Bridesmaids carrying coloured flowers…
While wearing blue dresses the bridesmaids can carry a bridal bouquet which color complements their dresses and the brides dress.
Another option is to carry a bridal bouquet in the same colors as their dresses which is also a bouquet that can work for you.
Bridesmaid wearing blue dresses and carrying ivory bouquets.
Wedding Dress
Blue was the colour chosen by brides for the first legal weddings celebrated in Britain. It was chosen as the color for the bride’s gown, as a symbol of purity. White dresses were only introduced after Queen Victoria chose it for her wedding in 1840.
Wedding Bouquets
A blue wedding bouquet is a beautiful & striking colour choice and will make an impression with your family and guests. A blue wedding bouquet and flower symbolises freedom, strength and new beginnings.
Blue is cool, calming, relaxing and refreshing, from the blue water in the ocean to the blue skies.
Examples of blue flowers include like the delphinium (April to October), larkspur (July), hyacinth (spring), pansies (all seasons), anemone (October to May), iris (spring-summer), ageratum (summer), lobelia (August to September), veronica (summer to autumn) and bluebells (April to May).
Bridesmaid Dress
Wedding Decoration
Wedding Cake
In the morning, depart Adare Manor direction Shannon airport.
Situated in the heartlands of the Shannon region the Adare Manor Hotel and Golf Resort is steeped in exotic history and surrounded by medieval ruins. Set amid 840 acres of formal gardens and rolling parkland, the Adare Manor offers world class facilities which include a variety of accommodations to suit your needs, a magnificent Robert Trent Jones Sr. designed championship golf course, luxurious treatment rooms several fine restaurants and entertaining bars. The Adare Manor Hotel and Golf resort is located in the picture perfect Adare Village with thatched cottages and Tudor style homes and ivy-clad churches.
After breakfast fit for a king the depart Dromoland for Limerick city.
Activities in Limerick: visit to King John’s Castle and introduction to the city finest shops
King John’s Castle is a 13th century Castle on ‘King’s Island’ in the heart of medieval Limerick City. The Castle overlooks the majestic River Shannon offering wonderful views of Limerick City. Discover history at its best, magnificent views and life in Norman times.
The morning finished off with an Irish coffee from Paddy’s bar
Irish Coffee is internationally famous and a favourite after dinner drink throughout the world.It is a cocktail consisting of hot coffee, Irish whiskey, and brown sugar, stirred, and topped with thick cream.It was invented at Foynes, a small town in the West of Ireland.
After having strolled around Ireland’s prettiest village of Adare, experienced the quaint shops, wonderful boutiques, and thatched cottages they are now at Pat Collin’s bar for a pint of Guinness.
This morning they had Breakfast overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.
First stop this morning the wedding castle at Knappogue a possible venue for some of the planners clients from the USA.
Knappogue Castle is located in a truly picturesque setting, the castle offers one of the most romantic and unique wedding venues in the country. Initially built in 1467, Knappogue Castle is rich in history with charming grounds and a magical ambience to provide the perfect setting for your special day. Surrounded by the tranquil landscape and rolling hills of County Clare, Knappogue Castle is located on beautiful gardens where you can relax or enjoy a peaceful stroll.
Next stop the village of Bunratty where they will visit the castle and Folk park
The Castle is the most complete and authentic medieval fortress in Ireland. Built in 1425 it was restored in 1954 to its former medieval splendour and now contains mainly 15th and 16th century furnishings, tapestries, and works of art which capture the mood of those times.
Within the grounds of Bunratty Castle is Bunratty Folk Park where 19th century life is vividly recreated. Set on 26 acres, the impressive park features over 30 buildings in a ‘living’ village and rural setting. Enjoy the tastes, scents, sights and sounds of this enchanting place as you stroll from house to house or around the charming village complete with school, post office, doctors house, hardware shop, printers and of course the pub! They will have lunch in the Golden Vale cottage.
At the end of an other jampacked day they will retire to Dromoland castle for some luxury pampering.
Touch down in Shannon airport
This morning they checked in to the breathtaking Lodge at Doonbeg Golf Club
The Lodge at Doonbeg Golf Club is a coastal haven, hidden on a sheltered corner of the wild Atlantic Ocean. Set amongst a rugged landscape that stretches as far as the eye can see, the Lodge is a grand, Irish country house with a spectacular ocean backdrop. Doonbeg is one of the most dramatic and exclusive golf resorts in the world – a hidden retreat on one of the most breathtaking coastal sites in Ireland
Their next stop the Cliffs of Moher
One of Ireland’s top Visitor attractions and are a designated UNESCO Geo Park. The Cliffs are 5 to 6 miles long and the highest point is nearly 700 feet. This is one of Ireland’s most natural beauties with breathtaking views.
Now they are enjoying some Smoked Irish Salmon tasting at the Burren smoke house.
The Burren Smokehouse is a family-run business that was set up in 1989 by Birgitta & Peter Curtin who are committed to offer environmentally friendly services to tourists coming to the area. The Burren Smokehouse has been honoured with Two Star Gold awards for their Irish hot smoked organic salmon with honey. (Salmon on sale in USA)
And then they will dine on a lunch of Burren smoked salmon sandwiches and Burren black stout from the micro brewery at the Roadside Tavern.
The Roadside Tavern has been run by the Curtin Family since 1893 making it one of the oldest pubs in the Burren area. It has become the central meeting place for many people for well over a hundred years. Visit the Roadside Tavern where the friendly atmosphere, music and craic all combine to make a great drinking and dining experience.
Let us introduce you to some of New York’s best wedding organisers:
Annie Lee is the principal planner for Daughter of Design, an esteemed wedding and event planning company which is known for its high style and fresh thinking.
Recognized as a “celebrity entertaining expert” by People Magazine and a “Woman in Action – Entertaining Expert” by Shape Magazine, Lee has an extensive events career having worked with the San Francisco Opera, Tribeca Film Festival, BizBash, ASMALLWORLD, Quintessentially Events and various other prominent event industry professionals. Daughter of Design, who is a sought after authority on new trends, was voted The Knot’s “Best of Weddings” 2011 + 2012 and has recently planned the 1st New Year’s Eve wedding in Times Square and 14 Valentine’s Day weddings atop the Empire State Building. Daughter of Design is based out of Manhattan but produces events in destinations worldwide for discerning brides.
Joan Glenn, owner of 6 Degrees of Celebration, has built a career in the event and hospitality industry over the past twenty years. Together with the 6 Degrees team, Joan creates one of a kind celebrations for her clientele both locally and throughout the world. As a Culinary Institute of America graduate and former chef, Joan has fine tuned her knowledge of food, wine and high-end hospitality thus offering her clients a level of knowledge and expertise rarely provided in the industry.
Joan prides herself on having built not only a skilled planning team, but a professional network of partners worldwide who produce extraordinary weddings.Her portfolio of destination weddings includes locations such as Australia, Singapore, Canada and the Caribbean. She understands the key to a successful event is matching a client with the perfect destination, venue, vendors, combined with unique, well chosen details and most importantly a personal touch. As a boutique event planning firm, 6 Degrees of Celebration provides meticulous attention to detail, and supreme involvement in every aspect.
As the owner of Catena Travel, Shana Crew strives to offer the best and prestigious travel services worldwide for destination weddings/honeymoons, romance and anniversary getaways as well as leisure and corporate travel for individuals, families, and groups.
Dream Irish Wedding in conjunction with Tourism Ireland New York are delighted to be hosting Ireland’s first Familiarisation trip for top wedding professionals from the USA. All of our guests specialise in destination weddings all over the world but this will be their first opportunity to consider Ireland as a destination wedding location for their clients.
The trip will showcase the very best of the Shannon Region incorporating the spectacular highlights including the Cliffs of Moher, Bunratty folk park and the Burren. Culminating in an overnight in each of Dream Irish Wedding fairytale venues: Adare Manor hotel, the Lodge at Doonbeg GC, Dromoland Castle and Knappogue Castle.
Bride Yolanda…. Muchas Gracias!
Hi Michelle,I just wanted to thank you for a magical day. Throughout everything, your professionalism and responsibility shone through. You were so patient and understanding about everything, and it really meant a lot to me, especially on the wedding day, when everything could have been overwhelming. But, you actually made it all so calm and effortless! As I said before, you have put together an amazing team of people and I was just in love with everything and everyone.
Thank you so much for keeping everything on track and putting together the ceremony and reception of my dreams. The guests are still talking about the wedding and my bridesmaid, Hazel, said that it was the best wedding she ever attended–even better than her own, lol! I never got to thank you for the cake–it was delicious! Please thank the chef for us. The food was also superb and everyone cleaned their plates. I’m still quite euphoric over the day and am so grateful for all you’ve done.
