Emerald Isle wedding

What set­ting could be more roman­tic than Ire­land for a wed­ding? With lovely cas­tles, a rich his­tory and a famously warm wel­come, this Irish wed­ding looks like a real treat.

Cap­tur­ing the spirit of a won­der­ful wed­ding day in Ireland

I loved this wed­ding instantly when I stum­bled across it on the wed­ding pho­tog­ra­phy web­site and blog of Green­lees Pho­tog­ra­phy. Based in Hert­ford­shire, wed­ding pho­tog­ra­pher Colin Green­lees was lucky enough to be invited over to Ire­land to shoot Jo & David’s wed­ding in May.

Cas­tle Dur­row on a per­fect wed­ding day!

Jo and David are an Eng­lish cou­ple who got mar­ried in Ire­land, at the gor­geous Cas­tle Dur­row in county Laois. Cas­tle Dur­row is a 4 star lux­ury wed­ding venue just 90 min­utes from Dublin. This pho­to­graph shows it at its very best, with the gor­geous green grass so care­fully mown it points directly at the venue!

Jo enjoys the view from Cas­tle Durrow

Cas­tle Dur­row has some won­der­ful lit­tle quirks, includ­ing this tele­scope with which guests can admire the gar­dens! With the gar­dens reflected so clearly in the glass of the tele­scope, and Jo’s great smile, this is a lovely picture.

I love the colours in this photo!

I just adore the colours in this pho­to­graph — the make up artist’s kit is beau­ti­ful in itself!

Jo looks at home in the lux­u­ri­ous set­ting of Cas­tle Durrow

Jo’s dress is a real princess style, with pretty, thin shoul­der straps, a crystal-covered bodice and long flow­ing skirt in white. It suits her curvy fig­ure per­fectly. This pho­to­graph uses the grand set­ting of the venue with its high win­dows and great views to empha­sise the drama of Jo’s wed­ding dress.

The stair­case of the cas­tle is a great photo opportunity

A clas­sic shot at Cas­tle Dur­row, the bride and her dad make their entrance via the grand stair­case. The light and tapes­tries add an air of grandeur to the picture.

Jo and David’s wed­ding ceremony

Jo and David are raptly atten­tive dur­ing the wed­ding cer­e­mony. Jo looks gor­geous with her hair up, twisted in lovely curls and with her gor­geous tiara. David’s suit com­ple­ments her dress, with clas­sic whites for his waist­coat, tie and buttonhole.

Jo and David pose for a tra­di­tional pic­ture in the cas­tle library

The happy cou­ple! This is a clas­sic shot, made really spe­cial with the back­ground adding more ele­gance and sophis­ti­ca­tion to a beau­ti­ful image of the bride and groom. Jo’s smile is gor­geous and her dress is so per­fect for her. She car­ries a sim­ple bou­quet of ivory roses.

I love Jo! She’s gor­geous and full of fun. Great photo.

Jo’s con­fi­dence and play­ful­ness is inspir­ing! What a fan­tas­tic photo, show­ing her per­son­al­ity and of course show­ing off her gor­geous figure!

Jo has a taste of the local speciality!

Aft er the wed­ding, it’s time to del­i­cately sip some cham­pagne… or not! It’s only polite to try the local fare, of course!

A fan­tas­tic pic­ture of Jo enjoy­ing a pint of Guinness!

It looks like the Guin­ness has gone down a treat! What a fab photo.

When in Rome — sorry, Ire­land… love this wed­ding photo!

Bob’s bar is a lovely lit­tle pub near the bridge in Dur­row. I love this relaxed pho­to­graph of the grooms­men and of Jo and David steal­ing a kiss in the doorway.

A roman­tic pho­to­graph of the bride and groom

This pic­ture is softly lit and looks ever so roman­tic. I love the vari­ety of pho­tographs from this wed­ding. The bride and groom look con­tem­pla­tive, relaxed and happy.

The lush gar­dens of Cas­tle Dur­row are a great backdrop

Another really roman­tic wed­ding pic­ture of David and Jo. The green­ery behind just adds to the Irish / celtic feel of this wedding.

A reminder of a beau­ti­ful wed­ding venue

Out­side Cas­tle Dur­row as the sun­light begins to fade. There’s a cer­tain pride to David and Jo, and again their con­fi­dence shines through. The soft lines in the grass, and even the clouds in the sky, seem to be point­ing towards the venue.

My favourite shot from this Eng­lish wed­ding in Ireland

A gor­geous last pic­ture of the bride and groom: Jo and David share a kiss as evening falls. The blue of the sky behind them is divine.

Thanks to Colin from Green­lees Pho­tog­ra­phy for sub­mit­ting this fab wed­ding to the blog. Colin’s based in Hert­ford­shire but I don’t doubt he’d love another wed­ding pho­tog­ra­phy book­ing at Cas­tle Durrow!

Check out Colin’s wed­ding pho­tog­ra­phy blog for more pho­tos from David & Jo’s wed­ding and sign up to his Face­book page for his lat­est weddings.