Irish Wedding
DIARY
Spring
2018
Welcome
Hello everyone and welcome once again to another issue of Irish
Wedding Diary, Ireland’s best-loved and top-selling bridal magazine.
2018 is now upon us and it’s getting serious for all you brides-to-be
who have planned a 2018 wedding. It might have seemed a long
time away when you first stared planning your wedding but it’s here
now, and the day you have dreamed about is just around the corner.
While this is pretty exciting it’s also a little worrying and you’ll need
to take out your check list, and see what you’ve completed and what
still has to be done.
I’m sure you’ve all got your big ticket items such as Wedding Dress, Church,
Venue, Photographer and Wedding Band booked ages ago, right? If you haven’t there’s no
need to panic yet, but you’d better get busy; and what better way to start then by flicking
through this issue where you’ll find everything you need for your big day. If you have all those
items ticked off your to-do list, you’ve probably still got to finalise those smaller details that
go to making a perfect wedding. As you browse through our magazine at your leisure you will
hopefully find a few ideas to complete your dream day. Don’t forget to pop along to the Bride
of the Year Show in the RDS at the end of January 18, I look forward to seeing you all there.
If your wedding is in 2019 or later you’ve got more time to relax and peruse our magazine.
Inside this copy of Irish Wedding Diary you should find everything you need to help you plan
your perfect day. Whether you’re a 2018 bride finalising the last minute details or just setting
out on your wedding journey, we’ve got something for you inside this issue.
Once again we have some exclusive wedding shoots where we take dresses from Ireland’s
top bridal designers and the best loved bridal boutiques and shoot them in some of the most
popular wedding venues in Ireland. We take a look at wedding themes to see if Vintage theme
is history and what might replace it, we have a fun guide to help grooms survive the wedding
process, and we launch the 2018 Irish Wedding Diary Awards where we ask you, our readers,
to vote for the wedding suppliers who have gone the extra mile to make your special day truly
special.
Cover Dress by Stella York
www.essensedesigns.com/stella-york Honeymoons are the one part of the wedding which is truly just about the couple and with that
Publisher: IrishWeddingDiary.ie Ltd. We haven’t forgotten the little extras that will help to make your wedding unique and we have
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Editor: Andrea Hayes
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Photography:
Thomas Sunderland, David McNeill.
Contributors:
Andrea Hayes, Editor
Elaine Hession
Karen O’Loughlin
Alex Joyce
Peter Cole
Marcus Stewart
Claudia Gocoul
Carmel Russell
in mind we have put together a great selection of honeymoon ideas for you to dream about.
some wonderful ideas between the covers of this magazine. We’ve got soloists and rock bands
to set the tone, photographers to capture the event, outfits for the men and everything you will
need to make your day perfect. We have a gift section with some lovely pieces that you can put
on your gift registry list or just go out and treat yourself.
We all love looking at other people’s weddings and we have another selection of real weddings
for you to peruse. This issue we have four real-life brides telling us their stories of getting
married in Ireland and one who got married in Malta
Don’t forget our great App where you can get the entire magazine, just as you see it here on
your IOS and Android device. You can pop it in your pocket and check it out on your commute
to work or sipping coffee. Just search the App Store for Irish Wedding Diary and download the
App for free. If you like what you see you can get a yearly subscription for under €10.
Happy Planning
Andrea Hayes
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