Also, due to the amount of images I wanted to share, I am actually going to split the event into two posts so that it allows you to appreciate the evenings efforts. So without any further delay, I present a selection of images taken on the night for you to enjoy

I will warn you now, there will be a lot of images in this post  :-)

Our MC for the night was Mary McGill

Arlette and Hans Peter (Manuela’s parents) in the foreground leading everyone to the beach.

We all headed back inside into the Salthill Hotel where we started the nights entertainment.

The first act were the brilliant Trad on the Prom. If you have never seen any of their shows then you MUST go and see them when they resume in the summer.

We then had the amazing Gerard Fahy who gave us a couple of tunes using the Uileann Pipes.

After the Trad on the Prom guys had finished we had Justin Kelly belt some great tunes.

Justin then provided the backing music and vocals to the super talented Lucia Evans.

The next act up were Ruth & Bernie from The Molly Hicks

A little while after they were joined on stage by the talented Mary McPartlan for a few songs

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And to be a little different from most weddings. The groom has his sister as the best (wo)man!!

Church:  NUIG Chapel, Galway
Reception: Galway Bay Hotel, Salthill, Galway
Hair: Pater Mark, Galway
Flowers: Knocknacarra Florists
Dress: Madeline Gardner New York dress from Tracy Bridal, Galway

In a typical Galway day of starting a bit overcast it soon developed into something more interesting with sunshine. The typical morning chaos at the bride preparation slowly developed into something very organised as the make-up and hair was finished and the girls getting their stunning outfits.

St Mary’s Church is a very popular spot with beautiful details inside and the lighting, from a photographers point of view, is perfect as not too harsh creating lovely soft tones.

Boy oh boy, you have just got to love the dress by Ian Stuart, a real stunner indeed

I love love catching these little moments like this. Nothing is said, just a glance, a smile, a gentle squeeze of the hand – beautiful!!

Church:  St. Mary’s, The Claddagh, Galway
Reception: Meyrick Hotel, Eyre Square, Galway
Hair: Zenith Hairdressers, 33 Eyre Street, Galway
Makeup: Malvina Barrett
Flowers: Evergreen Florists, St Francis Street, Galway
Dress: Ian Stuart Bride from Moreland Dublin, 7 Burnell Square, Northern Cross, Dublin 17
Car: Limousines Ireland

Katherine McGee, who I know through Bualadh Bos, the Oranmore Music & Drama Group has been asked to do a presentation in Dublin in the near future. She was asked by the organisers to provide a head-shot which is to be used in the programme and for the web site. As she did not have any new or decent images to hand, this is where I stepped in to help out.

I was also recently asked how I achieved the above shot when I showed it to another photographer friend so I thought I would let you know. In a nutshell, it was done Strobist style!! I used a Canon 580EX Mk1 flash (at 1/8th power) on a light stand using a small softbox on camera left to help soften the light. By keeping the shutter speed at a decent enough speed, it ensured the background light came through and provide nice ambient background light. I also used my super duper 85mm F1.2 L II lens which I have started using again with great results.

The second shot below was just something we did in the back garden of my house as Katherine had her lovely dog, Oskar with her to keep us company and we wanted to make sure he was in on the action too.

As she has recently been elected to Galway City Council, Hildegarde was looking for the shots to be less official or formal looking which suited me to the ground. We headed into Galway and ended up at the House Hotel which is a cracking boutique style hotel in the city centre. I have used this hotel on numerous occasions in the past so it was a bit of a no brainer heading there again.

Here are a couple of the shots I took and I will add a copy of the article to show you how it ended up when I get a copy.