Wedding Clayton Hotel Galway

Elaine and Peter's wedding recently took place in St Joseph's Church Galway followed by a reception in The Clayton Hotel.
Always enjoy shooting weddings when I feel I know the couple a bit more than the regular wedding and that was the case at Elaine and Peter's wedding....indeed I had met Elaine on a few occasions previously....one such case was listening to her angelic voice at Marie and Darren's wedding earlier in the year!
It's ironic that it was only when I called to Elaine's home on the morning of the wedding that I realized that I had also bumped into her dad on a few occasions previously (music encounters) so it all lent itself plenty of chats and laid back stuff on the wedding morning....factor bumping into Brian from Corporate Cars Galway meant there were a lot of good familiar faces around!
The ceremony in the beautiful St Joseph's church was beautiful, and in particular the music provided by Elaine's brothers Mark and Nicolas was something else.....indeed judging by some of the congregations reactions to it, they were pulling at a lot of heartstrings....well done lads!
We made the short journey to the Claddagh to take some bridal portraits after the ceremony.....fair play to bridesmaids Trisha, Lisa, Ollie, Susan and Clíona as well as groomsmen Terry, Cathal, Edward, Mark and Nicholas for working with me in a jovial manner and not letting the cold wind that was coming in off the bay dampen their spirits....always great to be around people that do what they can for the bride and groom on wedding days!
A quick pit stop for a "hot toddie" ensued in the Huntsman bar en route to the reception in the Clayton Hotel....a place I love working in. Karena, Valerie and Cathal are all fantastic wedding coordinators in the hotel and I always sense that their working with you when arriving there for a reception as opposed to pulling against you.....indeed Karena recently received a national award there for her fabulous efforts!
The Conquerors provided the entertainment for the night...one of the finest wedding bands that you'll come across!

Thank you Elaine and Peter for being super people to be around on your wedding day....and indeed the same applies to your bridal party!
Nothing was hard work for you and it was a pleasure to record your day at close quarters! I look forward to crossing paths with you both again in the future!

Photo slideshow available at the bottom of page

 

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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.