Eithne & Helen's Ballydehob Bridge-Top Wedding

There was some sunshine during our 2-week trip to Ireland ... but only on one day! Luckily for Eithne and Helen that was the day they had chosen for their wedding. Eithne is my wife's cousin and she lives in west Cork, just about as far from the north east of Ireland as you could get with stepping off the Emerald Isle. After two days travel, we stayed in a cottage in Durrus, near Bantry (I'll be posting a couple of shots of Bantry by night some time next week, I hope).

Helen and Eithne's ceremony was truly special, held on the twelve-arch bridge in Ballydehob which towers over the river:



The sun may have been high in the sky but the wind was blustering for all it was worth, and that made standing on the walls that flank the bridge somewhat perilous. Still, it made from some pretty interesting images, such as this one of the guests as they spready along the length of the bridge:



Everyone formed a "tunnel of love" for Eithne and Helen who approached one another from opposite ends of the bridge:



Here's another shot taken from the wall on the bridge - what a fantastic backdrop for a wedding!



After the ceremony, I took a few shots of the happy couple back at sea level, this time lying on the edge of the sea wall - I guess the sun must have been affecting my judgment or something!



Another of the two ladies, this time taken from the relative safety of a picnic table:



Here's Eithne with her brothers and sister:



They had decked the village hall out in spendid style for their reception:



The cake was topped with a mini-Eithne and mini-Helen - no crazy vantage points required for this one:



And finally, an elegant shot of the newly-weds as they looked out over the river in the evening light:



It was a great day and I know all present wish both of you a very happy, long and fulfilling future together - congratulations to you both,
David