Kenmare Wedding Photographer at Dromquinna Manor

I always say this is my dream job so much so it’s almost unfair to call it a job. I loved getting to photograph Kealinn and Mark’s Dromquinna Manor wedding, located in the gorgeous town of Kenmare in County Kerry. The short 4hr and 30 min drive down the road from Cavan in the sunshine was a dream, podcast on the radio and a cappuccino in the cup holder and I was set. I arrived relaxed and on the day, I walked into a getting ready room full of giggles with Kealinn as chilled as they come. a gorgeous outdoor ceremony in the marquee and a reception on the lawn of this outrageous stately home built on the backdrop of stunning views thats draws the tourists to kenmare year in year out. They loved the photos I delivered with Kealinn emailing me “Wow - we love the photos!! Thank you so much, you really captured the day so well. Thanks again for all your time on the day and all the work, they are so amazing and our family have been enjoying so much going through them in the last day! As a documentary wedding photographer thats all I can ask for knowing my couples love what I do :) check out a selection of photos down below

For more info on weddings at Dromquinna Manor check them out HERE and for more documentary photos and to find out how I photograph as a cavan wedding photographer click HERE.

Wedding Planning Tips 2024 - Pt1

Planning a wedding will be one of the most exciting times in your life. You are planning to celebrate your love with all your favourite people, HOW AMAZING!!! but it can be stressful and worrying if you don’t keep on top of things. The biggest strain to couples is over-spending and time running away on them, you know how it is you blink and 6 months have passed but don’t worry it’s gonna all work and out and its going out be awesome!!!

You’ve popped the question, they’ve said yes so what now??

1. Pick Your Venue.

I would say that the very first thing to do is settle on your venue. Now, I don’t mean, rush off and view that place you’ve been ogling on Instagram, booking it on the spot and figuring out the details later. Before that, you really need to get clear on what you want from a venue. Yes, the heart element should be strong in this decision, but you should try to let your head take the lead on it. A venue is so much more than a famous view and cool chairs. It has to function the way you need it to and have people running it who will make your life easy and your wedding day seamless. Do you want a “traditional” church wedding? Do you want a humanist ceremony? An all in one from a hotel ? Or do you want the very popular city hall and a restaurant for the reception, these will all factor in the timeline for your wedding. Once you have a date secured with your venue, then book your key suppliers, having ensured that the date you’ve chosen is going to give you enough time to lock in the vendors you really want and to be able to comfortably afford your dream day.

2. Create A Timeline.

Create a detailed planning timeline as soon as possible. Including every single thing that is needed to make the wedding happen in the way that you want it. Everything from chasing RSVPs, to choosing the first dance song, to picking suits, hairdressers to flowers to should get a week on the calendar, and this way, broken down into a task or two a week, it shouldn’t seem so daunting. Delegate the responsibilities between both yourselves and people who are willing to help out. 

If like me you are a fan of a techy solution, here’s some apps to help you on your way

• Postable - for collection addresses for invitations

• Top Table Planner - for designing your table plan

• Appy Couple - for keeping your guests up to date

• Spotify - hear a banger on the radio that you know will have people up dancing save it to a playlist and send it to your DJ

• Wedding Snap - Collecting Guests' Photographs you can never have too many eyes on a wedding day your photographer can’t be every where all at once so getting your guests to upload their pics helps - bonus its a free content creator ha

• Tripit - For planning that perfect honeymoon

3. Research Your Vendors.

The best way to find vendors that you really vibe with is to go on a social media deep dive. Find a local vendor you like a lot and follow them online to get a sense of their personality and who they are as a person and business. they are the people you will likely spend the most time with on a wedding day so not only do they have to be good at what they do, you have to like them as a person

My advice is to pick your top 5 vendors in each area and go down the list from 1-5 ie top 5 photographers top 5 Make up artists etc this way you will end up with vendors you love.