Irish Wedding Blog

Same sex wedding – Ireland’s first civil partnership today!

The first civil partnership of a gay couple is happening today in Ireland.  Barry Dignam and Hugh Walsh will be civilly wed in a registry office in Dublin today, having given the required 3 months notice to the State in January when the civil partnership bill came into effect. Congrats to the happy couple! We read more…

The Official Bit – Civil Weddings

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When you get engaged and start planning your wedding, most of us think about the Wedding Venue, the wedding photographer or the wedding dress! Few of us stop to consider the legal requirements and the procedures you have to follow to get married in Ireland.
Not into the whole traditional church wedding in Ireland but averse to a stuffy registry office wedding? As we all know Civil Weddings are allowed happen outside of the Registry office now, but there are still some rules you have to adhere to for a civil wedding…

Registry Office Vs Church Wedding

Something that many soon-to-be-married couples struggle with is the whole church Vs registry office option for their wedding ceremony.   Now, while Ireland is still quite a conservative country with the majority of weddings taking place in Roman Catholic Churches, many couples are uncomfortable having to ask “permission” from a priest to get married and read more…