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Our wedding story: From a Sydney bar to a Kildare sing-song

Our wedding story: From a Sydney bar to a Kildare sing-song

Sat Sept 10 2016 - 04:00
Our Wedding Story: Signed, sealed and delivered by camper van

Our Wedding Story: Signed, sealed and delivered by camper van

Emma Wallace and Neil Ahern recall a ‘very emotional and personal ceremony’

Sat Sept 03 2016 - 02:00
Our wedding story: ‘Thinking about walking in together still gives me goosebumps’

Our wedding story: ‘Thinking about walking in together still gives me goosebumps’

Sat Aug 27 2016 - 02:00
Our wedding story: finding love second time around

Our wedding story: finding love second time around

Paddy McKenna and Marie Donnelly didn't expect to find love after both of their spouses passed away. And then they went dancing...

Sat Aug 27 2016 - 02:00
Our wedding story: a ring sent halfway around the world

Our wedding story: a ring sent halfway around the world

Proposal in Sydney required mother’s engagement ring from Ireland

Sat Aug 20 2016 - 01:00
Our wedding story:  ‘The whole day was such a fantastic experience’

Our wedding story: ‘The whole day was such a fantastic experience’

‘We listened to everyone who offered advice and there was plenty of advice offered’

Sat Aug 20 2016 - 01:00
Our wedding story: A forest walk with a cheese ‘cake’

Our wedding story: A forest walk with a cheese ‘cake’

Catherine Dolan and Colin Ginty

Sat Aug 06 2016 - 04:00
Our wedding story: Surprise readings helped to make the big day

Our wedding story: Surprise readings helped to make the big day

Zia and Dan Bergin-Holly in Portugal

Sat Aug 06 2016 - 04:00
Our wedding story: In a New York state of mind

Our wedding story: In a New York state of mind

Couple decided to fly to the Big Apple to tie the knot

Sat Jul 30 2016 - 02:00
Our wedding story: ‘Peaky Blinders’ plays its  part in the big day

Our wedding story: ‘Peaky Blinders’ plays its part in the big day

Sarah Quinn and Aiden Downes’s friends pulled out all the stops to make them laugh

Sat Jul 16 2016 - 02:00
Our Wedding Story: A spiritual ceremony in Meath

Our Wedding Story: A spiritual ceremony in Meath

Ross Kelly proposed to Orlagh O’Neill at a Halloween party dressed as a corpse groom

Sat Jul 02 2016 - 02:00
Our wedding story: Friday the 13th proves a charm

Our wedding story: Friday the 13th proves a charm

Spiritual and humanist marriages arising from a wandering dog, ghoulish liasions and Friday 13th dates

Sat Jul 02 2016 - 02:00
Our Wedding Story: ‘We wanted to keep things simple and casual’

Our Wedding Story: ‘We wanted to keep things simple and casual’

Celebrating a marriage across the world, from Sydney to Co Cork

Sat Jul 02 2016 - 02:00
Our Wedding Story: Keeping it country in the country they both love

Our Wedding Story: Keeping it country in the country they both love

Dominique Fasano and Brendan Sullivan live in Texas but were determined to get married in Ireland

Sat Jun 25 2016 - 02:00
Our  Wedding Story: Power outage brings big day to  early end

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

Sat Jun 18 2016 - 04:33
Our Wedding Story: Finding love in the world of European politics

Our Wedding Story: Finding love in the world of European politics

Colm Lauder surprised Margherita Saltini by speaking Italian for the entire ceremony

Sat Jun 11 2016 - 04:49
Our Wedding Story: The deal was sealed over a bag of spuds

Our Wedding Story: The deal was sealed over a bag of spuds

Siobhan Brennan and David Marsh recall a romantic proposal with a difference

Sat Jun 11 2016 - 03:51
Our wedding story: From Rag Week to walking up the aisle

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

Sat Jun 11 2016 - 02:50
Our Wedding Story: A match made in Croke Park

Our Wedding Story: A match made in Croke Park

Ruth Houston and Denis O’Donoghue had a humanist ceremony in sun-drenched Bantry

Sat Jun 04 2016 - 02:12
Our Wedding Story: An actorly affair in Co Cork

Our Wedding Story: An actorly affair in Co Cork

A perfectly directed wedding

Sat May 28 2016 - 02:32
Our Wedding Story:  Ballymaloe graduates have a country picnic

Our Wedding Story: Ballymaloe graduates have a country picnic

Pastry chefs Rory Gannon and Laura Meade created a feast of food for their guests

Sat May 21 2016 - 03:21
Our Wedding Story: ‘Spend time planning the things that really matter’

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

Sat May 21 2016 - 02:22
Our Wedding Story: ‘I never thought we would legally get married’

Our Wedding Story: ‘I never thought we would legally get married’

Anne Lynch and Lisa Swenson upgraded from civil partners to married couple

Sat May 21 2016 - 01:20
Our Wedding Story: A quiet New York City celebration

Our Wedding Story: A quiet New York City celebration

Orla O’Malley and Paul Flanagan got engaged but didn’t tell anyone

Sat May 14 2016 - 03:45
Our wedding story: A  Morris Minor, a Mercedes and a lot of mileage

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

Sat May 14 2016 - 03:45
Our wedding story: A  Caribbean engagement and a Killarney wedding

Our wedding story: A Caribbean engagement and a Killarney wedding

Melissa Murphy and Richard Maes met ten years ago as students at CIT

Sat May 14 2016 - 03:45
Our Wedding Story: The perfect street ceremony

Our Wedding Story: The perfect street ceremony

Bonnie Chase and Matt Panegasser eloped to Galway and married on Abbey Street Lower

Sat May 07 2016 - 04:00
Our Wedding Story: A stress-free outdoor ceremony

Our Wedding Story: A stress-free outdoor ceremony

Ciara O’Grady & Douglas Cady met in Scotland but married in Dublin

Sat May 07 2016 - 04:00
Our Wedding Story: A proposal in Vienna and a wedding in Carlow

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

Sat Apr 30 2016 - 04:00
Our Wedding Story: We met at French College

Our Wedding Story: We met at French College

Sat Apr 30 2016 - 03:39
Our Wedding Story: An outdoor spiritualist ceremony

Our Wedding Story: An outdoor spiritualist ceremony

A proposal on the prime meridian, a spiritualist shore-side ceremony and a Lego wedding cake

Sat Apr 30 2016 - 02:36
Our Wedding Story: Biker rally romance

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

Sat Apr 23 2016 - 04:42
Our Wedding Story: Baby makes it for the big day

Our Wedding Story: Baby makes it for the big day

Sandra Burke and Roy Kennedy say having Royah Marie with them was a highlight

Sat Apr 16 2016 - 03:07
Our Wedding Story: A romance inspired by the big screen

Our Wedding Story: A romance inspired by the big screen

Katherine Bohan and Domhnall O’Neill met while working in Cineworld cinema in 2006

Sat Apr 16 2016 - 03:04
Our Wedding Story: Fairy lights and machinery in  an Aussie barn

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”

Sat Apr 16 2016 - 01:10
Our Wedding Story: A Swedish ceremony with an Irish soundtrack

Our Wedding Story: A Swedish ceremony with an Irish soundtrack

Lari Candelay spent years in Ireland, but found love in Sweden

Sat Apr 09 2016 - 02:20
Our Wedding Story:  Getting the ring in Claddagh

Our Wedding Story: Getting the ring in Claddagh

Sorcha Turner and Dave Dennehy got engaged in the old part of Galway

Sat Apr 09 2016 - 02:19
Our Wedding Story: A proposal on top of a mountain

Our Wedding Story: A proposal on top of a mountain

After pretending to propose for about a year, Daniel Searle finally did in a special place

Sat Apr 09 2016 - 01:17
Our Wedding Story: Frustrated by over-the-top dresses

Our Wedding Story: Frustrated by over-the-top dresses

Alex Wilson and Emma Hickey married on October 24th, 2015, the 10-year anniversary of their first date

Sat Apr 02 2016 - 02:00
Our Wedding Story: A Belfast wedding and a Highlands honeymoon

Our Wedding Story: A Belfast wedding and a Highlands honeymoon

Rebecca Sellar and Christopher Wells got married in Bloomfield Presbyterian Church

Sat Apr 02 2016 - 01:07
Our Wedding Story: A two-castle wedding in Spain

Our Wedding Story: A two-castle wedding in Spain

Emmet Bradley met Xaris Zamora Escudero after his mother insisted on setting them up

Sat Apr 02 2016 - 01:00
Our Wedding Story: Meeting in Yamamori and a first date in Bewleys

Our Wedding Story: Meeting in Yamamori and a first date in Bewleys

David Hallinan and Hinata Yamagishi

Sat Mar 26 2016 - 02:46
Our Wedding Story: A former Christian brother meets his future husband at Alternative Miss Ireland

Our Wedding Story: A former Christian brother meets his future husband at Alternative Miss Ireland

Joe Kirby and Brendan Treacy

Sat Mar 26 2016 - 02:39
Our Wedding Story: Limerick couple build on a solid foundation

Our Wedding Story: Limerick couple build on a solid foundation

Ciara and Seanie were thrilled when their friend Doc read a poem written specially for them

Sat Mar 19 2016 - 03:00
Our Wedding Story: A family affair in Louth

Our Wedding Story: A family affair in Louth

On December 20th 2015, the couple married in a ceremony conducted by Ruth at Darver Castle in Co Louth.

Sat Mar 12 2016 - 05:18
Our Wedding Story: A spiritual wedding with friends at its heart

Our Wedding Story: A spiritual wedding with friends at its heart

On 28th December 2015, Lisa and Brian married in a spiritual ceremony at Ballybeg House in Co Wicklow

Sat Mar 12 2016 - 02:20
Our Wedding Story: Met at 14, married 14 years later

Our Wedding Story: Met at 14, married 14 years later

From teenage romance to a wedding that – almost – went off without a hitch

Sat Mar 05 2016 - 01:30
Our Wedding Story: Love of musicals brings couple together

Our Wedding Story: Love of musicals brings couple together

Michelle Orr and Keith Dunne got married in 2015 and for their first dance, the couple performed a choreographed swing dance to ‘We Go Together’ from ‘Grease’

Sat Feb 27 2016 - 05:01
Our Wedding Story: An engagement in London and a wedding in Bansha

Our Wedding Story: An engagement in London and a wedding in Bansha

An after-dinner performance by surprise opera singers was a highlight of the day for newlyweds Maria McElwee and Shumon Hashmi

Sat Feb 27 2016 - 02:00
Our Wedding Story: Wedding bells ring out at Christ Church crypt

Our Wedding Story: Wedding bells ring out at Christ Church crypt

‘We fell in love with it the minute we stepped foot in it’

Sat Feb 27 2016 - 02:00
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