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Irish Wedding
DIARY
Summer 2018
Welcome
Hello everyone and welcome once again to another issue of Irish Wedding Diary , Ireland ’ s best-loved and top-selling bridal magazine . We ’ re heading into the peak bridal season and all you 2018 brides will be checking your lists , finalising the details , busy ticking off things on your to-do list , and finalising the preparations for what will be the best day of your life . As the wedding approaches , your stress levels might start to rise as you finalise the guest list and see what you have left to prepare and how much time you have left . It ’ s natural to have some stress but if the stress levels get too high , remember that the most important thing about the wedding is that you and your partner will be gathered with your nearest and dearest to celebrate your love and if the napkins and chaircovers are a slightly different shade of crushed peach , it really isn ’ t the end of the world .
For all you 2019 and 2020 brides-to-be , you ’ ve got more time to peruse this issue where you ’ ll find everything you need for your big day . As you browse through our magazine at your leisure you will hopefully find a few ideas to complete your dream day . 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 have the results of the 2018 Irish Wedding Diary Awards where we asked you , our readers , to vote for the wedding suppliers who have gone the extra mile to make your special day truly special . You voted in your thousands and we shortlisted the top five suppliers in 21 categories who got the most nominations . They then went into a vote-off where over 23,000 votes were cast to find the top wedding suppliers in Ireland . The full list of winners and runners up is on page 150 .
Cover Dress by Luna Novias www . lunanovias . com
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Advertising : Paul Collins , Sales Director 01-498 3255 paulc @ irishweddingdiary . ie Vivian Flynn , Sales Director 01-498 3242 vivian @ irishweddingdiary . ie
Creative Director :
Paul McCormack : 01-498 3211 paulm @ irishweddingdiary . ie
Editor : Andrea Hayes Email : Andrea @ irishweddingdiary . ie
Editorial Assistant : Alex Joyce Alex @ irishweddingdiary . ie
Press Releases to : Alex @ irishweddingdiary . ie or Rear 177 Rathgar Road , Rathmines , Dublin 6 .
Photography : Thomas Sunderland , David McNeill .
Contributors : Andrea Hayes , Editor Elaine Hession Karen O ’ Loughlin Alex Joyce Peter Cole Marcus Stewart Carmel Russell Karim Usmani
Design : Outline Graphics . www . outline . ie
6 I IWD Contents I Summer 2018
Honeymoons are the one part of the wedding which is truly just about the couple and with that in mind we have put together a great selection of honeymoon ideas for you to dream about . There ’ s a big world out there and we ’ ve got some great ideas both near and far .
We haven ’ t forgotten the little extras that will help to make your wedding unique and we have 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 a bumper selection of real weddings for you to peruse . This issue we have seven real-life weddings with brides and grooms telling us their stories of getting married all around Ireland and one couple who got married in Malta
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Happy Planning
Andrea Hayes
Irish Wedding Diary , Rear 177 Rathgar Road , Rathmines , Dublin 6 , Ireland . Advertising : 01-498 3255 / 01-498 3242 . Email : info @ irishweddingdiary . ie . Website : www . irishweddingdiary . ie
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