John McMahon Photography: Wedding Meadow Court Hotel Loughrea Co Galway

I had the pleasure of shooting Brenda & Brendan's recent wedding in Kilreekil Loughrea followed by a reception in The Meadowcourt Hotel (also in Loughrea) Co Galway.

Although I had spoken over the phone with Brenda on a couple of occasions, we didn't meet face to face until the week of the wedding when we met up in The Meadow Court for a "chin wag" regarding her big day. I enjoyed our chat and was left with the impression that Brenda was a relaxed bride who would enjoy her wedding day as much as possible.....the type of days that I like to be working as a photographer.

Thankfully, when I met Brenda the following Saturday for her wedding, the weather was a lot better than it had been during our first meet up.....it always happens to nice people!!
Young Rian kept me occupied with some story telling on the morning of the wedding, and was pretty proud of his new Fireman Sam school bag. We got some lovely portraits in the home before I headed off to O'Briens pub in Kilreekil where Brenda's husband to be was relaxing. Like most men on a Saturday, there was sport on the TV and Brendan and best man Enda were studying it..... almost oblivious to the fact that a wedding was only a couple of minutes away.

There Church in Kilreekil is full of character, a beautiful place to get married.

After the ceremony, we made a quick stop by the lake in Loughrea and grabbed some shots. The weather started to get a bit darker and colder and thankfully it stayed dry long enough for us to get a few shots before we made our way back to the hotel.

The Meadow Court is a beautiful hotel with staff that go the extra mile to ensure that Brides and Grooms have a wedding day to remember. I thoroughly enjoyed this wedding......thanks Brenda and Brendan for letting me part of your special day.