Whenever a last-minute enquiry comes in, they usually start with “this is going to sound a little mad, but our wedding is in a couple of months.” However, these are truly our kind of people – after all, we planned and had our own wedding with just three months’ notice (and had to answer the question “You mean, September this year?” about a million times). And in our experience, weddings organised in a few months are no less perfect than the ones that have taken years of planning. They usually feel super relaxed – a reflection of the laid back couple who have organised it.

The past few years have seen us photograph a lot of intimate weddings, and Edel and Hugh’s had the intimacy and emotion turned up to eleven! Joined by just their immediate family and their beautiful daughter, Indie, they had a gorgeous outdoor ceremony by the old chapel at Macreddin Village in Wicklow, followed with a cosy dinner in the Strawberry Tree restaurant a short walk away (and speeches that made us cry). While the adults enjoyed dinner and exchanged stories, the kids went outside and chased chickens and hammed it up for the camera.

And that dress. We really have to talk about Edel’s style… Of course, Hugh looked lovely, let’s just get that out of the way, but Edel wore one of the most beautiful dresses we’ve seen in our whole time doing this job, and she looked absolutely amazing. I think we told her this about a million times on the day, but I really cannot get over how effortlessly beautiful, timeless, and elegant she looked. It was the perfect length that allowed her to explore the grounds for photos and play and dance with little Indie.

While a lot of the traditional wedding elements were different or even absent, it never once felt like they were missing. Everything was exactly as it should’ve been.