Wedding Galway Bay Hotel

I've known Áine for almost twenty years....the length of time I've been with my wife, so I was delighted to be working at her recent wedding. A very pretty and welcoming person, Áine was a delight to be around (as was Ciarán of course) on the day of her wedding which I enjoyed immensely.
As Cornamona has some of the finest landscape views that the west of Ireland has to offer, I was enthusiastic about what images we could possible capture on the day of the wedding. Indeed, anytime I met Áine and Ciaran, there was a particular shot in Maam Valley that I was eager to get and kept gently reminding them of it (....probably in the hope of brainwashing them). Alas, the weather Gods weren't with us on the day of the wedding and unfortunately all of our images were captured indoors.....gale force winds and heavy rain meant no excursions outside!



The All Ireland Junior Football trophy showed up prominently the morning of the wedding.











Young Áine( bridesmaid Emer's little girl) naps and is oblivious to the preparations taking place.



Always great working with Caroline Coyne (one of the best make up artist's that I've come across).Caroline is a first cousin with my wife so we regularly cross paths and it's always a treat to be in her company. I was very impressed with the mobile lighting unit that she had with her on this wedding. As it's winter and quite dark when she's preparing her clients, good light can sometimes be a problem.....obviously not with Caroline as she supplies her own....a true pro who takes her work very seriously.







Ciarán and his men arriving at the church (and it's not raining!!)


















I did a lot of reminiscing on this wedding day..... a lot of parallels with Aine's and mine. same church and same wedding venue!





























































Thanks Áine and Ciarán for being a great couple to work with. I think the only disappointing thing on your wedding day was the weather.....but one would think that you were getting married on the hottest day of the year such was your positive spirits which was a treat to witness at close quarters. Thanks lads for letting me play a role on such a special day for you both.

Wedding DiamondCoast Hotel Enniscrone Co Sligo

Serena and Conor's wedding took place on one of the wettest days that I've worked at.....but their spirits were anything but damp, indeed fair play to Bridesmaids Nicola, Niamh and Andrea as well as Groomsmen Terence Kevin and John for making this wedding a very upbeat affair!

In hindsight, I think this is the only wedding where I've no shots taken outdoors....everything done indoor because of the poor weather.







Well done to Oscar and kaitlyn for their elegant entry to the ceremony.....not an easy thing for a young child to do.











You can see what I mean with regards to their being great spirits with the bridal party.....just wanna have some fun!
















Their's a groomsman hiding somewhere underneath all the carnage!



Something I hadn't come across before....the singing waiter and waitress. A super show and got everyone involved in the singing!











It was great to have a large spacious Bridal suite to take our photos in and well done to the Diamond Coast for this. I always enjoy working there, and it's great to get the welcome that Mary(Manageress) always gives to fellow professionals, well done and thanks lads!

Congratulations to Conor and Serena and thank you for letting me be part of your special day. Even though the weather was poor, it didn't in anyway take away from the fantastic enjoyable day that your wedding was. The very best of luck in the future lads!

Michelle and Colin's Wedding Clayton Hotel Galway

Michelle and Colin were recently married in Mervue church followed by a reception in The Clayton Hotel Galway.



Michelle and Colin were a couple that were very well organized regarding their big day, I first met up with them about 18 months prior to their wedding. 
I was delighted to be heading into Galway, and Mervue in particular as I was reared across the road in Renmore and have plenty of friends in the area.
This wedding took place on the Bank Holiday weekend in October and I was delighted that John Murphy of Avalon Video was doing the Videography....always an enjoyable day working with John.
The Weather was almost perfect for us, a little bit overcast after the ceremony and a bit on the chilly side, but once the rain was staying away in late October, we were on a winner!

As per usual, my day started in Michelle's home where I captured her preparations and thanks to Michelle's parents Michael and Mary for making me feel very welcome!



Michelle's sister Edel was Chief Bridesmaid and ably assisted Michelle on the morning of the wedding. I'm looking forward to working with Edel for her special day later this year.



Colin moments before it all starts!







Aimee presents Michelle with something for luck on her wedding day.

After getting the family portraits done in the church, we headed out to Maree Woods with the Bridal Party to avail of the lovely autumnal colors. My apologies to the Bridal Party as there were a few midges flying around annoying them...in particular Trevor for some reason!!


















After our trip to Maree, we were back in the Clayton Hotel where the staff are always magnificent and welcoming.








A bit of friendly rivalry between Galway and Mayo was pretty evident during the speeches!!

Thanks lads for letting me be part of your special day...thoroughly enjoyed it!!