With St. Patrick's Day approaching we thought it only fitting to look back over some of the most epic Irish real weddings that we have been honoured to feature on the pages of One Fab Day. From Dingle to Dublin, we have showed some of the most gorgeous places to celebrate your wedding and have your portraits taken in Ireland. Here are just a few of our faves that will blow you away and if you are not already getting married on our beautiful shores it will have you dreaming of an elopement to Ireland very soon. Happy St.Patrick's Day everybody!
1. Escape to the Burren: A Special Elopement by Darek Smietana
An outdoor ceremony in castle ruins, windy portraits in the beautiful Burren and a celebratory pint in the local pub is what made Clare and Ryan's elopement simply perfect. See their amazing wedding in full here: onefabday.com/elopement-to-ireland-by-darek-smietana.
2. Back to Where it All Began: A Dingle Love Story by Savo Photography
Although both Jeff and Jenn hail from Pittsburgh, their romance truly began many moons ago in beautiful Dingle. Years later, after Jeff had popped the question, it seemed only right to return to Dingle to get married and how right they were. See their perfect Irish American celebration in full here: onefabday.com/savo-photography-dingle-wedding/
3. Doing it in Style - Gail & Domhnall in Dromoland by Mrs. Redhead
Surrounded by County Clare's amazing natural scenery Gail and Domhnall took advantage of the beautiful weather for the most epic of wedding portraits. See the rest of the a-mazing wedding portraits in full here: onefabday.com/dromoland-castle-tradtional-irish-wedding/.
4. Neasa + John's Idyllic Inishbofin Wedding by Darek Novak
Having been heading to the incredible Inishbofin island for many years as a favourite escape, what better place than this special spot for couple Neasa and John to tie the knot? Looking at these pictures is a reminder that the sand and crystal clear blue water here could easily match any luxurious destination in the world. See the rest of their beautiful wedding here: onefabday.com/darek-novak-inishbofin-island-wedding/
5. Summer in the City: Marie & James by Elisha Clarke
Marie & James's city celebration was a relaxed, low-key and quite simply beautiful affair showing off what our capital has to offer. We loved the image above so much we made it the cover of our 100 Best Wedding Venues for 2015 guide! See this wonderful wedding in full here: onefabday.com/relaxed-dublin-city-hall-wedding/.
6. Sweet Romance at the Irish Countryside by Pawel Babenca.
Not many people can say they had wedding portraits taken with a herd of beautiful Irish cattle! Tonie and Eric's album is full of unique and epic shots from their Irish destination wedding. The the rest of the incredible images here: onefabday.com/irish-destination-farmhouse-wedding/.
7. A Wedding on the Cliffs of Moher - An Irish Romance by Bernard Carolan Photography
Jason and Lauren celebrated their Irish wedding with a stunning ceremony on the Cliffs of Moher and a celebration in the local pub! See their epic wedding in full here: onefabday.com/cliffs-of-moher-wedding-in-ireland/.
8. A Secret Island Wedding: Donna + Macdarra by Aspect Photography
Donna and Macdarra held their island wedding just months before moving to San Francisco. Cue an epic Irish island location and a wedding/going away party that no one would forget! See their amazing wedding in full here: onefabday.com/intimate-waterford-castle-wedding-by-aspect-photography/.
9. Simply Idyllic: Susan + Colm's Wedding At Home by Darek Novak Photography
Susan and Colm planned their perfect day from thousands of miles away, just one step from their own back door in Ireland. See how it all came together beautifully here: onefabday.com/darek-novak-marquee-wedding-at-home/.
10. A Wedding at the Edge of the World by Poppies and Me
Right on the edge of Ireland, on the beautiful Valentia Island Cathy and DaÃre tied the knot in epic Irish style. See their amazing day in full here: onefabday.com/valentia-island-wedding-by-poppies-and-me/.
11. Amanda and Sean's Ashford Castle Elopement by Savo Photography
Amanda and Sean's winter elopement to Ashford Castle was relaxed and romantic with scenery you couldn't dream up and a candlelit dinner to celebrate. See this beautiful wedding in full here: onefabday.com/amanda-and-seans-ashford-castle-elopement/.
12. A Lasting Love: Michelle & Andrew's Irish Wedding by Aspect Photography
Michelle and Andrew originally married 10 years ago in their home town in the USA. A honeymoon to Ireland followed, where they fell in love and decided that on their 10th anniversary they'd come back to Ireland to celebrate all over again. Sticking to their promise they returned, this time with their children and very closest of friends for an Epic (with a capital E) Irish vow renewal. See it in full here: onefabday.com/beautiful-irish-vow-renewal/.
13. Warmth and Love: A Unique Ballybeg House Wedding by Root and Branch Photography
Tweed, a green and white wedding dress, lots of little Irish traditions and a whole lotta love, Kate and Daniel celebrated their big day in true Irish style! See their beautiful winter wedding in full here: onefabday.com/ballybeg-house-winter-wedding/.
14. Dublin's Fair City: Mackenzie + Derby's Dream Irish Wedding by Simple Tapestry
American couple Mack and Derby decided to make their different cultural heritages - Irish and Scottish - the centrepiece of their wedding and chose Dublin City as the location for their very cool destination wedding with a difference. From bagpipes to pints see all the fusion fun here: onefabday.com/fitzwilliam-square-dublin-wedding/
15. Dingle Bay Delight - Krystal and Richard's Ballintaggart Wedding by Ed Peers.
With both Irish and Greek roots, Kyrstal and Richard combined their traditions to say I do in gorgeous Dingle and celebrated with epic portraits, sneaky pints and a pitstop at Dick Macks! See the beautiful wedding in full here: onefabday.com/ballintaggart-house-wedding-by-ed-peers/.
16. Anne Marie and Iain's Perfectly Personal Irish Celebration by Paul Kelly
Though living in London, Anne Marie and Iain wanted to celebrate near Anne Marie's family home in Roscommon so they returned home to celebrate with family and friends in a truly Irish fashion. See this adorable wedding in full here: onefabday.com/diy-wedding-by-paul-kelly/.
17. New Orleans Comes To Kerry by SOSAC Photography
Taking inspiration from our gorgeous Island this fabulous pair threw their friends and family a total wedding shindig, "We wanted to show off one of our favourite parts of the world to all our favourite people and we wanted to keep it relaxed and have a serious party." You can't get much better than that. See their epic wedding in full here: onefabday.com/wedding-party-in-derrynane-kerry/.
Thanks to all our beautiful couples and their photographers for sharing their big days with us, we're really honoured to be able to feature you all. If you enjoyed this, have a look at the rest of our Real Weddings and Saturday Selections for more ideas..
