| The Six Best Places to Hold an Irish Wedding | | | | sophistication. This is not an idle claim. Dromoland |
| As any newly-wed will attest to, wedding | | | | is less than ten miles from Shannon airport, a |
| ceremonies are a enchanting event, whether at a | | | | stop-over point for transatlantic travel, making it |
| chapel in Las Vegas or on a cliff-top in Hawaii. | | | | really accessible for family and friends who are |
| There is something special, however, about an | | | | coming from the US. |
| Irish Celtic wedding. It might be the beautiful Celtic | | | | For those that are looking for a bit of the |
| light that silhouettes the bride, or the crackling fire | | | | countryside, check out Hotel Dunloe Castle. |
| in an ancient castle, but it is certainly unique. | | | | Completely surrounded by sixty four acres of |
| Adare Manor, once the hunting retreat of an | | | | parkland, and overlooking the celebrated Gap of |
| English gentleman, is awe inspiring and stunning, | | | | Dunloe, a wedding here allows the wedding party |
| and tops our poll. The staff, unassuming yet | | | | or their guests to go sightseeing to some of the |
| courteous, are of the highest quality. A candlelit | | | | most amazing landscape in Europe. |
| dinner in the great hall is an experience in itself. As | | | | The Radisson SAS St Helens is catered to people |
| a location for a wedding, it is incomparable. | | | | who want the advantages of a city wedding |
| However, Powerscourt Castle, would run a close | | | | without the bustle. Just fifteen minutes from the |
| second to Adare. Just outside of Dublin in the | | | | centre of Dublin, on extravagant and extensive |
| Wicklow Hills, Powerscourt is warm and | | | | grounds, it's a hidden treasure. Within the walls the |
| welcoming. Its beautiful and sprawling gardens also | | | | city could be a thousand miles away. The hotel |
| have one of the leading golf courses in Ireland. | | | | offers a variety of packages, from a standard, |
| For anyone who likes the buzz of a city, | | | | basic rate to A Diamond Package for those who |
| University Church is a perfect place for the | | | | want to push the boat out that bit further. |
| wedding ceremony. On Stephens Green, in the | | | | The business of weddings in Ireland is flourishing |
| very centre of Dublin, you'll get a wide | | | | and there is an abundance of resources and |
| assortment of hotels in the surrounding area to | | | | information, particularly on the internet, that can |
| have the wedding reception. Within walking | | | | help in your planning. For information on things |
| distance there are the Merrion Hotel, the August | | | | from bridesmaids dresses to wedding cakes, |
| Shelbourne Hotel, and the Fitzwilliam Hotel. From | | | | there are extensive lists available. If it is the Celtic |
| the majesty of the newly refurbished Shelbourne | | | | magic that is attractive about an Irish wedding, |
| to the modern and chic Merrion, all of these | | | | there are a lot of jewelers who provide Irish |
| locations can provide a celebration of only the | | | | wedding bands to suit any taste. |
| highest quality. | | | | So, putting together a wedding in Ireland could not |
| Next on the list is Dromoland Castle, in the heart | | | | be too much simpler, except for the matter of |
| of County Clare. Proprietors of this location | | | | finding someone to marry. But, really, how difficult |
| describe it as one in which modern age | | | | is that? |
| conveniences are combined with old-world | | | | |