Is it just me or does it feel strange knowing your own wedding is coming up soon? Like, I wouldn’t have thought that I’d ever get married. I mean, I never ruled it out or was never against it but it still feels a little odd at times. Makes me feel adult. It’s one step above paying taxes and making your own doctor’s appointments, one step below having a child. I’d say about level with having a mortgage.
As a certified adult, I now make espressos with my Moka pot in the mornings. With real coffee. Gone are the days of instant coffees! My underwear? I buy the good stuff. Calvin Kleins all the way, good bye Penneys! I won’t be stepping in your stores anytime soon again. Sometimes I just have to brag; I’m doing well nowadays.
These are the real life lessons we pick up as we get older. We decide for ourselves what’s important to us and invest our time and money accordingly.
Niamh and Michael were only too happy with their intimate wedding. It was a fantastic venue at The Imperial Hotel on South Mall. Gorgeous interiors oozing luxury and warmth, which is handy when it’s December and bitterly cold outside.
The couple first told their friends and family members that they were holding a family reunion, only breaking the news that it was in fact a wedding at a later stage. I’m sure this would have been a bit of a surprise! Keeping numbers small was important to them from the get go. Only the absolute VIPs of their families were there. Even their youngest son was banned from the ceremony. “He’d only be causing mischief!” Though he was delighted to join us at a later stage and prove to me why he is a troublemaker.
After the ceremony, the group photos and the couple shoot, it was time to head off to one of the Imperial’s “living rooms” for drinks, appetizers and later on, dinner. This had a lovely feeling of being in someone’s actual living room. It felt cozy and oddly familiar. As if we had gone to a family member’s home. Speeches and, predominantly roasts from the fathers, commenced.
It was an incredibly genuine and authentic wedding. That’s what I felt anyway. There was a lot of happiness and love in the air. I don’t think I’ve ever photographed a wedding ceremony where the bride and groom was laughing so much so consistently. I’d say having a smaller amount of guests present at the wedding made it very unintimidating for the two and allowed the wedding to be such a positive experience. A real pleasure to be involved in.
As we become adults, we learn to value what’s important to our own lives and making sure we laugh the whole way while doing it. As was evident with all the laughing photos at this wedding!
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