A Romantic, Garden-Style Wedding at Dromoland Castle in Ireland
The Ivy and Grant met in Clifton, Ohio in 2019 through a mutual friend at a bar. Grant later proposed to Ivy on a private sunset cruise in St. John. But long before she got engaged, she visited Dromoland Castle while on a high school trip abroad and immediately knew it would be her future wedding...
A St. Patrick's Day Wedding Filled with Personal Details in Plano, Texas
For their St. Patrick’s Day wedding, Elizabeth (Lizzie) and Scott honored their Irish heritages. The ceremony on the front porch of Lizzie’s childhood home included two versions of the Irish Blessing, one recited and one sung, while the bride wore a Claddagh ring, a Celtic symbol of love. Shades ...
A Traditional Catholic Wedding at the Eaglewood Resort in Itasca, Illinois
Illinois-based couple Colleen (28 and a procurement manager) and Bill (29 and an attorney) celebrated their special day by tying the knot in Oak Park's St. Giles church. Not only was the ceremony space the church and parish where Colleen went to grade school, but it's also the location of Bill's ...
A Formal Greek and Irish Wedding at the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club in Grosse Pointe, Michigan
When Alexa Caralis (31 and in digital advertising) and Reilly O'Toole were growing up, the two had little in common except for near-identical phone numbers. "Reilly and I attended the same high school and even graduated in the same class, but our social circles didn't overlap," Alexa recalls. Whi...
A Rugby-Themed Irish Wedding at Lake Placid Club in Lake Placid, New York
Sara Platt (32 and a teacher) and Bryan Shanahan (31 and a project engineer) had both been playing rugby in the same league for many years before they met, but Sara had her eye on him. “To my friends, he was known as the handsome hooker (a rugby position) with the adorable g...
A St. Patrick's Day Wedding at The Mansion at Timber Point in Great River, New York
Andrea Boccard (30 and works in marketing) and Jason Boccard (35 and works in business development) married in an Irish-themed celebration with 200 friends and family members in Great River, New York. The bride and groom first met at a Billy Joel concert, although they say it took them well over ...
A Whimsical Barn Wedding at the County Line Orchard in Hobart, Indiana
Not many couples can pull off a barn wedding that includes board games, traditional kilts and a Harry Potter-themed cake, but to-be-weds April (26 and a scientific illustrator) and Jeremy (29 and a software craftsman) did just that. After meeting online and sharing a first date the The Field Muse...