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Real Life Proposal Story: Haggis on the Menu?

Couples Names: Jerh & Carolyn
Proposal Date: October 1995
Wedding Date: 5 March 1996 (remember that but forgot our first anniversary – haven’t forgotten it since though!!)
Wedding Location: Gretna Green, Scotland!
Proposal Story: Jerh proposed in October and had already lined up some gorgeous rings in a jewellery shop in Douglas, so off we went and read more…

All In! €66 a head for all the trimmings

Wedding Venue Kerry - Dromhall Hotel

Creating a special day for 150 guests can come in amazingly at under €10,000 including a Drinks Reception, 5 Course Meal, Evening Buffet, Photographer, Band DJ and Wedding Cars in the 4 star Dromhall Hotel in Killarney, Co. Kerry.  This is an amazing deal for any thrifty couple out there, and also minimizes the stress read more…

FREE Wedding Invitations (No Really!)

You know how everything to do with a wedding is really freakin’, annoyingly expensive? Well, here’s a free template set for beautiful, customised multi-piece wedding invitations:

The set includes invitation, RSVP card and Save the Date card, too. These templates come courtesy of Etsy designer curlygnomes and are available to download for free at Vecteezy.
They come read more…

Win Your Wedding in Galway!

Wedding Venue Ireland - Claregalway Hotel

One of our venues here on weddingdates.ie is the Claregalway Hotel just outside Galway city.  They have just announced a VERY special promotion, so anyone wanting to get married in the Galway area – sit up and listen!
The Claregalway Hotel are sponsoring the Galway Club Championships and to celebrate are looking for “The Perfect Match” read more…

Real Life Proposal Story: Countdown to the Wedding!

Photo Credit: Mark Capilitan

Next up on our Real Life Proposal Stories is a wedding that is close to my own heart as I am a bridesmaid!  The wedding is in 5 weeks and the countdown is on for everyone as it is our first wedding in our family.
Couples Names: Elaine & Gearoid
Proposal Date: 23rd April 2008
Wedding Date: 12th read more…

Flower Power – Take control of your wedding flowers

This week, I came across an innovative new idea from Flowers Made Easy – they are launching their own Flower School, a workshop to teach aspiring amateur florists and brides-to-be how to make their own wedding bouquets.  The next workshop is on Saturday 13th June and they are accepting bookings now.  You can sign up read more…

Thank Your Lucky Stars

Browsing around Etsy the other day, I caught sight of these tiny origami stars and thought they’d look gorgeous scattered across tables as decoration:

They are absolutely charming, and did I mention they’re cheap? You can pick up 100 of them from Sparkly Creations for $4.50, and she’ll ship internationally for peanuts. These obviously are done read more…

Real Life Proposal Story: Childhood Sweethearts

Next up on our Real Life Proposal Story series is my very own Mum and Dad who have been happily married for 28 years now (and counting!) They were childhood sweethearts and their story is not as dramatic as last weeks’ but no less touching….

Couples Names: Lorraine Quinn & Conal Crossan
Proposal Date: 12th April 1979
Wedding read more…

Want to sleep in the same bed as Colin Farrell?

Ahem, “What’s that?!” I hear you exclaim!  Calm down ladies, I’m not offering up Colin Farrell on a plate here…. But recently I was lucky enough to stay in the Whelyn Lodges in Castletownbere where Mr Farrell himself and the cast of his new film ONDINE stayed while filming in West Cork this year.  I read more…

Do us a Favour, will ya?

In our wedding budget survey last November many of you told us that due to the R-word, you are cutting back on the ‘optional extras’ of the wedding day such as wedding favours.  Now, while I am all in favour of cutting costs and not going over-the-top in terms of your wedding budget, I have read more…

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