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Our Wedding Story: We met in a launderette

Our Wedding Story: We met in a launderette

Rebecca Killian and Aurèlien Lesage fell in love two weeks after meeting in Australia

Sat Jun 27 2015 - 00:00
New first for ‘Irish Times’  Social & Personal column

New first for ‘Irish Times’ Social & Personal column

Newspaper publishes first same-sex marriage announcement since referendum passed

Sun Jun 21 2015 - 13:32
Our wedding story: this butcher’s steaks were on the menu

Our wedding story: this butcher’s steaks were on the menu

Annabel and Stephen first met in collage but drifted apart; after a chance meeting the couple fell in love over 10 years later

Sat Jun 20 2015 - 01:00
Our wedding story: from Norway with love

Our wedding story: from Norway with love

Janne and Birger loved Ireland so much they came back to get married here

Sat Jun 20 2015 - 00:00
Our Wedding Story: We Crillys find the Fr Ted connection funny

Our Wedding Story: We Crillys find the Fr Ted connection funny

A tight budget lead to a handcrafted wedding with help from friends and family

Sat Jun 20 2015 - 00:00
Our wedding story: ‘The puppy in the front pew was a wedding gift’

Our wedding story: ‘The puppy in the front pew was a wedding gift’

PR girl Laura Dwyer and James Roche were married with their miniature Schnauzer puppy looking on

Sat Jun 13 2015 - 05:00
Our Wedding Story: ‘Whoever picks vodka will be the boss in the relationship’

Our Wedding Story: ‘Whoever picks vodka will be the boss in the relationship’

Cathal McKenna and Milena Rowinska’s wedding cake had their two Yorkshire terriers on top

Sat Jun 13 2015 - 05:00
Our Wedding Story: ‘It’s never too late’

Our Wedding Story: ‘It’s never too late’

Mother-of-five Naomi Nally reunited with her first boyfriend Padraic Scully through Facebook

Sat Jun 13 2015 - 05:00

Our Wedding Story: We said I do after a 16-year engagement

Jennifer Booth and Paul Owens went for a Humanist ceremony, complete with ancient Celtic hand-fasting. ‘It was something special,’ said the bride

Sat Jun 06 2015 - 01:00

Our Wedding Story: ‘Uncle Kev, here comes your girl’

Just in case Kevin O’Hanrahan forgot who he was marrying, his nephew walked up the aisle ahead of Emma Hagan carrying a big sign

Sat Jun 06 2015 - 01:00

Our wedding story: ‘There was a note in my baby daughter’s pocket that said “Mammy, will you marry Daddy?”’

Linda Carroll travelled to her wedding with her twin sister

Sat Jun 06 2015 - 01:00
Our Wedding Story: The groom used to be a priest

Our Wedding Story: The groom used to be a priest

Colm Hogan and Mary Pierce met while working at An Post; their ceremony included a surprise bagpipe performance by a British MP

Sat May 30 2015 - 05:00

Our Wedding Story: ‘No engagement ring, white dress, suits, bridesmaids or cake’

Stef Russell and Nick Doran had ‘no engagement ring, white dress, suits, bridesmaids, cars or cake’, but they did hire bicycles

Sat May 30 2015 - 05:00

Our Wedding Story: bride and groom played harp and bodhrán

Irish music and Italian culture came together at Catriona Cannon and Stefano Odorico’s wedding

Sat May 30 2015 - 05:00
Into  bootcamp in west Cork  with Kathryn Thomas of ‘Operation Transformation’

Into bootcamp in west Cork with Kathryn Thomas of ‘Operation Transformation’

After an anxious start, zest for life returns during a week of activities

Sat May 23 2015 - 05:00
Our Wedding Story: A rugby match to cap a perfect day

Our Wedding Story: A rugby match to cap a perfect day

Caroline Freyne and Gavin Little met through a mutual love of rugby, so an impromptu match at Carton House was organised

Sat May 23 2015 - 01:00
Our Wedding Story: Our cycling club had a guard of honour holding up wheels

Our Wedding Story: Our cycling club had a guard of honour holding up wheels

James Hoare proposed to Aishling Barry on Salthill prom after the Galway races in 2013

Sat May 23 2015 - 01:00
Our Wedding Story: my hastily-bought place-holder ring was too big

Our Wedding Story: my hastily-bought place-holder ring was too big

Conor McGreevy proposed to Niloo Sarafan at the highest point of Val Thorens ski resort in the French Aps

Sat May 23 2015 - 00:00
Our wedding story: The brides-to-be walked to 'White Wedding'

Our wedding story: The brides-to-be walked to 'White Wedding'

“We each married our best friend, our partners in crime, and now we’re legal partners in crime.”

Sun May 17 2015 - 10:15
Healthy fare straight to your office

Healthy fare straight to your office

Sat May 16 2015 - 11:22
Our wedding story: two proposals and one heart-shaped diamond ring

Our wedding story: two proposals and one heart-shaped diamond ring

When Steve McLean and Claire Edwards met in California, Journey’s ‘Don’t Stop Believin’ was playing everywhere

Sat May 16 2015 - 05:45
Our Wedding Story: Mickey Mouse proposes to Minnie

Our Wedding Story: Mickey Mouse proposes to Minnie

Paddy Duggan proposed to Samantha Shanahan in Disneyland Paris

Sat May 16 2015 - 05:45
Our wedding story: ‘I couldn’t say my vows properly because I was laughing so much’

Our wedding story: ‘I couldn’t say my vows properly because I was laughing so much’

Róisín and Chris’s relationship was born on the stage when they were studying musical theatre

Sat May 09 2015 - 10:00

Our wedding story: 'we love tractors - on our cake and in our photos'

Speedy drivers get Co Clare couple Tom and Carol to the church on time

Sat May 09 2015 - 05:45
Our wedding story: 'our four-year-old insisted on being “flower man” instead of ring-bearer'

Our wedding story: 'our four-year-old insisted on being “flower man” instead of ring-bearer'

Jeanne and Jimmy had the whole family involved in their big day, with home-made cake, crocheted bouquets and a four-year-old 'flower man'

Sat May 09 2015 - 05:45
Our wedding story: a pot of marmalade for everyone, labelled 'Spread the Love'

Our wedding story: a pot of marmalade for everyone, labelled 'Spread the Love'

Sarah Griffith, from Dublin, and Dan Smithwick, from Kilkenny, met on the first day of their graduate training programme at KPMG

Sat May 02 2015 - 05:45
Our wedding story: ‘a choice between a 1980s disco and a traditional band’

Our wedding story: ‘a choice between a 1980s disco and a traditional band’

From the moment that Michael Ennis proposed to Niamh Sheeran all the couple wanted for their wedding day was a small, fun gathering for their close friends and family

Sat May 02 2015 - 05:45

Our wedding story: 'Growing up in Ireland I never thought that I could have a wedding day'

Roger Wheeler and Mike Wall traded their civil partnership for a full marriage at Brighton town hall

Sat May 02 2015 - 05:45
Our wedding story: 'He pulled the ring out from behind our pet sheep Dobby’s ear'

Our wedding story: 'He pulled the ring out from behind our pet sheep Dobby’s ear'

Ryan Hanvey enlisted the help of their pet sheep to propose to Juls Ormsby before the couple returned home from Australia to tie the knot

Sat Apr 25 2015 - 10:30
Our wedding story: Welsh dress, and leeks with the daffodils

Our wedding story: Welsh dress, and leeks with the daffodils

Five years after meeting at the Ballymaloe Cookery School, Luke proposed at Rhossili Bay in Wales. Becky “immediately said yes, even though I can’t remember what he actually said”

Sat Apr 25 2015 - 05:45
Family drama in Trinity

Family drama in Trinity

Sat Apr 18 2015 - 10:00
Our wedding story: ‘It was all about us and the children’

Our wedding story: ‘It was all about us and the children’

Fiona Hickey and Andrew Crowe decided to have no guests at their wedding

Sat Apr 18 2015 - 01:00
Our wedding story: ‘It was magical. There were lanterns, candles and fairylights everywhere – just stunning’

Our wedding story: ‘It was magical. There were lanterns, candles and fairylights everywhere – just stunning’

Two days after their four-year anniversary, Gilly Cullen and Macdara Ó hUallacháin Graham were married in a Humanist ceremony

Sat Apr 18 2015 - 01:00
Our wedding story: ‘We shared our wedding with the Clifden lifeboat and our beloved dog Pippa’

Our wedding story: ‘We shared our wedding with the Clifden lifeboat and our beloved dog Pippa’

RNLI volunteer crew provided a guard of honour for two fellow crew members, Sinead O’Sullivan and Alan Pryce, on their wedding day e could share our wedding with two of our favourite things – the Clifden lifeboat and our beloved dog Pippa’

Sat Apr 11 2015 - 06:00
Our wedding story: ‘The whole day was an absolute thrill’

Our wedding story: ‘The whole day was an absolute thrill’

Decorating, organising and hairdressing, the groom’s sisters make themselves useful as an office romance culminates in a big day in Dublin for Anna Tholse and Paul Vickers

Sat Apr 11 2015 - 06:00
Our wedding story: ‘Despite the nerves, I think we knew there were wedding bells on the horizon’

Our wedding story: ‘Despite the nerves, I think we knew there were wedding bells on the horizon’

Kieran and Emma Ryan’s slow-burning romance took place in India and led to Irish wedding

Sat Apr 11 2015 - 06:00
Our wedding story: a white feather and mam looking down on us

Our wedding story: a white feather and mam looking down on us

Walking around Carton House, Barry McKenna found the sign he was looking for to propose to Helen Fagan: a white feather

Sat Apr 04 2015 - 06:00
Our wedding story: a black-tie reception for 170 people

Our wedding story: a black-tie reception for 170 people

Tom Fox and Amy Lyons wanted to involve their friends in their wedding ceremony – Tom’s friends sang a Pogues song, and his former headmaster in Clongowes conducted the service

Sat Apr 04 2015 - 06:00
Our wedding story: ‘I asked Tracy to marry me in the middle of Grafton Street’

Our wedding story: ‘I asked Tracy to marry me in the middle of Grafton Street’

Thomas Matthews’s proposal to Tracy Knightly didn’t go as planned, but the big day was perfect, complete with Celtic monk, Christian ceremony and blessings from the elements

Sat Apr 04 2015 - 06:00
Missoni mad? Dash to Dust

Missoni mad? Dash to Dust

Sun Mar 29 2015 - 18:00
Our wedding story: ‘He dropped down on one knee and gave the loveliest speech’

Our wedding story: ‘He dropped down on one knee and gave the loveliest speech’

Tartan and kilts make their mark in Angie Duffy and Grant Sutherland’s Co Cavan wedding

Sat Mar 28 2015 - 06:00
Our wedding story: Friends and family make it a very special day out

Our wedding story: Friends and family make it a very special day out

From Wexford to Thailand, Aveen Loy and Hugh O’Connor made sure their wedding celebration was an occasion to remember

Sat Mar 28 2015 - 06:00
Our wedding story: ‘There are no words to describe the feeling you get walking down the aisle’

Our wedding story: ‘There are no words to describe the feeling you get walking down the aisle’

After meeting at a friend’s wedding in 2006, Linda Cronin and David Harney had their own romantic ceremony this month with lanterns and candles in Co Waterford

Sat Mar 28 2015 - 06:00
Our wedding story: ‘He knew before our first date that he’d marry me’

Our wedding story: ‘He knew before our first date that he’d marry me’

Siobhán Wilkinson had given up on the idea of marriage before she met Brian, “but when you find the right guy, there’s no turning back”

Sat Mar 21 2015 - 06:00

Our wedding story: ‘We couldn’t conceive of spending too much on self-celebration’

Aideen McDonald and Gary Bedford were determined not to go down the traditional wedding route

Sat Mar 21 2015 - 06:00
Our wedding story: ‘We’re so fortunate to have the choice to marry the person we love’

Our wedding story: ‘We’re so fortunate to have the choice to marry the person we love’

Siobhan O’Keeffe and Finian Murphykept their guests entertained with a specially made wedding newspaper

Sat Mar 21 2015 - 06:00
Our wedding story: ‘All of a sudden you’re sitting beside your husband’

Our wedding story: ‘All of a sudden you’re sitting beside your husband’

Aoife O’Connor and Ben Collister met at a comedy club, and had a ‘hysterical’ wedding night

Sat Mar 14 2015 - 06:00
Our wedding story: ‘I remember looking around and thinking, it doesn’t get any better than this’

Our wedding story: ‘I remember looking around and thinking, it doesn’t get any better than this’

Aoife Boyle and Richie Marron’s marvellous night was crowned by Van Morrison’s ‘Moondance’

Sat Mar 14 2015 - 06:00
Our wedding story: ‘My uncle called over with a fry-up for everyone’

Our wedding story: ‘My uncle called over with a fry-up for everyone’

Hot water bottles and crisps kept Claire McMahon and Donal Neville going on the 15-minute drive to their wedding recepton

Sat Mar 14 2015 - 06:00

Our wedding story: ’I didn’t sleep a wink that night but on the morning I was so calm’

Avril Hunt and Colin Dowd became a social media hit after a photo went viral of the moment she spotted her brother, Paul, during her walk up the aisle

Sat Mar 07 2015 - 06:00
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