Sorry – I’ve been away for quite some time. Well, aside from a few days in Killarney and Kinsale, I haven’t really been away anywhere – We’re at full on wedding season so it’s been a matter shooting lots of weddings and then spending the rest of the time post processing and building albums. So the blogs posts had to wait I’m afraid. But, to kick things off again I’d like to bring you a few shots from the wedding of Caoilfhionn and Colm which took place in Galway last month.
Caoilfhionn and Colm got ready just a few rooms apart from each other in the Clayton Hotel, where the reception would later be held. Caoilfhionn was in the bridal suite which was pretty impressive to say the least. Floor to ceiling windows stretched along one side of the entire suite letting in loads of light – once we figured out how to get the electronic blinds open that is 
The room was a hive of activity but Caoilfhionn was the queen of calm – happily playing with her iphone while people busied themselves around her.
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What’s this? Another full wedding post? Two in as many days?! Yes!
Poor Ciara arrived back from her honeymoon wondering why she didn’t get a sneak peak of her day. The truth is, that I forgot to ask as I left the wedding that evening and I always ask before I post so I thought I’ve leave her to enjoy her fabulous honeymoon and post something on her return. I’m going to more than make up for it now though with what will be a jumbo post!
Ciara and Dave got married on the 4th of June (nearly a month folks!) on a beautiful summers day. As I arrived at the house that morning there was plenty of activity with friends and family dropping in be part of the action – the kitchen table was packed with an array of sandwiches, nibbles and drinks and as for those nuts… once you start.
They had the place lovely with baloons and flowers dotted inside and outside the house.
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No more sneak peaks. I promise. From now on it’s full wedding posts. Okay? You have my word. Well, not until the next time anyway.
So then, to kick things off we have the wedding of Aideen and Rob. Aideen and Rob are what I now refer to as – The ice-cream couple. A few of you may remember the ice-cream shots from a while back. I remember I couldn’t wait to get home from the wedding that evening because I was looking forward to seeing the pictures from that day so much!
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I promise – this is one final sneak peak before I post a proper real wedding blog.
I’ll keep it short and sweet – this shot was taken during the first dance at Saturdays wedding of Eibhlin and Terry. Midway through the dance the band fired a canon filled with confetti which exploded all over the happy couple. It was pretty spectacular! Aside from the confetti canon they also had a bubble machine which may sound a bit naff but was actually pretty cool – the girls loved it. The band by the way were the Hughes Brothers and had also sang at Eibhlin’s parents weddings many years before! Now that’s tradition! Maybe one day I’ll shoot the wedding of Eibhlin and Terry’s kids!
Wow! I’m honoured! The absolutely brilliant website, OneFabDay.com, has featured one of my weddings. It’s the wedding of Nij and Tara that I blogged about back in April.
If you’re a bride to be and have not yet visited One Fab Day, you’re doing yourself a massive injustice. The site is run by three girls whose aim is soley to help you with having the best wedding you possibly can. Full of ideas on style, decoration, food and drink, transport, photography and much more. It’s not just another wedding site – full of the same old rehashed ideas either – they really are trying to offer something different, fresh and completely unique.
For example – I’d like to have my wedding in a wig-wam. They have it covered. What about something more comforatble for the bride to slip her feet into later in the day? Yip, they’ve covered that too.. The list goes on. What wine do you serve during the speeches? Done. How do you find the right garter? Done. What do you put on top of your cake? Done that too.
Trust me – check it out – I can guarantee you that you’ll keep going back to it time and time again to see what they’ve come up with next.
Yesterday when walking along the Liffey towards the O2 on what was a scorcher of a day here in Dublin with hardly a cloud in sight against a perfect blue sky, I noticed in the distance that the Poolbeg chimneys or simply ‘the chimneys’ as I call them, were almost completely engulfed in a mist that was pouring in from the sea. The wind was quite strong and the mist was moving quickly so as soon as I got back to my place, I grabbed the camera and drove over to Sandymount beach to try and get something decent.
Here are the results.
To see them nice and big click here on on either of the images above. All prints can also be ordered within the slideshows.
Dave.
