A sparkly black and white themed New Year’s celebration at The Meadowlands Hotel. And wait until you see the bride’s shoes… seriously funky!
Stephen proposed to his love Lorraine on Valentine’s Day 2014. It was a relaxed and beautiful moment, just the two of them at home with their dogs. After dreaming of a magical winter wedding, they finally booked the perfect venue. “I loved every minute of planning our wedding down to the smallest detail of the napkins on the tables (which Sunil the Restaurant Manager at The Meadowlands Hotel kindly arranged for me).
Lorraine and Stephen exchanged vows during a romantic ceremony on 31st December 2015. Lorraine’s uncle made the journey from America to their home in Kerry to marry the pair, making their ceremony all the more special and intimately personal. To honor her grandmother and in keeping with tradition, the bride wore her wedding ring which her aunt kindly lent her. It was the perfect sentiment for her something old and something borrowed.
She looked stunning in a fitted lace gown with delicate embellished belt. And those WOW factor shoes flashed beneath her gown. “As my Stephen is 6ft 8” the heels needed to be high and I also wanted something different. As my colour scheme was black and white, I wanted something funky, fashionable and high in these colours.”
“My mom, dad, the girls and I had such fun getting ready on the morning of our wedding. It was an early start of 7.30am but it was so worth it! I will never forget the feeling in my stomach when the two girls were tying up my dress. It suddenly hits you that you are getting married. Fear, excitement and happiness hits you all at once.”
“The Meadowlands Hotel Tralee is where we chose to have our wedding reception and there is no doubt about it, they are absolutely fantastic. Nothing was a problem and everything on the day went perfectly. Heather the Wedding Coordinator is brilliant and there was never a question too silly to ask. She was so helpful throughout every step of the way. We could not have asked for more from the staff and hotel.”
“Our photographer John Walsh, from start to finish was amazing. The amount of photographs we have from our wedding is phenomenal and it really didn’t feel like we were taking photos all day. He made it so easy for us. While talking to him in the run-up to the wedding, he asked me exactly what I wanted. Being the brilliant photographer that he is he suggested that we re-create a photo I loved from my parents wedding day by doing something similar. We absolutely loved it!”
Thanks to Lorraine and Stephen for sharing their wedding day with us. You can see more of their photographer John Walsh’s work at www.johnwalsh.ie
Wedding Supplier Credits:
- Photographer – John Walsh Photography
- Venue – Meadowlands Hotel
