i just wanted to send on my experiences of having our wedding in Aherlow House hotel. We got married on 25th Feb last, and i have to say we couldnt have asked for a better day weather wise as well as everything else. I am from bansha & had decided on Aherlow pretty quickly, due to scenery & location as well as price. i have always liked the hotel & when i brought himself he loved it straight away. Carol was our wedding coordinator & she was great all the way through, we had no issues, anything we may have had was dealt with efficiently & always with a friendly word. i couldnt say enough about the staff we met there, all great people. The food is gorgeous, we had a tasting menu & it was just as good on teh day for 140+ people as it was for 8 of us. The ballroom has been done up, we were the first wedding which was great, it looks great, really fresh & sparkly!! there are more renovations going on which will only improve the venue. I used local suppliers, Catriona Jackman (Jackman photography) was our photographer, great packages & exactly what we wanted, very relaxed way about her & her husband, almost forgot we were there but from what i have seen of what they took so far, it looks great! cant wait to see the rest.Deirdre Morrissey( facebook page fairy godmother weddings) looked after the flowers/wedding day decor including chair covers & sashes & fairy lights, again i would highly recommend her - so many people commented on the flowers & overall look of the room, she has great prices, knows the area/hotel & again nothing is too much to ask for!! im sure no matter what i wanted she would have tried to find it!!
Kay McGonigle baked the cake & also supplied a chocolate fountain, both of which were a hit!! she also delivered the cake & set it up which was great, we didn't have to worry about it! i can send on details if necessary,
The band was pat marnane, chain reaction, i know they were great because everyone danced until the last song of the DJ so thats always a good sign & i love the siege of ennis in the middle, it confused the life out of the meath crowd!!! but its always a good laugh!
Animato from cork did our church music, just flute & cello, no singer, again we asked for a specific song for the walk down the aisle & they accomodated us without any issue, plenty of people were wondering where i found them after as the church was small so the sound was beautiful on the day!
so overall it was a fantastic day due to hassle free service from all these suppliers! the only complaint i had was that it was over too soon so i think thats a sign of a great day had by all!!
let me know if anyone wants further information on anything mentioned above & i would be pleased to help where i can!
