Frugal is the new cool, here’s our tips and tricks on saving a few quid on what is probably going to be the most expensive day of your life. You don’t have to look cheap to have a Wedding on a Budget.
Budgets and Weddings: two words we don’t like hearing together when planning our wedding. Your wedding budget is one of the first things to do. It is hugely important and forces you both to ask lots of questions and think about your wedding day. When planning your budget consider: • What are your financial circumstances read more…
I ment to write a blog post about Paperless Post when I first heard of it, but I was slightly dubious about whether Irish people would actually send online wedding invitations instead of the traditional card-in-an-envelope. But today, a good college buddy of mine pinged this on to me after receiving one himself. So it read more…
Liz talks us through her inspiration for her wedding invites and her own attempts to DIY, as well as the great deal she ended up getting online. Check out a list of wedding invitation specialists here. Any other advice for brides DIYing invites or recommendations of your own – let us know in the comments!
Sometimes we get news about offers here in WeddingDates.ie HQ that are so good we have to share with all of you!! For Dublin brides-to-be who are hunting around for great value for their wedding, you should check out the Lucan Spa Hotel. They are currently running a Wedding Sale – 10% off all 2011 read more…
The lovely lads over in CuriousWines supply all of the wines to WeddingDates.ie (for official events and competitions, AND they are also our wine shop of choice for when we are off duty too!) Anyway, Mike recently let me know about a fabulous deal they are doing that might be of interest to wedding couples read more…
With the start of May, we are facing straight into wedding season, which for many people means they have had multiple wedding invitations through the door over the past few months and are now looking for something to wear. If you have a few weddings from the same group of friends, you probably don’t want read more…
Next up in our Real Wedding Series, is Ciara Fitzgibbon from Cork who managed to have a budget wedding of €5,000 without sacrificing any of her big plans. I think you’ll find her story inspiring! Over to Ciara…. My husband and I got married last July, outdoors under a blue sky in sunny Cork. With read more…
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…
OxfamBridal is calling all brides-to-be and fashionistas to a fun filled bridal fashion show in Dublin’s Fallon & Byrne on the 25th February to showcase the fantastic range of wedding dresses on sale in OxfamBridal-Oxfam’s dedicated bridal boutique. The dress designers on show include Vera Wang, Rosetta Nicolini and Amanda Wyatt. Almost all the dresses read more…
Weddings are a momentous occasion to be cherished for a lifetime. Putting unique touches small or large can help make the most of those memories. One way to personalize your wedding is by creating bespoke place cards that guests can appreciate and take home. It’s also a great fun task that you can DIY and read more…
