Irish Wedding
DIARY
Spring
2019
Welcome
Hello everyone and welcome once again to another issue of Ireland’s
best-loved and top-selling bridal magazine. Well, first off let’s give a
huge congratulations to all you 2019 brides out there; your big year
has finally arrived. Most of you will have thought the day would never
come, but the best day of your life is approaching fast and you’d
better be ready. It’s going to be a hectic year but also an immensely
important and enjoyable one. This year will be forever etched into your
memory as one you’ll treasure for the rest of your life.
So, where are you in the planning stage? Are you ticking off the final few things on
your list, or are you panicking, realising you’ve so much to do and so little time to do it in? Most
of you will be somewhere in between but wherever you are on your wedding journey you’ll find
something inside this issue to point you in the right direction. If you’re a 2020, 2021 bride or
even later, you can relax a bit as you flick through the magazine and dream of your big day and
we trust you’ll find inspiration inside these pages to help you plan your dream day…
If however you’re looking for that dream dress, we have a fantastic collection of dresses from
some of Ireland’s leading dress designers, the best bridal boutiques from north to south,
east and west, and a whole host of internationally acclaimed wedding labels from New York,
Australia, Milan, London and Tallaght. Finding your dream wedding dress really does start here.
Every bride wants their wedding to be unique and inside this issue we’ve got plenty of quirky
ideas to get you thinking differently. Everyone knows that weddings are expensive, so in this
issue we’ve taken a look at ways to budget for your wedding without getting into massive debt,
and we’ve also looked at the pros and cons of getting married abroad. We’ve got plenty of ideas
for your gift registry list plus a bumper crop of outfits for the mother of the bride and grooms
and occasion wear for guests, too.
Honeymoons are the one part of the wedding which is truly just about the couple, and is often
an afterthought, but it’s how you’ll start married life together. With that in mind, we have put
together a great selection of honeymoon ideas for you to dream about. If you’re planning a
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We haven’t forgotten the little extras that will help to make your wedding unique and we have
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.
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 when 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
less than €10.
So sit back relax and read as we’ve got your every wedding need covered...
Happy Planning!
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