classical wedding photography

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The stars & stripes were flying outside the peoples church in Clongowes Wood as Anna & Richie travelled over from Chicago for their wedding on a cold & windy (but dry !!) December day. After a lovely ceremony it was off to Kilashee House by way of a vintage (well my age !!) double decker bus to be welcomed warm turf fires and hot scones & cream. I have a few photos below and hopefully you can get an idea of the day. Just hit the play icon on the bottom right and the slideshow should start (there is also an option for fullscreen). If you happen to know either Anna or Richie (or both) feel free to leave a message for them.

 

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It was back down to the Step House Hotel or Nicola & Rays wedding on the 07th December. Borris is fast becoming a “local” for me as I was welcomed by both the church sacristan, and Angela in the Step House by name !! Nicola & her bridesmaids looked stunning and even kept the goosebumps under control despite the cold, but we didn’t stay for photos for long as the blazing fires and mulled wine in the hotel were calling !! With a great couple, welcoming families & friends & fab locations I hope I did the day proud.

Have a look at the slideshow below to check it out for yourself, just click on the play icon (bottom right) to set it off and there is an option for full screen if you wish. Should you know either Nicola or Ray feel free to leave a comment for them.

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Sometimes everything just falls nicely into place. This was the case with Joanne & Ciarans wedding. Not only was it a local wedding for me, but everything ran to time and the weather behaved itself (although the goosebumps were starting to show by 4pm !!).

A lovely relaxed day, a wonderful couple, great locations and lovely light….what more could a photographer ask for ?

See attached slideshow for a small selection of pics from the day. Just click on the play icon (bottom right) and you can also view in fullscreen if you wish. (feel free to leave a comment for the bride & groom).

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On the way down to Kilkenny for Bridget & Deans wedding I drove through some of the heaviest rain I have seen, but, by the time I arrived in Stoneyford, the rain had dried up and there were even glimpses of blue in the sky.  After the lovely ceremony it was off to the stunning Butler House in Kilkenny City for photos before heading on out to the Newpark Hotel for the reception. One of the things I learned during the day was that you need to have the patience of a saint if you intend driving through Kilkenny at rush hour !!!

I have a few pics below from the day, just click on the play icon at the bottom right to get the slideshow going, and there is an option for fullscreen if you want. If you happen to know either Bridget or Dean, feel  free to leave a message for them.

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I love “firsts” at weddings. Have had a few this year, but at Polly & Kens wedding there was a first to really take the biscuit. Halfway into the ceremony the priest produced a brown paper bag from behind the altar, and gave the bride & groom a present of a bottle of red wine with their first anniversary date written on it, and instructions to keep it till then. Being in the shadow of Mount Leinster really didn’t help the weather with a constant mist, but it did little to dampen spirits of the guests in the small church in Myshall. Following a very quick few shots in the local park it was off to the Lord Bagenal Hotel in Leighlinbridge for the ceremony where there served up killer scones and kept me happy with hot black coffee !!

I have a few pics from the day below. Just click on the “play” button at the bottom right, and, if you happen to know either Polly or Ken feel free to leave a message for them.

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Where to start with Feena & Claudes wedding ?? Quite a few firsts for me !!

I called over to meet Feena in the fab La Stampa Hotel for a few shots. The wedding ceremony was due to start at 4pm in University Church on Stephens Green, so, her hubby-to-be Claude-Alain turned up @ 1:30 for a few shots & a quick stroll towards Grafton Street, then off to the Iveagh Gardens for some bridal party shots & family shots….so all photos were done & dusted before the marriage ceremony !!! As you might guess from his name, Claude-Alain is not originally from these shores, he is in fact from Switzerland,a country quite close to me having spent quite a bit of time working in Zurich. A large contingent from the Gruyere district in Switzerland turned up in the national costumes making it a very colourful day. After the ceremony it was through Stephens Green to get the two buses back to the Thomas Prior Hall in Ballsbridge for the ceremony. In typical Irish (and very non-Swiss) tradition the buses were late but great fun was had on the trip nonetheless. I have a few shots from the day below so feel free to have a look, just click on the play button at the bottom right corner, and, if you happen to know either Feena or Claude-Alain feel free to leave a comment (English or Swiss/French !!).