Dingle has become a popular destination for weddings. Over half of the weddings now taking place in the Dingle Peninsula, are marriages between visitors, who arrive as man and woman, and leave as husband and wife. There are many beautiful churches and shrines dotted around the area, and the Peninsula has a fantastic selection of Accommodation centres and wedding venues available. Coupled with the large selection of wedding day related services in the Dingle Area, all this helps to make Dingle Peninsula an ideal wedding venue..Congratulations! A bonus on your wedding day. Dingle is home to three nationally and internationally acclaimed goldsmiths. Original and beautiful designs in gold and precious metals, each smith with a unique style and look. Check them out on line.

We Irish are a notoriously superstitious crowd. Since the times of druids and ancient spirits, all aspects of Irish life and society is permeated with traditions and piseogs.

Every February 29th, the Leap Year, Irish Tradition allowed women to propose to their sweetheart. This is a tradition that has survived to this day. It is good luck to have your birthstone in your engagement ring, even if the stone is otherwise considered lucky.

If the bride's wedding dress is accidentally torn on the day, it will bring good luck for the couple. On Hallowe'en the Irish have a tradition of baking barmbrack ( Gaelic term for "speckled bread") with a wedding ring wrapped in paper or cloth and mixed into the dough. Traditionally, if your slice of the barmbrack contained the wedding ring, you would be engaged before the end of the year. And of course, Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue

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Elaine Kennedy is a freelance wedding photographer based in Dingle, Co. Kerry. Elaine's style of wedding photography is very modern. She has a popular story telling reportage style, capturing candid moments and small intimate details of the special day.