Bride Niamh recalls special highlights from her wedding with husband Philip Russell.
THE DATE
3rd July 2014
THE LOCATION
Lady Chapel Church, Maynooth. The church we married in was a really small country church very intimate and perfect for our number of guests. We loved it! Our priest Father David Halpin was really great and made us feel so comfortable on the day and also created a lot of laughs. The ceremony was very special and as we couldn’t have all of our friends as bridesmaids and groomsmen we included as much of our friends as possible in the ceremony which was lovely.
THE DRESS
My dress was from an Israeli designer called Inbal Dror. It was one of the first dresses I seen online and I knew I wanted it but at that time no one in Ireland stocked them so I planned a day trip to London to try it on and fell in love with it. There was no going back to any other dresses. I had tried on a lot of dresses but none of them had the wow that this dress had. I was lucky that De Stafford Couture in Howth stocked the dress in a couple of weeks later so I was able to purchase it from there. Kathy De Stafford really looked after me and made my experience really special.
It was a strapless couture mermaid style dress with a nude bodice at the back. It was perfect for me. The dress was made to measure so it was made for my measurements and fit me perfectly.
HAIR & MAKEUP
Makeup: Kim O’ Sullivan
Hair: Niamh O’ Conner
THE PHOTOGRAPHER
Mark Donovan
THE RECEPTION
Our reception was in Carton House, Maynooth. It is a beautiful setting with a mix of the old and the new. We had our drinks reception in the gold salon in the old house which is just stunning and our dinner and dancing in the new part of the hotel. The grounds are fabulous and the staff could not have done enough for us. The food was gorgeous too.
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DAY
Our highlights were definitely the ceremony, the speeches and our course the dancing!
THE HONEYMOON
We went on honeymoon two days after our wedding while we were still on a high. We decided to travel along the Californian coast renting a convertible for the occasion. We visited San Francisco, Carmel, Santa Barbara, Santa Monica and LA. We then flew to Las Vegas for a weekend of partying before finishing it off with 5 relaxing nights in Mexico. It was truly an amazing trip one we will never forget.
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