Tag: Modern Wedding photography

Kim & James' Ballymascanlon House Wedding

Read any marketing advice and probably the first thing they’ll tell you to do is identify your ideal customer. Rather than string a load of adjectives together I think it would be easier for me to just point in the direction of Kim and James and say, there, theres my target market, it’s as much a feeling or connection as a group of words. I knew from our initial meeting that they were a genuinely nice couple who I would get along with so it was no surprise that on the day everything clicked into place.

As soon as I walked into Kim’s parents house I could tell how the banter and flow with the girls from Exhale was going that this was a very relaxed house. This was the first (and only) daughters wedding in the family but you’d be forgiven for thinking they were old hands at it given the giggles and easy mood in the kitchen. Being a “shoe girl”, it came as no shock to find a gorgeous pair of Jimmy Choo’s with matching purse in the bedroom, which despite the wobble later in the day (which no-one noticed so I wont elaborate!) Kim seemed to float in all day.

Fr Rush was a man after James’ heart, a self confessed techy guy who loves his gadgets and this is the first wedding I’ve done where the entire ceremony was conducted using an iPad. After the mass the sun shone and unless there is a major turnaround from Met Eireann it looks like they possibly got the best day of the summer, here’s some highlights from their wonderful day, thanks so much to both Kim and James for inviting me to be part of it!

Dress: Ophelia Bridal

Suits: Tony McDonnell menswear

Video: Gerry Duffy

Flowers: The Flower Studio

Hair: Jagged Edge

Make Up: Exhale

Cake: Yvonne McConnon

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Grainne & Damien's Cabra Castle Wedding

I’d always heard the saying that one wedding leads to another but Grainne & Damien are the first couple I’ve ever worked with who actually met at a wedding, mind you it did take a while to get around to having their own but it was worth it in the end!

Grainne by nature is a very organised person so it was a given that the day would run smoothly and with an (almost) 1 year old to get ready it meant there was no time to even think about panicing or getting stressed. The atmosphere in the McCourt house was so relaxed, Grandad was giving Adam photography lessons and there was even a laptop being passed from room to room so Grainne’s Aunt in Australia could watch the goings on via Skype.

Their very handsome son Adam was quiet as a mouse throughout the ceremony – I think he was mesmerized by the gospel choir and was considerate enough to nap, wake and smile on cue- who could ask for more?

Despite the weather they both beamed throughout the day and were still laughing as they dodged the puddles under a brollly with just enough time for a quick hello to Oscar, Cabra’s famous welcoming party. I hope you both enjoyed your day as much as I enjoyed working with you both, congratulations!

Ceremony: Redemptorist Chapel, Dundlak

Venue: Cabra Castle Hotel

Dress: Modern Fashions Dundalk

Flowers: Caroline at The Flower Studio

Makeup: Michelle Denner

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Jen & Craig's Blackrock & Slane Castle Wedding


Jen & Craig should be an inspiration to all the aspiring wedding planners out there, with an entire wedding booked and organised within 5 months, I’d say that’s pretty good going. They’re a couple who know exactly what they want and have a wonderful way of communicating it in an effortless way that makes everyone around them feel very relaxed, so much so that I’m sure most people had no idea of the work that they both had put into it behind the scenes.

Jen spent the days up to the wedding baking and icing everyone’s names on their individual cookies, this I might add was only after herself and Craig’s Mum had finished   making the wedding cake. The last remaining dairy milk bar in the kitchen was the only hint to all the work that had been going on.  Jen’s Dad is a bit of a car enthusiast so it was no surprise that he was to be found with a chamois in hand that morning before he chauffeured her to the chapel in his own 1970’s NCS Ro80. What was more surprising was seeing him in the kitchen, drill in hand, making a new hole in his belt while the family cat watched on!

Obviously they are a much loved couple with guests having travelled from all over the country and abroad and the tone of the day was very much about spending time with friends and relations, there was just a very quick stop off at Blackrock beach for some photos before meeting up with everyone in the beautiful setting of Slane Castle in Co Meath.

I’m delighted their day went so well for them, it really goes to show with the right outlook a fantastic wedding can be organised in a very short space of time with as little stress as possible. I hope after your exciting Rocky Mountain adventure you both have a lovely relaxing time in Vancouver, it’s well deserved!

Flowers: Caroline at Fab Fleurs

Music: Mary McCague Ciaran Crilly & Aoife Dennedy

Reception: Slane Castle

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