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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!
A Traditionally Sweet, Champagne Wedding by Cameron Boardman

After a 10 month engagement, Amy and Oran were married in Ballingarry Church, Co. Limerick. Their photographer Cameron Boardman captured perfectly what Amy described as the best part of the day: “The celebration with all our favourite people from all over the world that went on – and on – and on.”

Real Weddings
7 Short Wedding Hairstyles

Short hair bridal styles for women who rock! Check out these photos of real brides with short hair and be inspired to ditch the extensions and embrace a beautiful bridal short do! By Karen Birney

Hair, Make Up & Beauty
Grá Photography – WOL Photographer of the Month April 2012

Grá Photography takes a very fresh, modern and simple approach to wedding photography.

Articles
The Dunloe – Reopening 6th April 2012

The Dunloe (formerly Hotel Dunloe Castle) re-opens on 6th April and is the ideal location for a break ­whether long or short.

Articles
Colourful Wedding Nails

The traditional look for a bride was the French manicure – a style that’s classic and always looks elegant and refined. But more and more brides are now opting to mix it up a little by adding some colour to

Décor & FlowersFashion & JewelleryHair, Make Up & Beauty
Planning a Wedding in Ireland from Abroad

Couples return home to get married for a variety of reasons; to wed in their family parish, to spend some time at home, or because they’ve fallen in love with a beautiful venue or landscape that can’t be found anywhere else. Mostly however, people choose to return home to get married to ensure that most of their family and friends are present at one of their most important days of their lives. Whatever your reason for returning home to marry, we have some great advice and tips to make sure planning from abroad is smooth and relatively stress free. By Karen Birney

Destination Weddings
Mad Men Inspired Wedding Invitations

The iconic fashion trends of the ’60s depicted in Mad Men has played its part in the huge vintage wedding trends. It has even inspired these save the dates!

Inspiration
Legal Requirements For Getting Married In Ireland

Read our getting married in Ireland made simple guide. Covering the legal state requirements for tying the knot in Ireland.

Legal & Ceremony
A 1920s Flapper Girl’s Wedding Theme

By Amy Croffey If you decide to take a step back in time for your wedding theme, then there is no better time period than the roaring 1920s. This decade has a certain pizzazz like no other. Made up of

Décor & FlowersEngagementFashion & Jewellery
Some Old, Something New By Julie Cummins

Susann and Barry were married in St Patricks Church in Celbridge with their wedding reception in Carton House, Maynooth. Their wedding photographer was Julie Cummins.

Real Weddings
Irish Designer Week – Irish Wedding Dress Designers featured in IDW2012

A full list of the designers and articles feature in the WeddingsOnline.ie Buy Irish, Irish Wedding Designer Week.

Fashion & Jewellery
Mismatched Bridesmaids

Your bridesmaids are probably different shapes & colourings, so why not choose bridesmaids dresses to suit them best? Mismatching is a great way to do this.

Bridesmaids
Spring & Summer Wedding Bouquets

Spring is here and we’re looking at ideas for seasonal wedding flowers and bouquets. Lynette from Little Daisy Flowers talks us through some options.

Inspiration
Trash the Dress

Instead of letting your wedding dress gather dust in the attic in the hope that you can pass it on to your daughter in around 30 years, many brides are deciding to wear it one last time for an eccentric photo session known as ‘Trash the Dress’. By Amy Croffey

Fashion & Jewellery
Birds of a Feather Wedding Theme

By Amy Croffey This wedding theme, inspired by our feathered friends, has a bohemian, whimsical feel. Every single part of the wedding can be adorned with these motifs, from centrepieces, to bouquets, to buttonholes, to floral arrangements – the sky really

Décor & FlowersEngagement
Perfect Pout: A Guide to the Red Lip

All you need to know about mastering one of the biggest beauty trends for weddings – the red lip. by Karen Birney

Hair, Make Up & Beauty
A Groom’s Guide to Wedding Planning

From seating plans, guest lists and your very own bridezilla, Darren Nugent has the ultimate groom survival guide.

The Groom
Butterflies Wedding Inspiration

Whether you plan on having butterflies as your wedding theme, or just adding a few touches here and there to tie in with your favourite colours, we’ve got inspiration for you!

Inspiration
How NOT to Propose to your Man this Leap Year

February 29th is a day to seize. We only get this extra special day once every four years so many look at it as a bonus 24 hours to do something a little less kosher than the norm. Traditionally a leap year is a day when women could propose to a man, a tradition which apparently started here in Ireland! By Karen Birney

Engagement
A Romantic Wedding in Kerry by DOK Photography

Karen and Vincent were married in the Sacred Heart Church Kilmoyley, Co. Kerry, with wedding reception in Ballyseede Castle. Deirdre O’Keefe of DOK Photography captured their chic raspberry and 80s themed day!

Real Weddings