The Perfect Wedding !

When it comes to planning the perfect wedding no two people will have the same idea as to what is most important!

Date

Location

Wedding Package

• Date
Some couples may want a particular date and plan the entire wedding around this; others may be more interested in a location and take any date which is available.
The Date and time of year in which your wedding is, will have an effect on other aspects of your day such as a winter wedding may have a Mulled wine reception to warm your guests from the winter chill, whereas a summer wedding may have a refreshing sparkling wine reception. Some couple may find a winter themed wedding more idealistic with the reception taking place in the dark winter evening in a location which is romantic, with dim lighting and flicker of tea lights on each tables and a fairy light backdrop enhancing top table, Others would prefer the a bright summers day where there guests can enjoy the afternoon in a Hotels Gardens, Summer is a fantastic way to make the most of your wedding, after all, most people enjoy the breezy summer days!









• Location
When considering a location for your wedding the main thing you must take into account is there are two parts of your wedding to organise – The wedding ceremony and wedding reception. The traditional chapel wedding is still a favorite choice for many couples, many having their local chapel in mind. When choosing your location you should look for a venue which is s easily assessable for all your guests and which also have accommodation facilities for your guests to stay over.
If however you are planning a Civil Ceremony you have the option of choosing a venue that will host both your the ceremony and the reception!

• Wedding Package
Choosing a location which has an inclusive wedding package has many benefits for the Bridal Couple –
Many Hotels offer all inclusive wedding packages which include your meal,
Red carpet & Sparkling wine reception, Tea coffee and biscuits for all your guests, the wedding dinner, evening buffet, Chair covers and fairy light backdrop along with a long list of other offers which cut back on costs!
Hotels will have a personal wedding planner for your reception who will take on all the details and your requirements and to ensuring the organising and planning of your day is stress free and enjoyable. They will help sort out all the details of your wedding as well as having unique ideas for your perfect day. They work out how you can keep to your budget while making the wedding package work for you.
Having a wedding planner means you don’t have to worry about things being done on your wedding day like are the napkins folded, is the champagne poured, is the band here? The Wedding planner and team will look after all of this for you; they take care of everything, removing all the stress from you!
Since you are spending a large sum of money with the hotel, you will be well looked after, they will give you the attention you need and make sure that you are happy and stress free so you can concentrate on enjoying your big day




After you have your date and location picked and booked, everything else will perfectly fall into place and you can enjoy the run up to your wedding and the other important details such as picking the “Perfect Dress”
If your are planning your wedding and want a relaxed stress free build up to your perfect wedding day contact Four Seasons Hotel Monaghan
For more information on our exclusive wedding deals visit our websites www.4seasonshotel.ie
Or call us on: 04781888

The Perfect Debs

Planning a Debs can be a daunting task for any Debs Committee. The most important role is choosing a date and a venue.
Mid-Week dates are usually more preferred so start your planning well in advance. If you are having a reception in the school beforehand work backwards from the time you are expected at the hotel to ensure you allow sufficient time for the school reception, photographs and travel time to the venue.

Venue

Ensure that the venue is sufficiently large making sure you take into account that you may have overflow at the afters e.g Night club. Set your budget in advance and establish which venue will give you best value for your money – many provide all inclusive packages which include entertainment, drinks reception, flowers, transport etc.

Consider the distance from your school – preferably the venue should only be 1 to 1 ½ hours drive from the school location so as to ensure that all guests will arrive on time. Will you be providing coach transport from the school to the hotel – you will need to establish the number requiring such transport as many now opt for Limo & Hummers!



Entertainment

The hotel may provide the Dj and/or Band as part of their package. If you are accepting this as part of the package may sure you take the opportunity to go and listen to the DJ/band and are satisfied that they play or are willing to play, the type of music your fellow students will like.

Whether it is a DJ or band sourced by your committee or provided by the hotel, it is important to establish the following:
o How long will the band play for.
o How long will the DJ play for
o Will they play the type of music you want.

o Do they have professional equipment to provide a professional performance and sound.
o If the Committee are booking the DJ/band directly, make sure to re-confirm the booking a couple of weeks before the Debs night.

Dress

For some girls, buying your Debs dress is the most fun part of the year and for some it is the biggest pain in the...behind! You have your perfect venue, hopefully the perfect date and the leaving cert exams are all done and dusted (again, hopefully!) All that is left is the elusive debs dress and as always everyone has their own taste!!

The style of dresses varies from year to year. Looking in magazines can give you an idea of what is popular. You can go to a dressmaker to have one custom made, but that can get very expensive.

One of the most important aspects of choosing a dress is will you comfortable in it. The same goes for choosing shoes and try to bring a pair of flats for the night.



For a Debs Ball that will be unforgettable check out The Four Season Hotel Monaghan and Mexx Nightclub for fantastic packages.

For more information visit our website www.4seasonshotel.ie or call us on 047 81888

The Perfect Wedding Speech

The Perfect Wedding Speech
Giving a wedding speech or wedding reception toast might be nerve-wracking, but it actually is a great honor. Your speech or toast is a chance to honor the bride and groom and honor the special occasion.
Not sure where to start? We ha a few tips to help you out.
Before you begin to write your speech, jot down some thoughts about the couple's relationship, how they met, how you know them, their personalities, or general thoughts about marriage (as long as they're good thoughts). Once you have some of these thoughts down on paper, it usually becomes easier to craft a heartfelt speech or wedding toast.
Keep in light hearted, this is a day of celebration and everyone wants to stay in a cheerful and happy mood. Its important to mention loved ones that have past or people that cant attend the Wedding due to illness etc, but make sure you start your speech and end it on a high note.
Finally, don’t speech for too long. I know you have a lot you want to say, but speeches are more effective if kept to five to six minutes in length. There is normally a few speeches and guests will lose concentration if speeches are longer than twenty minutes in total. As in Hollywood, to be popular and successful, you should leave them wanting more….

Planning the Perfect Hen Party

How to plan the Perfect Hen Party
It can be an overwhelming experience to plan the perfect hen night. Everyone has high expectations for this big event and you want to make sure the Brides Hen is everything she expects and more.
Not only is it hard to plan the perfect event, but you also have the worry and stress that you have included everyone on the invite list, get value for money and an affordable package to suit your hens, transport, Entertainment which will be right for everyone in attendance.. The list goes on…
To help you out we have a short guide to planning the perfect hen Party.
With more than enough to occupy the bride's mind, she'll be relying on her friends to bring home the bacon and sort out the specifics relating to the hen weekend.
There is no definitive guide on how to carry a hen weekend off with perfection, but here are a few rules and guidelines to get you started.
The main areas to tick off are:
Who?
Where?
When?
How to get there? &
What to do?
Everything else is just window dressing.

1. Who?
Ideally there should be no more that three people on your Hen Party Planning Committee. The smaller the committee the easier it will be to make decisions and get things rolling. Ask the Bride for a guest list of names that include the following brands of hen guests:-
Definite
This is the hard-core souls who the bride wants there no matter what the circumstances.
Possible
This will include people who she hasn't seen for a little while and isn't sure of how likely they are to come, what with commitments, children and the like.
Have-To's
This increasingly familiar pattern, also duplicated with stag nights these days, includes the prospective in-laws' relevant members being invited to proceedings, usually with the bride's secret hope that they can't actually come so that she can totally enjoy herself without being on her best behaviour but will still look a great daughter-in-law for having offered in the first place! Sometimes includes oddballs and space cadets who are long-time friends of someone on the 'definites' list, and thereby have to be invited.
Definitely Not's
Occasionally, the bride in question may have a couple of names who would one day have made the 'Have To's' list, but now, for reasons she would prefer not to mention are definely not welcome to the party.

2. Where
The bride will doubtless have pencilled down a shortlist of possible locations, though she probably won't care as long as it meets all her requirements. This is where your real work begins, for the venue has to be somewhere that will be easy enough for everyone to get to without it being somewhere they've all been plenty of times before; somewhere that is an exciting prospect, but not so far that the travel costs put people off; somewhere that is original and memorable but isn't going to be jam-packed with other hen parties doing exactly the same thing.
At this point, whilst deciding on where you want to base the fun and frolics, you will also need to know what approximate budget everyone is looking towards. It is no use going off and doing loads of research on a crammed itinerary in Newcastle if the cost per person doubles that of what most guests can afford. As the coordinator, you have to disprove the famous adage and keep all of the people happy absolutely all of the time.

3. When
This will be closely linked with your decision on where to go. Where the guests themselves live, what time each person can get to the hotel on the Friday, what time they each need to get back on the Sunday, etc. Ideally your journey should not be more than a 2 hour drive, we you want to make the most of your weekend and have fun, not spend hours travelling to the destinations and getting home.

4. What To Do
A massive part of the success of your weekend will be not so much where you are as what you do. Commonly, the bride will suggest one or two things that she's heard about or had recommended, but apart from that the itinerary will be in your hands. Naturally, you want a Good Hotel offering Leisure Facilities and nightlife close by and a sit-down meal while you're there, but you might be asked to sort out anything from a day's Pampering to some karting too. As with the choice of dates, try to dissuade the bride from being too specific, just in case her original preference of Rally Karts, Medieval Banquet and Horse Riding hits an availability snag!
Try to imagine what cocktail of events will most suit and please the spread of guests likely to attend - would everyone really go for Quad Biking over a visit to a Spa? - and also consider that you need to hit the middle ground between not having enough to do and having too regimented a line-up. Easy? Yeah, right.
On a serious note, we would recommend that hen parties do not partake in Paintballing if you don't want bruises for the big day (this can also apply to Clay Pigeon Shooting if you're planning on wearing a short sleeved dress on the wedding day).
Finally, the weekend can always have a theme too, should the lady of the hour so desire.
It's a big job for only the most seasoned multi tasker, but when you choose a Package at The Four Seasons Hotel & Leisure Club in either Carlingford or Monaghan, we can assure you that everyone will be delighted with their Fun Filled Weekend.
For more information on our Hen Packages visit our websites:
www.4seasonshotel.ie www.4seasonshotelcarlingford.ie
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Civil Partnership Wedding

Civil Partnership Weddings

At long last the Irish Government has passed the Civil Partnership Act.

The Commencement Orders means same-sex couples will now be able to apply to the Civil Registrar to enter into a civil partnership.

Barbara, our Wedding Manager was delighted to hear this great news and has already received two bookings and a few enquiries for same-sex Weddings. 

A lot of the same sex couples that have enquired about a Wedding Reception at the hotel have looked for something a little different and unique.  In response to this the hotel has some alternative Wedding Packages, including Cocktail Hour Canapés and drinks receptions, BBQ Weddings and even elaborate seven course Menus and themed Weddings.

Monaghan offers couples a truly Stunning, Magical and Romantic Location, The Seasons Ballroom has a large garden directly off the Function Room which is the perfect location for your Wedding Photographs.

The Four Seasons Hotel Wedding Brochure can be obtained by emailing info@4seasonshotel.ie, visiting the hotel website at www.4seasonshotel.ie or calling Orla @ 047 81888 to arrange a viewing of the hotel and discussing your personal Wedding requirements.