“WE finally got to where we wanted to be…”

So said Annette Murphy (nee Carroll) from Cork city, who married Michael John Murphy, from An Rinn in Waterford.

They are this week’s Wedding of the Week couple.

The couple, who live in Cois Laoi on the Banduff Road, met through mutual friends on Facebook. Michael John serves in the Defence Forces with Annette’s uncle and cousin.

The couple got engaged in April, 2021.

Annette recalled: “He had just finished 24 hour duty, I was just about to do the breakfast when I turned around and he was on one knee.”

The couple were married on October 27, 2023, in The Park Hotel in Dungarvan.

The bride recalled: “We had 118 close family and friends, my dad Tony, my brother Tony Jnr, Michael John’s mum Síle and his sister Leanne played a huge part in our build up to the wedding, we would have been lost without them.

The ceremony took place in the hotel itself so it was fab everything was in the one place.

The bridal party included Anthea Craven, Ciara Carroll, Lyndsey Heffernan, Chloe O’Mahony, Niamh Hogan, and Rachel Carroll, while flower girl was Caragh Hurley.

Niel Murray, Tony Carroll, Paul Carroll, Darragh Hurley, Mike Tobin, Aaron Roche, and Conor McDermott were in the groom’s party, the page boy was Diarmuid.

The couple had their first dance to Yours by Russell Dickerson.

The bride bought her dress in The Moderne Bridal. Hair and Make-up were by Nichole hair and beauty. Suits were from Morley’s.

Flowers were from Wild at Heart in Dungarvan.

Music on the day was by Steven Falvey, who also performed the day after. Band and DJ were the Originals.

Wedding rings were made by Griffith bespoke jewellery in Waterford.

The wedding cake was by good friend Clare’s Cupcakes.

As to the most memorable thing about the day?

The bride said: “When we got five minutes to ourselves and we realised we had finally done it, finally gotten to where we wanted to be.”