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‘Quiet’ weddings: My ceremony took 20 minutes and afterwards I went back to work
With the average cost of a wedding now €26,000 and many people in their 30s struggling to afford a stable home, it’s no wonder low-key ceremonies are becoming popular
A bride’s fashion decisions are no longer focused on just one day
Weddings are comprised of a number of celebrations, all of which require a different look
Technology developed in Cork allows wedding photos to be shared digitally with the happy couple
Valda Binding and her husband developed trial technology during Covid lockdowns and launched TakeNplace in 2022
How to be smart with your wedding budget, save money and still have the day of your dreams
Simple choices like having the ceremony and reception in the same place eliminate other costs such as hiring cars
‘Our son is getting married soon, but we think he’s making a very big mistake’
Tell Me About It: ‘His wife-to-be comes from a broken home where all her siblings have gone their separate ways’
Brianna Parkins: Women are taught to achieve marriage, men are ‘tricked’ into it
Is marriage really something to be ‘tricked’ into after a years-long audition process?
Home weddings: Going to the garden ... and we’re going to get married
For these brides and grooms, a home wedding offered a chance for a ‘day where you get to pick each and every detail’
Brianna Parkins: How to plan a wedding, without breaking the bank
It’s one of the most expensive and stressful events in a couple’s life: here’s how to make it work
Brianna Parkins: Nothing beats an Irish wedding – just watch out for the sucky-in knickers, child waiters and the cleavage police
Mercifully, Irish weddings seem to have an inbuilt buffer for guests who got tricked by Google Maps
How to have a more sustainable wedding
Spend It Better: More something old and borrowed and less of the new can also make weddings more personal and memorable
The best bridal beauty for this summer wedding season
You want lasting formulations but flattering, forgiving textures for your big day
Our Wedding Story: Power outage brings big day to early end
Newlywed Annie Armitage believes it’s not the wedding day that matters but her marriage
Our Wedding Story: Finding love in the world of European politics
Colm Lauder surprised Margherita Saltini by speaking Italian for the entire ceremony
Our Wedding Story: The deal was sealed over a bag of spuds
Siobhan Brennan and David Marsh recall a romantic proposal with a difference
Our wedding story: From Rag Week to walking up the aisle
Annmarie Kelly and Barry McCartney met seven years ago and got engaged in Australia
Our Wedding Story: A match made in Croke Park
Ruth Houston and Denis O’Donoghue had a humanist ceremony in sun-drenched Bantry
Our Wedding Story: Ballymaloe graduates have a country picnic
Pastry chefs Rory Gannon and Laura Meade created a feast of food for their guests
Our Wedding Story: ‘Spend time planning the things that really matter’
Ciara Lewis and Cathal Houlihan married in Kinsale, but planned it all from Sydney
Our Wedding Story: ‘I never thought we would legally get married’
Anne Lynch and Lisa Swenson upgraded from civil partners to married couple
Our wedding story: A Caribbean engagement and a Killarney wedding
Melissa Murphy and Richard Maes met ten years ago as students at CIT
Our Wedding Story: A quiet New York City celebration
Orla O’Malley and Paul Flanagan got engaged but didn’t tell anyone
Our wedding story: A Morris Minor, a Mercedes and a lot of mileage
Eithne Ní Chonghaile and David Dunphy met at a christening in Galway in 2004
Our Wedding Story: The perfect street ceremony
Bonnie Chase and Matt Panegasser eloped to Galway and married on Abbey Street Lower
Our Wedding Story: A stress-free outdoor ceremony
Ciara O’Grady & Douglas Cady met in Scotland but married in Dublin
Our Wedding Story: A proposal in Vienna and a wedding in Carlow
Sinead Hennebry first met Peter Preedy at her cousin’s wedding in 2012. Three years later, the couple celebrated their own special day
Our Wedding Story: An outdoor spiritualist ceremony
A proposal on the prime meridian, a spiritualist shore-side ceremony and a Lego wedding cake
Our Wedding Story: Biker rally romance
Noelle and Tony met at a rally in Co Laois, and laterdiscovered their paths had crossed 27 years previously
Our Wedding Story: Baby makes it for the big day
Sandra Burke and Roy Kennedy say having Royah Marie with them was a highlight
Our Wedding Story: A romance inspired by the big screen
Katherine Bohan and Domhnall O’Neill met while working in Cineworld cinema in 2006
Our Wedding Story: Fairy lights and machinery in an Aussie barn
“He eventually told me his surname – my name with an ‘ey’ on the end”
Our Wedding Story: A Swedish ceremony with an Irish soundtrack
Lari Candelay spent years in Ireland, but found love in Sweden
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