Sile & Gerard

December 30th brought a short run up the road to Ballymote for Sile & Gerard's wedding. Unusually for me, I hadn't met the groom before the wedding day, so dropped into Gerard's house on the way to Sile's. The lads were just having breakfast and were nice and relaxed, despite the fact their water supply was still frozen. Necessity is the mother of invention though, and they'd filled up a big water tank which meant they could all get a shower and a shave in before heading for the church.

After the ceremony, we had a little wander over to Ballymote Castle. After doing a few shots with the Castle as the backdrop, I noticed a futuristic looking tunnel underneath the railtracks. It seemed a bit more urban grit than the usual bridal backdrops, but I like the result nonetheless.

Then it was back to the Landmark Hotel, where we received the usual warm welcome from Irish Wedding Co-Ordinator of the Year 2009 and now 2010, Patricia. It was just announced last night that Patricia has won the title for the second year in a row. Nobody has ever achieved this before, but anyone who has worked with Patricia knows how much effort she puts in to make sure her couples have a perfect day, and that the award is fully-deserved.

Sile had a little lie-down in The Black Mint Bar before dinner, and after that the party really got going.

As we're in the middle of the General Election campaign, I couldn't resist posting the shot of the bridal party walking over to the Castle. You'll see in the background a poster of Declan Ganley, still up since the Lisbon referendum. At the time, there was talk of him forming a new party and becoming a force in Irish politics. Anyone heard of him lately?