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Kilmessan Church. 2:23pm. Nora & Jose. Ireland Vs Spain (A friendly).

The congregation fell silent, the teething baby at the rear of the church even sensed it appropriate to take a break from crying, and the bride’s eyes welled up with tears as she anticipated the two little words which were to make the man facing her, her husband. “I will”, exclaimed Jose. Now, we all know that the Spanish are a laid back race and that Jose might well have meant that he would one day get around to making an honest woman of her. But! What we think he meant to say was “I do”. The crowd had a bit of a laugh at his mistake and even the screeching baby seemed to let out a chuckle at Jose’s expense. Thankfully though, it was literally the only thing that went ‘wrong’ for them that day. At least as far as we could see!

Jose, a charming gentleman from Spain and Nora, a delightful dame from Tipperary tied the knot (despite Jose’s attempts otherwise:) on a lovely Summer’s day in July. Their guests included a very lively mix of Irish and Spanish dudes and dudettes.

The reception took place at the Station House Hotel and due to the gorgeous weather, the Spaniards brought over with them, the crowd stayed outdoors for pretty much the whole day. A fun addition to the day’s schedule was Oliver, a crepe guy from Crepes and Craic. As soon as he arrived and set up shop, all the Spanish present seemed to immediately surround him and quickly burst into song and dance.. Kind of like how you might imagine a small African village would react to rain after a 5 month spell of drought or how an Irish community might react to the arrival of a free Guinness stall in their town centre.

Nora, actually grew all the flowers for the wedding, which we thought was ultra cool. Unfortunately the pesky things bloomed about a month before the wedding. Nonetheless she provided all the greenery for the gorgeous blooms she bought on the day. Another nice touch was that Nora’s dress was made from a vintage pattern, the lace for which she fittingly got from Spain :) She then had Anne Gibney in Rush make it for her.

Come 9 o’clock or so, half of the crowd gradually metamorphosed from wearing suits and fancy dresses to donning much more casual attire, as is the tradition in Spain. Meanwhile the Irish contingent struggled on in six inch high heels, waistcoats, corsets and cumberbunds.

Nora, Jose and their crew were a delight to be with the whole day and we had a great time with them.

Photography: White Tea
Church: Kilmessan Church
Venue: The Station House Hotel
Dress: Lace bought in Madrid and made by dressmaker extraordinaire Anne Gibney Rush Co Dublin
Shoes: Marks & Spencer
Bridesmaid dresses: Miss Brache on Etsy
Suits: Black Tie
Hair: Kilmessan Hair Studio
Makeup: Aqua Beauty Kilmessan
Cake: wedding cake made by Nora’s mother Mary
Cupcakes: The Perfectionist Confectionist
Crepes: Olivier Colas from Crepes and Craic
Band: Kaye Twins
Photobooth: White Tea

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