{"id":42611,"date":"2016-06-18T15:29:05","date_gmt":"2016-06-18T14:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wdie.wedding-dates.com\/?p=42611"},"modified":"2021-04-23T15:38:58","modified_gmt":"2021-04-23T14:38:58","slug":"inchydoney-island-lodge-wedding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/inchydoney-island-lodge-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Back To The Beginning: Elin &#038; Dan&#8217;s Happy Ever After"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Aqua, sparkle and lots of fun by the beach.<\/p>\n<p>When it came to choosing a location for their special day on 31st March 2016, going back to where love blossomed along the Wild Atlantic Way was the perfect choice.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-42613\" src=\"https:\/\/weddingdates-wp-ie.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/2016\/06\/Elin-Dan_145-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Elin &amp; Dan by Emma Jervis Photography\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Elin-Dan_145-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Elin-Dan_145-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Elin-Dan_145-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Elin-Dan_145-750x500.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-42616 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/weddingdates-wp-ie.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/2016\/06\/Elin-Dan_254-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Eli &amp; Dan's wedding day on Thursday 31st March 2016 at Inchydoney Lodge and Spa, west cork, Ireland. Picture: Emma Jervis Photography\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Elin-Dan_254-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Elin-Dan_254-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Elin-Dan_254-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Elin-Dan_254-750x500.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-42614\" src=\"https:\/\/weddingdates-wp-ie.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/2016\/06\/Elin-Dan_192-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Elin &amp; Dan by Emma Jervis Photography\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Elin-Dan_192-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Elin-Dan_192-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Elin-Dan_192-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Elin-Dan_192-750x500.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Studying Culinary Arts Management at university in the UK, Elin decided <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingdates.ie\/venues\/inchydoney-island-lodge-spa-clonakilty-cork-4star-69160\/\">Inchydoney Island Lodge &amp; Spa<\/a> would be the perfect opportunity for her second year placement. It was here, on arrival for her Irish adventure in West Cork, that she met Dan on her first day staying in staff accommodation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cDan asked if I would like help with my luggage. Being a typical Welsh girl, I was stubborn and said no!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The rest they say is history and on a trip to Cardiff searching for a graduation dress, Dan booked a romantic stay at a five star hotel near the bay. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After an evening of cocktails and dinner, the pair strolled back along the sea front. Elin suggested they copy Jack and Rose\u2019s infamous Titanic scene when they came across a replica of the front of a ship. But, Dan was nowhere to be seen and when she turned around, he was down on one knee!!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-42625 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/weddingdates-wp-ie.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/2016\/06\/Elin-Dan_14-1280x853-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Eli &amp; Dan's wedding day on Thursday 31st March 2016 at Inchydoney Lodge and Spa, west cork, Ireland. Picture: Emma Jervis Photography\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Elin-Dan_14-1280x853-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Elin-Dan_14-1280x853-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Elin-Dan_14-1280x853-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Elin-Dan_14-1280x853-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Elin-Dan_14-1280x853.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Their wedding day was full of laughter and lovable poses &#8211; including a sneaky first kiss between the bride and groom when they were announced newlyweds &#8211; the priest forgot to say &#8216;Kiss the bride&#8217;!!<\/p>\n<p>Beautiful bridal bouquets of ivory and different shades of pink popped against the charming aqua bridesmaid gowns. While Elin wore a stunning fishtail dress with subtle sequin detailing &#8211; and her jewellery was just divine.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-42626\" src=\"https:\/\/weddingdates-wp-ie.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/2016\/06\/Elin-Dan_462-1280x853-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Elin &amp; Dan by Emma Jervis Photography\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Elin-Dan_462-1280x853-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Elin-Dan_462-1280x853-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Elin-Dan_462-1280x853-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Elin-Dan_462-1280x853-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Elin-Dan_462-1280x853.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThere was no decision about our wedding venue. It made sense to us both that it was where we both met. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingdates.ie\/venues\/inchydoney-island-lodge-spa-clonakilty-cork-4star-69160\/\">Inchydoney Island Lodge &amp; Spa<\/a> will always be part of us.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe whole day was just fantastic. The location, the weather, the staff, the food. Everything was exceptional.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-42617\" src=\"https:\/\/weddingdates-wp-ie.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/2016\/06\/Elin-Dan_569-1024x636.jpg\" alt=\"Elin &amp; Dan by Emma Jervis Photography\" width=\"1024\" height=\"636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Elin-Dan_569-1024x636.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Elin-Dan_569-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Elin-Dan_569-768x477.jpg 768w, https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Elin-Dan_569-750x465.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-42629\" src=\"https:\/\/weddingdates-wp-ie.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/2016\/06\/Elin-Dan_561-1280x853-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Elin &amp; Dan by Emma Jervis Photography\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Elin-Dan_561-1280x853-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Elin-Dan_561-1280x853-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Elin-Dan_561-1280x853-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Elin-Dan_561-1280x853-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Elin-Dan_561-1280x853.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-42631\" src=\"https:\/\/weddingdates-wp-ie.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/2016\/06\/Elin-Dan_588-1280x853-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Elin &amp; Dan by Emma Jervis Photography\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Elin-Dan_588-1280x853-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Elin-Dan_588-1280x853-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Elin-Dan_588-1280x853-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Elin-Dan_588-1280x853-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Elin-Dan_588-1280x853.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-42620\" src=\"https:\/\/weddingdates-wp-ie.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/2016\/06\/Elin-Dan_605-1024x696.jpg\" alt=\"Elin &amp; Dan by Emma Jervis Photography\" width=\"1024\" height=\"696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Elin-Dan_605-1024x696.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Elin-Dan_605-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Elin-Dan_605-768x522.jpg 768w, https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Elin-Dan_605-750x510.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI would not like to call Emma our photographer; I would like to call her our friend. Emma was fantastic. She was so warming and inviting as a person. We like to call her Spider Woman as she was here one minute and then somewhere else the next &#8211; fast on her feet. She did not only concentrate on myself and Dan, but also the guests as well. The images she has produced are fantastic.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-42623\" src=\"https:\/\/weddingdates-wp-ie.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/2016\/06\/Elin-Dan_763-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Elin &amp; Dan by Emma Jervis Photography\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Elin-Dan_763-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Elin-Dan_763-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Elin-Dan_763-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Elin-Dan_763-750x500.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-42622\" src=\"https:\/\/weddingdates-wp-ie.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/2016\/06\/Elin-Dan_629-1024x673.jpg\" alt=\"Elin &amp; Dan by Emma Jervis Photography\" width=\"1024\" height=\"673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Elin-Dan_629-1024x673.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Elin-Dan_629-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Elin-Dan_629-768x505.jpg 768w, https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Elin-Dan_629-750x493.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-42634\" src=\"https:\/\/weddingdates-wp-ie.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/2016\/06\/Elin-Dan_891-1280x853-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Elin &amp; Dan by Emma Jervis Photography\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Elin-Dan_891-1280x853-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Elin-Dan_891-1280x853-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Elin-Dan_891-1280x853-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Elin-Dan_891-1280x853-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Elin-Dan_891-1280x853.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Huge thanks to Elin and Dan for sharing their special day with us and to their photographer Emma Jervis for allowing us to publish these lovely moments. You can see more of her work at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.emmajervis.com\/index\">www.emmajervis.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wedding Supplier Credits:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Photographer &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emmajervis.com\/index\">Emma Jervis Photography<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Wedding Venue &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingdates.ie\/venues\/inchydoney-island-lodge-spa-clonakilty-cork-4star-69160\/\">Inchydoney Island Lodge &amp; Spa<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Flowers &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theflowerbasket.ie\/\">The Flower Basket, Clonakilty<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Wedding Dress &#8211; White Orchid, Swansea<\/li>\n<li>Band &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gemmaandthejets\/\">Gemma &amp; The Jets<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Make Up &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tantonestudio.com\/\">Tan &amp; Tone Clonakilty<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Hair &#8211; Aideen from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Jagged-Edge-Hair-Design-395914010437805\/\">Jagged Edge Hair Studio Clonakilty<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Wedding Cake &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/daisychaincakeswestcork\/\">Daisy Chain<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"350\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"\/\/plugin.weddingdates.ie\/v1\/40\/294\/?utm_medium=realwedding\" style=\"min-width:210px; height:350px;\" allowtransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Aqua, sparkle and lots of fun by the beach. 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