Mary Roche Style

OMG You're Engaged... As you may have guessed, this post is dedicated to the newly engaged. Firstly big congratulations on your engagement, it is a very exciting time for you. I am sure all of the questions are being asked like When is the big day?, Is your wedding at home or away?, How many bridesmaids are you having?, How many are going? and your like WOW hold on.... Am I Right?  To help you a little I am sharing some wedding planning tips from both myself and real brides who have been through it, I really hope you find it helpful. 💗On your wedding day, take a few minutes away from the party with your partner to chat and watch your guests. Take it all in, this is the day that you have planned and wished for.   💗Pick the top three things you're not willing to be flexible on and plan around their availability e.g. venue, wedding date. 💗Focus on the comfort of your guests, food, and entertainment. 💗Remember it is your wedding and not the ones you se...

This story is dedicated to Amy and Ger, an alternative wedding story that will inspire many couples to plan their wedding their own way.  The Love Story Amy and Ger met in work nearly eight years ago and they got engaged the day they moved into the house that they built. “Ger proposed to me in loo but he won’t admit that.  As I scrubbed clean our new kitchen in my sports bra & leggings without a scrap of makeup Ger called Amy upstairs saying that their en-suite was leaking” “As I ran up he caught me in the door told me to close my eyes as he had something for me – I started a diet (probably that day) and I asked “is it chocolate” – it wasn’t it was my Grandmother’s engagement ring” The Wedding Venue As Ger plays with a wedding band called Jaker & Co  he is at weddings every weekend.  They knew they wanted something different. "Originally, we wanted to go abroad but it was too much of a headac...

This wedding story is dedicated to Jordan & Stephen. They shared a special connection from childhood, their love story started from living around the corner from each other.  Suppliers  are listed at the end of their story. The Love Story   " We were great friends for years before he asked me to be his girlfriend at 14"  Jordan and Stephen  were together for 11 years when the question was popped.  Stephen took Jordan away on a surprise weekend to Faithlegg in Waterford .  " We had a lovely dinner and afterwards we walked around the hotel to a balcony that was covered in fairy lights and we walked to the top of that balcony.  He got down on one knee and as they say the rest is history"       The Dress   When it came to her dress, Jordan originally thought she wanted something with lace. She was unsure about the shape.  ...