Our team!

We were so lucky to have such an amazing group of helpers to make this the wedding we wanted. Of course there were times in the last few weeks that we asked ourselves was it all worth it.

Their efforts and support both before and during the wedding were incre

dible; from finding the right stamps to printing certain church programs again cause a type-oh led to a blasphemous reference to spending hours hanging our paper lanterns

Hindsight would suggest it was and the level of gratitude we got from our guests, but of course it wouldn't have been possible without the following star-players:

Our parents:

Their generosity, help & support was ridiculous and maybe sometimes could have been more acknowledged, but Dave & I both hope our parents felt we did them proud and that they enjoyed it too.

They didn't look half-bad on the day either, our mothers put such creativity & effort into their outfits for the day and especially their hats which made them look so beautiful and elegant. Our fathers scrubbed up pretty well too!

The beautiful bridesmaids

Máire, my sister and Susan, my amazing friend, were my bridesmaids. Over the years they have been my rocks of support when I needed to vent or knew how to wrap me in cotton wool when I needed it. It was so special to have them there with us through everything.

The Groomsmen

Ray, Dave's brother and Conor, his best man were the glue that held us all together. Working in the background they smoothed over the broken house locks, restaurant table settings and all the other crappy little jobs that had to get done but never looked for acknowledgement or thanks. Ray spent the best part of the week before the wedding in his car running around doing errands for us. Conor arrived and smiled and everything was ok. He also managed to make the whole room ripple with laughter during his speech, which light-heartedly threw a few punches at Dave's style choices over the years. Too funny!

Our Families

We were very lucky that my uncle Tadhg agreed to marry us in Portugal and all through the process he made us feel like there was nothing to stress or fear about, in his hands it all felt ok. It made it so beautiful to have him with us during the rehearsal, on the altar and all the way through the week.

Our siblings and their partners made it all come together. Ailbhe & Fiona, who were Raymo's soldiers but did so much in their own right, made us very proud. Fiona came in at the eleventh hour to sing the psalm and did a very beautiful job of it. Ailbhe made us very proud and honoured to have her there, from her beautiful reading to our welcome home surprise dinner, it was absolutely amazing to have her as part of our team!

Aoife's brothers:

We bow down and applaud you for your help & support. Thank you all, Mossy, Johnny, Diarmuid & David for being so amazing, helpful and gracious. For mucking in and never complaining when I sent you in the searing heat to hang paper lanterns the day before the wedding. For partying when your services were required. For showing us how to surf body boards, gracefully, in the pool. Míle buíochas!

The Murphy boys, Victor & Tadhg, made us smile from beginning to end. Thank you for being there, Tadhg for being the most wonderful page-boy (check out his cute dickie bow, thanks Peigí!), we will remind you of it in years to come! Victor, thanks for the amazing dance moves and always being there for us!