Photographer's Notes
The start of winter can be more colourful, interested and atmospheric than a typical summer's day, Priscilla and Eoin's wedding day proves this theory. And anyway rain is good when light and sprinkling only towards the end of your bridal shoot.
What stands out in my mind with the wedding below was the grand ceremony on the grand staircase at Peel Manor House; it's always refreshing to be able to get a different prospective shooting from above. The ceremony was directed by the talented Anthony Maher.
Colour themed gold, the whole wedding was simply elegant in every sense of the word. Priscilla and Eoin have to be one of the nicest couples of the year.
How long did you have to plan your wedding Priscilla?
We had about a year and a half to plan for the wedding, which to some people thought that was more than a sufficient amount of time but once we got towards the last few weeks before the wedding we thought, there's never too much time ahead to plan!
Please tell me about your dress
My wedding dress was a Penelope. It was white and strapless with a gold trim around the waist which came round to the back into a gorgeous bow. It was a lace up with just the right length train. There was beautiful flower like beading designs on a lace fabric attached to the dress from head to toe.
Your wedding was a gold theme wedding, why?
There were a number of reasons as why a gold theme was chosen. I found it very hard to decide on a colour that was not already so popular in weddings as well as what would go with the type of flowers I wanted and the décor of the venue we were hiring. After a bit of research I had discovered gold. Gold, I personally felt was very elegant, and the traditional ideas and theme I was finding myself expressing, just went perfectly together. As well, gold being the one of the colours you would be able to mix different shades and tones with and not look wrong.
Your wedding ceremony went down the stairs of Peel Manor House, why did you pick this as your entrance was this a back up plan incase it rained?
Coming down the stair case at Peel Manor House was definitely the only entrance I wanted for the ceremony. I was lucky that was my choice because as we experienced rain, the heaviest downfall was at the start of the ceremony. The other alternative would have been to leave upstairs using the metal staircase leading outside without being seen and make my way round to the front door. The feeling practicing walking down the staircase at the rehearsal just made me even more assured and made it even grander than what I had imagined it to be. Unfortunately I did have a few problems walking down on the day because the dress was an inch or two too long, therefore curling under my feet as I would land on the next step. But I made it!!
Why did you pick May as the month for your wedding?
We chose the month of May simply because my favourite number is 22. There are a number of other reasons as to why 22 is such an important number so we looked for a Saturday that was the 22nd and once we came upon it that was going to be our day. So it was not so much the month or season that we were concerned about or preferred.
What perfume did you wear on the day?
My perfume was Organza by Givenchy. This my mum had worn as I was growing up and once I got to the appropriate age I fell in love with it. Being so expensive it was for very special occasions only and was definitely the chosen one for my wedding day!
Games you played for tossing the bouquet and removing the garter?
We did not have a game for the tossing of the bouquet but did have one for the garter.
What was the filling of your weddings cake?
The filling of the cake was slightly different from the traditional fruit cake. We had a wonderful family friend's mother to make it for us. It was a fruit cake with bits of chocolate pieces mixed in that would melt as it was being cooked. It was amazing!
What recommendations or advice could you offer for other brides planning their wedding?
If I had to pass on any bit of advice, it would be firstly to make it your own!! There would be nothing worse than looking back and seeing something that had been decided on and you did not like it but were too polite to speak up. Sometimes the larger number of guests is not always necessarily better. The most intimate wedding with those who love you, cherish you and want nothing but the best for you should really celebrate that big day with you (plus it's costly especially if you are on a budget).
DON'T worry about the small things that go wrong, not necessarily on the day but there can be a few days before or the day before. That little imperfection or mishap reminds you your only human, you have done the best that you can and some people may not even notice but yourself. Take every moment in! I regret thinking so much about what was next and what was going to happen and most importantly I wanted more control than I had so to remember most of my day I had to wait for the photos. It goes by SO QUICKLY!
One last thing, shop around!! Do your research, double check with others if need be, ask lots of questions and try not to make a decision on the spur of the moment about something important.
| 
Priscilla & Eion's Wedding
