So as a preview to my own upcoming wedding, here’s our invite that we created way back in May with the help of Niall from Complete Weddings, who’s also shooting at the wedding.
A Sunday wedding always feels a bit funny…with Saturday off it felt like Sunday, & with the wedding on Sunday, it felt more like Saturday! But what a lovely wedding to shoot. In a small village near Westport, Ciara & Nick tied the knot in a really relaxed ceremony. Even more relaxed, as they decided to do a ‘first look’ and meet before the ceremony. This was my second time to shoot a first look and it really does make everything so relaxed and easy going.
After the ceremony and having shot a cool group shot outside the church, we went and found a simple rural road to do some quick portraits. Thankfully the road was in shade as the sun was out and I was more than happy with the open shade! After, we went to Westport Quay for another few minutes before ending up in the Castlecourt Hotel in Westport. My second time to shoot in the Castlecourt, and the first was with Ciara’s cousin back in 2009!
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This weekend I had a wedding yesterday, Friday, and also one on Sunday for the first time this year. So in order to keep ahead of myself with my own up coming wedding in less than 2 weeks, I already have yesterday’s wedding edited and ready to go to the initial album design phase!
Yesterday’s wedding couldn’t have gone any better…well maybe if the rain shower after the ceremony didn’t happen it would have been better…but it passed really quickly and the sun came right back out! I started off in Maugherow with Eithne & the girls getting ready, with some makeup help from Ann Young. The ceremony took place in the gorgeous local church, which has the best light for photography, especially on the alter! After the group shots & surprise ‘Mini’ gift, myself, Niall from Complete Weddings and the bridal party went over to Lisadell to get some relaxed portraits. After it was up to Bundoran and the Allingham Arms, where the party got started quite early! Probably the earliest first dance I’ve ever shot!
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After shooting Genny & Alan’s engagement shoot a few weeks ago, I knew their wedding would be a relaxed day with the focus on having a great time for everyone! And both were really easy going in front of the camera. And much like the day before, I had a pretty open brief for the day and no list of any kind, which always means the couple gets to spend a lot more time with their guests, as bear in mind that the more shots listed, the more time I will need to take them and the less time you will have to enjoy with your guests.
With the day starting super sunny, it then turned to heavy showers around the ceremony, before getting back to some gorgeous sunlight just as dinner was starting. We might have had to do the family groups inside, but as everyone was finding their seats for dinner in Cromleach Lodge, the bride, groom, bestman, bridesmaid & myself went outside for 10 minutes for some relaxed portraits….quick & easy…you’d never know there was rain on the day!
Enjoy the images!
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Well it took almost 2 years since moving out here, but on Friday I finally had a ‘local’ Strandhill wedding! And although the outside of the church maybe still undergoing redecorating, the inside is absolutely mega. The morning started up the Glen road at the brides house, and everything went super smoothly & relaxed there…we got all the before & after shots, and I still got to the church really early, which is great for getting guests arriving shots! And how about that view in the background…it was so good, we did all the family shots after the ceremony there, just using a slightly different angle. And after a couple of bride & groom shots as well…how could you not!…it was to the beach at Culleenamore for a few more. And even though the tide was fully in, we still managed to get some good stuff. Then it was onto the Sligo Park Hotel, where things kicked off properly!
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