The Dress
Ann Marie the Bride: I wore a dress and veil by
David Fielden and shoes by
LK Bennett. For something old, borrowed and blue, I wore my Mother’s diamond and sapphire earrings.
Grooms Attire
Malcolm wanted a suit that he could wear not only for the day of the wedding but for special occasions after too. He decided to go with a blue coloured 3 piece suit from
Henry Jermaine a great suit shop just off Merrion Square in the heart of Dublin city. He paired it with a classic Armani black tie with tiny white dots, Hugo boss white shirt and a pair of Kurt Geiger back shoes to round it all off. I also gave Malcolm a silver tie clip as a wedding present and it really finished off the look.
Wedding Party
Bridesmaid wore dresses by
Lauren Ralph Lauren. The Flower Girls dresses were from
Marks and Spencer, with coats and shoes by
Next.
The Venue
We had searched high and low for the perfect wedding venues across Dublin and eventually decided on
Thomas Prior Hall in the Clayton Hotel Ballsbridge. It’s in a part of the city where we both first met and have a lot of wonderful memories from. The room that is Thomas Prior hall is like no other function room we saw, high ceilings, huge chandeliers surrounded by beautiful stain glass windows. It oozes character ands elegance and we thought it was the perfect venue for our reception.
The Ceremony
A humanist wedding ceremony was held in the stunning
Dublin City Hall in the heart of Dublin City. We both had dreamt of getting married there from the moment we got engaged and were lucky enough to be able to book the venue on the date we wanted. We had harpist
Deirdre Seaver playing some of our favourite songs during the ceremony and one of my bridesmaid's and close friends,
Niamh MacAlister, is a writer and wrote a beautiful piece ‘Knots’ which she read during the ceremony. We also held a prosecco drinks reception after for our guests before going to the reception venue.
The Entertainment
Friends of ours recommended a band called the
Poorboys to play at the wedding so we went to a showcase they did and really loved their set and decided to go with them. They didn’t disappoint on the night and had the dance floor full until the very last song.
The Photographer
Paula Gillespie was our photographer for the day and her photos are amazing we couldn’t be any happier with them. As soon as we saw some of her previous work we knew she was the photographer for us. She was such a pleasure to deal with and never made us feel uncomfortable or rushed at any minute. Paula has a unique style and the photos speak for themselves, they are amazing.
Cakes
We love cake and we wanted to have as many of our friends and family involved as much as possible. My Aunt Magser traditionally makes all of the Christmas cakes for the family so she made one of the wedding cakes. Malcolm’s niece Isobel made a beautiful two tier chocolate cake with icing and the two tier naked sponge cake was made by
Lolly and Cooks.