Frank Courtney Photography

Travel-themed wedding invitation & stationery – Co. Sligo Wedding

admin-fcpsite — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 11:09:18 +0000

I received yet another interesting wedding invitation and stationery set for a wedding I’m photographing in June. Laura & John are from Ireland, but now living in Australia. The locations are around Strandhill and Castle Dargan in Co. Sligo. The couple have obviously put a lot of care and attention into their stationery. The result is unique and personal – I’m seriously impressed !

Finnstown Country House Hotel – Civil Cermony Wedding – Kelli & Randy

Frank Courtney — Wed, 29 May 2013 19:25:10 +0000

I really enjoyed covering this intimate wedding at Finnstown House – it was quite different to the normal largish Irish wedding. This was a lovely short & sweet wedding ceremony which took place back in March – St. Patrick’s Day, in fact. Only the couple were present – and I actually acted as one of the witnesses – a first for me !

Kelli & Randy are both from Salt Lake City in the USA, and were treating this as an ‘elopement’. They planned to have a big party back home later on for family and friends. The ceremony was performed by a solemniser from the Spiritualist Union of Ireland. Originally, the plan was to have the ceremony outdoors, but the snow that morning prevented it. We held the ceremony indoors, and managed to take a few photos outdoors later when the snow temporarily cleared up. A lovely ceremony and couple.

Royal Marine Hotel, Dun Laoghaire Wedding – Rosanna & Cian

admin-fcpsite — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 19:51:25 +0000

This is a wedding I photographed back in March – hence the statue of St. Patrick you can see in a few of the church photos ! You may also notice the very personal brooch bouquets in the photos – these were made by Rosanna’s Mother – and include many items of special significance to the family.

Rosanna’s family home is close to the Rosminian Chapel in Drumcondra – and this church is important to herself and her family. Following the ceremony there, we moved on to the Royal Marine Hotel in Dun Laoghaire for the main reception.

As so often happens in Ireland, the weather varied from bright sun to big raindrops through the day. Overall though – it all worked out very well.

I’ve added a selection of images from the day below :

Wedding Stationery – Clontarf Castle Hotel wedding

admin-fcpsite — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 15:59:14 +0000

I just thought this was a nice touch. The stationery supplier for the upcoming wedding of Amanda & Stephen (at Clontarf Castle Hotel) sent me a set of their personalised wedding stationery. so, I thought I’d share a few photos of it here on the blog.

Following their wedding, I also hope to show some of the photos here.

The stationery supplier is Beacon Lane

Belleek Castle, Ballina Co. Mayo Wedding – Veronica & Alan

admin-fcpsite — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 17:28:04 +0000

Veronica & Alan are now living in Australia, but came back to Ireland for their wedding. This was my very last wedding of 2012 – on New Year’s Eve. We thought the weather was going to be pretty bad, so took the precaution of taking some photos outside in the morning – just in case.

In the end, the weather was bright and sunny a lot of the time – but with a lot of heavy showers. The wedding ceremony was in Straide Church and we then moved on to Belleek Castle for the reception. It’s an amazing venue for weddings – with tons of atmosphere. Lots of wonderful rooms, cellars, stonework and a bar constructed partly from the remains of a Spanish Armada ship !

I’ve added a small selection of photographs from the day below :

Portraiture Workshop Samples

Frank Courtney — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 18:46:10 +0000

I recently attended a portraiture workshop run by Trevor & Faye Yerbury. The following are some example of portraits I took using lighting setups and guidance from them. It was a really interesting day, with lots of insights on lighting and posing. I hope to do some more training with them in the future – hopefully they will come to Ireland at some stage !

You can also see some photos I took in London, while attending the photo convention and training here : London Photos

Sheraton Hotel Athlone, Emo Court, Ratheniska Wedding – Caroline & Niall

Frank Courtney — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 17:36:54 +0000

This is another wedding from the Summer gone by. It started in Caroline’s parent’s house near Ratheniska, followed by the wedding ceremony in the nearby church. A lovely country church, filled to overflowing with the guests. Despite the dire weather forecasts, we had nothing but blue skies (at this stage!). Following the ceremony, we had arranged to take some photos at nearby Emo Court House.

Then onto the Sheraton Hotel in Athlone. However, by this time, the forecasts had started to come true. Athlone was suffering from a deluge, with lots of flooded streets and roads. It took more than half an hour to get from the outskirts of Athlone to the hotel – and all outdoor photography was promptly cancelled ! Despite this, everyone arrived safely – and all enjoyed the celebrations throughout the rest of the evening.

Wildlife Themed Wedding Table Plan & Invitations

admin-fcpsite — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 17:28:56 +0000

Earlier in the year, I photographed the wedding of Avril & Tristan – who held their reception in the Village at Lyons.They had a particularly interesting Irish wildlife theme to the table markers, table plan and invitations – which I thought was worthy of a separate post by themselves.

As it happens, Tristan is an award-winning wildlife photographer – but the actual wedding theme was chosen by Avril – a happy coincidence.

Table Markers and Table Plan designed by Above Below Creative

Wedding Invitations designed by Paperoni Press on Etsy

Markree Castle Wedding, Co. Sligo

admin-fcpsite — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 16:59:06 +0000

These are a selection of photos taken by me at the wedding of Lisa & Éimhín in one of my old favourite venues – Markree Castle in Sligo. On this occasion I was 2nd shooting for Liam Kidney – and concentrated on the groom for the earlier/preparation photos.

As always, it’s a great location and we all enjoyed exploring the grounds and finding new locations to use.There are more photos from this wedding on the Liam Kidney Photography page.

Photo for “In Rathdown” magazine cover

Frank Courtney — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 17:11:00 +0000

Just a quick post, before I get back to weddings. A twilight photo I took last Winter of the Dun Laoghaire pier bandstand, was used on the cover of a local magazine.