Pretty details and personal touches are the order of the day for this real wedding. Irish groom Enda and his London bride Anna, brought friends and family together from all over the world to celebrate their wedding at The Millhouse. The beautiful Slane venue was the perfect canvas for their spring wedding, filled with flowers and steeped in chic style. There's a lot of love in this one, from the personalised ceremony to the sweet speeches, all of which was captured by Brosnan Photographic, in her signature romantic style.
Anna and Enda met in London where they are now based. Anna is from the UK but her Irish groom had just arrived in the city, “After years of travelling around the world (I like to think Enda was looking for me!),” jokes Anna. “We met in a coffee shop - I thought he was handsome, and he said I had a sweet smile.”
The couple got engaged with an intimate proposal, “Enda proposed at home, with a reservation to our favourite restaurant afterwords to celebrate.”
These two were eager to make the most of the pre-wedding excitement, and say the build-up was one of their favourite things about the wedding, "Arriving to Ireland the week of the wedding, and spending time with our immediate family and closest friends for all the various DIY projects, and dressing the venue together the day before the wedding) and seeing it all come together on our wedding day”.
Anna and Enda sum up their wedding in three words, "Relaxed, personal and beautiful. The staff at The Millhouse are so efficient, competent and friendly, we were able to leave everything on the day in their capable hands, so we had no stresses, and could enjoyed our wedding celebrations fully.”
These flowers are beyond gorgeous, with lots of pink and lots of texture, this is such a luxurious, romantic bouquet.
The couple were delighted with their choice of The Millhouse, “We picked a stunning venue that had a relaxed and charming vibe, that wasn’t too big or small, with a great mix of indoor and outdoor areas, and an amazing team that accommodated all of our desired personalisations - we couldn’t ask for more. We even had an unseasonably warm and sunny spring wedding day which was such a perfect, and unexpected surprise!”
The couple held their ceremony in the atmospheric old mill building at The Millhouse.
Along with booking a great venue and celebrating their big day with their nearest and dearest, Anna and Enda prioritised finding the right celebrant, “We got married by Brian Whiteside who delivered a beautiful ceremony that was meaningful to us, and enjoyable for our guests. We also fell in love with the mill ceremony room as soon as we saw it.”
The ceremony was filled with highlights for the pair, “The participation from our family and friends for readings, hand fasting, ceremony music, and signing the register,” recalls Anna.
Anna's bridesmaids wore chic blush one-shouldered gowns, the ruffle at the front ties in with the romantic styling throughout the day. Let's take a moment for Anna's gorgeous wedding dress too - such an elegant, timeless style, the lace is so pretty too.
The couple had a special treat for one of the bridesmaids, “Another highlight was celebrating one of our bridesmaids’ birthdays at midnight with a surprise cake and singalong with our wedding band and guests.”
The lads looking sharp in their matching grey three-piece suits.
Photography and videography was another key element of the for the bride and groom, “We wanted to capture memories from our day in our preferred style. We did lots of research on Instagram and One Fab Day, and we immediately fell in love with Christina and Gerry’s photos and videos respectively.”
After planning a wedding from afar, these two have some sagely advice for other couples, “To start planning as soon as possible - we were really surprised to discover wedding suppliers in Ireland get booked up REALLY quickly. We had secured all of our suppliers 11 months before our wedding, and it was so nice and relaxing to enjoy the run up to the wedding without stress.”
Anna and Enda were overwhelmed by how many of their guests made it to Slane, “As we live in London, and have friends and family overseas, we were so touched by the efforts made by our guests who travelled to join us to celebrate our wedding, with around 50% of our guests joining us from the UK, US, France, Spain and Hong Kong. All the love and happiness we experienced on the day, and creating some perfect moments that we will cherish forever.”
The couple dotted the reception space with pastel painted mason jars and colourful blooms. A thoughtful favour was left for each guest.
As a sweet table connoisseur, I can verify this is a particularly good one!
The outdoor speeches were another highlight for the couple, “From the groom, best man (Enda’s brother, Paul) and maid of honour (Anna’s sister Jennie), all the speeches were filled with humour, precious memories, love and kindness.”
A two-parter honeymoon was well-deserved for this bride and groom, “We had a mini-moon in Lahinch, and a week in the South of France, a few months after the wedding.”
Such a gorgeous wedding! Thanks so much to Anna and Enda for sharing it with us, and to Brosnan Photographic for capturing it beautifully.
