Irish Wedding Blog

Bridesmaids…the comedy of the year!

You’ve probably already been hearing all the hype about Bridesmaids the movie and you don’t need me to tell you to head on down to the cinema to watch it….but seriously, do!  You won’t be disappointed! This is a laugh-out-loud comedy that will shock you, make you smile and there’s even some tender moments in read more…

Quirky Bridesmaids Dresses from Amity

Cork ladies will be familiar with quirky store Amity, located on French Church St, between Patrick Street and Paul St Shopping Centre.  Known for its funky decor and unusual clothes, the girls in Amity have been inundated with requests from Brides looking for non-stereotypical bridesmaid dresses. In response to this, Amity have transformed their 1st floor read more…

URGENT APPEAL – DRESSES NEEDED!

I’m a great supporter of Buy My Dress, an initiative by the Down Syndrome Centre to raise much needed funds.  The concept is, you can donate any dress you no longer wear and they will sell it online and the proceeds go to help children with Down Syndrome all over Ireland.  When they dropped me read more…

Charming! Pandora opens flagship store in Cork

Irish ladies have jumped on the Pandora craze with gusto over the last few years, and many of you probably are sporting a pandora charm bracelet on your wrist as you read this!  The good news for Irish Pandora aficionados is that the internationally successful Danish jewellery brand has expanded their position in the Irish marketplace read more…

One woman’s trash is another woman’s treasure!

Buy My Dress is Ireland’s largest one-day charity dress sale.With same-day events happening in Dublin (Royal College of Physicians, D 2), Cork (Cork School of Music, Union Quay) and Galway (Meyrick Hotel, Eyre Square) on Thursday 20th May this is definitely one event not to be missed!  There might even be some second hand wedding read more…

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!

While not strictly a wedding-event, when I got the brochure from the Celtic Ross Hotel about their Girlie weekend package in aid of Action Breast Cancer, I thought it would be a great bonding weekend for a bride and her bridesmaids, or mother-of-the-bride/groom, or indeed a chilled low key hen event. It’s on the weekend of read more…

Pressies for the Girls

It’s traditional to give your wedding party gifts. It’s also stressful to give your wedding party gifts, because it’s one more thing to plan, one more thing to organise, and yes, one more thing to pay for. Here’s a less expensive solution that your bridesmaids will love – individually chosen cosmetics bags stuffed with a read more…

A Wedding Disaster of Titanic Proportions

So you’re planning your wedding day, dreaming up themes of romance and eternal love, and suddenly you have a brilliant notion: to dress your bridesmaids in one of the most romantic dresses from one of the most gaggingly romantic films ever.  In short, you decide to dress your bridesmaids in Rose’s famous evening gown from read more…