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 The wedding of Ireland & West Brom soccer star Shane Patrick Long took place yesterday to former model Kayleah Adams. The ceremony took place at the beautiful Gothic style, 280 seater Church of St Mary in Enniskerry, latter formally part of the Powerscourt estate in County Wicklow.
Shane, from Gortnahoe, Thurles, Co Tipperary originally met his new bride when she was a teenager and he was playing for her home town of Reading, in Berkshire, England.
Hundreds of well-wishers gathered in the picturesque Wicklow village of Enniskerry, to cheer on & support both bride & groom on their special day.
Three bridesmaids were first to arrive, dressed in simple yet highly attractive knee length ivory dresses, together with two flower girls and one page boy.
The beautiful bride Kayleah arrived attired in a traditional A line styled, white lace, backless, figure-hugging ‘afternoon,’ wedding gown, while Shane looked dashing in a traditional morning suit, white shirt and cream tie.
The bride posed readily for photographs with her Dad and Bridesmaids, under a magnificent erected arch of white roses, prior to entering the church. Following the ceremony, the beaming couple emerged into brilliant sunshine, again posing for photographs, before travelling the short distance to the nearby lavish, 200 bed, five star Ritz-Carlton Powerscourt Hotel, (Ritz-Carlton won the Bronze Award for The Best Overseas Hotel in 2012.) where invited family and close friends, which included Kevin Doyle, Shephen Hunt and Paul McShane, were later entertained to dinner.
The West Brom & much loved Tipperary Soccer Star, together with new wife Kayleah, are expected to return from honeymoon shortly, to their present home in Sutton Coldfield.
From all here in Co Tipperary go our sincere best wishes to you both & your beautiful daughter Teigan.
(By the way the name Teigan is a female Anglicized form of the Irish male name Tadhg, taken from old Gaelic, Irish and meaning “Poet or Philosopher”.)
Warm sunshine came out of its secret hiding place yesterday, especially for the wedding of the very lovely Miss Tina Stapleton, daughter of Mr Paddy & the Late Mrs Mary-Ann Stapleton, Urlingford, Co Kilkenny, to Mr Pat McNeill, son of Mrs Kathleen & Mr Philip McNeill, Thurles, Co.Tipperary.
 Meet the new Mr & Mrs Pat & Tina McNeill Their marriage took place in the beautiful old Cistercian Abbey of Holycross, Thurles, (Latter the favoured choice of former celebrity weddings, e.g. Dolores O’Riordan (The Cranberries) & Colette Fitzpatrick (News Anchors at TV3) to name just two.) with the ceremony conducted by close family friends Rev Fr. Joe Walsh & Rev Fr. Ollie Maher.
Escorted down the aisle by her father Paddy and her uncle Billy, the bride looked stunningly beautiful in a full length strapless, Marie McElheron bespoke sweetheart design, white wedding gown, with bodice & side decorated with minute beaded flower detail.
Equally beautiful was her Matron of Honour Gillian Neary & two accompanying Bridesmaids, Miss Sharon Ryan & Miss Aoife Leahy-McNeill, latter who all wore Magenta 50′s style, A-line gowns, highlighted by vintage jewelled accessories.
The Groom, Pat and his Best man, Mr Leonard Carey together with Groomsmen Mr John Hickey & Mr Trevor McNeill both looked dashing in black long-tailed evening suits, with Top Hats, white Wing Collared Shirts, silver & white Waistcoats, elegantly highlighted by magenta & white Cravats.
Also adding to the splendour of this occasion were Flower Girl, Miss Gemma McNeill & Page Boy, Master Callum McNeill.
The couple proclaimed their love for each other in front of over two hundred family members and close friends, with a video recording of the event undertaken by top videographer Mr Eamon Anglim.
Passages from scripture were read by Yvonne O’Brien & Will Hourihan, while Prayers of the Faithful were read by Angela McNeill, Mary Cleere, Colette Kavanagh, Sinead Stapleton, Leona McNeill, Davina Tobin, Noelle Stapleton, Lorraine Hogan, Yvonne McNeill, Brid Stapleton & Mary-Ann Kavanagh.
Offertory gifts of Bread & Wine were carried by Kathleen McNeill & Eileen Kavanagh, while James Stapleton recited the customary Communion Reflection.
Following the marriage ceremony, the new Mr and Mrs McNeill retired to that very popular wedding venue, the Newpark Hotel in Kilkenny City, latter set in over 40 acres of parkland, with award-winning landscaped gardens. Here guests were met by General Manager Mr Mark Dunne & Banqueting Managers Mr Niall Dunne & Mr Peter Cullen, before being entertained to traditional punch, together with a host of other light refreshments. Pre-dinner music & vocal entertainment was provided by well known Balladeer, Mr Tomas Jackman.
Following family photographs in the magnificent nearby hotel gardens, the newly married couple joined their guests in the venues main Banqueting Suite for dinner, which was immediately followed by dancing very late into the evening.
The couple have chosen to keep their honeymoon destination a close secret for the moment, so to Tina & Pat must go all our best wishes for a happy, healthy and prosperous life together and our thank to you both for the most enjoyable of wedding day celebrations.
The wedding took place yesterday of the very lovely Miss Ciara-Lee Moran, daughter of Mrs Lorraine & Mr Anthony Moran, to Mr Gary Whittle son of Mrs Norma & Mr Ken Whittle and brother to Mrs Jennifer Cleary, Thurles, Co.Tipperary.
 Miss Ciara-Lee Moran & Mr Garry Whittle, pictured here following their wedding 3/5/2013. Their marriage took place in the beautiful rustic Church of St Mary’s, Geashill, Co Offaly, with the ceremony conducted by the Rector, Rev. Canon David Hutonbury
Escorted down the aisle by her father Anthony, the bride looked stunningly beautiful in a full length A-line, semi fishtail, Marie McElheron bespoke design, chiffon, ivory wedding gown decorated with beaded detail.
Equally beautiful was her accompanying Bridesmaid, Miss Orlaith Doheny, latter who wore a red 50’s style, shaped A-line gown with matching red ribbon, highlighted by vintage pearl jewelled accessories.
The Groom, Garry and his Best man, Mr Kenneth Whittle (Brother) both looked dashing in Charcoal Grey evening suits & Egg-Cream shirts, elegantly highlighted by red ties and matching handkerchiefs.
The couple proclaimed their love for each other in front of a large gathering of family and close friends, with music for the church ceremony provided by vocalist Miss Pauline Moran on guitar. Scripture readings were undertaken by close friends of the couple.
Following the marriage ceremony, the new Mr and Mrs Whittle retired to the very popular wedding venue, the magnificent 4 Star, Mullingar Park Hotel where guests, under the most helpful eye of Wedding Co-ordinator, Miss Emelda Murray, were entertained to traditional seasonal hot punch, together with a host of other light refreshments.
Following family photographs the newly married couple joined their guests in the venues main Banqueting Suite for dinner, which was immediately followed by dancing very late into the evening.
The couple have chosen Tuscany, latter a region in central Italy, as their favoured honeymoon destination & so to Ciara-Lee & Garry go all our best wishes for a happy, healthy and prosperous life together.
The sun shone brightly today for the wedding of the very lovely Miss Diane Cooper, daughter of Mrs Lily Cooper & the late Mr Jim Cooper to Mr Niall Weldon son of Mrs Bríd and Mr Jimmy Weldon.
Their marriage took place in the beautiful spacious Church of St Michael, in Portarlington, Co Laois, with the ceremony conducted by family friend & former local parish priest Rev. Fr. Tom Byrne.
 Diane & Niall pictured here relaxing following their wedding earlier today. Escorted down the aisle by her brother James, the bride looked stunningly beautiful in a full length strapless San Patrick designed ivory gown, with rose detailed ruched bodice. Equally beautiful was her accompanying Maid of Honour, Fiona Maloney who wore a strapless chiffon full length burgundy gown with waist rose motif and her bridesmaids Edel & Maria Weldon, both wearing full length navy chiffon Grecian style gowns.
The groom, Niall and his three groom’s men, Mr Tony Weldon (Best Man), Mr Keith Smart & Mr Eoin Lawlor all looked dashing in Silvery Grey Evening Suits, elegantly highlighted by white Oxford Plain shirts with waistcoats and black ties. Also adding to the splendour of this occasion was Flower Girl, Miss Katelyn Maloney together with Pageboy, Master Donal Boyd.
The couple proclaimed their love for each other in front of a large gathering of some 200 family and close friends, with music for the ceremony provided by Portlaoise Gospel Choir. Scripture readings were undertaken by Susan Weldon, & Breda Morton while prayers were read by Mark Weldon, David Nicholls, Debbie Keogh & Andy Barron. Offertory Gifts of Bread & Wine were carried by both mothers of the Bride & Groom, Mrs Lily Cooper & Mrs Bríd Weldon.
Following the marriage ceremony, the new Mr and Mrs Weldon retired to the very popular wedding venue, the 4 Star, Tullamore Court Hotel, Co Offaly, where guests, under the most helpful eye of twice nominated Irish Wedding Co-ordinator, Mr Martin Tempany, were entertained to traditional seasonal hot punch, together with a host of other light refreshments.
Following family photographs the newly married couple joined their guests in the venues main Banqueting Suite for dinner, which was immediately followed by dancing very late into the evening.
The couple have chosen Co Kerry here in Ireland as their favoured honeymoon destination & to Diane & Niall, go all best wishes to you both for a happy, healthy and prosperous life together.
The wedding took place today of the very lovely Miss Karen Conway, daughter of Mrs Nancy and Mr Patrick Conway, Inagh, Co. Clare, to Mr Paul Tuohy, son of Mrs Marian and Mr Patrick Tuohy, Holycross, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.
Their marriage took place in the historic Abbey of Holy Cross, Thurles, Co.Tipperary, with the ceremony beautifully conducted by the local parish priest, Rev. Fr Tomas Breen.
 Relaxing & taking time out, Karen & Paul, following their wedding earlier today. Escorted down the aisle by her father Patrick, the bride looked stunningly beautiful wearing an ivory satin Mikaella designer wedding gown, with organza detailed waist band and highlighted by an Elbow Single Ribbon veil. Equally beautiful were her accompanying bridesmaids, Siobhán Moore( Maid of Honour ) & Deirdre Carter, who both wore full-length, black evening gowns with organza train detail. Also adding to the splendour of this occasion were Flower Girl, Willow Carter, and Pageboys, Tadhg Conway & Joe Tuohy.
The groom Paul and his two Groomsmen, Jake Anchell (Best Man), & Frank Tuohy, all looked dashing in black evening suits, elegantly highlighted by white wing collared shirts, grey waist coats with and silver & black silk cravats.
The couple proclaimed their love for each other in front of a large gathering of over 200 family members and close friends, with music provided by organist Miss Geraldine Delaney assisted by vocalists, Mr Frank Tuohy & Miss Katie Lawless.
Scripture readings were undertaken by Barry Conway & Michael Tuohy, while prayers of the faithful were read by Pádraig Conway, Mairead McIntyre, Ciara Carson & Dave O’Neill. The Offertory Procession of Bread & Wine were carried to the alter by Mrs Nancy Conway & Mrs Marian Tuohy, while the Communion Reflection was read by Michael Brogan. Ministers of The Eucharist included Mary Keavey & Teresa Conway.
Following the ceremony, the new Mr and Mrs Tuohy retired to the popular wedding venue The Heritage Golf & Spa Resort nestled in the charming village of Killenard, in Co Laois, where guests were entertained to a Mulled Wine Reception, together with other pre-dinner light refreshments.
Following family photographs in this luxurious hotel complex, the newly married couple joined their guests in the hotels Ballroom for dinner, which was followed by dancing late into the evening.
The couple have chosen St. Lucia in the Caribbean & New York as their favoured honeymoon destination.
“To Karen & Paul, go all best wishes to you both for a happy, healthy and prosperous life together.” This is the earnest wish of both your families and your very many good friends, here in Co. Tipperary & Co Clare.
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