Planning & Advice
Cobblestones, chic streetscapes, and total freedom: discover why modern Irish couples are ditching rural hotel packages for urban vows, restaurant feasts, and relaxed BBQ afterparties.
Met Éireann can promise unbroken sunshine at breakfast and deliver sideways hail across the midlands by cocktail hour. Here is how to weatherproof your celebration so you and your guests stay cosy, dry, and thoroughly entertained.
Cathal is autistic and was also diagnosed with ADHD as a child, though it later became clear that diagnosis wasn't quite right. Rebecca was diagnosed with ADHD around six months ago and is currently waiting on paperwork for an autism diagnosis too. For couples in a similar position, planning a wedding with autism and ADHD can throw up challenges that traditional wedding planning advice simply doesn't cover. Cathal and Rebecca have kindly shared their experience, along with some genuinely useful tips.
While your phone stays tucked away in a pocket or a charger, a wedding content creator works in the background to capture the raw, unposed, and social-media-ready moments of your day. Learn how they differ from traditional photographers and why they are becoming an essential part of the modern wedding team.
The invites are out, the deadline has come and gone, and yet your RSVP list still has more gaps than a bridesmaid's dress fitting three months out. If you're dreading the thought of having to chase up wedding RSVPs, you're definitely not alone. The good news is there are ways to get people to respond without it feeling like an interrogation.
Your wedding day flies by in a blur of happy tears, dancing and probably a sneaky sausage roll or two. Which is exactly why a solid wedding photographer shot list is one of the smartest things you can prepare in advance. It means your photographer knows exactly what matters to you, and you won't be the couple realising three weeks later that nobody got a photo of Granny with the wedding party.
If you're up for doing a little bit of extra research, there's more that you can do to learn more about wedding suppliers.
If you're not sure who should sit with you, then keep on reading, as we break down head table etiquette.
It's completely normal to feel a little lost once the big project you've spent months on is finally finished. If you're in the thick of the post-wedding blues, keep reading for some simple, practical ways to feel like yourself again. And if you're still planning, there are habits you can build in now to help prevent them altogether.
Every couple starts out with the best intentions for their wedding day timeline, and then the hair and make-up runs late, the photographer needs "just five more minutes," and suddenly the whole day is playing catch-up. The good news is that a bit of clever planning now can save you a lot of stress later. Here's how to build a wedding day timeline that can actually keep up with real life.
It's a common story: one partner ends up buried in spreadsheets and supplier emails, while the other seems a step removed from it all. If you're looking to involve your partner in wedding planning a bit more, you're definitely not alone, and there are some simple ways to make it happen.
Getting your wedding invitation wording right can feel trickier than it should. Too formal and it doesn't feel like you, too casual and it might not suit the occasion. The good news is there's no single correct way to do it, just the version that feels right for your day.
Wedding planning can sometimes feel like a long list of decisions, appointments and deadlines, but it doesn't have to take over your entire life. Summer is the perfect time to make steady progress, especially when longer evenings and a more relaxed pace give you the chance to tackle a few small tasks together.
Few parts of wedding planning cause quite as much back-and-forth as the guest list. Get your wedding guest list right early on, and everything else, from your venue capacity to your budget, becomes far easier to plan around.
Working out how to choose your wedding party is one of those tasks that sounds simple until you actually sit down to do it. Between siblings, best friends and long-standing traditions, it can feel like there's a lot riding on a handful of decisions. Here's how to approach it thoughtfully, without the stress.
Talking money isn't the most romantic part of wedding planning, but a solid wedding budget planner is what makes everything else possible. Get this right early on, and every other decision, from your venue to your guest list, becomes so much easier.
Worried about a sea of phones popping up the moment you walk down the aisle? An unplugged wedding ceremony might be exactly what you need. It's a simple way to keep your guests present in the moment, rather than watching your big day through a screen.
Asking for cash instead of gifts used to feel a bit awkward, but these days it's completely normal, especially for couples who've already set up home together or are saving for something bigger, like a honeymoon. The key is finding the right wedding cash gift wording so your request feels thoughtful rather than transactional. Here's how to get it right.
Knowing what to book for your wedding is one thing. Knowing when to book each supplier is what actually keeps your planning on track. With so many moving parts, getting the timing right can be the difference between a smooth run-up to the big day and a last-minute scramble.
Somewhere between "save the dates" and "seating plans," you'll realise you need somewhere to put all those extra details that just won't fit on an invitation. That's exactly what a free wedding website is for.
