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Below is a list of our fabulous vendors who are most deserved of the compliments we heard throughout our wedding day. For us, our wedding day was about our personalities and the intimate celebration with our families and friends. and these people helped us achieve just that. Short but sweet, small and intimate, fun but meaningful was what our day was about. Stress free (for the most part) due to the professionals we worked with to make our day the best it could be. And for that we are grateful.
Registrar: Theresa O’Reilly, County Galway Registrar
Photographer: Peter Neill Photography
Car Hire: Costello’s Bus Hire
Reception Venue, Food and Cake: Ard Bia/Nimmos
Bride/Groom Accommodation: House Hotel, Galway
Cake Toppers: NatBears on Etsy
Music: Executive Steve
Rings: Victoria Buckley via Pocket Full of Poesy on Etsy
Bride’s Dress: Candy Anthony
Bride’s Hairpiece: Featherbrain on Etsy
Bride’s Shoes (Heels): Irregular Choice via Schuh
Bride’s Shoes (Flats): De Bonis Orquera on Etsy
Bride’s Jewellery: Swarovski
Bride’s Underwear (fabulous): Masquerade by Panache via Boudiche
Groom’s Suit: Ted Baker via Arnotts
Groom’s Shirt: Debenhams
Groom’s Shoes: Converse
Bride’s hair, make up and flowers all her own work. Also, diy pinwheels and favours.
…more to follow…
I can thoroughly recommend that anyone traveling to, through or near Galway take the time to sit down and chill out at Ard Bia @ Nimmos. The cafe/restaurant is situated in what look like a little stone cottage on the edge of the water by the Spanish Arch. The downstairs cafe isn’t open plan, remaining divided into individual rooms preserving the integrity of the building. The walls make for a nice barrier between you and the rest of the guests at the eatery, but retain the sound of chatter from beyond the doorways.
The decor is homey in a mixed modern country style. The food is, in a word, interesting. But by no means is that a negative assessment, as it’s often the same old chicken and stuffing or ham and cheese sandwich served with a side of crisps around here. While the Ard Bia lunch menu includes sandwiches, salads and burgers, they are tweaked with the inclusion of flavoursome homemade apricot or tomato chutneys, chickpeas and coriander patties, a pinch of saffron, or locally produced GM free cheese. It may not sound like much, but attention to the quality of ingredients, particularly at lunch time, seems to be a rarity.
I opted for the root vegetable dahl on brown rice with tzatziki, also accompanied by a beetroot dip. An interesting mix of a subcontinental staple (the dahl) and Greek condiment (the tzatziki) that somehow came together to be a tasty, and filling, sensation. Coupled with a fresh carrot, apple and ginger juice made this the perfect main meal for the day.
Prices are more than reasonable for what you get – a well prepared, well thought out menu – with my lunch rounding out at 11.90 Euro (8 Euro for the dahl and 3.90 for the juice) for a meal that left me comfortably full well into the evening.
Emmet chose a boring old sandwich, made not so boringly of choriso, Gubeen cheese and onion jam, which he thoroughly enjoyed. Not a bad price at 6.50 Euro plus 1.80 Euro for an accompanying chai.
Unfortunately, no cake on this trip, but if they taste half as good as they look the next time we’re in Galway I’ll be skipping the mains and going straight to dessert!
