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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!
WOL Loves: Fun & Vibrant Bridesmaids Dresses

Move over pastels, today we are celebrating maids in bold and vibrant colours! From periwinkle blue to popping cerise pink, we’ve got all colours covered. Summer weddings are great for giving bright colours a go.

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Colourful Festival Style Wedding Inspiration

Glow sticks at the ready, summer is here and we’re ready to party – at a fun and colourful festival style wedding!
If laidback cool is your vibe and the thought of a formal wedding day doesn’t appeal, maybe a festival style get together is more your thing? I mean, who doesn’t love a day of love under the sunshine surrounded by your favourite people?
Relaxed, boho and full of colour and vibrancy, festival style wedding days are full to the brim of handmade elements including signage, lighting and even wedding wear. If this sounds like the perfect wedding day to you, we hope you enjoy the following inspiration…

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8 Wedding Traditions To Forget

We say it lots, your wedding should be planned and executed your way. Sure, there are plenty of wedding traditions that some couples choose to carry into their day, but if you decide not to uphold them, that is absolutely fine, don’t feel peer pressure if they’re not for you. Sometimes you can feel like you want to keep everyone happy but really you only have the legal part of getting married to adhere to, nothing else. 

Planning & Advice
WOL Loves: Boys In Blue

A blue suit, in any shade, is a great summer choice for grooms who love effortless style. From lightweight linen to wool blends, the fabric and colour choices available are huge across Ireland. Today we’re sharing lots of boys in blue from our fabulous selection of grooms retailers.

The Groom
30 Special Songs To Walk Down The Aisle To

The special moment you walk down the aisle towards your life partner is a memory you’ll cherish for the rest of your life, so you want the perfect song to accompany it. To help get you inspired we’ve put together a list of some of the greatest songs to walk down the aisle to including classic, instrumental and unique options. 

Legal & Ceremony
Six Ways To Add Baby’s Breath To Your Wedding Day

Baby’s breath, or gypsophila to florists, is often considered a filler type flower, but hold on to your hat, today we’re sharing six ways to add it to your wedding day! From magnificent entrance arches to beautifully delicate buttonholes, baby’s breath can elevate your day to a truly memorable event. 

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WOL Loves: Metal Inspired Weddings

Your wedding day should shine as bright as you, and it can if you choose a gorgeous metal inspired colour palette! We love the trend of blending metallics and copper tones with neutral shades throughout your wedding decor and clothing, it’s perfect for spring and summer weddings. If you’re really ready to go for a statement look mix metallics with deep shades such as black, plum or hunter green, these work beautifully during autumn and winter. 

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How To Choose Your Destination Wedding Location

Lots of couples dream of having their wedding day in exotic climes and it’s easy to understand why. With fabulous food, glorious sun and cracking culture to embrace, getting married away from home will definitely be a memorable experience. 

Destination Weddings
How To Elevate Your Irish Wedding

We hear lots of chat from couples about creating an unforgettable, elevated wedding day for their guests – but how do you really elevate your day? Maybe it’s the decor choices you make? The Food you choose to serve? The overall vibe of the day? All these things can play a huge part in the memories you and your guests take from your wedding. Today we’ve got five ideas that will help create an amazing guest experience and elevate your day to lofty heights! 

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WOL Loves: Delicate & Dainty Buttonholes

To finish off the grooms wedding day look he’ll be needing a buttonhole, or boutonniere for our readers across the pond! These little works of art are generally a reflection of the bridal bouquet and truly are perfect.

There are lots of options for the buttonhole, with most guys favouring a floral piece, which is exactly what we are sharing today – a fabulous round-up of delicate and dainty buttonholes from some of our award winning Irish florists. 

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8 Charming Candle Tablecentre Ideas

Wedding table centrepieces are an important element of your day and carry the look and style through from your ceremony. If you think about it, your guests will spend a significant time sitting around those tables, so why wouldn’t you want them to look nice?! We adore a candlelit reception breakfast, it’s magical, atmospheric and truly romantic. 

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WOL Advice: Don’t Make These Four Colour Mistakes

We always say there are no rules when it comes to wedding planning, your wedding, your way but mistakes do happen. Today we’re sharing four colour mistakes you can avoid, trust us, we’ve saw them all before! 

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WOL Loves: 14 Romantic White Wedding Bouquets

There are lots of colours to choose from when it comes to your wedding but if you want white, that’s totally fine! White is in fact hugely popular and for great reason, romantic whites are glorious no-matter the season. A white wedding bouquet will complement any wedding dress and whilst looking beautiful, won’t draw attention away from the bride. 

Décor & Flowers
Seven Things To Do Before You Put On Your Wedding Dress

You’ve been planning and dreaming about this moment for a long time and eventually, it’s here – it’s time to put on your wedding dress! That final piece to the puzzle is a special moment and one that’s likely to leave you feeling very emotional, but please don’t rush it. When it’s on you want to look in the mirror and see your perfect refection, so before you get into your dress, make sure you do these seven things… 

Planning & Advice
Ten Gorgeous Engagement Dresses To Party In!

When it comes to your wedding, it’s never too early to party. Celebrating and sharing your happy news is a lovely way to include your friends and family and it doesn’t have to be a well-planned, super complicated affair. Fire a gazebo up in your back garden, text your besties and get the party started! Today we’ve got ten fab dresses that will get your engagement party started… 

Fashion & Jewellery
WOL Loves: Rosa Clara at Barcelona Bridal Fashion Week

Today we’re sharing the stunning latest collection from Spanish bridal fashion house, Rosa Clarà. Inspired by the golden 20s, the collection features sophisticated fabrics, handmade lace and micro beading on designs of pure lines and versatile models that include crop tops and skirts, it’s fair to say we are in love! We hope you enjoy this peek into the future of bridal styling. 

Fashion & Jewellery
15 Wedding Planning Tips To Remember

We love to share our insider knowledge and help couples plan the perfect day so let us do just that. Today we’re going back to basics and sharing 15 wedding planning tips for you to remember when the decisions get a little overwhelming. Think of them as your planning rules to live by! Good luck… 

Planning & Advice
WOL Loves: Floral Wedding Dress Inspiration

I was at a wedding last weekend and the bride, my seriously fashionable friend, wore a floral embroidered dress and it was seriously stunning for a spring wedding day – like unbelievably beautiful. Inspired by her pretty choice I’ve been having a look at other brides who have added a little touch of fun and colour to their wedding day gown. 

Fashion & Jewellery
WOL Advice: What To Do With Your Wedding Dress After The Day

You’ve had the best day ever wearing your wedding dress, but now your wedding is over and you’re married, what should you do with it? It’s completely normal to feel sad that you only get to wear your wedding dress once, we’re guessing it’ll be the most special outfit you ever wear! 

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Handy Wedding Decor Checklist

You’ve probably realised by now that there a lot of wedding details to remember when you’re planning your perfect day. Of course there are no rules as to what you should and shouldn’t have, but to make sure you know where you’re at, we’ve compiled this helpful list so should you want a certain item, it’s on the list! 

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