How Clio and Dave met sounds like the plot of a romantic comedy, as Clio told us we couldn't help laughing... "We met at work when I was a medical student and Dave was a junior doctor. After a hilarious incident involving a misdirected shot of alcohol hand gel, and a ward round spent stifling giggles – the rest is history!"
Fittingly the proposal was just as movie-moment perfect. "Dave took me to Paris for a long weekend and on our last night there we went for dinner on a beautiful boat on the Seine. We had finished dinner and were just floating past the twinkling Eiffel Tower when he surprised me with something else sparkly!"
With a love story like this, when it came to the wedding, the standard was pretty high. The glamorous couple wanted their wedding to look fabulous, but were also keen for it to be relaxed and enjoyable for their guests, many of whom travelled from the UK and further afield. As Clio and Dave found out, the quickest way to achieving a fab looking wedding is by finding a naturally beautiful venue. For them this venue was the epic Kilshane House in the heart of Co.Tipperary.
Clio is full of praise for their choice... "Anyone will tell you that Kilshane is a wonderful place so when we were going to view it we were expecting great things – and we were not disappointed! That feeling you get as you drive through their gates and up the beautiful drive is indescribable! As we were leaving the viewing we knew that we did not need to see anywhere else – Kilshane was absolutely everything we wanted in a venue. It truly is the most wonderful place."
Just one look at the stunning Kilshane House glass house ceremony space and you can immediately see why Clio and Dave so quickly decided on Kilshane House as the one.
With their venue and stunning ceremony taken care of Clio and Dave turned to Pearl & Godiva to take care of the rest of the wedding day look. The top priorities? A relaxed and elegant wedding day complimented by earthy, leafy tones, and as these pictures by Give Us A Goo show this and (lots) more was achieved.
Making the most of Kilshane's neutral palette and high ceilings Clio and Dave decorated with lots of greenery, dainty draped fairy lights, a rustic cheese cake table and yummy macaron lollipop favours.
Looking to plan a similarly beautiful yet relaxed wedding day? Clio has some advice. "Stay relaxed on the run up to the big day and on the day itself. Don’t get fixated on little things – they don’t matter at all on the day! You will be so happy on the day – little things are so inconsequential and they will melt away into insignificance. Remember to pause and take in the numerous special moments that will happen – the day goes by so so quickly."
Congratulations to you both and thanks so much for sharing your wedding with us all. A big thank you also to Phil Voon at Give Us A Goo for sharing his work with us. To see more Give Us A Goo photography head over to www.giveusagoo.com
