Couples are like snowflakes: no two are going to be alike. So why should their weddings be?  The best weddings are the ones where the couple really embrace their moment together, staying true to themselves and their vision, focusing on each other and staying in the moment. Our favorite couples are the ones that develop their […]

  We’re thrilled to announce our very own Waterlily Weddings was featured in the May/June issue of Wedding Planner Magazine as part of their Outdoor Events feature! Discussing the skills needed behind-the-scenes to pull off outdoor weddings in Ireland, our premier planner Michelle Johnstone Clark describes what it took to coordinate Brittany and Shane’s memorable wedding […]

The wedding planning business is a creative and exciting one. It’s often long hours, a lot of research, a lot of hands on working with a variety of people and traveling to places and we absolutely love every second of it. Our premier wedding planner, Michelle Johnstone Clark, often travels between her homes in the US […]

  Waterlily Weddings is proud to present  the destination wedding of Shelby & Brandt. After being previously engaged respectively, Shelby and Brandt decided this time they would elope somewhere fun and carefree where they could focus on each other and the important step they were about to take. Shelby had always dreamed of going to […]

Usually we’re in the throes of celebrating our clients’ anniversaries, but in April 2016, Waterlily Weddings celebrated its own special anniversary! Congratulations to Michelle and the team for an amazing 10 years as the leading wedding planners of destination weddings in Ireland! To celebrate, we thought it would be fun to take a trip down memory […]

Many couples who come to Ireland for their dream wedding are looking to incorporate some Irish traditions and elements into their special day. One detail many couples are choosing is hand-fasting.  This post explores quickly the history behind the hand-fasting ceremony and how you can incorporate it into your dream Irish wedding today. We have […]

Most of our posts are about Ireland and tailored for couples who are in the planning process of their own dream destination wedding. But the reality is that the guests who attend also play an integral role. This post is written from their perspective: what they want to know, what they wish they’d known, and […]

Waterlily Weddings is proud to present the destination wedding of Shawna & Mark at Waterford Castle. They met in the summer of 2011 and became engaged in the summer of 2013. This is the second wedding for both, so they wanted to make sure it was special and different. They wanted to make it a trip […]

Photo: copyright Michelle Escobar Your mission: You’ve got five days in Ireland and need to do and see and experience as much as is humanly possible. Where do you eat? What do you see? How do you get there and how long will it take? Don’t worry, Waterlily Weddings is here to help! Behold, your […]

Welcome to March! With St. Patrick’s Day coming up in a few weeks, we at Waterlily Weddings thought it’d be fun to go through some notes and separate the fact from fiction on what’s Irish and what’s not. Many pubs in Ireland (and in America) have what are called “quiz nights” — one night a […]