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Our Amaizing Wedding Story

Primary school teacher Sadhbh and carpenter and joiner Rob, who are both from Celbridge, Co Kildare, met at a local GAA disco when they were both 14 and have been together ever since. They left Ireland in 2011 for Sydney, Australia where they got engaged in 2015.

“We went to a wine region north of Sydney called Hunter Valley,” Sadhbh says. “Its a beautiful place, and the scenery and pace of life are a welcome change from Sydney . . . I know we were together over 13 years at that stage but I didn’t see it coming as I had done most of the organising of the trip myself.”
The couple decided to come home to get married in Co Kerry. “We chose Killarney as we haven’t lived in Ireland for a few years and were toying with the idea of a destination wedding, so we thought, ‘why not a destination wedding in Ireland?’,” says Sadhbh.
With long-distance wedding planning help from their parents – John and Brenda O’Shaughnessy and Philip and Margaret McKay – Sadhbh and Rob were married by Fr Paddy Hennessy, a former teacher of the groom, at Prince of Peace Church in Fossa on September 30th, 2016.
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Categories Beauty

Wedding Traditions: Cake Cutting Ceremony

At it’s core, virtually every wedding is a compilation of cultural traditions intended to bring blessings to the newlywed couple and symbolize their love for one another. Although there are many things that are incorporated simply because “it’s what you do” it is important to know why we are attached to some of our wedding customs.

The cake cutting ceremony is easily one of the most popular traditions, and perhaps the most anticipated event at any wedding reception. As one of the last activities leading up to the send-off, the cutting of cake is a tradition that embodies matrimonial commitment and allows the bride groom to share a final treat with their guests.

The cake cutting ceremony

The presence of a cake at the reception, let alone the symbolic cake cutting ceremony, originates from a Roman tradition in which the groom would break bread over his bride’s head and share the crumbs with their guests as a sign of sustenance and good fortune.

Over time, breaking bread evolved into cutting cake although the symbolism remains. As the bride and groom stand together, they begin one of their firsts acts as a married couple. The bride holds the knife and the groom places his hand gently over hers as a symbol of support and guidance. They then move together to cut and remove the cake slices. Next, the couple take turns feeding each other. The groom goes first to show his commitment to provide for his bride who feeds her new husband as a symbol of her commitment to nourish him. Once the bride and groom have fed each other, they then share their wedding cake with their guests as a gesture of good luck and affection.

There are several superstitions that surround the cake cutting ceremony as well. One modern superstition points to a correlation between the size of the slices of cake that the bride and groom cut to the number of children that they will have. Another older superstition says that if unmarried female guests take their slice of cake home and sleep with it under their pillow, they will dream of their husband that night – though it is likely that not many participate in this one.

In addition to serving as a symbol of commitment and good fortune, the cake cutting ceremony serves as a great photo opportunity and marks the time in the evening at which it is deemed appropriate for guests to choose to make their departure.

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Categories Ceremony

Bigger & better – inspirational

Wedding Ideas relaunches with exciting new look from the January 2017 issue, on sale 21st December 2016 Wedding Ideas magazine is to relaunch with a sparkling new look from its January 2017 issue, on sale 21st December 2016. The fun and fabulous magazine will feature numerous exciting improvements including an increase in size from A5 to A4 coffee-table format. Quality and engaging editorial has been the hallmark of Wedding Ideas for more than a decade. Now under the banner of The Chelsea Magazine Company, PPA Independent Publishing Company of the Year, Wedding Ideas has received a magical makeover giving it a more sophisticated, more beautiful look.

Wedding Ideas will be twice as big as before

From the January issue, Wedding Ideas will be twice as big as before – and better than ever, too! Packed with real weddings and brilliant ideas for a bride’s big day, every issue will be both inspirational and aspirational – designed to help Britain’s brides plan for their very special occasion!

Wedding Ideas is already Britain’s biggest bridal brand

Wedding Ideas is already Britain’s biggest bridal brand with over 60,000 readers and a million monthly visitors to its groundbreaking website. Both magazine and website are filled with more ideas and inspiration than any other bridal title, making it the preferred resource for Britain’s brides-to-be.

Wedding Ideas will also be more widely available

Besides its lavish new A4 format and improved paper quality, Wedding Ideas will also be more widely available than ever before at supermarkets, newsagents and leading bridal boutiques. Whether they’re choosing a dress for themselves or their bridesmaids, a wedding venue or honeymoon inspiration, Britain’s 250,000 brides now have an even bigger, better and more exciting magazine to enjoy as they settle down to plan their oh-so-special day!
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Categories Passion

8 Of The Best Bits For Wedding Ideas

For the annual Bridal designers showcase, Harrogate Bridal Show 2016 – Wedding Ideas joined bridal retailers and the biggest names in bridal to celebrate their brand new collection launches for 2017! Over two days (Monday and Tuesday) we met with our nearest and dearest in the Industry to preview for our readers the best to come for 2017 for our brides-to-be. We have to tell you… it’s going to be an incredible year! New concepts, fabrics and cuts will dazzle the market with new limits and colour influences from the catwalk and what we know our British brides to love already! One of the things we noticed when talking to the designers themselves was how much the industry works to improve upon gowns inspired by what brides really want and by extension then what their sisters and friends want too. Also practicality! – We were lucky enough to chat with head designer at Justin Alexander, Tony Mental who expressed real forward thinking in terms of functionality in developed dress linings for benefit of shape and equally comfort. Whether a structured or a streamlined dress, gowns are desired to look flawless and feel every bit as good to wear. Here we share with you the BEST bits from the Harrogate Bridal show including dresses, designers and award winners of 2016 – all from the eyes of Wedding Ideas! Watch this space for brand new collections to be revealed soon…

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Dazzled by demetrios

Demetrios definitely did not disapoint with beautifully beaded and embroidery-clad gowns for the ultimate princess dress! Detachable, extending and cascading trains featured heavily in the new collections to take the bride from ceremony to reception with two equally elegant options from a fuller skirt to one that is fit for the dance floor!

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And the winner is…

In celebration of the huge Harrogate event, the Bridal Buyer Awards also took place during the evening of the second day at Harrogate! The girls at Wedding Ideas didn’t take a lot of persuasion to rise to the occasion of this annual glam event while Boutiques, designers and names also put on their best dresses for a sociable evening of networking, champagne and smart dinner before the year’s awards and winners were revealed! We were thrilled to see the likes of Tony Mental, Justin Alexander, Sassi Holford and Watters take home prestigious awards for their work and devotion to the Industry. Huge Congrats!

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Wedding dress of the year 2016

Each year a finalist panel of the best dress designs of the closing year are put on display for the public at Harrogate and are imminently judged for the awards! Without surprise, Watters stole the show with a romantic sweetheart style with simple tulle skirt and daintily beaded, sparkling bodice!

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Introducing rebecca ingram – Maggie Sottero

Maggie Sottero were proud to present a brand new collection addition their name, Rebecca Ingram – 30 new dress designs inspired by flowing streamlined shapes with soft romantic underlaying and subtle detailing. A particular favourite from the collection envisaged a chic spaghetti strap style – Marjorie – with dainty cross over back detail and gently pleating chiffon skirt. Watch this space for more of the Rebecca Ingram collection on Wedding Ideas coming soon!

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Catherine Parry collection signatures – 1711 and 1713

Catherine Parry showcased the new collection for 2017 with their signature dress for the year 1711 adheres to a minimalist finish in a satin opal fabric, where it’s shape and dramatic skirt take centre stage for design. This dress features a slightly shorter skirt length from the front and descending to the back. An off-the-shoulder neck over neat bodice and impressive seam of satin buttons make sure the bride will wow from every angle. We have to agree Catherine Parry…It’s a fav for us too.

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Justin Alexander trending report

Head designer Tony Mental took us through the design process that makes Justin Alexander so successful and how flawless gowns are continually produced with a specific bride in mind at the forefront of each collection. Each collection boasting a whole spectrum of materials,details, shapes and finishes allowing all types of brides to find something totally functional and beautiful. Tony reported, simpler finishes and satin fabrics with glam vintage hollywood shapes are featuring frequently in bridal fashion as we move into 2017 for that desired chic and glam yet understated and effortless look.

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Enzoani are back and black!

We were pleasantly surprised to see Enzoani model the only black wedding dress in the show. Featuring petit structuring into a neat full length skirt with a subtle sweetheart neckline and feathery lace detailing – a gown that wore totally elegantly! Brides, what do you think?

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A brand new name for shoes by pink paradox

Ladies, we know you can never have enough shoes or shoe choices and Pink Paradox’s’ new name Judith Leiber made a delightful appearance alongside our Pink bridal classics. One of their higher end collections to go into all major department stores, the collection offers a range of elegant and very cosmopolitan shapes and heels heights. Glitz and glitter feature tastefully in many of the designs often available in ivory or silver, navy or black and rosy pink. From a vintage 1920’s peep-toe to stilettos, courts and ankle strap styles for the party bride!
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Categories Ceremony

Grown Man Wears Fanny Pack to Serve as a Flower Girl

Pin this to your wedding Pinterest board immediately. A Dayton, Ohio man has recently gone viral for his unconventional take on wedding party tradition when he acted as the flower girl for his friends’ wedding. Instead of flower petals and a basket, Jake Clark, got utilitarian with it, strapped three fanny packs to his waist, and went to town distributing leaves during his friends, Dan and Amanda’s, wedding.

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Clark said over email that he had volunteered to be the flower girl in several other friends’ weddings throughout the years, though Dan and Amanda were the only ones who took him up on his offer. Clark had known the couple for four years, and said there were random jokes about his flower girl duties throughout the couple’s two-year engagement. Clark had believed the comments to be nothing more than jokes, but three weeks prior to the nuptials, Clark realized the couple actually wanted him to be their flower girl. At that point, Clark joked that he started a rigorous flower man training program: choosing the right fanny packs, doing stretches, upping his cardio for endurance, and practicing his flower throwing abilities. Just kidding, he actually came up with the idea of using fanny packs last minute. An hour before the rehearsal dinner, he posted on Facebook that he was looking to borrow fanny packs. Between his Facebook friends jumping in and some vintage fanny packs from his girlfriend’s grandma, he ended up with six fanny packs total, and he would’ve used them all, had they not limited his dance moves. “Besides, I was able to get my hands on a unicorn fanny pack, so I knew I was set.” he explained. While he had originally been down to throw traditional flower petals into the air, after some bridesmaids suggested the fallen leaves instead, Clark brought the idea to the bride, who was all for it. When asked if he had prior experience as a ringbearer or other member of the wedding party before, Clark said it was his first time. He’s a natural!
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