Golf and Gilded Touches: Anna & Dave’s Luxuriously Fun Wedding

Our actual wedding ceremony couple, Anna and Dave, celebrated their love for each other within the June sunshine in idyllic environment of Mount Juliet Estate in Co. Kilkenny. They included quite a lot of private components into their luxurious wedding ceremony day corresponding to their ardour for journey, and their love of golf and their visitors – who travelled from all around the world to affix them on the special occasion. The bride and groom selected a ‘first drive’ on the golf course, some ‘pitch and pints’ earlier than the ceremony and jetted on the honeymoon of a lifetime – which we will not wait to inform you about! Eden Photography joins has helped us inform their love story with the superbly captured pictures beneath, have a look for your self!

Anna and Dave have Australia to thank for his or her love story! Not solely was it the nation the place they met, but additionally the place Dave determined to pop the query. The couple met in Brisbane in Australia almost 10 years in the past once they had been each on a one-year worldwide change on the University of Queensland – Dave from the University of Manchester and Anna from UCD. “We started dating towards the end of our one year abroad and when we returned home, we did long distance between the UK and Ireland for over five years. We then decided to move to Sydney where we spent three years together before moving back to Dublin,” says Anna. As for the proposal, let’s simply say it did not go precisely to plan, however a memorable one to say the least. We will let Anna inform the story… 

“During the time we were living in Sydney, we went on holiday to Noosa in Queensland just before Christmas of 2020. The proposal occurred on the morning of my birthday, the 20th December when we woke up early and went for a sunrise hike.” Dave proposed on the high of Noosa Heads and naturally, tright here was nice pleasure till all of it went a bit pear-shaped! “I was contacted by work to inform me that I was a close contact after attending my work Christmas party a few days earlier. Given the strictness of covid measures at the time, we were facing 14 days of self-isolation, Dave had to cancel all he had planned to celebrate and we were forced to check out of our hotel, get in our rental car and drive 12 hours back to Sydney. We landed back in Sydney at 11pm at night absolutely exhausted and in no mood for any kind of celebrations!” 

Anna is radiant in her elegant wedding ceremony robe and floral embellished veil. Sharon Hoey was the beautiful boutique behind Anna’s stylish and stylish model. We simply adore the simplicity of the robe, it actually enhances the distinctive veil with 3d floral applique to perfection – and as for these awe-worthy Jimmy Choo bridal footwear, we definitely approve! She paired her look with mushy Hollywood curls, pearl drop earrings and a bouquet of fluffy pastel blooms.

Tracy Gallagher who did the music for the ceremony was “absolutely incredible” in accordance Anna. “She sang a mix of hymns and contemporary music accompanied by the guitar, which created such a happy and romantic feel in the church. We would highly recommend her!”

The newlyweds selected the Mount Juliet Estate to have fun with 170 of their nearest and dearest. They admit it was troublesome to decide on as they had been planning from overseas, however Mount Juliet got here out as primary as golf featured as a theme of their dream wedding ceremony! “We’d visited Mount Juliet previously and loved it! It’s a luxury hotel but the atmosphere and service are very relaxed. It has a great golf course which was essential given that we both love golf and wanted to have a fun tournament with family and friends the day before the wedding. We also loved how easy it was to get to from Dublin Airport which was important given that a lot of our guests were travelling from the UK,” they are saying. Anna and Dave additionally cherished that they may unfold the celebrations throughout each estates, the historic Georgian Manor home and the stylish Hunter’s Yard, in order that visitors may expertise each.

As the visitors arrived on the sunny summer season’s day, refreshments corresponding to scrumptious ice cream cones and chilled champagne had been ready to be served. Certain components had been of maximum significance corresponding to top-class foods and drinks, a way of luxurious, lodging on-site for all and full exclusivity the day earlier than the marriage and day two. Some private touches had been added corresponding to a polaroid picture station that served as a visitor e book and personalised flip flops for dancing!

What made their special occasion so memorable was having all of their favorite folks collectively in a single roomt, with some travelling from all around the world to be there. Videographers Forget Me Not Weddings, had been readily available to seize each second of the magical day, creating probably the most fantastic wedding ceremony movie for Anna and Dave to cherish perpetually.

Is {that a} mix-and-match bride tribe we see? The women look stylish of their cool-tone sage attire that boast a mix of necklines, whereas mushy curls and beaming smiles make for the right end to the look. As for the dapper gents, they selected midnight blue fits, a timeless alternative for a summer season wedding ceremony!

In a nutshell, the lovebirds described the general really feel of the day as luxurious however relaxed. “We tried to keep the formalities short and sweet with the key focus on everyone having a good time! Our stylist and florist complemented this theme beautifully through the use of light-touch foliage and lengthy flowing flowers in addition to pillar and tapered candles. Tall gold geo stands, topped with magnificent floral preparations complement the gold rimmed charger plates and acrylic desk seating plan. Gold accents are scattered all through giving the reception room an opulent and glamorous really feel.

As an appreciation for his or her visitors, they added a private – and engaging – wedding ceremony favour for every to take pleasure in.

One of our favorite inquiries to ask our actual wedding ceremony {couples} is what recommendation would they provide to these planning. Their reply was: “It is so easy to get overwhelmed with the level of choice available when it comes to picking suppliers, making design choices, etc. So once you have made a decision, move on and don’t start second-guessing yourself! Try not to strive for perfection on the day, not everything will go as planned. Don’t sweat the small things and lastly, try and be present and enjoy every moment. It is potentially the only time you will have this many of your favourite people all together in one room!”

Clare Anne Taylor Couture is the proficient bespoke cake provider behind this work of confectionery artwork! All of their truffles and sugar flowers are made by hand, with nice consideration to element. 

Given that each Anna and Dave have a deep ardour for golf, they determined to do a ‘first drive’ after the speeches had completed. “This was such good fun with a good few of the guests joining in! Definitely very unique to us, I can’t imagine you will see a lot of brides hitting golf balls in their wedding dress! Sticking to the golf theme, Dave and his groomsmen went out on the putting green for a few putts and pints before the ceremony, Dave was in his element!”

After their wedding ceremony of goals got here to an finish, they continued their celebrations with a visit of a lifetime for some R&R within the Maldives, an adventurous safari in Kenya and completed it off in Dubai! “Kenya was absolutely magical, we would 100% recommend it. The wildlife was incredible and the people were so friendly. We also loved the Maldives with its stunning beaches and crystal clear water. We stayed for seven days and this was the perfect amount of time to relax and unwind. The people were also lovely! We didn’t really like Dubai as much. If we were to do the trip again we would skip the few days in Dubai and have longer in Kenya!” 

For their first dance, they shared the second in one another’s arms dancing to Can’t Take My Eyes Off You by Frankie Valli.

A really particular thanks to Anna and Dave for sharing their luxurious wedding ceremony day with One Fab Day. And in fact, due to Eden Photography for capturing such attractive pictures as all the time, with lots extra to take pleasure in within the gallery beneath.

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