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#My Wedding Day

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

<p>I asked Anton to marry me in February of 2007 and then I said let’s set the date for September. </p>

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My Wedding Day with Alison Curtis: 'We had a house together so I asked Anton to marry me'

My family scenario was that my parents had passed when I was a teenager, so I have a lot of aunts and uncles that had significant roles in my life, so I was trying to get them involved

<p>Andrea Mara: "We got married on October 14, 2004 in Foxrock in Dublin, quite close to where I grew up. Then we went on the Cabra Castle in Cavan for the reception afterwards." Pictures: Paul Kelly</p>

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My Wedding Day with Andrea Mara: We did the Dirty Dancing lift — it could have gone so wrong

<p>Niamh Hogan and her husband Paul with their wedding tattoos.</p>

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My Wedding Day with Niamh Hogan: 'We didn’t have any rings, we got matching tattoos instead'

My Wedding Day with Sabina Brennan: 'We had our reception in the most beautiful room at Clontarf Castle'

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My Wedding Day with Sabina Brennan: 'We had our reception in the most beautiful room at Clontarf Castle'

My Wedding Day with Fair City's Lynseyann Mulvey-Bowe: ‘We had 50 guests — it was intimate'

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My Wedding Day with Fair City's Lynseyann Mulvey-Bowe: ‘We had 50 guests — it was intimate'

My Wedding Day with Kirsten Mate Maher: I didn't worry about rain — Carlow Weather said it’ll be fine

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My Wedding Day with Kirsten Mate Maher: I didn't worry about rain — Carlow Weather said it’ll be fine

My Wedding Day with Ruth McIlroy: 'The day of our wedding was the first time we saw the venue'

S My Wedding Day with Ruth McIlroy: 'The day of our wedding was the first time we saw the venue'

"I ended up having to get my dress made, which meant I didn't get the whole experience of shopping for a wedding dress — but because I was having a dress made, I focused very much on it being comfortable."

Wed, 18 Jun, 2025

My Wedding Day with Bonnie Ryan: 'We had a Jameson stand, the whiskey my dad loved'

S My Wedding Day with Bonnie Ryan: 'We had a Jameson stand, the whiskey my dad loved'

For the wedding we were trying to keep it as small as possible, but then you start going through numbers, and the next minute, you’re way past the 100 mark

Tue, 10 Jun, 2025

My Wedding Day with Rita Talty: 'I had seven bridesmaids, and Dáithí had the same on his side'

S My Wedding Day with Rita Talty: 'I had seven bridesmaids, and Dáithí had the same on his side'

'I had been a bridesmaid in all my friends’ weddings, so I just felt like I wanted to do the same here'

Tue, 03 Jun, 2025

My Wedding Day with Seán Mistéal: 'People thought we were mad not having a table plan, but everyone mingled'

S My Wedding Day with Seán Mistéal: 'People thought we were mad not having a table plan, but everyone mingled'

On the morning of the wedding, my father pulled back the curtains and calmly said, “It’s a fine day to get married.” The weather gods smiled on us

Tue, 27 May, 2025

My Wedding Day with Helena O'Toole: 'I always wanted to be married in a castle — we settled for castle-adjacent'

S My Wedding Day with Helena O'Toole: 'I always wanted to be married in a castle — we settled for castle-adjacent'

I had a male of honour too, Mikey, who’s been my best friend for 30 years

Tue, 20 May, 2025

My Wedding Day with Julie Jay and Fred Cooke: 'There were biblical obstacles'

S My Wedding Day with Julie Jay and Fred Cooke: 'There were biblical obstacles'

'We did have a good laugh, but I was thinking if it didn’t work out, I would look back and think there were a lot of red flags before that wedding'

Tue, 13 May, 2025

My Wedding Day with Orla McAndrew: 'I didn’t make a speech but I would if I were doing it again'

S My Wedding Day with Orla McAndrew: 'I didn’t make a speech but I would if I were doing it again'

One of my lasting memories of the day was when I came into the church and Steve didn’t see me coming down the aisle, as he was so involved with our little girl, who’d just come in before me

Wed, 07 May, 2025

My Wedding Day with Catherine FitzGerald and Dominic West: 'There were 350 guests in the end'

S My Wedding Day with Catherine FitzGerald and Dominic West: 'There were 350 guests in the end'

I had been trying to keep the guest list down but Dominic kept inviting more and more people. We just love parties and getting everybody together.

Tue, 29 Apr, 2025

My Wedding Day with Brian Redmond: 'Our anthem for the first dance was Maniac 2000'

S My Wedding Day with Brian Redmond: 'Our anthem for the first dance was Maniac 2000'

"I asked Jen to marry me about 18 months beforehand, and we’d been together maybe another 18 months before that"

Tue, 22 Apr, 2025

My Wedding Day with Gina Daly: 'I thought I had bad morning sickness, but I had an ectopic pregnancy'

S My Wedding Day with Gina Daly: 'I thought I had bad morning sickness, but I had an ectopic pregnancy'

About nine weeks before the wedding I found out I was pregnant. I got really, really sick one day. I thought I had really bad morning sickness, but I actually had an ectopic pregnancy

Tue, 15 Apr, 2025

Shell & Ian

S My Wedding Day with Shell Holden: We married on Gold Cup day to remember my dad in a fun way

My dad passed away six years ago, and he was very much my pal. We wanted to make him part of our decision-making for the day

Tue, 08 Apr, 2025

My Wedding Day with Sinead Culbert: 'We left 40 Irish, English and Dutch people in a wine bar in Rome'

S My Wedding Day with Sinead Culbert: 'We left 40 Irish, English and Dutch people in a wine bar in Rome'

We left 40 Irish, English and Dutch people in a wine bar. By the time we got back, let’s just say everyone could speak fluent Dutch, even my 101-year-old grandmother

Tue, 01 Apr, 2025

My Wedding Day with Jenny McCarthy: ‘I had brain surgery and I got married in the same year'

S My Wedding Day with Jenny McCarthy: ‘I had brain surgery and I got married in the same year'

"November 7 was the only time that fit and I had free — he had to book an appointment with me to get married"

Tue, 25 Mar, 2025

My Wedding Day with Glenda Gilson: 'I thought I was going to vomit on the altar'

S My Wedding Day with Glenda Gilson: 'I thought I was going to vomit on the altar'

"About halfway through, I had a little mini panic attack. I thought I was going to get sick, and I felt too hot, but it just passed, and I was fine. For one minute though I thought I was going to vomit on the altar."

Tue, 18 Mar, 2025

My Wedding Day with Laura O'Mahony: We asked guests to bring a cake — you'd be allergic

S My Wedding Day with Laura O'Mahony: We asked guests to bring a cake — you'd be allergic

Comedian and podcast co-host Laura O'Mahony looks back on her 2012 wedding

Tue, 11 Mar, 2025

My Wedding Day with Louis Copeland: 'It was black-tie, we got all the suits from my shop'

S My Wedding Day with Louis Copeland: 'It was black-tie, we got all the suits from my shop'

"My wife looked lovely in her wedding dress, but back then, there wasn’t as much emphasis on the bride’s dress as there is now. So it would have been simple but elegant. She had two bridesmaids — her sister Pauline and my sister Jackie."

Tue, 04 Mar, 2025

My Wedding Day with Clare McKenna: 'I remember looking in the mirror — I couldn't believe it was me'

S My Wedding Day with Clare McKenna: 'I remember looking in the mirror — I couldn't believe it was me'

"I was just standing still because somebody had given me the advice to take it in, it’ll all go in a flash..."

Tue, 11 Feb, 2025

My Wedding Day: Arthur Gourounlian — 'I was a bridezilla, but our wedding was just incredible'

S My Wedding Day: Arthur Gourounlian — 'I was a bridezilla, but our wedding was just incredible'

I remember talking in Brian's ear saying ‘why are you doing this to me?’. He was walking on my feet, but I think he was just nervous, you know. But it was a lovely, gentle, cute dance.

Tue, 04 Feb, 2025

The Wedding of Mairead Farrell to Louis Ronan

S My Wedding Day: Mairead Ronan looks back on her 'perfect' wedding to Louis

My Wedding Day: 'The one thing about the day was I hated my wedding dress. I didn't enjoy shopping for the dress either. None of them suited me and none of them worked on me.'

Sat, 25 Jan, 2025