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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!
Breakfast for Dinner? Why Not?!

Don't say no to breakfast for dinner just yet. See these amazing wedding pictures first.

Planning & Advice
Ceremony Advice: Order and Duties

The quick and simple wedding run-down. By Lindsie Rowe

Legal & Ceremony
How To Make Your Wedding Truly Personal

Make your wedding truly personal by including things that mean a lot to BOTH of you.

Planning & Advice
How to Prepare the Perfect Groom Speech

Make the bride swoon and the parents sigh with happiness with these tips for the perfect groom speech.

The Groom
Formal Wedding Invitation Wording

The ins and outs of invitation wording can get complicated. Fear not, WOL has the ultimate guide to wedding stationery, no matter how tricky your situation!

Décor & Flowers
12 Month Catholic Mass Checklist

When it comes to a Catholic wedding, each detail is as important as the next. Follow this Catholic mass checklist for a beautiful, stress-free ceremony.

ChecklistsLegal & Ceremony
Is a Wedding Abroad Right For You?

Ask the right questions to find out the answer to this one: is a wedding abroad right for you?

Destination Weddings
Introducing the Dessert Table! The Sweetest Trend in Weddings

Why have one dessert when you can have many? Introducing the dessert table - the sweetest new thing in weddings.

Cakes
6 Inspiring Engagement Photo Themes

Engagement photo themes are just like wedding cakes - so many to choose from, but one out there is right for you! Is it one of these?

Engagement
The Meaning of Your Wedding Bouquet

Vivid colours and various shapes make up the gorgeous flowers that we carry down the aisle, but did you know that each flower carries with it a symbol of how you and your new partners life together will play out? If you're superstitious at all, here's your guide on how to pick out the precise message you want to send out on your wedding day via a simple flower.

Décor & Flowers
Crazy for Cupcakes! We Love This Wedding Trend

We are crazy for cupcakes and we're not afraid to admit it! Get ideas for your wedding here.

Cakes
Real Honeymoon in Hawaii and New York - Report

A real honeymoon in Hawaii and New York, brought to you by two Irish world adventurers!

Honeymoon
Brian O'Driscoll & Amy Huberman marry in Co. Leitrim

Irish rugby star Brian O'Driscoll tied the knot with Irish actress Amy Huberman yesterday in Aughavas, Co. Leitrim.

Articles
Around the World in Six Wedding Traditions

Bridal Blogger Tinkerbelle Bride takes a look at interesting wedding traditions from around the world, from African wedding beads to French hope chests.

Inspiration
Final blog post as a single woman!

Well Missies here I am on the final countdown (que music du, du, du, du) to my wedding day - early next week we will be in Sorrento (hopefully by non-ash infested airways and not by ferry and 24 trains!!). As well

Real Weddings
Useful Wedding Money Saving Tips

An average Irish wedding his HOW MUCH? Here are some great wedding money saving tips to keep you sane (and your bank account healthy).

Budgets
A pre-marriage course? For us?!

The benefits of a pre-marriage course explained by Fr. Pat Rogers

Legal & Ceremony
Lovely Love Quotes for Wedding Invites

Lovely love quotes for wedding invites. Or mass booklets. Or table numbers. Or anywhere you want to add a touch of romance.

Décor & Flowers
Preparing for Marriage - How, Why, When?

Is preparing for marriage difficult? It doesn't have to be. Read this.

Planning & Advice
The Evolution of the Wedding Favour

The wedding favour is a time-honoured tradition, stemming back centuries. It is thought that wedding favours were popular amongst European Aristocracy whereby a small token, known as a bonbonnaire, was given by the couple to their wedding guests.

Venues