Wedding Packages in Ireland

The Wedding Planner Tel: 00353 (0)53 91 38198 E-mail: rosie@weddingplanner.ie web: www.weddingplanner.ie

Is your dream wedding in a castle, manor house, lighthouse or on a rural island?

We have sourced some of Ireland’s most hidden locations in the most beautiful parts of Ireland for your unique Irish wedding.

ARAN ISLANDS

JOHNSTOWN CASTLE

CLIFFS OF MOHER

SECRET HIDEAWAYS

LIGHTHOUSES

RUSSBOROUGH

Who we are and what we do ...

Rosemarie Meleady, aka The Wedding Planner, has worked in event planning since 1993. During the last 10 years, she has become one of Ireland’s foremost wedding planners and has often featured in print media, TV and radio in regards to wedding issues.

Rosemarie became internationally known as the wedding planner behind the Ultimate Job in the World, when she assisted the Honeymoon Testers world record breaking attempt of the ‘Most Vow Renewals by One Couple’ in 2010.

The Wedding Planner planned the majority of their 86 vow renewals around the world in a six month period!

The Team Having worked in the wedding industry for over 10 years, Rosemarie has handpicked a dedicated team of wedding professionals based on experience, quality of work, customer service and value for money to ensure couples have the wedding day of their dreams.

MANY OF OUR UNIQUE VENUES ARE EXCLUSIVE TO US FOR WEDDINGS. Worldwide Over the last decade, Rosemarie and her team have travelled the world to find the most romantic and best places for weddings and honeymoons.

The Wedding Planner has sought exclusive venues and has had them approved for weddings. Matching these with dedicated, quality service providers we have created some of the best wedding packages in the world.

THE WEDDING PLANNER ROSEMARIE IS ONE OF IRELAND’S MOST WELL KNOWN WEDDING PLANNERS. IN BUSINESS FOR OVER 10 YEARS, ROSEMARIE HAS PLANNED EVENTS FOR 2 TO 20,000 PEOPLE! SHE ALSO WRITES REGULARLY ABOUT WEDDING ISSUES AND TUTORS WEDDING AND EVENT PLANNING.

THE PHOTOGRAPHER RONAN TRAINED IN NCAD AND WORKED IN THE MAGAZINE INDUSTRY FOR 10 YEARS. HIS AWARD WINNING PHOTOGRAPHY HAS BEEN PUBLISHED INTERNATIONALLY AS WELL AS IRELAND’S MOST NOTABLE NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES INCLUDING THE IRISH TIMES, CONFETTI AND VIP.

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WE CAN SOURCE EVERYTHING YOU NEED AND WE WORK WITH ONLY THE BEST! SO YOUR WEDDING PLANNING IS STRESS FREE AND YOUR DAY RUNS SMOOTHLY.

EXCLUSIVE TO THE WEDDING PLANNER

R US S B O ROUGH B LE SSINGTON, W IC KL OW

RUSSBOROUGH HOUSE IS LOCATED IN ONE OF THE MOST SCENIC AREAS OF IRELAND AND CLOSE TO DUBLIN

Ireland’s Most Beautiful House Considered the most beautiful house in Ireland, Russborough provides a unique setting for your wedding ceremony. The front facade is the longest in Ireland, 700 feet end to end. The house originated in 1741 and has a magnificent entrance hall and a choice of two magnificent rooms for your ceremony.

chandelier. The tall windows look out onto the fields and woods behind the house. This room accommodates up to 130 for a ceremony.

magnificent gardens after the ceremony as well as falconry and archery for your guests.

A traditional Irish wedding reception or BBQ reception for An alternative room is the Lantern small wedding parties (max. 65) at Room. Decorated with magnificent certain times of the year in the plaster work and naturally lit by restaurant and courtyard. the ‘lantern’ roof windows, this room which has a grand stair Two beautifully restored A red carpet entrance will lead you entrance is perfect for wedding apartments in the West Wing can through the great hall into the ceremonies (max. 100 guests). accommodate 16 people. More Saloon, which is the main room in accommodation and bigger the house. The ceiling, decorated It is possible to have canapes and reception venues are available with cherubs has a beautiful bubbly in the grand hall or locally.

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Ceremony Only

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Traditional Irish Wedding

All Inclusive Package

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JO H N S T O W N CASTLE CO. W EXF ORD

JOHNSTOWN CASTLE WEXFORD, IS ONE OF EUROPE’S MOST STUNNING WEDDING CEREMONY VENUES.

Ireland’s Most Romantic Fairytale Castle Johnstown Castle in Co. Wexford, is Ireland's most hidden, romantic fairytale castle. Only recently opened for wedding ceremonies, you can be one of the first couples in nearly 100 years to have your wedding ceremony at this dream wedding venue.

Steeped in history and echoing romance, Johnstown Castle in the South East of Ireland, provides a truly enchanting and elegant venue for your wedding. Set in over 50 a c r e s o f m a t u r e o r n a m e n t a l

gardens, your wedding ceremony can take place in the Green Room - overlooking the beautiful swan lake, while peacocks roam the manicured gardens. You will not find a more magical venue for your wedding ceremony.

The interior of the castle mirrors the magnificent gardens - ornate wood paneling, crystal chandeliers and gothic window frames are just some of the unique features of this handsome property.

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Ceremony Only (Enchanted)

Y o u c a n a r r i v e b y h o r s e a n d carriage like a true princess, before walking through the candle lit halls to your beloved! After your wedding ceremony your guests can enjoy champagne and canapes or a picnic on the lawns as you avail of t h e s c e n i c g a r d e n s f o r y o u r wedding photography. There are lots of great reception venues within a 10 minute drive from the castle. We can help organize the t r a n s p o r t , t h e r e c e p t i o n a n d accommodation needs of your guests within your budget.

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Reception Packages (Bespoke)

VIDEO AND PHOTOS OF JOHNSTOWN CASTLE

THE HONEYMOON TESTERS WERE THE FIRST COUPLE TO RENEW THEIR VOWS AT THE CASTLE. BELOW: SLIDE SHOW OF WEDDINGS AT JOHNSTOWN CASTLE BY RONAN SKELLY OF WWW.ROSCPHOTOGRAPHY.IE

The Wedding Planner offers ceremony-only packages, services-inclusive packages and packages that include everything you need; your reception venue, guest accommodation and even the honeymoon!

Let us take the stress away from planning your perfect wedding.

EN CHA NT E D WE D DI N G

Our Enchanted Weddings are available in Johnstown Castle and Russborough House. The package includes: • Ceremony room hire for up to 120 guests.

• Wedding planning and coordination of the venue.

F AIR Y TAL E WED DIN G

BES P O KE WE DDI NG

Our Fairytale Package includes everything you need for stress free wedding planning! It includes all the Enchanted offers plus:

We offer a FREE professional wedding planning service to couples who book the Fairytale Wedding package.

• Professional photographer from preparation to dinner (full day).

CD of 220 hi res, copyright free, professionally finished photos.

You tell us your guest numbers, budget and your dream wedding.

We source the best services available within your budget and put them together for you in a bespoke wedding plan.

• Set up of ceremony room for your wedding.

(Optional Albums).

• A viewing and planning meeting.

• Musician for ceremony. Choice includes; cello, violin, guitar and singer, uillean piper.

You know from the outset exactly how much your wedding will cost and have the comfort of knowing the services booked on your behalf are tried and tested professionals.

• Brides bouquet - dozen roses (color of your choice) with pearl or diamante detail.

Sample prices:

• Bridesmaid bouquet - seasonal flowers of complementary color

Reception meals from:

€30pp

String Quartet:

€350

• Champagne for the bride and groom after the ceremony.

• Fresh flower arrangement on ceremony table and unity candelabra.

• Candlelit entrance.

• Chairs for up to 90 guests (remainder have standing room) • Use of venue and grounds for photography • Car parking and admission for guests.

• Boutonniere for groom and bestman

Horse Drawn Carriage:

€650

• Chair covers and sashes or elegant chairs.

Celebrant from:

€250

• Cream or red aisle runner and scattered rose petals.

Other services include:

• Use of venue for up to 3 hours for canapes, bubbly and entertainment for your guests.

€2, 540 €1250

Canapes and bubbly from €12pp

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Cars Videographers Make up and hair styling Ice sculptures Entertainment Honeymoons anywhere in the world

Secret Hideaways Whether you are looking for a romantic venue to elope to for your wedding or for a magical honeymoon destination, we have sourced some amazing properties around Ireland. All the properties have been restored in keeping with their character.

All are self-catering so once booked they are yours exclusively without any disturbance!

Each of the properties can be booked for 2-10 days and are surprisingly reasonably priced.

MI NIAT UR E C AS TL E F O R 2, CO. CO RK This is an intensely romantic property, built in Gothic style in 1853, the building is a medieval castle in miniature built just for 2 people! The silence which surrounds this rural property is part of the charm for our visitors. Beyond the gate, in the privacy of a small garden, guests can enjoy great peace and tranquility and the small patio offers a wonderful opportunity to dine 'al fresco' on balmy summer evenings.

It is situated at the junction of three quiet country roads and surrounded by mature beech trees, which cradle the property and stonewalls. Inside timber ceilings, wood floors, stone arches, and snug rooms make this property an idyllic setting for those looking for a private romantic hideaway.

Weddings Most of our Secret Hideaway properties have cozy sized rooms or private gardens so are ideal locations for intimate weddings, blessings and renewal of vows of couples by themselves or with wedding parties of 12 or less guests.

SEE OUR FAIRYTALE WEDDING PACKAGE ON PAGE 4, WHICH CAN BE MATCHED WITH ANY OF OUR SECRET HIDEAWAYS FOR YOUR SPECIAL WEDDING.

MEDIEVAL C ASTLE, C O. KILKE NN Y This Castle is a very special place to stay, where the past echoes in every footstep as you walk through this medieval tower house.

It is a perfect setting for anyone wishing to be 'King' or 'Queen' of the castle.

The tower (1430s) and the farmhouse (early 1800s) are linked by doors allowing guests to wander freely between two periods of history. A mixture of simplicity and rustic charm, Clomantagh also features a Sheela-nagig - a symbolic pagan nude carved on one of the stones!

Nearby: Kilkenny City (8 kms) Shop and Pub (1 km) Restaurant (6 kms) Sleeps 10.

Honeymoons & Proposals We have access to a range of fabulous self catering period properties around Ireland that scream romance!

Tell us how long you would like to stay in Ireland and places you would like to visit and we will create a road map and itinerary to our unique hideaways for your amazing romantic adventure.

These properties are exclusive to The Wedding Planner and will not be found through any other wedding planner or travel agency. Our prices will match those as if you booked the property directly so you get all the benefits of good value with extra romance planning assistance!

O C TAG O NAL L IG H TH O U SE CO. W ICKL OW This lighthouse was built on Wicklow Head in 1781. During a storm, on the night of 19th October 1836, it was struck by lightning. In the fire that followed the interior was gutted on all floors, and the lantern destroyed.

The lighthouse was restored in 1996. This involved re-plastering the internal and external walls, making and fitting 27 windows, wiring, plumbing, flooring and installing a water pumping system. When the stairs and timber floors were in place, 6 octagonal rooms were arranged vertically. Although the rooms are small, they have high arched windows set into walls which are almost a metre thick. The lighthouse is a truly inspiring place to stay.

Sleeps 4.

Wedding Ceremonies Available

D U BL IN CI T Y GRANDEUR A timeless Georgian House built in 1720, in the heart of Dublin's Cultural quarter allows guests to step back in time and experience the elegance of a former way of life. The living room has a Bechstein boudoir piano while the main bathroom on the top floor has a free standing bath to soak away one's cares.

Legal Weddings To get legally married in Ireland you need to give at least 3 months notice to the registrars office. You will need to know the date of your wedding, the location and the celebrant. We can help guide you through the process and secure a legal solemnizer for your ceremony.

The property is located in a lively area of Dublin city; lots of nightlife nearby.

Perfect for an intimate wedding ceremony serenaded by a pianist before hitting the nightlife in Ireland’s capital!

Sleeps 7.

DAIRYMAID LODGE, CO. K I LDA RE

This elegant two story building with its seven stone pinnacles was designed to be viewed from the River Walk below.

Based on a design for a ‘Gothic Temple’, the façade of the lodge was added to the existing rectangular cottage in 1785. Situated on the very edge of a nobleman's large estate, the buildings privacy made it a suitable location for the privileged nobility to indulge their fantasies and escape to the lodge to don the mask of simple farmwives or dairymaids! This lodge accommodates 2 people in great comfort with a large sitting room overlooking the river and a kitchen dining room downstairs and a double bedroom and bathroom upstairs.

Planning to Propose?

Just let us know! We can help create the ultimate romantic setting which will make it impossible for her/him to refuse your request!

We can have champagne, rose petals, floating candles and even a string quartet ready and waiting!

THE EXPERTS IN ROMANCE FROM PROPOSAL TO ‘I DO’ AND BEYOND!

Should you wish to look after the legal side of the marriage on a different day, it opens up the possibilities of the style of ceremony you do and where it takes place. You can have a full romantic blessing ceremony with vows, the only difference is your marriage is legally registered elsewhere.

Celtic Blessings The traditional Irish hand tying ceremony is where the term ‘to tie the knot’ originates. It is an extremely romantic ceremony, as are other ceremonies our celebrants can offer such as the rose ceremony, sand ceremony and candle ceremony.

We have a data base of religious ministers and blessing ministers who can offer legal or symbolic ceremonies.

TH E B ARB I C AN CO. A NT R IM

The story behind the building of this remarkable early nineteenth century gateway is a highly romantic one.

The property is in the centre of a small village and sleeps 2, so is perfect for a couple who want privacy but would still like to be in walking distance of civilization!

Ireland’s Wild West!

Cliffs of Moher Weddings and Weddings on the Aran Islands Rustic Island Wedding Package • Assistance with wedding planning

WEDD I NG O N C L IFF S O F M O HER

• Assistance with paperwork and ceremony planning • Bridal suite for the Bride and Groom • Champagne for the Bride and

The Aran Islands lie off the west coast of Ireland, just a short distance from Galway Bay. For its size (roughly 9 miles long and 3 miles at its widest) Inis Mor has some of the best Irish scenery, historical artifacts, natural wonders and traditional music. By day it is a wonderful place to experience a sense ‘ciúnas gan uaigneass’ (silence without loneliness), by night the island is alive with ‘ceol agus craic’ (music and fun)! We are the exclusive wedding organizers for the only hotel on the Aran Islands. If you want a mystical, romantic, traditional Irish wedding this is your perfect location!

Groom • 4 course dinner (starter, main course, desert, tea/coffee) • Red Carpet entrance • Table linen, chair covers and sashes • Candles and personalized menus • Room hire • PA system available for the speeches • Wine with dinner • Irish Coffees after dinner • Live music session after dinner • Professional Photographer • Bridal bouquet, bridesmaid bouquet 2 buttonholes • Wedding cake Sample prices: Total for 50 guests = € 5540 Total for 100 guests = € 8250

Against the incredible backdrop of the Cliffs and the Atlantic, your Celtic wedding ceremony will be customized for just the two of you.

Cliff Wedding Package • • Celebrant • Photographer • Bouquet for bride • Button hole for groom • Traditional musician • Planning and Co-ordination Outdoor Ceremony Total €2,300 For a more private ceremony we can arrange exclusive rental of a majestic and historic light house overlooking the breathtaking cliffs and west coast for you and up to 8 guests. This is an amazing property (self catering) and will be an unforgettable experience for your guests!

Price on request.

We take the stress out of wedding planning so you can enjoy the fun stuff!

CONTACT US NOW WITH YOUR DETAILS AND LET US TAKE THE STRESS OUT OF PLANNING YOUR WEDDING IN IRELAND!

E-Mail: Rosie@weddingplanner.ie Website: www.weddingplanner.ie Tel: 00353 (0)53 9138198 Cell: 00353 (0)85 7278526

The Wedding Planner, The Millhouse, Ballinaslaney, Oilgate, Co Wexford, Ireland