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Be Your Own Wedding Planner Are you recently engaged and ready to begin planning your big day? Congratulations! Are you the kind of person who likes to be super-organised? Planning your wedding can be super-easy if you make yourself the right list to work from. ...
Wedding Ceremony Design – When is the Right Time for that Kiss?
Photo by Jonathan Borba from Pexels Designing your personalised and unique marriage ceremony with the help of a creative celebrant sure can be lots of fun! Adding your own special touches and ceremony ideas. But one question that sometimes asked is where in the...
How to Legally Celebrate with 50 guests When the Limit is now 25 but 50 at the Ceremony
Couples getting Married in Ireland were overjoyed to hear the news of.an increase in marriage ceremony guests from 6 to a massive 50! But there was a catch - there is a maximum of 25 for the reception and celebrations after! What a Dilemma! How cruel can this be? How...
Essential Advice for Your Enchanted Beach Wedding in Ireland
My homeland Australia is renowned for its beach weddings. Here in Ireland it is possible to be legally married on a beach, but only if your chosen wedding venue has direct access to the beach from within their grounds. There are a number of glorious wedding venues in...
Postponing or Canceling Your 2020 or 2021 Wedding – Refund of Booking Deposit
If you are one of the many thousands of couples in the unfortunate situation of having to postpone or cancel your wedding for any reason arising from the changing pandemic restrictions, during 2020 or 2021 - thanks to the EU...
How Many Wedding Guests Can I Have During Lockdown ?
With pandemic restrictions now being extended in Ireland, anxious brides are now asking the dreaded question - how many wedding guests can we have now? What are the maximum numbers allowed? Does it include the photographer and our ceremony officiant? There is so...
The Celtic Handfasting Tradition
Above: Aoife & Jimmy's weddingat Ballyvolane HousePhoto by whitecatstudio.ie Braided handfasting chord fully handmade by me to the bride's choice of colours The wedding tradition of celtic handfasting has seen a resurgence since Prince Wiliam and Kate tied the...
The Irish Wedding Coin Tradition
It is believed that the Irish tradition of the wedding coin has its roots in the Brehon law, when the groom would gift his new bride with a coin to represent that from this point forward, everything he owns would be equally shared. There may be variants of this...
What is an Interfaith Minister in Ireland ?
The word "Interfaith" doesn't always mean religious. Interfaith describes an inclusive philosophy which welcomes people from all walks of life, regardless of their spiritual or religious beliefs (or none) without discrimination of any kind. An interfaith Minister is...
Modern Couples Getting Married in Ireland are Now Choosing a Holistic Minister to Marry Them and Here’s Why!
Interfaith Ministers are celebrants supercharged and are the latest must-have for modern couples getting married in Ireland. This is because an Interfaith Ministry is sweeping the world for its inclusive philosophy which welcomes people from all walks of life...