If you are searching for info on how to plan a wedding in Dublin then we will do our best to help you out. Everything we can think of will be covered right here in one post to hopefully save you some time and maybe even a little money.
Our first section will try to assist with planning this on your own by sharing a list of local wedding and reception venues. Some may want to get married in the church they went to as a kid, others will prefer to rent a different venue that can be a great place to host the ceremony or the reception.
Contents
- 1 Dublin Wedding & Reception Venues
- 2 Bridal Shops
- 3 Where To Get Your Invitations
- 4 Choosing The Right Florist
- 5 Wedding Photographers & Videographers
- 6 Bands & DJ’s
- 7 Hair & Makeup Stylists
- 8 Tuxedo Rentals
- 9 Where To Buy Your Wedding Cake
- 10 Caterers
- 11 Your Rehearsal Dinner
- 12 Dublin Wedding Planners
- 13 Good Luck Planning Your Wedding In Dublin
Up next we will discuss the best bridal shops near you to buy a dress and many of the other things you will need. Shops that sell wedding invitations, florists, photographers, videographers, bands, and DJ’s will garner our next few sections.
Then we will get into some of the top wedding hair and makeup stylists and shops to rent a tuxedo so you can make sure everyone involved is looking their best. Our last few lists will be all about the food as we mention where to buy wedding cakes, caterers, and some great restaurants to host your rehearsal dinner at.
The final section will share the best wedding planners in Dublin for anyone who wants to hand all of this work off to someone else. Most wedding planners in your area will have different packages available ranging from a little bit of assistance all the way up to doing it all for you.
You can also expect to find a map towards the end that has all of these various venues pinned on it so that you can figure out which is closest to your current area. And if you wanted to compare what is available here to some other towns around Europe you can check out that link.
Dublin Wedding & Reception Venues
Choosing the right location for a wedding and reception in Dublin is a huge key to the whole process:
- No. 25 Fitzwilliam Place at 25 Fitzwilliam Pl
- Medley at #7, Old Irish Times Building, Fleet St
- Iveagh Garden Hotel at 72/74 Harcourt St, Saint Kevin’s
- Fallon & Byrne at 11-17 Exchequer St
- Smock Alley Theatre at 6-7 Exchange St Lower, Temple Bar
- Dublin City Hall at Dame St
- Wrights Anglers Rest at 20 Knockmaroon Hill, Castleknock
- The Shelbourne at 27 St Stephen’s Green
The Gandon Rooms at No. 25 Fitzwilliam Place can accommodate up to 60 people for a seated supper with an option to include an additional 20 people for an evening drinks reception.
Medley includes a ground floor and mezzanine with seats for as many as 250 guests and a standing room for 350 for weddings or receptions near you.
Receptions with up to 220 guests can be held at the Iveagh Garden Hotel.
Fallon & Byrne has plenty of room for 150 guests for a stand-up local wedding reception or 120 for a sit-down dinner.
The Smock Alley Theatre can seat 250 people. while
200 is the maximum for a wedding or reception at Dublin City Hall.
The spacious and modern Phoenix Room at Wrights Anglers Rest has seating for 140 guests.
The Shelbourne offers a variety of suite options for weddings in your area of all sizes with the most luxurious events accommodating up to 300 guests.
Bridal Shops
Buy your dress and all of the other important items you need at one of the best bridal shops near you:
- Bridal by Tamem Michael at Fashion City, 45, Ballymount
- Alice May Bridal Boutique at 1D Brighton Rd, Foxrock
- Angelo Bridal at 38 Dorset St Lower, Mountjoy
- The Bridal Outlet at Abbey Business Park, Grange Dr, Baldoyle Industrial Estate
- Marian Gale Boutique at 8a The Mall, Main St Donnybrook, Donnybrook Rd
- Memories Bridal Boutique at 5A Lower Main St, Esker North
- La Bella Sposa Dublin at 58A North St, Townparks
- Wed2B Dublin at The Waterfront, 169 Drumcondra Rd Lower, Drumcondra
Where To Get Your Invitations
You can get envelopes and invitations in your area by contacting:
- Love Blossoms at Flat 9, 12 Mountjoy Square N, Mountjoy
- Celtic Image Wedding Stationery at 11 Rathmines Park, Rathmines
- Creative Invitations at #30 Orion Business Campus, Ballycoolen
- Wedding Invitation Guru at Greenogue Business Park, #43, Block 613, Rathcoole
- Evite You Wedding Invitations & Stationery
- Last Colour Down
Choosing The Right Florist
The venue will look stunning when it gets filled with flowers by one of these florists:
- Flowers.ie at #24 Fashion City Ballymount Rd Upper, Ballymount
- Dundrum Blooms at Arbourfield Terrace, 5 Dundrum Rd, Windy Arbour
- Jazlissa Flowers at 4, Abbey House Clonee Village
- Adonis Flower Designers at 59- 60 Patrick St, Christchurch Pl, The Liberties
- Miss Daisy Florist at #17, Crescent Pl, Clontarf
- Celines Flowers & Gifts at 1 & 2 Village Green, Tallaght
- Blooming Amazing Flower Company at 38 Ranelagh Village, Ranelagh
- Ashbourne Flowers at Grallagh, Garristown
Wedding Photographers & Videographers
Having one of these local wedding photographers and videographers on the scene will make sure that nothing is forgotten:
- Pawel Bebenca Photography
- Emma May Photography
- Nicola Webster Photography
- Frank Gavin Photography
- Olga Hogan Photography
- PhotosByJen
- DK Photo
- The Fennells Photography
- Hitched Films
- Bride & Groom Films
- Little Bear Films
Bands & DJ’s
The reception will be the party of the year if you book the right band or DJ:
- A Few Good Men Band
- The Moogs
- The Panoramics
- Playlist
- Blacktye Band
- Velvet DJs
- Star DJs
- DJ Hire Dublin
- Empire Events & DJs
Hair & Makeup Stylists
One of the top wedding hair and makeup stylists near you will have you looking better than ever on your big day:
- Niamh Martin Makeup at 3 Glenmore Park, Rathfarnham
- Powder Room Hair & Makeup Salon at 1 Brownsbarn Ct, Kingswood Cross
- The Makeup Studio at 152 Bracken Hill, Sandyford
- Claire Barry Hairstylist at 10 Larkfield Glade, Clay Farm Dr
- Maria Whiting Makeup Artist at Malahide Rd, Clontarf West
- Hollywood Beauty by Lorraine Carraher
Tuxedo Rentals
The groom needs to look good too and he will if you rent a tuxedo in your area at:
- Aston Formal Wear at Aston Pl, Temple Bar
- Bond Brothers at 8 Willowfield Park, Friarland
- Tangos Suit Hire at 5 Fownes St Upper, Temple Bar
- CT2 Suits at The Plaza, 6 Main St, Blanchardstown
- Suits You at 24 Liffey St. Upper, North City
- All Suits at #18a, Old Bawn Shopping Centre, Tallaght
Where To Buy Your Wedding Cake
These bakeries are known to make some of the best wedding cakes in Dublin:
- Creative Cakes at Stadium Business Park, 7 The Business Centre,
- Caroline Goulding Wedding Cake Design at Hagan’s Ct
- Eve’s Cakes at 10 Westway Park, Snugborough
- Scrummy Mummy Cakes at 111 Glenvara Park, Knocklyon
- Mannings Bakery at 39/40 Thomas St, The Liberties
- The Perfectionist Confectionist at 7 Drynam Grove, Drynam Hall, Swords
- Camerino Bakery at 158 Capel St, North City
- Cove Cake Design
Caterers
Everyone will rave about the food when you book one of these caterers:
- Adventure Catering
- Appetite Catering
- With Taste
- Berman & Wallace
- The Gourmet Kitchen
- Knights Catering
- Rod’s Kitchen
Your Rehearsal Dinner
Any of these restaurants will make for a great option for your rehearsal dinner:
- The Woollen Mills at 42 Lower Ormond Quay
- Fade Street Social Restaurant & Cocktail Bar at 6 Fade St
- Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud at 21 Merrion St Upper
- Bang Restaurant & Wine Bar at 11 Merrion Row
- The Ivy Dublin at 13-17 Dawson St
- Bresson at 4a Monkstown Cres, Monkstown
- Dax Restaurant at 23 Pembroke St Upper
Dublin Wedding Planners
Sign up for the full service package or just get a little assist by contacting one of the best local wedding planners:
- Let’s Talk Weddings at Greenogue Business Park, P4, Rathcoole
- Frog Prince Wedding & Events at Howth Junction Business Centre, #D, Kilbarrack Rd
- Rose B Events at #5 Kylemore Park N, Kylemore
- Eloping in Ireland at Glenmurray Park, Terenure
- Tara Fay Events at 50-56 Merrion Rd, Ballsbridge
- The Ireland Wedding Planner
By the way we have also written about the top:
- Reception & Rehearsal Dinner Venues In Belfast
- Reception & Rehearsal Dinner Venues In Edinburgh
- Reception & Rehearsal Dinner Venues In Glasgow
- Reception & Rehearsal Dinner Venues In London
Good Luck Planning Your Wedding In Dublin
Hopefully after reading about all of the above you feel a lot more confident about planning your wedding in Dublin. You got linked to some of the best planners near you if you want to go that route, or you can save some money and do a lot of this on your own.
We tried to cover it all from local wedding and reception venues, bridal shops, invitations, florists, photographers, videographers, bands, DJ’s, hair and makeup stylists, tuxedo rentals, caterers, the cake, and of course some good restaurants for a rehearsal dinner in your area.
At this point you should be fully informed and ready to plan a great wedding in Dublin and we wish you all the luck in the world!