Irish Wedding Blog

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…

Wedding Fair: Fota Island Resort

Fota Island Resort is inviting couples for their Wedding Showcase on Sunday 20th February from 12 noon until 5pm, where you have an opportunity to witness the resort dressed for a wedding day. The resort will play host to an array of wedding services and suppliers, all showcasing everything you might need to create the read more…

Vintage Wedding Fayre: Castle Hotel

Castle Hotel in Macroom, Cork is hosting their Vintage Wedding Fayre on February 27th from 12 to 6pm. This Wedding Venue in Cork is celebrating their 60th anniversary and the fair is part of that. On the day there will be the opportunity to go back to bygone eras with a showcase of Bridal Fashion read more…

Romantic wedding in Gougane Barra, West Cork

Gougane Barra is famous as one of the most romantic churches in Ireland to get married in, and the Castle Hotel in Macroom is only 35 minutes drive from this idyllic location.

View our video walkthrough to get an idea of what the Castle Hotel looks like for your wedding in Macroom, Co. Cork.

You can check availability for this Romantic Wedding Venue in West Cork here!

Up, up and away! Wedding Showcase in Cork International Airport Hotel

Now I know the idea of an airport hotel probably does not conjure up romantic weddingy images in your mind, but I urge you to pause for thought for the Cork International Airport Hotel.  It is not your run-of-the-mill airport hotel, it is one of the funkiest hotels in Ireland and has alot to offer a couple who are a bit quirky but still want a hotel wedding.

The whole decor of the place is really unusual, with coloured lighting, unusual sculptures and a real retro-feel.  They are opening up the hotel to showcase it as a wedding venue this Sunday and if you haven’t been to the hotel before, it is WELL worth a trip up.  Make sure you check out the loos!

Cork International Wedding Showcase is taking place this Sunday 11th October  between 1 and 5pm.  The incredible staff of the hotel will be showcasing the property as a exciting venue to host your wedding.

There is a extra special wedding offer available on the day of €49.00 per guest which includes:

  • Arrival Reception
  • 4 Course Dinner
  • Glass of Wine
  • Evening Reception

There will be local vendors also showcasing their services and there’ll also be spot prizes and giveaways on the day.  You can now check availability for your perfect wedding date on their own website: http://www.corkinternationalairporthotel.com/weddings/ or through the WeddingDates.ie page for your Unusual Wedding Venue in Cork

You can also take a quick look at our video walk-through of the hotel – it definitely has the WOW factor in my opinion!

Wedding Showcase: Ambassador Hotel in Cork City

Ambassador Hotel Wedding Showcase – Sunday 13th of September 2009 2 -4 pm Military Hill, St. Luke’s, Cork City If you are looking for the perfect wedding venue make sure to join us on the 13th of September at the four star Ambassador Hotel where we will be showcasing our hotel and all that it read more…

Kinsale Wedding by the Water: Actons Hotel

Actons Hotel has a great reputation in Cork for quality and service and its enviable location right on the pier road in Kinsale makes it a great spot for weddings.

If you are considering a Cork or Kinsale wedding, you can checkavailability for Actons in Kinsale – one of Cork’s top Wedding Venues

West Cork Wedding Venue – Evening Wedding Fair!

Cork brides take note! The Celtic Ross Hotel in Rosscarbery, West Cork is holding their Wedding Showcase Night next Thursday the 27th August 2009 from 7pm-10pm.  Different to the usual Sunday-day Wedding Fairs, the evening will be a night out in itself, with a Bucks Fizz reception accompanied by Harpist when you arrive and then a meal read more…

One Special Day at One Special Price

Cork’s  Silver Springs Moran Hotel has always been known as a hotel for weddings and now they have launched their newest recession-busting wedding package.  For weddings of 100 guests the Silver Springs have put together an incredible offer – one special day, one hundred guests, one special price, just €5000! This great wedding offer includes read more…

A Nautically Themed Wedding in Kinsale

I recently got the full tour of the Trident Hotel in Kinsale, Co. Cork and really liked the intimate feel of their banquetting room, its a long room with lowish ceiling, but the stone walls and old fashioned windows, not to mind the view over Kinsale Harbour gave this hotel a real sense of character and the room certainly would not need a huge amount of room dressing – a nautical theme would be perfect here!

Take a look at the video to make your own mind up on this wedding venue in cork(and disregard the grey sky – I didn’t pick the best day for filming, but then again this is Ireland and we all know we can’t control the weather as much as we’d like to!)

You can check availability for this nautically-themed wedding venue in cork on WeddingDates.ie!