Irish Wedding Blog

Get Franc’ed

wedding planner extrodinnaire Franc is searching for brides and grooms to feature in his new TV series.  But, out of his usual role, this time Franc is acting as a mentor for the couples giving them the tips and tricks of the trade so they can DIY their own wedding. From the RTE website: The read more…

Dragons Den: The WeddingDates.ie Pitch

In case you missed it last week, we have popped the WeddingDates.ie Dragons Den pitch up on YouTube.  You can watch our 10 minute clip here…

Would love to get your thoughts and feedback in the comments!

Enter The Dragons Den

Well, tonight is the night….Ciara faces into the infamous Dragons from the Den.  Gavin Duffy blogged recently “Ciara Crossan makes one of the better Den Presentations, so good she gets a job offer but will she get an investment? All will be revealed Thursday at 10:15pm on RTE1” I will post my thoughts on the read more…

Don’t Tell the Bride – calling all would-be Groomzillas!

Has everyone seen the new Denny Ad on the TV that features the real-life morning of the wedding scene?  We put out the call for couples to feature on the ad last year and I think the ad turned out really well. Now, we have more info about a TV opportunity for some couple, COCO Television read more…

Home is…

You may have heard on the media of late that Denny – Irelands leading Sausage and Rasher people are running a new campaign where they are asking the people of Ireland what Home Means to them. As part of the new campaign called ‘Home Is‘ Denny want to find out what home means to the people read more…

To top it all off….

Last night on RTE’s new show Higher Ground, you might have seen Jill FitzGerald and her Cake Topper Business.  Jill handmakes personalised cake toppers for wedding and occasion cakes.  They can be as quirky or traditional as you choose…the limit is your imagination!  Is your groom a big GAA-head or Rugby buff?  Maybe you play read more…

Propose on the National Airwaves – are you brave enough?

MARRY ME - RTE

RTE have just put out a call for brave proposees to get down on one knee for the national audience of telly watchers.  The call for Audience Participation for the show Marry Me goes a little something like this…. “RTÉ Television and Midas Productions are looking for spontaneous, fun loving and genuine individuals of all read more…

In the Meeja

I am still reeling from the success of the Wife Carrying in Finland, both as a competitor on the Irish Relay Team, but also as a publicity stunt for the business, we have been featured heavily in both the Irish and International Media this week and I am truely delighted with the coverage we have read more…

Doing business in the Recession – TV3 Appearance

Well, I am just in the door from Dublin after my appearance on Ireland AM on TV3 this morning!  I am still on a high after it, what an amazing experience and a fantastic way to plug weddingdates.ie on National TV. I got the call yesterday afternoon from one of the researchers on the show, read more…

Review: Brides of Franc – Diamond on the Soles of her Shoes!

The second installment of the Brides of Franc series couldn’t have been more different to the last with an altogether ‘blingtastic’ wedding in The Westin Hotel in Dublin’s city centre.  Dee and Graham’s brief was very specific (they even brought along a folder with photos of things they ‘like’ and ‘dislike’).  They wanted an exclusive, read more…

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