Wedding of the Week: Cork couple engaged in medieval castle tie the knot

A MEDIEVAL castle in Croatia provided the backdrop for a romantic wedding proposal.

Emer Griffin and Anthony McCarthy were married this summer. Emer is from inniscarra and Anthony is from Crossbarry. They now live in Farran.

They took part in our Wedding of the Week.

The couple met in Bruce College and were very good friends for three years before they started going out in 2016.

They were engaged in July last year at the Fortica Fortress, in Hvar, Croatia.

They got married in St Senan’s Church Cloghroe, followed by a wedding reception in the Celtic Ross Hotel, Rosscarbery, on July 14.

The bride said: “We woke up to torrential rain on the morning of the wedding, however, just as I was getting ready to leave the house the rain stopped and during the ceremony we could see the sun beginning to shine and from then on the day was beautiful.”

The bride’s dress was from Bella Bleu Bridal in Cork city, by the Irish designer Edwina O’Gorman. Accessories from Rosie and Dott and shoes were from Next. The bridesmaid dresses were from Coast. Anthony, his groomsmen and both dads wore suits and shoes from Simply Suits in Cork.

Mary T (powderandplait on instagram) did make-up, and Dana (hairstyles_by_Dana on instagram) did hair.

Present were Emer’s parents, Eltin and Carmel, and sisters, Evelyn and Georgina. Anthony’s parents Tony and Teresa and brother, Robbie, were also by his side.

The bridal party included Emer’s two sisters, Evelyn and Georgina. Evelyn flew back from Vancouver and Georgina flew back from Lyon for the wedding. Anthony had his brother Robbie as his best man and his friend Jerry as his groomsman.

Flowers were by Rachel from Ina McCarthy Flowers, Midleton.

The reception was held in the Celtic Ross hotel in Rosscarbery.

Emer said: “They couldn’t have done more for us, Mags and the team there were simply amazing.”

The band were Up To 90 and were fantastic, they kept everyone dancing all night . The couple’s first dance was to Everywhere, the version by Niall Horan and Anne-Marie.

As to the most memorable thing about the day?

They said: “Being surrounded by our closest friends and family. We felt very loved and thankful for having such amazing people around us.”

A special nod to photographer Dermot Sullivan and videographer was Maurice O’Carroll.