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Galway bride Aoife Hernon's stunning wedding after meeting husband in Coyote's nightclub
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"Having our two children part of our Civil Ceremony and having all our close friends and family attend our special day with us were the highlights for us," says bride Aoife
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Mayo bride Katie had dreamy wedding after being forced to postpone for a year
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"The smaller details really don’t matter. Have the people there that you want in your future married life together and don’t forget to actually enjoy the day!"
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Childhood sweethearts Alison and Kevin tie the knot in stunning Donegal wedding
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"We met when we were 15 through friends and we have been together since, and have three beautiful children. Kevin proposed on the ten year anniversary of when we started dating."
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Galway bride Lisa had stunning summer wedding despite restrictions on the day
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"It was heartbreaking having to cut the guestlist and cancel vendors, and a constant waiting game to find out what the restrictions would be. I really do feel that weddings were left to the side in many of the announcements, it was always an afterthought."
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Bride of the week Sylvia went for a daring red dress for her wedding - and she looks fab
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When Spanish native Sylvia Diaz married husband Boyan recently in Tullamore she decided to do something completely different and wear a red dress, she shares her unique and special wedding and why she'd do it all over again.
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From Spain to City Hall - Katie and Karl had a very different wedding day to what they imagined
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"He asked me out in first year and as shy as I was, I said no. A few years later we started “hanging out”, so he asked just a couple more times and I eventually said yes."
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Cork couple Patricia and Finbarr finally tie the knot after 20 years together and Covid delays
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"After 20 years together and rearranging the date from 2020 due to Covid, the highlight for both of us was saying our vows to one another in front of our children, close family and good friends."
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See inside Cork bride Catherine Murphy's stunning wedding
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"Our first dance song was You’re the One That I Want, from Grease the musical. It was total cheese, we just had fun with it. Our photographer Dominic made us laugh all day long and put us at ease."
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See inside Offaly bride Ciara's beautiful wedding at private Meath venue
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"Enjoy the lead-up to your wedding. Even if you’re only allowed have 25 people there, it will still be a fantastic day. The most important people will be there."
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Dublin bride Hannah Boyle on cutting her wedding from 160 guests to 6
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"Don’t sweat the small stuff. It’s important not to get caught up in invite dramas, photo booths and donut stands and not to lose sight of what the day is all about."
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See inside Dublin bride Sinead's stunning wedding at Armada Hotel in Clare
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"Cian and I actually met in the Gaeltacht in Colaiste Lurgan back in 2006, where we became great friends. However, our love story didn’t begin until late 2014 where we reconnected over a coffee."
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Cork bride Heather O'Leary's tiny six person wedding - with reception out of car boot
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"We both lost our jobs in March 2020 and we had taken out a loan to pay for the wedding. That was all quite stressful. In the end it was a relief to just focus on ourselves on the day."
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See inside Dublin bride Tanis Tonge's beautiful city centre wedding
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"The evening felt so special because it was the first time that we had seen friends for many months with covid and everyone was so happy to be out and celebrating."
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See inside bride Ciara O'Connor's stunning Kerry wedding
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"Don’t let restrictions stop you from having your dream day. We loved our intimate wedding, it was magical and honestly we wouldn’t change a thing."
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See inside Dublin bride Louise Davis' beautiful wedding
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"I would say to brides if you want to get married just go ahead with it and don’t wait too long, as you just never know what can be around the corner!"
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Cork bride Marion O'Driscoll on why 'everything felt complete' on her wedding day
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"That feeling when the priest proclaims you as husband and wife is what the day is all about. The world felt complete in that moment."
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Cork bride Sylvia Nevin has no regrets over intimate six person wedding
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"You don’t need a band to get married. You don’t need a photo booth. You just need your fiancé and you."
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Roscommon bride Annie Dowd says she 'wouldn't change a thing' about tiny pandemic wedding
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"I found love in the same place every good nurse does, according to the rumours - Copper Face Jacks! I went to put my glass down on the bar behind Niall, our eyes met and he grabbed my wrist and said “Where do you think you're going?”
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Cork bride Gemma O'Flynn shares snaps from dream wedding - featuring alpacas
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"We had done the alpaca trekking before and we both loved the animals, so I had two alpacas come to the reception as a surprise. They were a big hit with the guests!"
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Bride Jennifer Kenny on how she had perfect wedding day despite no band or DJ being allowed
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'Our first dance would have been “Amazed” by Lonestar. We danced to it privately in our kitchen the day after our wedding.'
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Bride Eimear Carroll shares how they cut guest list from 199 to 19 and still had the perfect day
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Our bride of the week Eimear Carroll opens up about getting married in a pandemic and having to cut the wedding guestlist from 199 to just 19
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Our bride of the week Emma Birch shares snaps from beautiful Meath wedding
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'The three days beforehand saw Pádraic’s groomsmen drop from three to one due to Covid, with his best man already stuck in the Middle East and having to do a remote speech, it meant we had to call in some serious favours'
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Our bride of the week Marguerite Brazil recalls hilarious alter mishap at her Meath wedding
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"When we were at the altar, Nathan’s wedding band wouldn’t go on!" laughed the Dublin bride as she remembered some of the funny moments from the big day
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Our bride of the week Fernanda Zamboni shares look inside stunning Cork wedding
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"Our two witnesses are professional musicians, flautist Hala Jaber and composer Martin Corcoran, so they surprised us with a soiree of jazz all night long."
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