Many people are surprised when they see how varied the landscape can be in Ireland. Despite being an island nation, there is an incredibly diverse topography, including mountains, hills, flat fields, lakes, rocky cliffs and probably most surprising: white sandy beaches. Especially along the southwestern part of Ireland — Kerry — you will find some […]

We absolutely love when a couple take their wedding day as an opportunity to truly express themselves.  Be it weaving in their favorite things into traditional wedding schemes, or going off “wedding script” with super non-traditional venues or details, the fact remains that the most memorable weddings are those where the couple truly embraced their personalities, […]

Confidence. Inspiration. Revelry. Joy. It’s hard, sometimes, to put artistic expression into words. Even the greatest wordsmith can struggle to pick the right combination of words, a perfect phrase, or cadence to capture what one experienced in real time. Thankfully, photographers come in to communicate without a single word, moments of pure joy and love […]

You will often here us talk about your destination wedding as an “experience” rather than an event. The word “event” seems so limited and finite; too narrowly focused. All of our clients choose Ireland in large part because not only does it offer an incredible natural setting, but also offers a chance to experience many things: different […]

One of our favorite weddings from 2016 was Brett and Ray’s July wedding at Virgina Park Lodge. We always tell our clients to make sure you incorporate yourselves into your special day. It’s hard, we know, to mitigate traditional elements with advice from family members, balance that against thousands of images on Pinterest and magazines […]

The wedding business comes with some spectacular moments and details that we have the privilege and honor of helping to plan and produce for our clients. We love the nitty gritty details, the challenge of coordinating and translating our clients’ vision and making it a reality for their dream wedding day. But we do have […]

Waterlily Weddings offers a variety of services for our clients, one of which is on-day coordination. Some couples are already familiar with Ireland (usually a groom or bride is an Irish native) and therefore already have a set plan in place with a command on the planning process. But, they need a bit of help […]

One of our favorite venues to work with in Ireland is Gregans Castle in the west. It is everything you picture in your head when you think of the Irish countryside: a quaint stone country estate home straight out of a Jane Austen novel, sweet garden with flowers and vegetables, a cozy fireplace to warm […]

Although all of Ireland is most spectacular, there are a few places that are more special still. The Cliffs of Moher, located on the western coast of Ireland is one such place. These imposing towers of shale and limestone soar about 400 feet above sea level, buttressing an impossibly verdant landscape on one side and a […]

Although we do love the grandeur and pageantry of a large, opulent wedding, we also admire the smaller charming weddings set in the picturesque countryside, ideally on a bright sunny day. Such was the case with Molly and Patrick’s wedding at Castle Durrow. In the central- west of Ireland in County Laois sits an idyllic […]