Here’s Sarah & Darren’s story as told by Sarah.<\/p>\n
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Tell us how you met.<\/strong><\/h4>\nWe met in 2001 at Secondary School. Childhood sweethearts, we have been together for almost 20 years. We lived in Australia for 5 of those years and on returning to Ireland, we got engaged. Unfortunately we had to postpone our wedding date several times due to the Covid-19 Pandemic. However, we were very fortunate that also during that time, we had our little boy Danny who is definitely our pride and joy!<\/p>\n
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And the proposal?<\/strong><\/h4>\nWe were heading away on an overseas holiday and stopped in Cavan for one night before flying from Dublin the next day. We went for a walk on one of the lovely trails in the area, and Darren got down on one knee and popped the question! We enjoyed a lovely holiday before returning and telling our family and friends our big news.<\/p>\n
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Why did you choose Castle Dargan Estate<\/a> as your wedding venue?<\/strong><\/h4>\nCastle Dargan is located amidst beautiful countryside in Co. Sligo. Because we had celebrated many family events there over the years, when we contacted them in 2018 to book our wedding, everything just felt right from the beginning! During the whole process, there were never any problems with any requests we had. There was a lot of over-and-back with changing dates because of pandemic restrictions, and things changed and evolved throughout numerous lockdowns, but we always knew we were in safe and very accommodating hands.<\/p>\n
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What was the wow factor for you and your guests?<\/strong><\/h4>\nThere were many highlights, but we had our hearts set on an outdoor ceremony.\u00a0 On the day the weather was not playing ball. It had been a horribly wet morning, but, at around midday things were looking up. The sun looked like it was ready to shine.<\/p>\n
Suddenly, it was all systems go. The staff at Castle Dargan turned around an outdoor ceremony within 40 minutes! The whole team – office staff, bar staff, housekeeping and everyone else pulled together and made it happen.\u00a0 I’m so glad and grateful that we got the outdoor ceremony of our dreams! You can rely on Castle Dargan even if you can’t rely on the June weather in Ireland.<\/p>\n
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Did you follow any wedding trends, unique themes or ideas?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\nActually our philosophy for the wedding was to go completely with the flow. The challenges that a pandemic brings are completely out of your control, and ironically, things seemed less stressful as we approached our big day. We were just so glad we were finally getting to celebrate our marriage with our nearest and dearest.<\/p>\n
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<\/h4>\nWas there a most special moment on your wedding day?<\/strong><\/h4>\nThe speeches were really special for us. We decided to have them at our drinks reception, so people had the option of listening to them or not. Let’s face it, not everyone enjoys listening to speeches. This decision turned out to be a much more informal way of doing things and seemed to take some nerves away for the various speech makers.\u00a0 It also freed up time between dinner and dessert and we had a singer lined up to shake the after-dinner lull away.<\/p>\n
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<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWhat was your favourite thing about your wedding photographer? How did you find the process of working with them?<\/strong><\/h4>\nDaniel from DK Photo was a pleasure to work with. He gave great advice and tips to us in the lead up to the wedding and he was really super on the day. Often, I didn’t even notice him there, especially at the times when I was mingling with the guests. Somehow, he was, and he managed to capture all of the special\u00a0candid moments.<\/p>\n
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Suppliers:<\/strong><\/h4>\nBride’s Dress and Veil: Enzoani from MK Bridal<\/a>, Navan, Co. Meath<\/p>\nBridesmaid’s Dresses – Folkster,<\/a> Dundrum<\/p>\nGroom & Groomsmen Suits: McElhinney’s<\/a>, Ballybofey, Co. Donegal<\/p>\nFlowers:\u00a0Le Fleur<\/a>, Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal<\/p>\nPhotography:\u00a0DK Photo <\/a><\/p>\nHair:\u00a0Rossano’s Group<\/a> – Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal<\/p>\nMake Up:\u00a0Oksana Lobanova Make Up<\/a><\/p>\nBand:\u00a0The Rare Aul Stuff<\/a><\/p>\nSinger: Singers Secreto\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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<\/p>\n<\/p>\nWe were heading away on an overseas holiday and stopped in Cavan for one night before flying from Dublin the next day. We went for a walk on one of the lovely trails in the area, and Darren got down on one knee and popped the question! We enjoyed a lovely holiday before returning and telling our family and friends our big news.<\/p>\n
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Why did you choose Castle Dargan Estate<\/a> as your wedding venue?<\/strong><\/h4>\nCastle Dargan is located amidst beautiful countryside in Co. Sligo. Because we had celebrated many family events there over the years, when we contacted them in 2018 to book our wedding, everything just felt right from the beginning! During the whole process, there were never any problems with any requests we had. There was a lot of over-and-back with changing dates because of pandemic restrictions, and things changed and evolved throughout numerous lockdowns, but we always knew we were in safe and very accommodating hands.<\/p>\n
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What was the wow factor for you and your guests?<\/strong><\/h4>\nThere were many highlights, but we had our hearts set on an outdoor ceremony.\u00a0 On the day the weather was not playing ball. It had been a horribly wet morning, but, at around midday things were looking up. The sun looked like it was ready to shine.<\/p>\n
Suddenly, it was all systems go. The staff at Castle Dargan turned around an outdoor ceremony within 40 minutes! The whole team – office staff, bar staff, housekeeping and everyone else pulled together and made it happen.\u00a0 I’m so glad and grateful that we got the outdoor ceremony of our dreams! You can rely on Castle Dargan even if you can’t rely on the June weather in Ireland.<\/p>\n
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Did you follow any wedding trends, unique themes or ideas?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\nActually our philosophy for the wedding was to go completely with the flow. The challenges that a pandemic brings are completely out of your control, and ironically, things seemed less stressful as we approached our big day. We were just so glad we were finally getting to celebrate our marriage with our nearest and dearest.<\/p>\n
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<\/h4>\nWas there a most special moment on your wedding day?<\/strong><\/h4>\nThe speeches were really special for us. We decided to have them at our drinks reception, so people had the option of listening to them or not. Let’s face it, not everyone enjoys listening to speeches. This decision turned out to be a much more informal way of doing things and seemed to take some nerves away for the various speech makers.\u00a0 It also freed up time between dinner and dessert and we had a singer lined up to shake the after-dinner lull away.<\/p>\n
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<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWhat was your favourite thing about your wedding photographer? How did you find the process of working with them?<\/strong><\/h4>\nDaniel from DK Photo was a pleasure to work with. He gave great advice and tips to us in the lead up to the wedding and he was really super on the day. Often, I didn’t even notice him there, especially at the times when I was mingling with the guests. Somehow, he was, and he managed to capture all of the special\u00a0candid moments.<\/p>\n
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Suppliers:<\/strong><\/h4>\nBride’s Dress and Veil: Enzoani from MK Bridal<\/a>, Navan, Co. Meath<\/p>\nBridesmaid’s Dresses – Folkster,<\/a> Dundrum<\/p>\nGroom & Groomsmen Suits: McElhinney’s<\/a>, Ballybofey, Co. Donegal<\/p>\nFlowers:\u00a0Le Fleur<\/a>, Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal<\/p>\nPhotography:\u00a0DK Photo <\/a><\/p>\nHair:\u00a0Rossano’s Group<\/a> – Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal<\/p>\nMake Up:\u00a0Oksana Lobanova Make Up<\/a><\/p>\nBand:\u00a0The Rare Aul Stuff<\/a><\/p>\nSinger: Singers Secreto\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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<\/p>\nThere were many highlights, but we had our hearts set on an outdoor ceremony.\u00a0 On the day the weather was not playing ball. It had been a horribly wet morning, but, at around midday things were looking up. The sun looked like it was ready to shine.<\/p>\n
Suddenly, it was all systems go. The staff at Castle Dargan turned around an outdoor ceremony within 40 minutes! The whole team – office staff, bar staff, housekeeping and everyone else pulled together and made it happen.\u00a0 I’m so glad and grateful that we got the outdoor ceremony of our dreams! You can rely on Castle Dargan even if you can’t rely on the June weather in Ireland.<\/p>\n
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Did you follow any wedding trends, unique themes or ideas?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\nActually our philosophy for the wedding was to go completely with the flow. The challenges that a pandemic brings are completely out of your control, and ironically, things seemed less stressful as we approached our big day. We were just so glad we were finally getting to celebrate our marriage with our nearest and dearest.<\/p>\n
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<\/h4>\nWas there a most special moment on your wedding day?<\/strong><\/h4>\nThe speeches were really special for us. We decided to have them at our drinks reception, so people had the option of listening to them or not. Let’s face it, not everyone enjoys listening to speeches. This decision turned out to be a much more informal way of doing things and seemed to take some nerves away for the various speech makers.\u00a0 It also freed up time between dinner and dessert and we had a singer lined up to shake the after-dinner lull away.<\/p>\n
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<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWhat was your favourite thing about your wedding photographer? How did you find the process of working with them?<\/strong><\/h4>\nDaniel from DK Photo was a pleasure to work with. He gave great advice and tips to us in the lead up to the wedding and he was really super on the day. Often, I didn’t even notice him there, especially at the times when I was mingling with the guests. Somehow, he was, and he managed to capture all of the special\u00a0candid moments.<\/p>\n
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Suppliers:<\/strong><\/h4>\nBride’s Dress and Veil: Enzoani from MK Bridal<\/a>, Navan, Co. Meath<\/p>\nBridesmaid’s Dresses – Folkster,<\/a> Dundrum<\/p>\nGroom & Groomsmen Suits: McElhinney’s<\/a>, Ballybofey, Co. Donegal<\/p>\nFlowers:\u00a0Le Fleur<\/a>, Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal<\/p>\nPhotography:\u00a0DK Photo <\/a><\/p>\nHair:\u00a0Rossano’s Group<\/a> – Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal<\/p>\nMake Up:\u00a0Oksana Lobanova Make Up<\/a><\/p>\nBand:\u00a0The Rare Aul Stuff<\/a><\/p>\nSinger: Singers Secreto\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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<\/p>\nWas there a most special moment on your wedding day?<\/strong><\/h4>\nThe speeches were really special for us. We decided to have them at our drinks reception, so people had the option of listening to them or not. Let’s face it, not everyone enjoys listening to speeches. This decision turned out to be a much more informal way of doing things and seemed to take some nerves away for the various speech makers.\u00a0 It also freed up time between dinner and dessert and we had a singer lined up to shake the after-dinner lull away.<\/p>\n
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<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWhat was your favourite thing about your wedding photographer? How did you find the process of working with them?<\/strong><\/h4>\nDaniel from DK Photo was a pleasure to work with. He gave great advice and tips to us in the lead up to the wedding and he was really super on the day. Often, I didn’t even notice him there, especially at the times when I was mingling with the guests. Somehow, he was, and he managed to capture all of the special\u00a0candid moments.<\/p>\n
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Suppliers:<\/strong><\/h4>\nBride’s Dress and Veil: Enzoani from MK Bridal<\/a>, Navan, Co. Meath<\/p>\nBridesmaid’s Dresses – Folkster,<\/a> Dundrum<\/p>\nGroom & Groomsmen Suits: McElhinney’s<\/a>, Ballybofey, Co. Donegal<\/p>\nFlowers:\u00a0Le Fleur<\/a>, Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal<\/p>\nPhotography:\u00a0DK Photo <\/a><\/p>\nHair:\u00a0Rossano’s Group<\/a> – Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal<\/p>\nMake Up:\u00a0Oksana Lobanova Make Up<\/a><\/p>\nBand:\u00a0The Rare Aul Stuff<\/a><\/p>\nSinger: Singers Secreto\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWhat was your favourite thing about your wedding photographer? How did you find the process of working with them?<\/strong><\/h4>\nDaniel from DK Photo was a pleasure to work with. He gave great advice and tips to us in the lead up to the wedding and he was really super on the day. Often, I didn’t even notice him there, especially at the times when I was mingling with the guests. Somehow, he was, and he managed to capture all of the special\u00a0candid moments.<\/p>\n
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Suppliers:<\/strong><\/h4>\nBride’s Dress and Veil: Enzoani from MK Bridal<\/a>, Navan, Co. Meath<\/p>\nBridesmaid’s Dresses – Folkster,<\/a> Dundrum<\/p>\nGroom & Groomsmen Suits: McElhinney’s<\/a>, Ballybofey, Co. Donegal<\/p>\nFlowers:\u00a0Le Fleur<\/a>, Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal<\/p>\nPhotography:\u00a0DK Photo <\/a><\/p>\nHair:\u00a0Rossano’s Group<\/a> – Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal<\/p>\nMake Up:\u00a0Oksana Lobanova Make Up<\/a><\/p>\nBand:\u00a0The Rare Aul Stuff<\/a><\/p>\nSinger: Singers Secreto\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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<\/p>\nBride’s Dress and Veil: Enzoani from MK Bridal<\/a>, Navan, Co. Meath<\/p>\n Bridesmaid’s Dresses – Folkster,<\/a> Dundrum<\/p>\n Groom & Groomsmen Suits: McElhinney’s<\/a>, Ballybofey, Co. Donegal<\/p>\n Flowers:\u00a0Le Fleur<\/a>, Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal<\/p>\n Photography:\u00a0DK Photo <\/a><\/p>\n Hair:\u00a0Rossano’s Group<\/a> – Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal<\/p>\n Make Up:\u00a0Oksana Lobanova Make Up<\/a><\/p>\n Band:\u00a0The Rare Aul Stuff<\/a><\/p>\n Singer: Singers Secreto\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n