A Tipi Bar and Toasted Marshmallows: Cal & Victoria

This stylish celebration is giving us major festival vibes!

If your ideal big day has got more in common with a music festival than a traditional wedding, you're going to fall head over heels in love with Cal and Victoria's epic celebration at Finnebrogue Woods. Beautifully captured by Hello, Sugar Photography, their real wedding was drop-dead gorgeous and super relaxed - even the unsettled weather didn't stop the couple and their guests from spending most of the day outdoors! We can't wait to show you this incredible wedding day, so let's bring on the photographs!

Finnebrogue Woods wedding, festival wedding, Irish festival wedding

Before we go any further, we've got to talk about Victoria's incredible, beaded wedding gown by Catherine Deane! This silhouette is such a great choice if you're having a laid-back, outdoorsy wedding, but you also want to bring the drama! When you see the back of the gown, you'll see what we mean!

Pretty special, isn't it?! We're also big fans of Victoria's effortless undone updo, which she accessorised with a pretty floral hair clip.

Finnebrogue Woods wedding, festival wedding, Irish festival wedding
Finnebrogue Woods wedding, festival wedding, Irish festival wedding
Finnebrogue Woods wedding, festival wedding, Irish festival wedding

Victoria tells us that she first met Cal in the National Bar in Belfast. "We hit it off straight away," she says. "The chat hadn’t even begun to dry up by the time they kicked us out at closing time, so we headed 'round to the Harp bar for a few more drinks. Two days later, he text to see if I wanted to grab brunch that morning. I had stayed at a friends house the night before after a night out, so had no makeup or nice clothes with me, but I knew I wanted to see him again so I threw a sweater on and headed out! The rest is history!"

Finnebrogue Woods wedding, festival wedding, Irish festival wedding
Finnebrogue Woods wedding, festival wedding, Irish festival wedding
Finnebrogue Woods wedding, festival wedding, Irish festival wedding

Two years later, just two weeks after the couple had purchased their first home together, Cal popped the question. " Victoria had fully unpacked and, much to her dismay, I was taking longer!" Cal remembers. "One Friday evening, I was upstairs sorting my boxes when I called her up saying she had forgotten to unpack one of hers. Victoria came upstairs, fully prepared to prove me wrong, but when she opened the box, the ring was inside."

Finnebrogue Woods wedding, festival wedding, Irish festival wedding
Finnebrogue Woods wedding, festival wedding, Irish festival wedding

From the very beginning, this couple knew that they wanted a stress-free and informal wedding day. "Our main priorities were to have great food and enjoy great music with our favourite people," Victoria says. Our goal was to have a fun-filled and relaxed day. The picturesque venue enabled the laid-back atmosphere we were going for, where guests could hangout in the tipi bar drinking Guinness, chill out by the firepit roasting marshmallows and smoking cigars, or hit the dancefloor to burn off the donut calories!"

Finnebrogue Woods wedding, festival wedding, Irish festival wedding
Finnebrogue Woods wedding, festival wedding, Irish festival wedding

We have a feeling that taking these gorgeous row boat portraits was trickier than it looks!

Finnebrogue Woods wedding, festival wedding, Irish festival wedding
Finnebrogue Woods wedding, festival wedding, Irish festival wedding

This wedding was a truly outdoor affair, at least, insofar as is possible in Ireland! Victoria, Cal and their guests had an outdoor ceremony, and an outdoor drinks reception, and also spent lots of time mingling around the venue's firepits after the meal.

Finnebrogue Woods wedding, festival wedding, Irish festival wedding
Finnebrogue Woods wedding, festival wedding, Irish festival wedding

What a pretty - and might I add, low-fuss - table set-up!

Finnebrogue Woods wedding, festival wedding, Irish festival wedding
Finnebrogue Woods wedding, festival wedding, Irish festival wedding

One of the couple's favourite details from the day was their personalised table plan, which is pictured in more detail in the gallery at the end of the feature! We were lucky to know every one of our guests personally, so we decided to create a flow chart seating plan, filled with memories and funny stories from good times we have had together. This became a great icebreaker at tables and provided some laughs!"

Finnebrogue Woods wedding, festival wedding, Irish festival wedding
Finnebrogue Woods wedding, festival wedding, Irish festival wedding

Victoria's advice for engaged couples is to stay focussed on the most important elements of the day. "Don’t worry if something doesn’t work out as planned. You are the only ones who know the finer details of what you have got planned – your guests won’t miss what they don’t know about!"

wedding marshmallow toasting
wedding marshmallow toasting

Shortly after the big day, Victoria and Cal jetted off for an amazing honeymoon to Dubai and Mauritius. "Mauritius was the perfect place to unwind after months of planning," Victoria says. "We even packed our wedding cards to read with a rum in our hand on the beach! We set up a Trailfinders wish list, which meant guests could contribute to our honeymoon as their wedding gift. We would 100% recommend all of the above!"

What a lovely way to end your wedding day! At this point, we've got to say thanks so much to Cal and Victoria for sharing their day with us, and to Hello, Sugar Photography for providing the beautiful imagery! Be sure to click through the gallery to see more.

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