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irish wedding

McFly21McFly21
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Any cute ideas to put a little Irish touch on our wedding?  We are both American born but have pride for our Irish heritage.  We want to put a little something Irish into our wedding but not make it St. Patrick's day cheesy or cheesy at all in general!  Lend me your ideas and things you may be planning on please
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  • handfast4mehandfast4me member
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    There are several responses to a previous post about an Irish/Italian wedding below-you may wish to review those. 
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  • Thistle and RoseThistle and Rose
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    Stick a silver horse shoe in your bouquet.  There is also an adorable bell ceremony that I wish we had done.  Oh and if you do an Irish reading (ussually a poem) and let FI pick the piece, please preview it before the ceremony!
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  • handfast4mehandfast4me member
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    There is considerable evidence that the Claddagh originated in Spain, and then was adopted by the Irish.  You usually won't find this symbol representing anyone or anything Scottish. 
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  • handfast4mehandfast4me member
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    In addition, Celtic does not mean that it's not Scottish and not Irish, it means that it could be either, a mix, or Welsh, or a mix of all three--and there are several other cultures that have Celtic claims as well. Again, as I stated in the post below for the Irish/Italian wedding, be VERY careful of what's posted on the internet as "Irish" --especially the things on the Knot.  Most are actually Scottish, but the websites will say they're Irish, or to fudge, claim Celtic origins, even though there's considerable evidence of Scottish lineage. 
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  • Laura&KieranLaura&Kieran
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    My cake topper is a claddah, we will have an Irish prayer printed in the program and there is a trinity knot on the cover.  During communion a friend will sing the "Irish Wedding Song" and we will have a bagpiper outside the church.
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  • hollieheidihollieheidi member
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    My FI and I are having an Irish/Celtic themed wedding as I am of Irish descent and he is Scottish.  My wedding dress is blue as is traditionally Irish. Our colors are black, white and royal blue.   We have banned any and all four leaf clovers, lephrachuns, pots of gold, the color green and anything else St. Patrick's Day!We are having Irish wedding vows, a handfasting, the loving cup ceremony, hydrangeas although any wildflowers will do, Irish food at the reception, the signature drink being a Black & Tan with Guinness and Bass Ale. There is also the tradition about ringing bells by the bride and groom when they have a disagreement and I've seen some bell favors that are really cute.I don't particularly care for the claddagh symbol so we are using a traditional Irish knot we found in the Book of Kells housed in Dublin.  Celtic crosses are also very pretty and you can have those printed on menu cards, seating cards, as favors, etc.We thought about naming our tables after places we will visit in Ireland on our honeymoon, but decided against it.  We are however, using a small map of Ireland in the background for our seating chart and menu cards.  For the music we are also having a traditional Irish ceili band playing and a bagpiper to pipe us in to the reception.  Although the bagpipes originated in Scotland, the ulieann pipes which are the smaller softer version are traditionally Irish.If you have any questions please let me know.  There are some resources on the net, but it's taken me 6 months at this point to try and incorporate them without making it St. Patrick's Day Beerfest....although that's the honeymoon!  Have fun!
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