Beautiful Vintage Style & Natural Feel Castle Wedding

Welcome to the Darver Castle wedding of Laura and Niall who were wed on the 23rd Aug 2019 in Ireland. Their day was no-frills and relaxed with food, music and plenty of craic being at the forefront of their plans. Sounds pretty amazing right?

I adore the vintage style to their day, with stunning attire, hair and make up reminiscent of a bygone era and the most incredible flower arrangements. I especially love the flower installation surrounding the church entrance and the pretty bouquets. Wow.

A massive thanks go to Adam and Grace for sharing these enchanting images with us. Enjoy it all folks.

Darver Castle Wedding

The Proposal

Niall, ever the romantic had been arranging this for months along with the help of his best friend Robbie. He had told me he won a competition for a weekend away with spa treatments to Lough Eske Castle in Donegal. I was blissfully unaware what was ahead of me. He even had the hotel staff in on the surprise. As we headed for dinner, Niall decided to take a detour that lead us to the top of the castle where the room was beautifully decorated with candles and rose petals. Niall got down on one knee and that was that. One of the best and most memorable moments in my life.

The Vision

I would say our look was quite vintage with a very natural feel. We wanted our bridal party to look natural with no fuss. I would say our wedding was very relaxed with excellent food, music and plenty of craic. A no-frills wedding

Budget

£30,000

The Venue

The lovely warm, homely and very welcoming reception we received when we first visited. We knew then, this was the perfect wedding venue for us.
The venue: Darver Castle, Readypenny Dundalk
The ceremony:  Church of the Sacred Heart Killowen

Your Outfits & Accessories

Brides Fashion: Temperley Bridal
Grooms & Groomsmen Fashion: Bogart Menswear, Newry
Wedding Party Fashion: Les Heroines, Paris

Beauty

Hair: Lorraine & Nicola Savage  – Owners of L.A Hair
Makeup: Ailin Traynor

The Music

The Rare All Stuff (band)

The Flowers

Florist: Lily & Lace Wedding Florist

The Cake

Cake Maker: Corn Dolly Bakery

Your Photographer

Adam and Grace

Your Filmmaker

Limelight weddings

The Honeymoon

Niall and I visited Greece and Italy.

First Stop Zakynthos (Zante)
Hotel: Lesante Blu
Next Stop: Rome, Italy
Hotel: Rocco Forte Hotel De La Ville
Final Stop: Sorrento, Italy
Hotel: Grand Hotel La Favorita

Memorable Moments

Our first dance and also the fact that both of our grandmothers could be there with us on our wedding day.  All our loved ones in fact.  Having family and close friends there with us was very special to both Niall and I.

Advice For Other Couples

Don’t stress and enjoy every single moment of planning your wedding. I know everyone says it, but it goes by in a flash.

Credit Where Credit Is Due

Simply beautiful!

Laura and Niall, thanks ever so much for sharing your epic Darver Castle wedding story with us.