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Find everything you need to know about planning your Irish wedding on Ireland’s top wedding blog. We cover everything from wedding updos and beautiful real weddings to finding the perfect wedding dress so sit back and be inspired and informed!
Pretty Candlesticks to Decorate Your Reception

I love a great candlestick for adding atmosphere, interest, charm and a unique touch to your wedding reception tables. Today we’re sharing a small selection of the kind of candlestick holders to look out for and slip into your basket, even when you’re doing your weekly shop!

Décor & Flowers
First Dance Songs: The Popular & The Unique

Your first dance is a pretty big moment. We know lots of couples feel the pressure to make it special and enjoy it – not everyone loves dancing whilst their guests watch! Today we have asked our very talented bunch of wedding bands to share their most popular and unique first dance songs with us. There’s lots to get through and plenty to inspire you, so grab a cuppa and relax into the beats… 

Entertainment
Five Tips To Keep Your Wedding Budget On Track

Every couple planning their wedding day should have a budget. We would argue that you should spend a good portion of your planning journey using your budget as a guide, but we understand that the heart can sometimes take over!
To keep your budget at the forefront of planning, without removing the fun we’ve got five tips to keep your budget on track and get the most from it…

Budgets
Hanging Floral Installations With Wow Factor

Do you want to give your guests the wow factor? A hanging floral installation could be just the thing for your day! It’s well known that your wedding flowers will totally transform your wedding and bring personality to the space you have chosen. We are huge fans of hanging installations, and whilst they can push your flower budget up, think they are totally worth it!

Décor & Flowers
WOL Loves: Mini Bridal Bouquets

Your wedding bouquet is the perfect finishing touch to your bridal look and one of the key wedding elements that brides most look forward to. Whilst we adore large, cascading bouquets, 2024 will see pretty petite bouquets gaining in popularity. Today we’re sharing lots of gorgeous mini bouquet inspiration featuring single colour options, one floral variety options and delicate posies of happiness! 

Décor & Flowers
Lilac & Lemon Spring Wedding Inspiration

We’ve still got quite a bit of wintering to get through to reach the warmer, brighter days of spring, but there’s no harm in looking ahead – and getting a little excited! Today we’re sharing a super pretty and feminine colour palette of lilac and lemon. This soft and mellow combo is a winner for spring weddings, especially those around the Eater celebrations. 

Inspiration
Frosty Winter Wedding Inspiration

Add a little sprinkling of snow and your wedding day will magically sparkle!
Whilst it certainly is a quieter time of the year to get married, the late winter months of January and February can be a lovely time to say I Do. From the cold frosty mornings to warm log fires welcoming you and your guests, this is the time to embrace magical winter shades of blue, white and silver. If you like the idea of a frosty look to your day, have a look at some ideas below, we hope they inspire your dreamy day!

Inspiration
WOL Loves: 30 Exquisite Up-Dos

Your bridal hair style is so important on your wedding day. It has the ability to tie your entire look together and give it the perfect polished finishing touch you dream of – finding the perfect up-do and most importantly the perfect hair stylist is super important.
If you’re counting down the clock to your own day and have turned your attention to the little details that mean a lot, we hope these 30 exquisite up-dos will inspire your look! Be sure to check out the amazing WOL suppliers who created all the up style magic!

Hair, Make Up & Beauty
Five Venues To Host A Barn Wedding In Ireland

So you fancy throwing a barn wedding in Ireland? With unique decor that will wow your guests, barn venues are so popular and we can see why. Many offer the option of adding your own personality to create a bespoke and romantic atmosphere for your special day. Here are five brilliant venues to get you started on your search… 

Venues
10 Things To Do After You Get Engaged

You may have been waiting for this moment for a long time, and wow, now it’s here! 

Congratulations and welcome to the most exciting journey of your life – your wedding day and then married life, it’s wild ride! 
The days, hours and weeks following your proposal are going to be exciting – here’s exactly how you should treat them… 

Engagement
WOL Loves: 10 Useful Planners To Gift Your Newly Engaged Bestie

If your best girl has just announced her engagement it’s time to give her a little gift to kick start her wedding plans. And what could be better than a wedding planner book?! Whilst online wedding planning is *ahem* amazing, for some brides-to-be you can’t beat pen and paper, here are ten great planners to help her get started…

Planning & Advice
Five Super Stylish Grooms From 2023 Weddings

These long and relaxing days between Christmas and New Year are the perfect time to begin your wedding day style inspiration, today it’s the turn of the stylish grooms. We can’t wait to see what you choose to wear on your special day – these five guys are a great place to begin your research! 

The Groom
Five Posts To Help You Elope In Ireland

We’re pretty proud of being able to help couples plan their dream wedding days, no matter where they are in the world. If the green fields of Ireland is calling you to elope we know these five posts will help you fulfil your elopement dreams…

Planning & Advice
WOL Loves: Eight Dresses for A Black Tie Wedding

Have you got a special invitation to a decadent black tie wedding and need a fancy frock? You’re in luck today as we share eight absolute beauties that are high on our wish lists!

Fashion & Jewellery
10 Fabulous Bridesmaid from 2023 Weddings

We’ll never tire of finding inspiration from our real weddings! Today we’re taking a look back at ten stunning bridesmaids style from the fabulous weddings we have shared in 2023 – we hope these gorgeous girls help inspire your look…

Articles
Festive Table Plan Ideas

Are you going for all out Christmas cheer on your wedding day?! We say, go for it!
A Christmas wedding is one day that you can go to town with a theme from decor to details, and that includes your table plan.

Inspiration
WOL Loves: 12 Fabulous & Festive Bridal Bouquets

It’s the most wonderful time of the year and you’re about to say I do!
Christmas is also a wonderful time for flowers, and you can’t throw a magical festive wedding without a fabulous festive bridal bouquet.
Whether you’ve decided to keep things traditionally festive with rich red and greens, or you’re more into frosty blues and whites, today we have 12 bouquets sure to delight and inspire your choice…

Décor & Flowers
Five Fabulous Fashion Posts from 2023

As we begin our wind down to the festivities we’re taking a look back at some of the inspirational posts we have shared throughout 2023, starting today with fabulous fashion for the brides. If you’re heading into 2024 on the hunt for ‘the one’ we hope these five posts featuring all the bridal gown inspo you will ever need gets you off to a great start! 

Fashion & Jewellery
Top Photography Tips For Winter Weddings

We’ve said it lots over the past few weeks, but winter weddings really are extra magical! One thing that will differ quite a bit from weddings held during spring and summer is the photography. With less light and more chance of rain, and even snow, we’ve got some great photography tips to ensure you get the best photos from your special day. 

Planning & Advice
WOL Loves: Winter Wedding Invitations

Get your guests excited for your magical winter wedding with one of these stunning invitations… If you’re planning a wedding during the winter months you can have lots of fun planning your invitations. Today we have lots of inspiration whether

Inspiration