A Brides in Wineport Lodge through the eyes of the Photographer.....

This is our first blog post from photographer Paula Kavanagh! The accompanying photos are magnificent!

 

 

What a pleasure it was to photograph this Brides at the Wineport Lodge Hotel, Athlone! The happy couple decided to step off the beaten Brides trail and personalize their Brides to suit their own style.  The bride, Hazel, and Groom, Alan, along with some close friends and family all checked into the Lodge the day before the Brides for some good food and great wine on the banks of Lough Ree, a perfect recipe for a memorable stay.

 

 

I arrived over early the following day to see what was happening and to feel the atmosphere of the preparations before the civil ceremony. It was great for me to be able to roam from room to room and just record what ever caught my eye as the bride and groom got ready for the start of their new life together.  It was so peaceful at the lodge that it felt like we had plenty of time on our hands, a strange feeling for a Brides photographer!  Hazel and Alan were determined to have a low key stress free Brides and that is exactly what it was. They sat in the roof top hot tub that morning, overlooking the lake and then just let the day stretch out in front of them.  There was no rushing to the hairdressers, beautician, church or hotel as it was all happening for them right there at the Wineport Lodge.

 

 

Another personal touch the couple introduced to their day was the Sand Ceremony. This ceremony involves a symbolic blending of different-coloured sands poured from separate containers by the bride and groom into a single vessel. It symbolizes the couple having two separate lives beforehand, unique traits and personalities and unifying these with the marriage.

 

 

After a few delicious looking and tasting hors d'oeuvre’s which were as much art as food and a glass of wine we went out to the lake to take some family photographs. After that the Brides party all sat around one big table beside the fire overlooking the lake and enjoyed the rest of the Brides day.

 

Mmm, now when can I find time to go back there?

 

 

 

Photography by Paula Kavanagh, Blackrock, Co. Louth www.pkphotography.ie

Shoes by “Irregular Choice” Eagleton’s Drogheda

Jewelry: Earrings “Fran &Jane”. Bracelet, Antique shop in Brighton. Watch family heir loom.

Dress by Lusan Mandongus

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