Surrounded by their friends and family, Frances and Raymond tied the knot at the Greenvale Hotel with stylish Spring accents and a beautiful pink and ivory colour scheme. After 12 very happy years together and three beautiful children, Cookstown couple, Frances and Raymond Spence said I do in the spring in front of their nearest…
Beverley and Ian’s spring wedding was teaming with elegant rustic charm, seasonal florals and fabulous bridal fashion . Deputy store manager Beverley Crawford first met engineer Ian Good during a night out in Omagh, and a few weeks later they had their first date. In February 2015 Ian used his powers of persuasion to get…
You know your alphabet, but do you know your ABCs when it comes to winter skincare? What does Vitamin B5 do, why is it important for winter skin and which ELEMIS product contains it? Read on to find out . . . Vitamin B5 is used for its conditioning properties to help soothe sensitive,…
When your best friend owns a bridal boutique you know the dress choice is going to be a showstopper! After meeting in 2013 through groom Sam’s sister, beautician Beverley and Sam were married in a sumptuous and warming winter wedding at Lough Erne Resort in Enniskillen. “Just over two years after we met Sam planned…
A chance meeting in Café Vaudeville in Belfast brought together Andrea and Jonathan, and the couple celebrated their wedding day in February 2017. Just eighteen months earlier Jonathan planned for the perfect proposal on the London Eye but it didn’t work out that way when his nerves got the better of him. Andrea said, “We…
Both 30 and together for a decade after meeting at university, Sarah and Stephen tied the knot at the stunning Drenagh Country House in June. But it all started with a magical proposal in New York at Christmas in 2014. Sarah explained, “We got engaged on Christmas Eve outside Tiffany’s in New York. Unbeknownst to…
After meeting through Shane’s cousin, Catherine and Shane McKillion were together for seven years before they finally tied the knot in March. Eighteen months before the wedding day Shane proposed at the top of the Mourne mountains in County Down on the 12th September 2015. Catherine remembers, “It was raining that morning and I was…
With an inspired ‘enchanted forest fairytale’ theme Tomasina and Noel’s wedding was a dream from start to finish – and they ‘wouldn’t change a thing’ about their magical day saying ‘I do’. Both from Derry, the couple met at the gym where Noel worked as a personal trainer. But love didn’t blossom until a year…
As Wedding Fair Season approaches at Hastings Hotels we often get asked by anxious brides how best to use of their time at one of our fairs – who should they talk to, what should their plan of attack for the day be, should they focus on the dress, music, floral arrangements. So our team…
Love at first fright! True Love Tuesday are back and we start with the lovely wedding of Emma and Brendan Dressed up as a fairy Emma Bradley braved the streets of Derry for the annual Hallowe’en celebrations in 2013 – not expecting to find true love in the shape of Dracula! But despite the fangs…
