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THE COUPLE
Sarah Lally and Karl Kavanagh, both doctors.
THEY LIVE
in Dublin.
THE VENUE
Powerscourt Hotel in Co Wicklow
PHOTOGRAPHER
Gillian Higgins Photography captured our day. Gillian photographed a few of my friends’ weddings and I loved her style so I was delighted when she was available for our date too.
THE CEREMONY
We got married in St Joseph’s Church, Glasthule which is Karl’s parish. Fr Hugh Gormley said the mass. He was witty and relaxed and set the tone for the day ahead.
THE RECEPTION
The reception took place in the truly stunning Powerscourt Hotel, Co Wicklow. It was incredible. We were so grateful to the hotel manager Eamonn Casey who worked with us throughout and made sure everything was perfect on the day!
THE ENTERTAINMENT
For our church and drinks reception, we had musician and singer Katherine Gavin who is from Co Galway. Katherine is multi-talented and there isn’t anything that she can’t play. She was such a great help when it came to choosing our music for the church. She was accompanied by guitarist, Mike Walsh in the church, who was equally as wonderful.
For our after-dinner entertainment, we had Spring Break band. They played at Karl’s brother’s wedding one year earlier and they created a really fun and energetic atmosphere so we were delighted to book them for our day too.
THE DECOR
Aoife Hodgins, wedding planner with Blue Blossom Creative, helped bring our vision to life for the day. We got married in December so we wanted it to feel like a magical winter wonderland, and she really made this happen. She understood the vision from the beginning and her creativity helped add those extra special touches. Alongside the amazing staff from Powerscourt Hotel, no detail went unnoticed. The décor was either supplied by the hotel or sourced by Aoife and hired for the day.
Fernwood Floral Studio did our flowers. They were incredible and even more beautiful than I could have imagined. I knew I wanted to keep the flowers neutral and Brigid created gorgeous arrangements using seasonal flowers and greenery in classic tones of white and green with gold accents.
Then Paper Love produced our invitations and the stationery for the wedding day itself and Day Two also. Their attention to detail was amazing and all of the stationary was impeccable.