Morning Missies!
To get your day off to a great start I thought we should share Sìle and Patrick’s beautiful Cork wedding, shot by the very talented Andrew O’Dwyer. With a very public proposal amongst thousands of Germans during the New Years Eve street party celebrations at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, this sounds like our kind of couple!
After their exciting proposal Sìle and Patrick decided to be married in a place very special to them both, Honan Chapel, University College Cork.
“As we had both studied in UCC (even though we didn’t know each other way back then!) and some of our friends and family had gone there too, it was lovely to be back and add to the great memories we had from our student days there,” said Sìle.
Sìle wore an elegant gown by Irish designer Caroline Atelier, it was in fact the first wedding dress she tried on.
“ I went to a couple of other shops but came back to the first one. The dress was called Pandora. Caroline also made my veil too, she was great to work with and I felt amazing all day in the dress,” added Sìle.
The wedding was a relaxed affair with lots of fun and atmosphere thrown in for their family and friends. After official photographs, the couple and their guests travelled to Dunmore House Hotel, Clonakilty for the reception overlooking the sea.
“Our day was fantastic from start to finish. I panicked and bought lots of umbrellas the week of the wedding just in case it rained. Turned out to be one of the hottest days of the year! In brief…. great family, great friends, great weather, great food and some pretty amazing dancing… what more could you ask for!” said Sìle.
Sìle’s Advice for other couples
Take help when it is offered – my sister designed the invitations, a family friend did the flowers, my mum made the cake and a friend did my makeup!
We booked a lot of thing for the wedding going on recommendations from other people so we booked people we knew would be good at what they do and we were able to just relax and enjoy the day and let them get on with it!
Wedding Suppliers
Ceremony: Honan Chapel , University College Cork.
Reception: Dunmore House Hotel, Clonakilty.
Wedding dress: Caroline Atelier.
Bridesmaids dress: Biba.
Groomswear: Reiss & Lapel 1865.
Photographer: Andrew O’Dwyer.
Hair: Upstyle Junkie.
Band: The Incredibles.
Ceremony music: Ciara Walton.
Honeymoon: Tanzania and Zanzibar.
