Marry in Ireland
Say your vows in a castle or a country house. Tell us your date, and we check every venue for it.
It comes off your final price, and is refunded in full if you don't go ahead.
Each region has its own venues, light and way of getting there.
Leinster is Ireland's eastern province, taking in Dublin, the Wicklow Mountains, Kildare, Kilkenny and the Boyne Valley, so most venues sit within a short drive of Dublin Airport. 4 venues.
Munster is Ireland's southern and south-western province, covering Cork, Kerry, Clare, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford, and it holds much of the Wild Atlantic Way coastline. 1 venue.
What draws couples to Ireland, place by place.
Castles and country estates sit within reach of Dublin, from medieval Kilkenny on the River Nore to Meath.
The glacial valley and two lakes of Glendalough sit in the Wicklow Mountains, an easy day out from Dublin.
Walk the clifftop paths of the Cliffs of Moher, rising about 214 metres above the Atlantic in County Clare.
The Ring of Kerry loops past Killarney National Park, where lakes and mountains frame the drive.
The hilltop Rock of Cashel, with its round tower and cathedral, gives guests medieval Tipperary between celebrations.
Summer evenings stay light late, giving drinks on the lawn and photos a long, golden finish.
In the Republic of Ireland visiting couples can marry legally with no residency rule, in a civil, religious or secular ceremony, once they give 3 months' notice in person to the HSE Civil Registration Service. Same-sex couples can marry. Northern Ireland is part of the UK and runs its own system through the General Register Office for Northern Ireland (GRO NI) and district council registrars, with different notice periods and UK visa rules.
The steps, in order:
1. Choose your ceremony and solemniser: decide on a civil, religious or secular ceremony and choose a solemniser from the Register of Solemnisers. For a civil ceremony, the registrar marries you. 2. Book your notification appointment: book with an HSE Civil Registration Service office as early as possible, by phone or online in some counties. Waiting times vary through the year. 3. Give 3 months' notice: both partners attend in person and sign a declaration that there is no legal reason the marriage cannot go ahead. 4. Give notice from overseas: if you do not live in Ireland, ask a civil registration service about postal notice. You still need 3 months' notice and must meet the registrar at least 5 days before the ceremony. 5. Prepare for the registrar interview: if one of you is a foreign national, expect an interview, and bring an interpreter if you speak a language other than English or Irish. 6. Collect your Marriage Registration Form: collect it from the registrar once everything is in order. Your solemniser needs this document. 7. Hold the ceremony and register: marry with 2 witnesses aged over 18. After a religious or secular ceremony, take the signed form to any civil registration service within 1 month. For a civil ceremony, the registrar registers it.
Choose a month that suits the region you marry in.
Coldest month and short days, suits small city weddings only.
Cold, wet and dark early, few outdoor options.
Spring begins, St Patrick's Day on 17 March fills Dublin.
Lengthening days and spring gardens, showers likely.
Ireland's sunniest month on average, mild and green.
Second sunniest month and the longest evenings of the year.
Warmest month on average, busiest for visitors.
Nearly as warm as July, peak holiday season.
Quieter roads and still mild, days shortening.
Autumn colour in the country estates, wetter and cooler.
Wet and dark early, west coast storms possible.
Festive castles and hotels, Christmas holidays limit registrar dates.
Flight times guests can plan around, city by city.
Places your guests will want to see before or after the celebration.
Cross the River Liffey on Dublin's old cast iron footbridge, then walk into Temple Bar.
The neo-Gothic abbey sits on a lake beneath the Connemara mountains, with a Victorian walled garden.
Follow the Dingle Peninsula's coast road past Coumeenoole Beach and views of the Blasket Islands.
Take a boat from Portmagee and climb the stone steps to an early medieval monastery.
Walk the terraced Italian gardens and Triton Lake below the Palladian house in County Wicklow.
Walk to clifftop viewpoints near Portmagee, looking out over the Atlantic towards the Skellig Islands.
Tell us your date, roughly how many guests and where in Ireland you are drawn to. Your advisor replies in writing.
