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Wedding Budget Calculator

Download our Wedding Budget Calculator to help you keep track of those wedding costs!

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Advice: Emergency Kits For Smart Brides

Emergency kits, compiled for you from advice by the most seasoned wedding planners. You’re welcome.

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Wedding Guest Dos & Don’ts

It’s wedding season!  Whether you’ve been invited to one wedding or ten this year, we’re checking the rules of wedding etiquette to make sure you’ll be the dream wedding guest.  

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Film Company of Ireland – Videographer of the Month -June 2011

This month’s Videographer of the Month is Thady Kavanagh, of Film Company of Ireland. "Your wedding day is about you! Not about the guy running around with a video camera. Thats why I shoot in a very discreet manner that

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Wedding Ceremony Booklet Templates

Wedding mass booklet template for Catholic, Church of Ireland and Civil wedding ceremonies. Edit it to your requirements.

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Wedding Checklist

  The Complete Wedding Checklist BRIDE AND GROOM Announce your engagement! Decide on a date Book ceremony & reception venue Prepare a budget Decide on number of guests Attend wedding events Book wedding professionals Pre-marriage course Ceremony booklets Finalise mass

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The Ultimate Wedding Countdown Checklist

No one ever said planning a wedding was easy, so we’re here to help! Use our wedding countdown to your planning 12 to 18 months before the wedding.

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Wedding how to: The Dessert Buffet and Candy Table

By Karen Birney There’s no better way to cater for the entire family’s tastebuds than with a dessert table. Dessert tables aren’t only scrumptious to eat, they are also fabulous to look at and are a great colour feature for

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Marriage, Weddings and Buddhism

Wedding Inspirations talked to Vajrashura of the Dublin Buddhist Centre, to find out more about what a Buddhist wedding entails, and what makes them unique.

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Marriage, Weddings and Islam

Wedding Inspirations talked to Summayah Kenna of the Islamic Cultural Centre in Dublin, to find out more about what a Muslim wedding entails, and what makes them unique.

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The Diversity of Wedding Ceremonies in Ireland

Modern Ireland is multicultural, diverse country. We take a look at the diversity of religions and wedding traditions in modern Ireland.

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5 Steps to Flawless Hands

Your hands are forever on display. A little TLC goes a long way. We’ve got top tips for treating your hands from makeup.ie. Here’s a little treat for your hands…

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Wedding Day Emergency Kit

An emergency wedding day kit is full of essential items to get you out of many’s a wedding day pickle. Here are some of the things you should be packing..

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Wedding Speeches

At Irish weddings, members of the bridal party make a wedding speech at the reception including best man, groom, father of the bride.

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Civil Wedding Ceremonies in Ireland

Planning a civil wedding ceremony in Ireland, & wondering where to start? Find out what your options are in Ireland, and the format for a civil ceremony.

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How To Create A Wedding Budget

Creating a budget for your wedding can be a daunting task at first, but once you get started, it’s not all that bad. To ensure smooth wedding planning, set a budget from the start and keep track of those costs.

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Bridesmaids Dresses Designer Stockists

We’ve compiled this database of bridal shops in Ireland who stock popular designer label bridesmaids dresses.

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12 Money Saving Tips

There are a whole host of ways to save money on a wedding. A few suggestions are listed below, but the key to saving money is to shop around and also to think outside the box. 

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Your First Christmas as a Married Couple!

We’ve got advice for newly weds on how to incorporate each family’s Christmas traditions and make some of new traditions, as you spend your first Christmas together as a married couple!

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Trash The Dress!

When you first hear trash the dress’ chances are your mind will fill with scary images of wedding gowns getting torn, stained & generally defiled – not so!

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