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Ireland based wedding & elopement photographers on a mission to help couples have a true-to-them wedding day and stunning photos to remember it by.

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Brides' shoes laid on the grass of the garden wedding ceremony space, with a trail of petals running through.

Stylish & Unconventional Irish Garden Wedding

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At Home Wedding | Garden Marquee Wedding | Backyard Wedding Ireland Table of Contents Garden Wedding Inspiration: A Relaxed and Unconventional Day What can we say about the heartwarming outdoor wedding of K & S? It was the most perfect example of Laid Back Meets Stylish. When K & S reached out to us, we […]

Newlywed couple pose in front of the gates of the walled garden in the autumn.

Intimate Autumnal Wedding at Tankardstown House | An Irish-Texan Celebration

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Autumn Wedding Inspiration: Bucking trends and embracing the allure of Autumn, this international couple curated an intimate wedding that danced gracefully between the stylish and the heartfelt. This Autumn wedding was truly inspirational. It was the most chilled out, happy and intimate wedding we’ve seen in Tankardstown House! This Meath venue is a wonderful place […]

Two brides embrace each other in front of the Walled Garden's main gate.

Best Friends-to-Brides | A Same-sex Wedding at Tankardstown House

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Inclusive Same-Sex Wedding Photography in Ireland The mark of a great wedding is the feeling that each part of the day has been touched by the couple. And this wedding was 110% K and A. As same-sex weddings go, this one was bursting at the seams with belly-laughs and honest, hard-won love. This wedding felt […]

Bride and Groom walk the grounds at Temple House, Sligo.

Secluded Sligo Elopement | Temple House, Ireland

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Table of Contents Eloping in the Ancient Countryside of Sligo Sligo is an uncommon place for an elopement, but Natalie & Dermot are not ones for treading old ground. Their elopement wedding at Temple House Estate in Sligo was a truly special day. With both the bride and groom’s families coming together for the first […]

Bride and her bridesmaids styling sunglasses together on her summer wedding day at Tankardstown House.

A Joyful Summer Wedding at Tankardstown House, Co. Meath

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This wedding at Tankardstown House was filled with joy – everyone was in such great spirits and we loved Sinead and James’ fun-loving energy. We met Sinead and her family in a cottage near Slane, County Louth on a fickle June morning. With the pandemic keeping families apart for so long, everyone in the house […]

Irish Wedding Photography. Newlywed couple dance in front of Dromoland Castle at their Wedding.

Irish-American Destination Wedding in Dromoland Castle | Co. Clare, Ireland

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Table of Contents On day one, they had their long-awaited engagement photoshoot! Mairead’s family history has its roots in County Clare, and the nearby Quin Abbey was a sentimental place for them. It was the perfect choice for their engagement shoot which we timed carefully for gorgeous sunset light. Dromoland Castle was the ideal place […]

Bride and Groom gaze at each other with the historic map of Galway City behind them.

King & Queen of the Quays | Jenny & Gary’s Galway Wedding

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WEDDING

Relaxed and elegant Galway City Wedding, from The Ardilaun Hotel to Quay Street. Jenny & Gary’s perfectly planned day felt fun and effortless!

Killruddery House Orangery Wedding

A Dreamy, Orangery Wedding at Killruddery House & Gardens – Bennie & Josh

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This intimate summer wedding took place in the orangery and gardens of Killruddery House, Ireland. The couple said “I do” surrounded by only their nearest and dearest and had the most relaxed day full of laughter, dancing and scrumptious food. –– When Bennie first introduced herself to us, we immediately got along; she shared our […]

A Spiritual Outdoor Summer Wedding | Iva & Steffen

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Iva and Steffen’s Spiritual Summer Wedding When Iva and Steffen asked us to photograph their summer wedding, Sam and I were thrilled! These two souls have an innate warmth and generosity of spirit; we knew their big day was going to be special. “Having Ivana next to me on my wedding day was like having […]

Honeymoon couple Sit by roadside in Connemara, Ireland

What Does Elopement Mean in 2024? | Why Elope

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ELOPEMENTS

To Elope is to make a brave decision and reimagine your idea of a ‘typical’ wedding. It’s new, it’s different, and it’s something not enough of us know about. That’s why we want to shed some light on this modern reinterpretation of a bold, cool way to get married. And, as you’ll see later, there […]

Luttrelstown Castle wedding ceremony setup

The Ultimate 6-Step Guide to Getting Married in Ireland

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PLANNING

How to Plan Your Wedding in Ireland (from Abroad) Or ‘How To Check Off Everything You’ll Need To Plan your Destination Wedding in Ireland’ Flying across the Atlantic to get married in Ireland is exciting and oh-so-romantic! However, we know it can be difficult to process the many steps and hurdles in the way. But as […]

Tankardstown House | Ireland Wedding Venue Guide

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VENUE GUIDES

Table of Contents Tankardstown House, Exclusive Meath Wedding Venue If you’re searching for the wedding venue that fits your dreams, this guide will help you. As photographers, Ivana and I want to highlight some of our favourite (and the most picturesque) venues in Ireland; this time, we’ll visit the grand Tankardstown House! Standing in Slane’s […]

Gloster House | Ethereal Irish Romance

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INSPIRATION

Georgian Romance in Gloster House | Birr, Co. Offaly Gloster House lies along the leafy road between Roscrea, Co. Offaly (close to the magnificent Slieve Bloom Mountains) and the Heritage Town of Birr. Gloster House is one of Ireland’s most stylish (and exclusive) wedding venues. Planned with Martina (of MartinaO Weddings), we drew inspiration for […]

Mykonos private villa with swimming pool for destination weddings

Steven & Jamilya’s Destination Wedding | Mykonos, Greece

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Mykonos Private Villa – Intimate Destination Wedding in Greece Steven and Jamilya’s destination wedding makes for fantastic inspiration if you’re looking for a private and exotic wedding location. Not only that, but this small wedding was perhaps one of the most heartfelt, joyous and intimate celebrations we’ve ever seen. The couple and their families travelled […]

Epic bridal portrait in Ireland

CLIFF AT LYONS – WEDDING FAIRYTALE

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INSPIRATION

You’re planning the wedding day and you just can’t make up your mind: “Should it be modern? Maybe more classic..? Hmm but I like the sense of freedom and wildness too.” The possibilities are endless but you have only one wedding day and it’s coming fast. I think I have a solution for you. Cliff […]

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