View through the car door of the bride laughing after her wedding.

Alison & Daniel’s Kilkenny Wedding

This was quite an adventure for me, one that started in Essex at 4am one morning when I set off in my car heading for Kilkenny!
What a long, but pretty drive that was.

I first met Ally a couple of years before her day, she was at her cousin Avril’s wedding in the Cotswolds, so I was looking forward to catching up with all the family again!

Ally’s mum looked after me well, insisting on cooking me a delicious breakfast when I arrived in the morning to take pictures of the bridal preparations.
Such a lovely person, now greatly missed.

It was the perfect day full of smiles. Daniel and Ally got married at St Andrew’s Church in Bagenalstown, and a short drive through the countryside and we were at the Kilkenny River Court Hotel for food, drinks, and dancing.

As I expected the wedding ended with quite the party as you can see, and you may even spot me in one of the pictures!
A guest insisted I had to be in at least one of them!

  • Man sat on sofa.
  • Candid photograph of the bride in the morning.
  • Bride sat in make up chair.
  • Man putting on cufflinks.
  • Woman in rollers having her make up done.
  • Men standing outside in suits waiting for wedding.
  • Wedding guests in a pub.
  • A red London bus outside St Andrew’s Church in Bagenalstown.
  • Man with white hair and glasses, wearing a suit.
  • Woman in a pale pink dress and hat as people enter a church for a wedding.
  • People arriving at St Andrew’s Church in Bagenalstown. Three women all dressed up cross the road.
  • Woman with a fringe laughing in a doorway.
  • Wedding car arriving at church.
  • Mother of the bride in blue.
  • Bride and father in the car.
  • Bride arrives at St Andrew’s Church in Bagenalstown with her father.
  • Bride arrives at St Andrew’s Church in Bagenalstown with her father and bridesmaids.
  • Bride arrives at St Andrew’s Church in Bagenalstown with her father.
  • A wedding ceremony in St Andrew’s Church, Bagenalstown.
  • A flower girl cuddles her mum in a pew.
  • A wedding ceremony in St Andrew’s Church, Bagenalstown.
  • A wedding ceremony in St Andrew’s Church, Bagenalstown.
  • A wedding ceremony in St Andrew’s Church, Bagenalstown.
  • A wedding ceremony in St Andrew’s Church, Bagenalstown.
  • Bridesmaid in pale purple dress.
  • St Andrew’s Church, Bagenalstown.
  • The priest and two women outside St Andrew’s Church, Bagenalstown.
  • Woman dressed in blue for a wedding smiles at the priest.
  • Newly married couple greeting the guests outside the church.
  • Men in suits outside a church.
  • Woman in orange, and a woman in pink at St Andrew’s Church, Bagenalstown.
  • Women in hats at a wedding.
  • Bride and groom on a bus, a woman in blue laughing.
  • Bride looks out of the car window with a smile on her face, a young girl is putting her hair behind her ear.
  • The bride and groom cuddle and kiss by the River Barrow.
  • The family have a group photo.
  • Woman sat by the river with daughter on her lap.
  • Car parked outside some blue houses.
  • The bride goes to visit a family member at home who was unable to attend the wedding.
  • Bride and groom cross the road in Kilkenny.
  • The bride and groom pose in the Butter Slip medieval corridor in Kilkenny. A man in pink shorts walks past carrying a box of Bulmers.
  • Bride getting into a car in Kilkenny.
  • On the way to the castle the bride and groom walk past a man wearing shorts and green trainers, he smiles at them
  • In the grounds of Kilkenny Castle there are two newly married couples.
  • Bride and groom by the fountain in Kilkenny Castle.
  • A taxi driver laughs as a happy bride and groom walk past him in the street in Kilkenny.
  • Small girl hiding in a shurb.
  • Wedding guests in the bar at the Kilkenny River Court Hotel. A woman in a sparkly dress sits on the edge of a chair, a couple sit together and look in the same direction. A man is smiling while talking to a bridesmaid.
  • Wedding guests outside the Kilkenny River Court Hotel.
  • Man sat on bench.
  • Outside the Kilkenny River Court Hotel.
  • A wedding at the Kilkenny River Court Hotel.
  • Laughing at the wedding reception.
  • People drinking coffee sat at a table at wedding reception.
  • Bride and sister laughing during speeches.
  • Groom' speech.
  • Woman using a tablet to take photo of newly married couple cutting the cake.
  • Man sitting outside at the Kilkenny River Court Hotel.
  • Bride standing outside at the Kilkenny River Court Hotel.
  • Wedding guests sitting outside drinking.
  • Irish dance at a wedding reception in Kilkenny.
  • Irish dance at a wedding reception in Kilkenny. The lighting is pink and red. The bride and groom join in.
  • Woman leaning on a pillar holding wine.
  • Bride and groom first dance at the Kilkenny River Court hotel. Lights are pink.
  • Dancing at reception.
  • Father and daughter dance.
  • Young girl on a dance floor.
  • Keyboard player doing rock sign with his hands.
  • Man putting hand up to the camera.
  • People dancing at the Kilkenny River Court hotel
  • Man pointing at the camera at wedding reception.
  • Three women laughing while stood on the dance floor.
  • Man playing keyboard in wedding band.
  • Woman in glittery dress at wedding reception.
  • Man playing air guitar as woman head bangs at wedding.
  • Two women on the dancefloor at Kilkenny River Court hotel. They are on their knees playing air guitar.
  • Woman lying back on her knees playing air guitar at a wedding reception.
  • Dance floor at wedding. People are on their knees dancing and playing air guitar.
  • Man in wedding band playing guitar.
  • Woman with flip-flop on her hand dancing at wedding reception.
  • Bride is dancing and smiling at the camera, bridesmaid has her hands in the air. At the Kilkenny River Court hotel.
  • Bride and groom on a dance floor clapping and laughing.
  • Man wearing a tie dancing.
  • Woman with hands in the air as she dances.
  • Man singing along at a wedding.
  • People dancing at an evening reception.
  • Woman with dyed platinum hair shaking her head. A wedding reception in Kilkenny.
  • The bride and groom at the end of the night.
  • Man holding another man upside down.