The minute I Zoomed with C & J I knew I wanted to photograph their wedding. You know that feeling when you just click with people straight away? That was them. Brilliant energy, bags of craic, and the kind of humans you'd want to go for pints with on any given Friday. Their vision for the day was simple. Fun. Happy. No stress. Just enjoy yourself and leave the nonsense at the door.

No first dance. No cake. No lengthy speeches. No military-style formal photos. We got the shots everyone needed but with zero drama about it , so what if someone was in the jax? Grand. We'll get them later. That was the vibe. And it was absolutely my kind of wedding.

The day



We kicked things off in Temple Bar, right outside a pub. C & J had pints. I had my camera. I was in my absolute element. No fuss, no stiff posing, no pretending   just two people being completely themselves while I ran around Dublin trying to keep up with them. We tore through Temple Bar for their couple portraits and it was wild and hilarious and completely them from start to finish.

Then we hopped in a taxi to Ringsend to meet their families and mates at The Capstan Bar — a proper old school Dublin pub with bags of character and the kind of welcome that makes you feel like a regular from the minute you walk in. The pints were flowing, the hugs were flying, and the warmth in that room was something else.

From there, the whole gang walked together down to Fumbally Lane. And that, honestly, is one of my favourite things I've ever done at a wedding.

Their ceremony at The Fumbally Stables was funny, romantic, heartfelt and full of laughter all at once. You could feel the love in the room, not just between the two of them but radiating out from everyone who'd shown up for them. Afterwards there was no timeline madness, no big production, no one barking orders. Just people enjoying themselves, catching up, having a laugh. C & J let me do my thing while they did theirs. That's always when the magic happens.

I genuinely loved every single minute of this wedding. Days like this are exactly why I do what I do.

Also — can we just take a moment to appreciate how ridiculously handsome these two are.

The Fumbally Stables — a Dublin wedding venue worth knowing about

If you're a Dublin couple looking for a wedding venue that feels genuinely alternative , not alternative in a try-hard way, but in a this-place-has-real-soul way — The Fumbally Stables should be on your list.

Tucked away on Fumbally Lane in Dublin 8, The Fumbally Stables is an 18th century building with a history as varied as the city itself. Originally built as stables for a local distiller in the Blackpitts area, it has since been a grain store, a meat factory, a bakery, and a photography studio before The Fumbally took it on in 2015. All of that history lives in the walls — and it shows.

The main event space is the original ground floor stables, with redbrick archways, exposed stonework, chunky beams, large handmade oak tables, and a sliding glass door that opens straight onto the street. It seats up to 45 for a dinner and up to 80 for a standing reception. Upstairs there's a beautiful studio space with original stables doors, natural oak floors and skylights flooding the room with natural light — perfect for ceremonies.

It's intimate, characterful and full of personality. The kind of space that feels personal from the moment you walk in, not like a venue that hosts a different wedding every weekend. Couples who choose The Fumbally tend to know exactly who they are and what they want from their day — and the venue matches that energy completely.

What it's like to photograph there

As a Dublin wedding photographer I've shot in a lot of venues across the city and The Fumbally Stables is one of my absolute favourites. The light, the textures, the redbrick and exposed stone, it's a documentary photographer's dream. Every corner has something interesting going on and the relaxed atmosphere means people let their guard down quickly, which is when the real photographs happen.

The area around it is brilliant too. Fumbally Lane itself has real character. You're in Dublin 8, minutes from the Liberties, a short walk from the Guinness Storehouse, close to some of the most photographically interesting streets in the city. For couples who want their wedding to feel rooted in Dublin — properly Dublin, not just a generic Irish wedding — this part of the city delivers every time.

I'm not a fly on the wall photographer. I'm there with you for the whole day, in the middle of it, having the craic with your guests and always ready when something real happens. The Fumbally suits that approach perfectly. It's a venue where people relax quickly and just enjoy themselves and that's where the best photographs always come from.

Thinking about The Fumbally Stables for your wedding?

If you're a couple who wants a wedding that feels completely and utterly yours , no template, no conveyor belt, no doing things a certain way because that's just what you do , The Fumbally Stables is worth a serious look.

And if you're looking for a Dublin wedding photographer who'll throw herself into your day with the same energy you're bringing to it, I'd love to have a chat.



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The Fumbally Stables — a few details for couples:

Fumbally Lane, Dublin 8, right in the heart of the city

18th century building with redbrick archways, exposed stonework and original oak beams

Main space seats up to 45 for dinner, up to 80 for standing reception

Upstairs studio with skylights and original stables doors, perfect for ceremonies

Food and community at the heart of everything they do

Perfect for intimate, alternative weddings with real personality

Close to Temple Bar, the Liberties and some of Dublin's most characterful streets