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Welcome to the November Bride Blog In this month’s wedding blog I am featuring our friends, Joanne & Eric, wedding and their top wedding tips! Joanne is my only friend who is a November bride!! It appears that November is not one of the popular months to get married which I am surprised about.  I love this time of the [...]

Planning a wedding can be overwhelming and the chaos of Black Friday sales can add to that stress. However, savvy brides can take advantage of these wedding deals with this Brides Guide To Black Friday Sales. Black Friday continues to grow each year and this year will be no exception. Many bridal shops and wedding suppliers will have Black Friday [...]

In this month’s wedding blog I have lots of wedding advice from real brides who had October Weddings in Ireland! It is jammed packed with lots of wedding inspiration and wedding tips too! Real Wedding Inspiration It turns out that I haven’t been to any weddings in October! I must sort that out!!!! As a result, I asked my followers [...]

Planning a wedding can be very stressful and amidst all the craziness, we can't forget about taking care of ourselves.  That's why I've got some tips of self care for bride to be's. Remember to prioritise your mental and emotional well-being during this special time. Trust me, a happy and stress-free bride is the most beautiful one So take a [...]

In this month’s wedding blog we have lots of previous August brides sharing their own wedding tips and wedding photos giving you loads of wedding inspiration especially if you are getting married in August! Read on to see their beautiful wedding photos and hear all their wedding tips! If you are getting married in the month of August as you [...]

With so much stress associated with wedding planning I have the best wedding affirmation for getting married. As you now know wedding planning can be stressful (and very stressful at some parts) so I want to do something positive in helping you plan your wedding. And as you know here at My Wedding Shop my job is to make your [...]

Finnlough is an ideal spot for a mini-moon in Ireland. You need to put on your bucket list! It is definitely one of those places that when you go to it you know you are ticking a box off! Niall treated me to two nights there for my 40th birthday. I had come across it initially on Instagram and fell [...]

What stage are you at in planning your wedding with connecting with your wedding suppliers? Are you at the start of the process of contacting wedding suppliers to book them for your big day? But as well as contacting them you need to be CONNECTING with them! “Connecting” is the key word here! And I don’t mean following their Facebook [...]

Isn’t it so lovely when you get engaged and people congratulate with well wishes? But what are you going to do with your engagement cards? I have been wanting to do something with mine for an age as they are just in a box under our bed! As you probably know I love all things stationary, especially cards so I have been [...]

A big regret that wedding couples have is not spending enough time together. I see it all the time in my wedding monthly blogs. It is a regret of ours two as we didn't hang out enough time together on our wedding day even though we were convinced we would. PLEASE make sure you schedule this time together into your [...]

Am I really writing about a heatwave wedding in Ireland? Normally bride and grooms are looking for tips on managing a wedding in the rain ... But in case of a bit of a heatwave I thought I would pulled together my Top 10 Cool Ideas for a Heatwave Wedding: 1. Flip Flops Avoid shoes or anything that your feet [...]

Are you looking real wedding advice? I have some amazing wedding tips from two stunning brides who both got married in the month of April!! Una and Eoin married on Saturday 9th April 2022. They had a church ceremony in Ardclough, Co. Kildare followed by a reception in Castle Durrow, Co. Laois. You guys are so lucky as Una shares [...]

Choosing the perfect bridesmaid dresses is one of the hardest wedding jobs. With your bridal party being different sizes, heights, personalities etc it can be tricky to get something that suits everyone so here are my 10 Top Tips you need when starting to search for your bridesmaid dresses. My Gorgeous Bridesmaids Begin the hunt for the perfect [...]

Creating a sweets table is one of the things I wished we had done for our wedding! ☹ So I may not have gotten the chance to do a sweets table for my wedding but I got the chance to do it recently (for you guys!).  When Party City gifted me a €100 voucher, I decided to set myself a [...]

Planning A Small Wedding? Are you now planning a small wedding due to Covid19? Are you thinking of having an intimate wedding now and a big party to celebrate at a later stage when it is safe to do so? Well, you aren’t alone.  So many couples who were planning their wedding day have been affected in this pandemic and [...]

Covid19 Brides Talk About  Postponing Their Weddings Over the last couple of weeks I have received so many messages from bride to be’s who are now being given the title of "Covid19 Brides". We have never seen so much uncertainty in all our personal lives and the impact it is having on a global level. Planning a wedding can be [...]

Part II Planning a Wedding Ceremony Wedding Ceremonies with a Personal Touch I was originally just going to do one blog on everything to do with wedding ceremonies and it's legalities but it was getting far too big as there is A LOT to the legalities as we know!! For this blog post I will be looking at the different [...]