2024 promises to be the most exciting year yet in the Irish wedding industry.

Getting married in 2024,2025? Well, first off… lucky you!!

  • Below is a list of the very best wedding suppliers I have worked with and know personally in the wedding industry in 2024.

    We will focus attention on the real key areas of wedding planning that fill up so quickly, the suppliers on this list book up early because they are simply brilliant at what they do.

  • Hotels & Venues.

  • Videographers.

  • Bridal & Menswear.

  • Hair & Make-up.

  • Wedding Decor.

  • Floral arrangements and bouquets.

  • Wedding Bands

Hotels & Wedding Venues

Kilkenny and the South East of Ireland are spoiled for choice when it comes to wedding venues and picturesque backdrops.

Our first top 5 on the list are typically the ones a newly engaged couple tick off the list first. The wedding ball is rolling, time to book your wedding venue!

  1. Langtons House Hotel - https://www.langtons.ie/

  2. Newpark Hotel - https://www.newparkhotelkilkenny.com/

  3. Mountain View - https://www.mountainview.ie/

  4. Mount Juliet Estate - https://www.mountjuliet.ie/

  5. Lyrath Estate - https://www.lyrath.com/

Ceremony Decor at Langtons Kilkenny by Little White Chapel

Ballroom dinner set up at Langtons Kilkenny at Christmas.

Videographers

Over the past 8 years I have had the pleasure of getting to know so many brilliant videographers, myself and Donal kicked off our adverture together back in 2016 so naturally he’s on top of the list, if you’re looking for a solid reliable professional then all 5 guys are safe as milk when it comes to choosing who’s going to capture your big day on film.

  1. Donal O’Connor - OC Wedding Videography https://www.ocweddingvideography.ie/

  2. Stephen Power - Signature FIlms https://www.signatureweddings.ie/

  3. Mario Fedek - JM Video Studio https://jmvideostudio.ie/

  4. Anthony Kane - AK Wedding Photography https://www.akweddingphotography.com/about/

  5. Brendan Brophy - Brophy Films https://www.brophyfilms.com/

Ballroom dinner set up at Langtons Kilkenny at Christmas.

OC Wedding Videography & Stargaze Photography working together at The Station House Hotel in October 2022

Hair & Make-up

So often the unsung heroes of any wedding day. Armed with mountains of hair spray, gossip and a tone of wedding knowledge you’ll want to tick these guys off your list asap because like delicious hot cakes these will be gone in no time.

Hair

  1. Tanya Anderson - Hair by Tanya http://hairbytanya.ie/

  2. Leanne Nolan - Vow to Wow https://www.vow2wow.ie/

  3. Elaine Murphy - https://www.instagram.com/bridalhairbyelainek/?hl=en

  4. Linda - Bridal Hair By Linda https://www.instagram.com/bridal_hair_by_linda/?hl=en

  5. Rebecca Cooper - Makeup and Hair by Rebecca https://www.instagram.com/makeupandhairbyrebecca/?hl=en

Elaine Murphy & Karen Maher during bridal preparations in Kilkenny.

Make-up Artists

More often than not a good make-up artist will set the tone for the entire day, the bride will be relaxed, looking amazing and most importantly ON TIME! If anyone is going to have the bride late us photographers take centre stage on that one… Kilkenny must be the mecca for make-up artists in Ireland or perhaps they’re all this fantastic! Anyway here’s the top 5, remember, remember these guys book up fast…..

  1. Yvonne Maher - https://www.yvonnemahermakeup.com/

  2. Dawn Ryan Fahey - Glamour! By Dawn https://www.glamourbydawn.com/

  3. Karen Maher MUA - https://www.instagram.com/karenmahermua

  4. Vaiva- Beauty By Vaiva https://beautybyvaiva.ie/

  5. Tara Power - https://www.instagram.com/tarapowermakeup/?hl=en

Decor

  1. Blissful Wedding Decor - https://blissfulweddingdecor.ie/

  2. Little White Chapel - https://www.littlewhitechapel.ie/

  3. Finesse Weddings - https://finesseweddings.ie/

Glamour by Dawn in action with our beautiful bride Aisling at Butler House Kilkenny.

Little White Chapel Wedding Ceremony Decor at the Set Theatre Kilkenny.

Floral & Bridal Bouquets

The creativity and artistic guil involved in modern day wedding flowers never fails to astonish me. Its little wonder that the bouquet toss has become a thing of the past (for now). Like ceremony and reception decor you absolutely can cut corners here but having a crew in who really know what they’re doing adds that extra wow factor. Real flowers cannot be mimicked in my opinion. These guys are masters of their art and deserve all the credit. Here are just a handful of the most creative wedding florists in Kilkenny today.

  1. Iris Flor Design - https://www.irisfloraldesign.com/

  2. Soah https://www.soahflowers.com/

  3. Fi-She Flowers - https://www.instagram.com/fisheflowers/?hl=en

  4. Petals n’ Blooms - https://www.petalsnblooms.ie/

  5. Flowers By Lucy - https://www.flowersbylucy.ie/

Petal n' Blooms Wedding Bouquet at Mount Juliet Estate.

Bridal & Menswear

  1. Jeutonic Bridal - https://jeutonic.com/

  2. Folkster Bridal - https://www.folkster.com/pages/folkster-bridal-folkster-weddings

  3. Detail Menswear - https://detailmenswear.ie/

Jeutonic Bridal Dress worn by Jessie at Butler House in Kilkenny. Tux by Detail Menswear High St Kilkenny.

Jeutonic Bridal Dress worn by Jessie at Butler House in Kilkenny. Danny’s Tux by Detail Menswear High St Kilkenny.

Music

The big one, after the photographer has been scrutinised to an inch of his or her life (I should know) the band is mulled over for weeks on end. That is of course until you see a few of these guys in action. Always enjoy shooting the dance floor particularly if the band gets the party up and out of their seats early and keeps them up before the dreaded waltz sends all the young people to the bar.

  1. After Dark - http://afterdarkmusic.ie/

  2. The Pearly Whites - https://www.thepearlywhites.ie/about.html

  3. Fiesta - http://www.fiesta.ie/the-band.html