Inaspect Influencer Louise Cooney’s Elegant Wedding Wardrobe: Modern LDWs and a Milla Nova Gown

Finding the wedding ceremony gown of your goals is simply the tip of the iceberg on the subject of finishing your bridal model. There are so many different enjoyable wedding-related occasions to plan seems to be for. From the engagement get together and hen do to the civil ceremony and the rehearsal dinner, the day two and the honeymoon – weddings are a multi-event affair, and we get tonnes of emails asking for recommendation about what to put on. Building a capsule of outfits that lets you categorical your private model and really feel not solely assured however completely fabulous will make the celebrations all of the extra unforgettable. 

To encourage your model decisions, we ask trendy brides to share their sartorial secrets and techniques as a part of our My Wedding Wardrobe collection. We are so excited to shine a highlight on the unbelievable bridal model of Irish influencer Louise Cooney; what she wore, how she wore it and the place she sourced it… Let’s go!

Name: Louise Cooney
Profession: Content Creator
From: Limerick
Wedding Date: 28.11.25
Wedding Venues: St Michael’s Church in Tipperary Town & Cashel Palace Hotel
Honeymoon: The Maldives in January
Instagram: @louisecooney_

Let’s get to know our bride… Louise met her love Mark throughout the pandemic when she had moved residence from New York. “Our first date was in November 2020 and we sat outside a pub (that was closed because of the restrictions) we ate pizza and drank wine and chatted for hours. I remember thinking what’s the catch with this guy? He seemed too good to be true. But there was no catch and here we are!”

Their proposal was pretty and really them she says and their child boy Jude made the second all of the extra magical! “Mark planned it for when we were down in Spanish Point with Jude. We went for a walk to where we normally watch the sunset, put down a blanket & were just sitting and playing with Jude. Then he pulled out a ring box from under the blanket. It was so special.”

Louise loves female and basic items and she or he wished her wedding ceremony wardrobe to remain very a lot true to her model.

“I loved the wedding wardrobe process, for a while! I’m now at the stage where I’m happy to not have to buy any more white pieces. I also found with anything directed at brides the price-point always seemed to be a bit higher, so I’m excited to have a little more disposable income going forward. I will have to do one hell of a clear out in the new year. I’m not quite ready to part with anything yet though.”

The bride-to-be was whisked away to London for an uber-glamorous hen. For dinner at Sushi Samba on the primary night time she wore an embroidered lace and subtly beaded mini by Rosie Etienne, cascading natural pearl earrings from her collaboration with One Dame Lane and Mantra heels. She discovered the right bag for her hen and different wedding-related occasions, a beige and white Gucci mini bag, on Vinted.

“I loved this dress – Rosie Etienne do the most stunning bridal minis for hens or if you’re doing a second look on your wedding day.“

To absorb the sights on a champagne tour, Louise wore a sheer feather shirt by Bübish, a liquid satin bralette and trousers by Irish designer Sinead Keary, pointed-toe heels from Mantra, and cute bridal equipment together with heart-shaped sun shades and a satin-edged veil.

“It felt like something from Spice World The Movie, and I love how well my outfit matched that vibe despite not knowing the plan. It was so much fun to wear which was very fitting for the day that it was!”

She continued her romantic LWDs with a textured mini by Lovers & Friends which she purchased on Revolve. The bride accessorised with different items from her hen wardrobe with the addition of sheer tulle fingerless gloves from Etsy.

“I found this dress months before my hen and just fell in love. I wanted to add sheer sleeves as the other wedding dress I was torn between had sleeves like this, and I said I can do something similar for my hen and not feeling like I’m missing out.”

The couple held their reception on the ornate Cashel Palace Hotel in Co. Tipperary which had a candy connection to her household. The bride arrived the day earlier than in effortlessly elegant model sporting a blazer by All The Ways matched with Sinead Keary trousers, Gucci mules and threader pearl earrings from One Dame Lane.

“Yes I had an outfit planned for this part of the day. The excitement of driving down the avenue to where we were going to be getting married. I will never forget that feeling.”

For her closing night time as a Miss she exuded fashionable sophistication sporting a Nadine Merabi boned prime with a floor-length drape and tailor-made trousers. She accomplished the look with smooth Dior footwear from Brown Thomas.

“The night before we did a rehearsal in the church with most of our bridal party, we then went to my uncle’s pub around the corner for a drink and back to Cashel where we had a dinner with all of the bridal party and our families in Mikey Ryan’s. We had drinks and some finger food in Feehan’s (another local pub) for anyone who had arrived on the Thursday night (we had a lot of family travelling from America so it was lovely to get to see them before the wedding).”

Louise started her wedding ceremony day sporting a Ralph Lauren chemise from Peaches & Cream with the floor-length chiffon Veronica gown from A Stór which boasts delicate pleated detailing, intricate Chantilly lace and a sweeping practice.

Her bridal besties wore Love Laura pyjamas from Walk In Wardrobe. The fairly pastel pink pjs boast purple piping, candy scalloped particulars and bows. How attractive!

Louise’s bridal look was basic, refined, timeless, and completely unforgettable. She discovered the gown of her goals, the Clemence by Milla Nova, at Verona Bridal. The off-the-shoulder mermaid wedding ceremony robe is crafted from delicate Chantilly lace and encompasses a maxi skirt with a midi practice.

“Picking my dress was so much fun, I went to two shops, Verona Bridal in Belfast (which is five minutes from Mark’s home) and The White and Gold in Dublin. I found one dress in each that I really loved and I found it so hard to choose as they were quite different, but the one I went with was the third one I tried on. I had pictures but I focused more on how the dress made me feel. I felt great in it, I loved the lace too I think it’s really romantic and timeless. And it was very comfortable, no corset or anything so I could hold Jude and dance the night away in it not a bother.”

She accessorised with jewelry from her One Dame Lane assortment which included the Elodie necklace with finely set diamonds, a bracelet and the Belle earrings boasting glowing zircon stones and pearls.

“They were delicate and statement at the same time and I think they really complemented the dress.”

Sweetly, her mum additionally wore earrings from her jewelry collaboration, the Elise earrings with geometric-cut stones that supply a recent tackle basic studs. Louise’s bridal footwear have been the Amita patent slingbacks with pearl-adorned straps by Jimmy Choo which she adored for his or her refined aesthetic.

“My shoes are definitely a style I’ll get a lot of wear out of, I got them at Kildare Village. I also searched on Vinted and Vestiaire Collective for wedding shoes before buying mine, but I didn’t get lucky in finding them unfortunately.”

The celebration was a masterclass in fashionable monochrome styling. Her main girls wore lovely black halter neck crepe robes by Dresscode whereas dapper groom Mark wore an beautiful tux by Louis Copeland & Sons.

Louise wished to carry a “little bit of Limerick fashion” into her wedding ceremony wardrobe so she had her day two look customized made by Orlaith on the Attic Bridal Boutique. Sculptural and delicate, it comprised of a mini gown with a curved neckline and a lace maxi skirt with a scalloped hem.

“I love classic shapes and fabrics but with little features that make them unique and different. For the rehearsal dinner I loved the drape detail of the top and the lace in the bottom half of the skirt on day two was beautiful I thought.”

The newlyweds loved two nights away at Adare Manor in Co. Limerick “decompressing and reminiscing” and Louise wore a variety of gorgeous structured clothes together with a Lioness mini with an elegant drape belt element.

She aced up to date tailoring on the second night time sporting a cream boucle tweed mini by House of CB.

“Have a sewing kit to hand, I only tried on my outfits maybe twice before wearing them and you just never know what button is going to fall off or what stitch will need to be redone. Also, sort your bridal underwear well in advance and try on/move around with them on in the dress. I only sorted mine the week before and Sinead in Peaches & Cream in Dublin was so, so helpful, I really hadn’t a clue what I needed!“

A really particular thanks to our sensational bride Louise. You can see much more footage within the gallery under and you may see extra of her wonderful model over on her Instagram @louisecooney_

Check out the opposite instalments of our My Wedding Wardrobe collection together with Designer Jennifer Wrynne’s Elegant LWDs & Zuhair Murad Gown and Jessie Willis’s 3D Florals & Princess Diana–Inspired Ceremony Look.