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Sunday, June 3, 2012

wedding flowers quilty county clare


wedding flowers star of the sea church quilty county clare
Floral arch at the star of the sea church, quilty county clare

vintage style wedding flowers
vintage style hearts on door with fresh flowers

wedding flowers at the star of the sea church quilty county clare
the porch at the star of the sea church quilty county clare

wedding flowers at the star of the sea church quilty county clare
Fresh flowers and organza pew ends at the star of the sea church quilty county clare

wedding flowers at the star of the sea church quilty county clare
Hurricane vases with fresh flowers window decorations 

wedding flowers at the star of the sea church quilty county clare
Lanterns and ivory carpet at the star of the sea church quilty county clare

wedding flowers at the star of the sea church quilty county clare

wedding flowers at the star of the sea church quilty county clare

wedding flowers at the star of the sea church quilty county clare
Chair covers with floral detail for the bride and groom

wedding flowers at the star of the sea church quilty county clare
Altar arrangement for unity candles

wedding flowers at the star of the sea church quilty county clare
Bridesmaids bouquets

wedding flowers at the star of the sea church quilty county clare
brides bouquet

wedding flowers at the star of the sea church quilty county clare
Brides small teardrop shape bouquet

wedding flowers at the star of the sea church quilty county clare
buttonholes and corsages for the bridal party


wedding flowers at the star of the sea church quilty county clare
wedding arch of fresh flowers

wedding flowers at the star of the sea church quilty county clare
vintage style 'penny farthing' with plants

wedding flowers at the star of the sea church quilty county clare


Friday, May 11, 2012

Irish Wedding Customs.......The child of Prague

the child of prague



To ensure a fine day for the wedding, there are three slightly different customs involving the Child of Prague, a religious statue which is often displayed in more traditional Irish Roman Catholic homes. The first is to place the statue outside under a bush the night before and if the statue is found headless next day, the sun will shine. Some believe that, 'it'll not bring you right luck till the head falls off it,' but the decapitation must happen by accident. (What may help, of course, is that the heads on these statues are notoriously prone to falling off!).
Another version is to put the statue in the hallway of the bride's home with a unit of paper currency underneath it. The third custom is to place the statue to one side of the church door(s) on the wedding morning. In older days in Ireland, the child of Prague was traditionally kept indoors, with a penny underneath him to ensure that there would always be money in the house.....
Devotion to the child began in 1556 when Maria Manriquez de Lara brought the image of the infant Jesus, a family heirloom, to Czechoslovakia from Spain on her marriage to Vrasitlav of Pernstyn. It is housed now in the church of Our Lady of Victory in Prague and is an object of veneration in many other countries besides Ireland.

In the 18th and 19th centuries, the Irish believed that if the sun shone on the bride, it would bring good luck to the couple............

I recently heard a bride on facebook say that if you put the child of prague's picture up on your page as your profile pic for a week before the wedding it will do the same job!....... Moving with the time's you gotta love it!


Monday, April 30, 2012

Wedding flowers at Monaleen Church, Limerick and Adare Manor


bridesmaids flowers/bouquets at monaleen church and adare manor
The Bridesmaids carried bouquets of ivory roses with a single light pink rose in the center....

bridesmaids flowers/bouquets at monaleen church and adare manor
The flowergirl's posy of ivory and pink roses and gypsophlia

bride's bouquet of ivory and light pink roses at monaleen church and adare manor
The Bride's bouquet of ivory and light pink roses


wedding flowers at monaleen church limerick and adare manor
wedding flowers at monaleen church limerick and adare manor
wedding flowers at monaleen church limerick and adare manor
The Handsome Page boy!
wedding flowers at monaleen church limerick and adare manor
wedding flowers at monaleen church limerick and adare manor
The Mother of the Bride...Lokking beautiful....
wedding flowers at monaleen church limerick and adare manor
The beautiful bride and her sister arriving at the church


wedding flowers adare manor

wedding flowers at monaleen church limerick and adare manorwedding flowers at monaleen church limerick and adare manor

wedding flowers at monaleen church limerick and adare manor



wedding flowers at monaleen church limerick and adare manor

wedding flowers at monaleen church limerick and adare manorwedding flowers at monaleen church limerick and adare manor





wedding flowers at monaleen church limerick and adare manor

wedding flowers at monaleen church limerick and adare manor

wedding flowers at monaleen church limerick and adare manor

wedding flowers at adare manor
Floral centerpieces at adare manor


chair covers and centerpieces at adare manor
The bride chose our white damask chair covers with an ivory bow at adare manor, they always look lovely

chair covers and centerpieces at adare manor


                 Huge Congratulations to Aoife & John - a really lovely couple......