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Aspect Photography, Waterford (2026)

31/08/2026

Three months later, this is what I still remember.

Cathleen's incredible Moira Hughes dress.

Sunshine that wasn't supposed to arrive, making Wicklow feel more like the South of France.

A wedding cake that stretched to five feet long.

Conor's dad opening bottles of Di**le whiskey from a cask he'd bought twelve years earlier, knowing this was the day they'd finally be shared.

A first dance beneath the trees that slowly turned into a rave in the woods.

We skipped portraits earlier in the day because they'd rather spend that time with their guests. Then, as the last of the evening light began to fade, we slipped away for five quiet minutes. That became the entire portrait session.

Funny how that's never the stuff you remember first.

It's the little moments.

The unexpected ones.

The stories that couldn't have happened at any other wedding.

That's what still comes back to me when I think about Cathleen and Conor's day.

Photographer: .photography
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Celebrant: .ie
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30/08/2026

Friday night in Dublin, and Alex & Conor kicked their wedding weekend at the very spot where they met at a house party on Sussex St. A very poignant and quiet way to start what would be a wild weekend.

A quick walk through the city, retracing a little bit of their own story, before ending up in Trinity College for their Welcome Party.

Drinks, speeches, a packed Dining Hall and a brilliant trad session.

Planning & Coordination:
Venue: Trinity College Dublin
Styling & Florals: FROG PRINCE
Music: Claire Sherry
Photography: Shane O’Neill
Videography: Wedding Videographer Ireland & Europe

12/08/2026

Maci & Chris came all the way from the US to get married in Cork, and I loved the thinking behind this one.

They didn’t want a huge wedding. They didn’t particularly want to be the centre of attention either. They wanted something small, meaningful and very much their own, with about 25 of their favourite people making the trip to Ireland with them.

They chose the beautiful Honan Chapel in UCC for the ceremony, followed by Maryborough Hotel, where everyone could settle in, have a drink and let the rest of the day find its own rhythm.

I’d actually spoken at length beforehand with Maci’s mum, Karena, Karena Dixon who is a talented wedding photographer herself in the US. There’s always a little extra pressure when another photographer asks you to photograph their daughter’s wedding 😂 but we clicked immediately, mostly because we seemed to have very similar ideas about what mattered.

Maci and Chris wanted photographs, but they didn’t want their wedding to become a photoshoot. So after the ceremony we did the family photographs, spent a little time around UCC with the two of them and then headed for Maryborough. Nothing elaborate. Nothing that pulled them away from everyone for an hour.

And then I could just photograph what was actually happening.

It was small, relaxed, occasionally chaotic and full of personality. Pretty much exactly what a wedding like this should be.

And one of the nicest things came afterwards when Maci emailed me to say that the photographs had made the wedding feel present again after the strange sadness of it all suddenly being over.

That, for me, is pretty much the whole point.

Maci & Chris, Cork, Ireland 🇮🇪🇺🇸

Ceremony: Honan Chapel, University College Cork The Honan Chapel UCC
Florals: Rachel Juniper Rose Flower Studio
Maryborough wedding coordinator: Maryborough Hotel & Spa Ellis
Photography: Shane O’Neill / Shane O’Neill

05/08/2026

Fish and chips as your wedding meal?

Now you’re talking.

That’s exactly how Emily and Michael kicked off dinner at Harry’s Shack, overlooking Sheephaven Bay in Portstewart. It suited the day perfectly. Relaxed, unpretentious and all about having a great time with the people they love.

The whole wedding had that same feeling.

There was never any pressure to disappear for hours taking photographs. We headed down to the shoreline for a few quick portraits, enjoyed the scenery for ten minutes, dipped a toe in the icy water and then it was straight back to the party where they wanted to be.

The rest of the day just unfolded naturally. Friends catching up, family together, the odd emotional moment when nobody thought anyone was watching, and plenty of brilliant craic in between.

When I sent over their preview slideshow afterwards, Emily told me they’d watched it multiple times and found it hard to hold back the tears. That’s always the goal. Not just to show what the day looked like, but remembering what it was like to be there.

Congratulations again, Emily and Michael. And Harry! What a place, and what a day.

Venue & Ceremony: Harrys Shack
Celebrant: Deborah McCreadie’s
Photography: Shane O’Neill
Florist:
Band: The Reillys

03/08/2026

Every wedding leaves me with a handful of memories:

Cathleen’s incredible Moira Hughes dress.

Sunshine that wasn’t supposed to arrive that made Wicklow feel like the South of France.

A wedding cake that stretched to five feet long.

Conor’s dad opening bottles of Di**le whiskey he’d laid down from a cask he’d bought twelve years earlier, just for this day.

A first dance beneath the trees that turned into a Rave in the woods.

We skipped portraits earlier in the day because they’d much rather spend that time with their guests. Then, just as the evening sun disappeared, we slipped away for five quiet minutes. That became the entire portrait session.

That’s the thing about weddings.

It’s rarely one big moment that stays with you.

It’s all the little ones stitched together.

That’s exactly how I’ll remember Conor and Cathleen’s wedding.

Photographer: Shane O’Neill
Venue Tinakilly Country House and Estate
Make up: Harrison MakeUp Artist | Award Winning Bridal Makeup
Hairdresser: Claire Barry
Wedding Cake: Baker St Cakes®
Celebrant: Arlene Coyle | Celebrant & Solemniser Ireland
Wedding Dress: Moira Hughes Bridal
Whiskey: Di**le Distillery

31/07/2026

Maeve and Cary came home from America to get married in Ireland.

Almost 200 people made the journey across the Atlantic, and somehow they timed it perfectly. Ireland decided to put on one of the hottest, sunniest weeks we’ve had in years. There were one or two sunburned heads about the place.

The day started overlooking Lough Derg before making its way to the church in Clonlara village, which meant everything to Maeve’s family. Her grandmother had been married there. So had her mum. She’d asked me to recreate some of those old family photographs, and it became one of the most meaningful parts of the day.

Afterwards, two busloads of Americans descended on O’Shea’s for what was meant to be a quick pint. It probably wasn’t the quiet afternoon the pub was expecting. Things started to get wild from here.

One of the best decisions they made was doing a first look and all of their family photographs before the ceremony. It meant that once they arrived at the hotel, there was nothing left to do except spend time with the people they’d travelled so far to celebrate with. Things got wilder.

That’s exactly how the rest of the day unfolded. Great speeches, a packed dance floor, and one incredible display of Irish dancing that stopped everyone in their tracks.

A brilliant day from start to finish. Wild.

Venue The Lakeside Hotel Ballina
Make-Up Annina | Bridal Makeup Artist | Ireland & Europe
Florist Killaloe Flowers
Videographer mike kelly weddings
Band ARKLIGHT Wedding Band
Ceremony Music Lorraine Galvin Soprano

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30/07/2026

I think the thing I’ll remember most about Anna and Mark’s wedding wasn’t one particular moment. It was the pace of the whole day.

Twenty-five people. No rushing. No pressure to be anywhere other than exactly where they wanted to be.

The forecast had been threatening to end this incredible run of summer weather we’ve had, but somehow Di**le held onto another gorgeous day. You couldn’t have asked for better.

We started the morning separately with both families before everyone made their way to St Mary’s Church. The outside was covered in scaffolding (yes, Seamus Heaney’s poem made it an appearance!), but once you stepped inside it didn’t matter in the slightest. It was a lovely ceremony with two families who looked genuinely delighted to be there.

Family photographs were done in a few minutes afterwards, before everyone wandered across the road to Dick Mack’s. That’s where the day really settled into itself. Pints appeared, conversations started and there was absolutely no rush to move on.

While everyone was inside, I wandered around Di**le looking for somewhere a little different for portraits. I eventually found it behind Dick Mack’s of all places. An industrial yard, pallets, beer kegs and a brilliant blue wall. Completely unexpected, but somehow it suited Anna and Mark perfectly. Five minutes later we had some of my favourite portraits of the year.

From there it was a stroll through town to Solas, with strangers stopping to congratulate them along the way. The food was incredible, the speeches were heartfelt and funny, and the whole room just felt warm. Afterwards, everyone drifted up to Kennedy’s for another few pints, and the celebrations carried on exactly as they’d started.

It was never about squeezing as much as possible into the day.

It was about spending time with the people who mattered most.

Sometimes the simplest weddings tell the richest stories.

Photographer Shane O’Neill
Venue Solas Tapas & Wine
Florist Maura Sheehy
Make-Up Annette O'Brien • Luxury Makeup Artist
Pub Dick Macks

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18/07/2026

Some weddings are planned around timelines.

Others are planned around a feeling.

From the very first email, Anna and Tommy told me they weren’t interested in perfection. They wanted authenticity. They wanted to spend time with the people they love. They wanted the day to unfold naturally, whatever the weather decided to do.

And the weather definitely had plans of its own.

It rained. Quite a bit.

But instead of fighting it, they leaned into it. Tommy and the lads started the day over pints in Bushe’s Bar. Anna and Tommy shared private vows tucked away beneath umbrellas. Friends wandered through the woods to the ceremony. The speeches overlooked the water, music drifted across the estate, and the dance floor somehow became even louder because of the rain outside.

One of my favourite compliments arrived a few days later.

Anna wrote that guests kept telling her they never felt overwhelmed by the cameras, and that everything felt organic and fly-on-the-wall.

For me, that’s always the goal.

Not to direct the story.

Just to be there when it happens.

Venue:
Planner: Bláthnaid Lane
Flowers: Una Mullin
Hair:
Make-up: Maria Coleman - Cork MUA
Videography: Ronan Quinn | Amare Stories
Music: Arundó Music
DJ: Bryan McDonnell | Wedding DJ Ireland
Cake: West Cork Cakes
Caricatures: Mark Heng

09/07/2026

Claire & Conor’s wedding at Dromquinna Manor was one of those days where every little piece seemed to work perfectly. Guests had already spent a few days in town, so by the time the wedding arrived, it felt like they had taken over Kenmare. It felt less like a formal event and more like one big gathering of family and friends.

One of the standout moments came during the ceremony. Claire’s mum, Anne, surprised everyone by stepping out from the congregation to join the incredible White Horse Gospel Choir for a rendition of Oh Happy Day. There wasn’t a dry eye in the church.

Back at Dromquinna Manor, family photographs were wrapped up quickly, leaving Claire and Conor free to spend almost their entire drinks reception with the people they had travelled from near and far to celebrate with. Exactly as they had hoped.

Later, just as the evening light appeared through the clouds, we slipped away for a few quiet minutes by the water before the party really got going. And it really got going! Open mic trad session by the piano before the Papa Zitas sent it over the edge.

If you are unsure about what to do for your wedding, just steal this template.

Venue: Dromquinna Manor
Photography: Shane O’Neill
Flowers: Maura Sheehy
Hair: Sarah walsh / Hairstylist
Make-up: ainemcmahon
Ceremony Music: White Horse Gospel Choir
Band: The Papa Zitas

27/06/2026

Julia & Kaden travelled from the US to celebrate with the people who matter most at the incredible Luttrellstown Castle, and from the moment they arrived, there was a sense that this day was going to be something special.

Julia’s only real request was simple. No cookie-cutter wedding photography. No forced moments. Just photographs that felt like them.

From an emotional first look in the gardens, to rogue owls during falconry at the drinks reception, incredible spring florals from Lennie, one of my favourite first reveal sessions of the year and a surprise father-daughter dance that absolutely brought the house down, this wedding never stopped delivering.

Congratulations again, Julia & Kaden. ❤️

A huge team effort from some fantastic suppliers:

Venue: Luttrellstown Castle Resort
Photo: Shane O’Neill
Planning & Design: Aoife Hodgins (nee Caffrey) (Aoife)
Florals: Lennie Wall
Hair:
Make-up: Aoife Callaghan Makeup
Videography: Rodolphe
Cake: Sigita | Fern Cakery
Band & Ceremony Music: The Suitcase Trio

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