Stories, guides & honest advice for your wedding.
Practical legal walkthroughs and inspiration for couples planning a non-church ceremony in Ireland.
How to legally get married outside the church in Ireland
A clear, friendly walkthrough of the HSE process, the three-month notice, the Marriage Registration Form, and what a solemniser actually does on the day.
Civil, religious or spiritual? The Irish wedding ceremony explained
There are three legal routes to marriage in Ireland - and the differences matter more than most couples realise. A plain-English comparison.
Where you can legally get married in Ireland (it's almost anywhere)
Castles, beaches, gardens, mountain tops, your family home - a guide to picking the right wedding location across Ireland.
Writing wedding vows that don't sound like everyone else's
Prompts, structure, and a few honest principles for writing vows that feel like the two of you - not a wedding-blog template.
Handfasting, unity candles & Irish ritual elements explained
A guide to the symbolic rituals you can weave into an Irish civil ceremony - where they come from, what they mean, and how to choose.
The intimate Irish elopement: a guide for two
Eloping in Ireland is not a shortcut - done well, it's the most personal ceremony of all. What to plan, what to skip.
Let's talk about your day.
Tell Greg about your wedding - the date, the venue (or where you're still deciding), and the kind of ceremony you have in mind. He'll come back to you personally.