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by kate o’dowd

 
How to get Legally Married in Ireland
How to get Legally Married in Ireland

How to get Legally Married in Ireland

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Kate O'Dowd25 February 2025
A Riot of Contemporary Wedding Colour at  Castle Leslie
A Riot of Contemporary Wedding Colour at Castle Leslie
Kate O'Dowd20 January 2021
Our Luxuriously Classical Gloster House Inspiration Shoot, Part I
Our Luxuriously Classical Gloster House Inspiration Shoot, Part I
Good as Gold17 December 2020
Our Luxuriously Classical Gloster House Inspiration Shoot, Part II
Our Luxuriously Classical Gloster House Inspiration Shoot, Part II
Kate O'Dowd15 December 2020
Moody Small Wedding Inspiration at The Grayson
Moody Small Wedding Inspiration at The Grayson
Kate O'Dowd22 October 2020
Intimate Wedding Inspiration at The Woollen Mills
Intimate Wedding Inspiration at The Woollen Mills
Kate O'Dowd22 October 2020
My First Romance, in a Stunning Derelict Mansion
My First Romance, in a Stunning Derelict Mansion
Kate O'Dowd22 October 2020
Contemporary Irish Elopement Inspiration, at Cliff Townhouse
Contemporary Irish Elopement Inspiration, at Cliff Townhouse
Good as Gold7 October 2020
Modernist Wedding Inspiration at the Marker Hotel
Modernist Wedding Inspiration at the Marker Hotel
Kate O'Dowd4 October 2020
Earthy Food-lover's Wedding Inspiration at Smock Alley Theatre
Earthy Food-lover's Wedding Inspiration at Smock Alley Theatre
Kate O'Dowd1 October 2020
How to plan your post-Covid wedding, while you’re safe at home
How to plan your post-Covid wedding, while you’re safe at home
Kate O'Dowd8 April 2020
A Beautifully Romantic Video of our Ballynahinch Wedding
A Beautifully Romantic Video of our Ballynahinch Wedding
Kate O'Dowd25 January 2020
7 Wedding Guest Dresses I’m Obsessed With This Summer
7 Wedding Guest Dresses I’m Obsessed With This Summer
Kate O'Dowd12 June 2019
Maximalist Weddings are Back
Maximalist Weddings are Back
Good as Gold6 June 2019

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So proud to have had this joyful wedding up on the fab @caratsandcake last week. Lena’s ecstatic approval of Ryan taking her gorgeous mom for a spin is exactly why I loved this couple & this wedding so much. Soak up moments like these 🧡

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A punchy modern tablescape for Medb & Alex last month, giving us energy in the newly arrived Irish winter… bring back the unseasonably warm October!! 

Photography @chriscopelandweddings 
Florals @therosehipandberry 
Venue @virginia_park_l
We look a lot at the perfect pre-people setups of weddings, but it’s really when the perfection is messed up; the candles start dripping, the napkins are thrown, that the real magic sets in. 

Photo @chriscopelandweddings 
Venue @hiltonpark 
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As much as I thrive on the buzz of wedding season, Im certainly enjoying this time in the office for all things planning. The time when plans are hatched and perfected, without the pressure of a deadline looming nearby; getting to know clients &
Sometimes the best event design results come of an openness to pivot from the plan, based on trusting a great idea. For Lena & Ryan’s colour soaked wedding, our tablescape design always dedicated a different variety from the floral mix to e
Soaking up some Anastasia & Laura goodness today - these two just radiated peace & love & every guest felt it 🧡🧡

@anastasiacampion 

Photos @chriscopelandweddings 
Flowers @wild_bunch_flowers 
Stationery @pinkmoondesigns.ie 

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