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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!
Real Wedding at Clonabreany House by Michelle Prunty Photography

How on earth does a floor inspire a wedding colour palette? Answer: when it’s the striking black and white tiles of Clonabreany House’s classically chic marquee! As Marie and Brendan found their wedding theme getting a little out of hand, a stunning monochrome theme shone through with Marie’s bridesmaids in effortlessly stylish one-shoulder black and white Dessy gowns, a playful black feather bouquet and Brendan’s handsome black three piece.

Real Weddings
Smiling in the Snow – Rachel and Philip’s Wedding by Gillian Higgins

Remember those freezing few weeks in March when the North was covered in a thick blanket of snow? Imagine getting married in the middle of that! Well, today’s amazing couple did just that and instead of letting the snow get

Inspiration
TV3’s Karen Koster ties the Knot in Sunny Sicily!

We were all certain she’d make for a stunning bride and TV3’s Karen Koster was all that and more when she tied the knot looking incredibly chic in sunny Sicily last week. The bride sparkled in a sweet strapless a-line

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Ask the Experts – Wedding Photography – Do I have to pay the photographer up front?

As with most purchases they make, many brides and grooms-to-be are cautious about paying for a wedding supplier up front. While many are aware that a deposit is a guarantee that a service will be provided, some brides on the weddingsonline forums have queried the idea of paying for the photographer before receiving the album. So we’ve asked three professionals – Kevin Morris, Eric Ronan and Fionn McCann – their perspective on paying up front, and what a bride can do to ensure her payment is safe.

Planning & Advice
15 Wedding Guest Book Ideas

Wedding guest books come in all shapes and sizes these day, sometimes they aren’t even shaped like a book. We’ve had a look at what’s catching brides attention at the minute, and brought you fifteen ideas we’re loving right now.

Inspiration
Good Luck Symbols {Horseshoe Alternatives}

You know those photographs, the ones with the immaculately styled bride beaming with love and pride beside her dashing groom, accepting a horseshoe from a cute little one? Ever wonder why the horseshoe? The tradition of the horseshoe is to give

Inspiration
Wedding Day Gifts for Your Other Half

Are you getting your precious other half a gift for your wedding day? Of course, a wedding gift for your bride or groom is not an essential, but many like to offer a symbol of their love. Here are a

Inspiration
Give us a Goo Photography – Wedding Photographer of the Month June 2013

Phil Voon of Give us a Goo Photography is the WeddingsOnline.ie Wedding Photographer of the Month for June 2013. Phil specialises in natural, reportage photography capturing all the emotions of the day to be kept and revisited again and again. Phil is based in Co. Kildare and shoots weddings nationwide.

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Couture Cakes with A Fashion Twist

It may sound a little bit weird, but having a couture wedding cake with a dress to match is bang on trend at the minute! Whether you choose luxurious lace or beautiful bows, make sure your wedding cake is a

Inspiration
Sheer/Tulle Bridal Capes – Spring/Summer’s Coolest Cover-up

Bridal capes are the most coveted cover-up for Spring/Summer weddings. Tulle or sheer with a lace or silk trim, these capes are key to adding a little glamour to your gown, without taking away from it. By Karen Birney

Fashion & Jewellery
Sun and Sea at Catherine and Robert’s Intimate Wedding

Sometimes we get a wedding that literally takes our breath away. Today’s visual inspiration did just that. More so, today’s wedding shot by the amazing Paula O’Hara displays two very important lessons for couples planning their dream day.

Real Weddings
Win an Overnight Stay for 2 at the Spectacular Ballinacurra House, Kinsale!

Ballinacurra House and WeddingsOnline.ie have come together to celebrate the addition of one of Ireland’s top chefs to the team at Ireland’s Exclusive Wedding Venue of the Year! We are offering 15 lucky couples the chance to experience the stunning setting of Ballinacurra House by staying overnight during the alternative venue’s open house wedding fair!

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Real Brides in Colourful Dresses – Bridal Trend 2013

Dress: Designed by bride | Photographer: Love Katie & Sarah | Wedding: Gold Yarra Valley Wedding on Ruffled Last week we shared our top bridal trends for 2013. Just like every year on the bridal catwalks, there are trends we

Fashion & Jewellery
High Summer Bouquets – Wedding Flowers for July Brides

We’re taking a little break from showing you the stunning bridal collections for 2013, by showing you some equally beautiful ways to make a statement on your wedding day! Flowers can be a tricky one for those of us without green fingers, so we invited the brilliant Bloomsday Flowers to give their ideas for the perfect high summer bouquet!

Décor & Flowers
Stamps, Stickers And Seals For Your Wedding

From embossing your invitations or sealing them with your own bespoke crest to branding your very own bottles of wine, the choices for getting your name out there on your wedding day is endless! Have a look at some of

Inspiration
Doily Details – A Wedding Theme your Nan will Love

Photos by Gia Canali We’ve become a little bit obsessed with all things crochet, white and doily-like in the past week (in fact, I may have impulse bought this crochet dress from Zara the same day I write this article

Décor & Flowers
10 Budget Friendly DIY Place Cards

Budget, blah, blah, blah! No one likes to hear the word budget, but when you are embarking on a new married life together creating and sticking to a budget is pretty important, especially if you want to begin this next

Inspiration
7 Ways to Save on Your Wedding Dress & Accessories – Wedding Budget Tips

When we first imagined our magical wedding day, many of us saw ourselves in our dress, as carefree and as beautiful as a bride should be. One word we weren’t thinking of was ‘compromise’. However a lot of us are having to pull up our boot straps and tighten our corsets in an effort to make our cash stretch that bit further for the big day, and one of the things we are forced (kicking and screaming) to look at, is the dress. But worry not my stylish-if-a-little-frightened friends, you have PLENTY of choices to make when cutting the cost of your dress! From renting your bridal accessories, to hitting the high street, to finding out that charity shops actually stock BRAND NEW wedding dresses, you’re in for a stylish surprise. [Featuring; Lady Lucy Bridal Accessories, Debenhams, Barnardos Bridal, Memories Bridal Boutique, Beloved Bridal]

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Louise & Eamon’s Relaxed Christmas Wedding

Such a lovely couple we have on the blog today, with a great first meeting story. Clonmel couple Louise and Eamon took a stress free and relaxed approach to planning their Christmas wedding that was captured by Berit Alits Photography.

Real Weddings
First Look Wedding Photos

By Amy Croffey It’s an age old tradition that the bride and groom should not set eyes on each other before the wedding because it will result in tremendous bad luck – of course. But many couples, mostly in America,

Real Weddings