recently, I had a little afternoon of Turkish and French photographic delight at the Shelbourne Hotel wedding of Naz and Lilian. Naz's family and friends came all the way to Dublin from Turkey to celebrate in style. Naz's two best friends from Turkey, Ozge and Orkun, helped with the preparations. Naz's mom, the very talented Zehra, made gorgeous corsages, flower pins, and the ribbon decorations on the chairs. Her parents also brought along her French couture dress from Beyaz Boutique in Ankara, and her mother's antique French lace veil from her own wedding. The cute customised cake-topper and cookie favours (with a Turkish evil eye nazar amulet) were also brought from Turkey designed by Zeynep Yumlu at Mutlu Dukkan.

Lilian's family came from France to join the celebration. His brother Arnaud was the best man. Lilian apparently has a sweet tooth and loves the Queen of Tarts patisserie in Dublin, and so the cupcakes came from there.

I had such a great time with Naz and Lilian and their guests, and Rodolphe from Best Day Productions who is making a super-cool video of their day. There were so many lovely details from the wedding that I hope another publication will share them too.

A big thank you to Naz and Lilian, and the very best wishes for your future!

Vendors:

Bride's Dress: Beyaz Butik (White Boutique) Ankara, Turkey

Bride's Veil: Antique French lace worn by her mother at her wedding

Bride's Wedding Sneakers: The Lovely Bride

Groom's Suit: Aston Formal Wear

Bouquet, and Boutonnieres: Appassionata, Dublin 2

Parent's Flower Pins, Cousin's Corsages, Flower Ribbons on Chairs: Zehra, Naz's mother

Customised Cake-Topper and Cookie Favours: Zeynep Yumlu at Mutlu Dukkan, Turkey

Rings: Tiffany & Co

Cupcake Stand: The Cupcake Tree

Antique Disc Decorations of Ottoman Tulip and Sultan's Sign from an antique shop in Ankara, Turkey

Guest Book and Bubbles: Paperchase

Cinematographer: Rodolphe from Best Day Productions

String Quartet: Astral

Band: Johnnie Be Goode