Wedding Salthill Hotel Galway

I first met up with Michael and Aine in January of this year, a few weeks after they booked me for their wedding. They called to the studio one Saturday in January and after spending a while having a "chin wag" with them, I knew it would be a wedding that I would enjoy as they were both two very relaxed and laid back people.The wedding ceremony took place in Kiltulla Athenry with a cracking reception in The Salthill Hotel Galway.





Aine with her wedding present from Michael over her shoulder...a beautiful foal!



I'm not too sure if this bike saw much action on the wedding day......I bet it could tell a few stories though


Michael is flanked by best man Jonathon and groomsman Cian as he arrives at the church.



Flowergirls Ellen, Keeva and Lorna just before they hit the runway!






With the ceremony over, it's time to have a pint!



Aine & Michael share their first drink as a married couple in Ward's pub just across the road from the church



I left Aine & Michael while they were having their drink in Wards and headed into the Salthill Hotel with John Murphy of Avalon Video to capture the details of the wedding as well as capture some images of guests etc. I must admit to being very anxious at about 5.45pm as Aine and Michael arrived at the hotel. The traffic in Galway was particularly bad this Friday afternoon and they arrived a lot later to the hotel than expected. Given that the hotel was ready to ring the bell, I grabbed them before they entered it and we headed across to the park outside to grab some Bridal Portraits.

Aine casually mentioned that she was disappointed that they hadn't arrived earlier as she would have loved to go across to the beach to get some shots.....I must admit that this was music to my ears. We flew across the road, the lighting was superb and we ran off a load of shots in a short period of time.





It's funny how matters worked out.....when Aine and Michael arrived late to the hotel (when I grabbed them to taken them across to the park), Aine mentioned that all they needed was a "couple of shots" and they would be sorted. Given the fact that I had no Bridal Portraits taken at this stage and was anxious to get a selection, being told that all they need was a "couple of shot's" added a bit more anxiety to my dilemma......I had no proper shots of the couple. I soon realized however that this was Aine's way of apologizing for being late to the Salthill hotel and that she didn't want to inconvenience anyone over their late arrival. It was music to my ears when they eagerly accepted the invitation to go across to the beach and about 20 minutes after they first arrived at the hotel, we had a very good selection of shots taken.






Moments after we arrived back in the Salthill Hotel, Aine & Michael were welcomed into the function room


Aine's mum gives a lovely speech



Michael entertains guests with some stories of their early days courting!




First dance as husband and wife



Thanks soo much Aine and Michael for letting me be part of your special day. Your card (and over the top gift) was unnecessary but genuinely appreciated. It's truly nothing short of a pleasure to be around lovely people such as yourselves on your special day....I enjoy them as much as you do!

Wedding Diamond Coast Hotel Enniscrone

I had the good fortune to be working at Sinéad and Enda's wedding which recently took place in Ballina Cathedral Co Mayo followed by a wonderful reception on The Diamond Coast Hotel Enniscrone.
Sinéad was a bridesmaid at a wedding that I covered last year and I was delighted to be asked to cover her special day. This time, roles were reversed with Sinéad and her good friend Aine , Sinéad being the bride and Aine being the bridesmaid. 



When I arrived at Sinéad's home, make up artist Caroline Kilgallon was putting the finishing touches to maid of honor Rita while Sionéad was taking everything in her stride....casually reading the newspaper and not seeming to stressed about her big day.



After spending a short while in Sinéad's home, I travelled the short journey to the church where Enda and his two groomsmen David and Neil were arriving. The lads were also in a jovial mood and very easy to work with.



Ballina Cathedral is a magnificent building with stunning architecture....love working there!










After the ceremony, we travelled to the pier in Enniscrone to take a hand full of shots in the glorious sunshine. 





From here, we let the groomsmen and bridesmaids head back to the Diamond Coast Hotel while we travelled a short bit further up the coastline before heading back to the beach to steal a few moments alone.





We headed back to the magnificent Diamond Coast Hotel after this....a great place with staff that are a treat to deal with. After the formal family portraits were taken, Enda and his men relaxed and we grabbed some fun shots



They were a good bunch of guys to be around....willing to have a bit of fun and that wild side that was evident in the photo above was also evident in the speeches. The gloves cam off and best man David really let fly




Enda and Sinéad can't believe some of the stories that are being told.....not sure if the rest of us could fully believe them either....but they were as entertaining as you'll get!



Thank lads for let me be part of your great day!