Inspired by the Finnish Culture Day (which was yesterday) I’ve been thinking of traditional ways to celebrate weddings in Finland, and especially in the middle of the country where I’m from. I think there’s not too many differences in the ceremony between Finland and Ireland, though I’ve never really been in Irish weddings.. Before weddings read more…
Ruaidhri talks about his vision of the Wife Carrying Trip – this is the guy who plans to find a wife to carry as we cross Europe!!
Set by the International Wife Carrying Competition Rules Commitee, here are the Rules of Wife Carrying. My favourite is #5 – all participants must have fun! The Rules of Wife Carrying The length of the official track is 253.5 meters, and the surface of the track is partially sand, partially grass and partially gravel. The read more…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 16 June, 2010 CONTACT: Ciara Crossan WeddingDates.ie T: 021-4928993 M: 087-9577733 Email: ciara@weddingdates.ie GETTING CARRIED AWAY IN FINLAND! Irish Team travels to Wife Carrying World Championships Cork, Ireland – Teams from around the world are travelling to Finland next week to represent their countries in one of the most unusual competitions in read more…
Straight from the official Wife Carrying Website, here are the expert tips on how wife carrying is good for your relationship! You’ll find the wife carrying enthusiasts all over the world – They are strong men and tenacious women. Most of these easy-going people seem to be characterised by placidity and happiness. Of course, with read more…
YES!! It’s true! Ireland will be competing in the World Cup this summer! Well, not exactly. The World Cup in South Africa won’t be seeing any Irish team, but the World Wife Carrying Championships in Finland sure will!! We participated last year and won 3rd place in the relay race and “Most Entertaining Couple” in read more…
The Irish heats for the 2010 Wife Carrying Championships in Finland were held last weekend in Sneem, Co. Kerry as part of the Sneem Family Festival Naturally, the weddingdates.ie team were out in force and James and Ciara managed to improve their time to 1 minute 38 seconds!! Not bad for the couple who came read more…
I don’t really think the photos do justice to the hilarity that was the wife-carrying championships in Finland, so we have put together a little YouTube Vid to try to capture the atmosphere.
You can view all of the photos from the trip on our facebook page and why not become a fan while your at it for special news, events and updates! I think James’ swan-dive into the water might have been what helped us to secure the prize for the “Most Entertaining Couple” at the event! read more…
Well, we’re back in one piece today after the craziness of Finland and happy to report, loaded down with prizes!! James and I scooped “Most Entertaining Couple” in the main race despite coming 35th out of 35 with a time of 2:22. We also made up half of the Team who are now ranked #3 read more…
