{"id":12125,"date":"2013-01-08T11:00:51","date_gmt":"2013-01-08T11:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wdie.wedding-dates.com\/?p=12125"},"modified":"2024-05-13T09:54:23","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T08:54:23","slug":"wedding-planner-perfect-irish-weddings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wedding-planner-perfect-irish-weddings\/","title":{"rendered":"Wedding Planner: Perfect Irish Weddings"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u00a0Planning your dream wedding day is not an easy task. It is all too easy to get caught up in the excitement surrounding the event, which is when some brides and grooms momentarily forget what is really important, their marriage. Hiring a wedding planner does not mean you have to hand over full responsibility of planning your wedding. It can simply be a helping hand allowing you to efficiently organise the details while enjoying every moment of the experience.<\/p>\n

1. Hi Linda, I understand\u00a0Perfect\u00a0Irish\u00a0Weddings\u00a0is\u00a0Ireland’s only ‘eco – chic\u00a0wedding\u00a0planning company’ do explain?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

I have always been passionate about environmental issues and try to do what I can in my personal life and at home to reduce my impact on the environment. A few years ago I met a fantastic Environmental and Sustainable Consultant \u2018Andrea Carroll\u2019 who incidentally turned into my business partner on another venture \u201cOne of a Kind\u00a0Weddings\u201d and she suggested that I turn my company green. I went a step farther and turned my services green also. With Andrea\u2019s help I was able to turn\u00a0Perfect\u00a0Irish\u00a0Weddings\u00a0in to\u00a0Ireland\u00a0first Green\u00a0Wedding\u00a0Planning Company.<\/p>\n

I started to research just now how much damage to the environment can be done by your average\u00a0wedding. Now it\u2019s an imperfect science, but the figures I found out there where quite high. Based on\u00a0weddings\u00a0in the UK (Not\u00a0Ireland) of about 150 people this costs about 63 tons of CO2, the average\u00a0wedding\u00a0produces a carbon footprint larger than the average UK families yearly footprint, which gets quite large when you multiply that by an average of 20,000\u00a0weddings\u00a0in\u00a0Ireland\u00a0a year. These days are there many carbon calculators out there that will calculate your wedding\u00a0carbon footprint for you.<\/p>\n

With this information in mind, I give couples advice and idea\u2019s on not only how to plan an amazing\u00a0wedding\u00a0but also how to make it kinder to our environment. This also usually makes it a much cheaper\u00a0wedding\u00a0so it\u2019s a win-win situation. If every couple just made one small part of their\u00a0wedding\u00a0that little bit greener then this would make a big difference.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u00a02. How did your career come about?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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I have been organising all sorts of events for family and friends for many years before setting up PIW so it was a natural progression to move into this as a career. Back in 2008 I set up Perfect\u00a0Irish\u00a0Weddings, it turned into a green company in 2009 and these days it is not only\u00a0weddings\u00a0that get the attention of my coordination skills. I also organise and style photo-shoots,\u00a0wedding\u00a0fairs and all manners of bespoke events, large and small, it\u2019s a real passion of mine, I love what I do.<\/p>\n

3. What is your one favourite thing about a\u00a0wedding\u00a0day?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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I love everything about a special day like a\u00a0wedding\u00a0day, but I always \u201cwell up\u201d and shed a tear when the vows are said, those special moments between a couple. There is something very emotional about bearing your soul for the one you love in front of a room\/church full of people, so I think this would probably be it! It is what a\u00a0wedding\u00a0is all about in the end. I do love to see everyone letting their hair down and having a good time afterwards too!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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4. Elegant fairytale castle\u00a0wedding\u00a0or a beach\u00a0wedding\u00a0in the Bahamas, which would you choose?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019m an old fashioned romantic kinda gal so for me it would be the Castle\u00a0Wedding.<\/p>\n

5. have you met many bridezillas in your time?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The brides I meet are so lovely, some are just anxious about a very important day in their lives and sometimes that can over shadow the reason for the day in the first place. My job is to reassure them that there is no need for worry and stress. It is very important that the couple trust those wedding suppliers & vendors<\/a> (including myself) that will be working with them on their wedding. When they are reassured, then the majority of couples do relax and enjoy the planning stage and more importantly the day itself.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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6. Seeing as we jsut celebrated the festive season, how would you add a festive element to a winter\u00a0wedding? Seeing as a white Christmas is unlikely…<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fairy lights are my favourite! So pretty for any\u00a0wedding but I think for\u00a0Christmas\u00a0weddings<\/a>\u00a0they are a must! They create a romantic and magical atmosphere. The new LED lights are very affordable, low in energy usage and you reuse them for years to come!<\/p>\n

I also love to decorate with holly, pine cones and bare branches, sparkling with icy white and a shimmer of sliver spray these will decorate your tables with elegance and sophistication for a winter\u00a0wedding. Another favourite is up lighters on bare branches sprayed white! This can look striking and beautiful.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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An old favourite is also to offer a warm drink like mulled wine for your guests when they first arrive at your venue. I am a lover of mulled wine but not everyone likes it, but do offer something hot in the winter months just to warm the soul again when they come in from the cold.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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7. If you could give a bride one piece of advice while planning her dream\u00a0wedding\u00a0it would be…\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Well I have two vital pieces of advice and they both go hand in hand. First of all DON\u2019T leave everything until the last couple of weeks, you will put yourself under immense pressure as there always seems to be other things that have not been thought about in those weeks. Brides you need your beauty sleep in these vital few last week\u2019s so be organised! Aim to have most things wrapped up with 3 – 4 weeks to go, things will always run over but let this be your aim!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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DON\u2019T worry about anything on the day, just enjoy every minute!! Remember that it really doesn\u2019t matter where or how you get married, you are both there to marry the love of your life the party is just an incidental! It\u2019s the marriage that is important, so if the marquee falls down or the priest is late or the flower girl falls into a big puddle of mud! Don\u2019t worry, just laugh at it! It’s those moments that make the day too!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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8. Mince pies or Christmas cake?\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Oh Both!!! Yum! Especially if they are homemade! I love Christmas!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u00a09. To chill out you like to…\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Well in the winter months I love to curl up on the couch with a good film and a glass of wine. But wrapped up warm, I still love a good walk on the beach with the dog. In the summer months I could be up to anything! I love trying new things so anything from surfing to white water rafting.<\/p>\n

Linda McAllorum has been planning and managing\u00a0weddings and events since 2008. She also organises and styles photoshoots. Linda’s company\u00a0Perfect Irish Weddings is Ireland\u2019s only eco-chic wedding planning company.\u00a0And One of a Kind Weddings is\u00a0Ireland first alternative and Eco focused Wedding events company. You can contact Linda via her website.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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