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Wedding advice, plainly put
Answers to the questions that come up once the ring is on: what the law asks of you, which ceremony fits, when to hold it. Legal facts come from official sources and carry the date we checked them.
Civil, religious or humanist: the three legal wedding ceremonies in Ireland
The three legally binding wedding ceremonies in Ireland compared: who performs each, which days they are available, where they can be held and what each one allows.
Read itChoosing a dateThe best month to get married in Ireland, by the numbers
Every month compared for an Irish wedding: how many couples marry in it, how often it stays dry, how warm it gets and how late the sun sets. Built from CSO figures and thirty years of weather.
Read itChoosing a dateBank holiday weekend weddings in Ireland: every date for 2027, 2028 and 2029
Every Irish bank holiday weekend for 2027, 2028 and 2029, how popular each one is for weddings, and what a long weekend changes for guests, rooms and the ceremony.
Read itAfter the weddingDo you have to change your name when you marry in Ireland?
No. Irish law does not ask you to change your name when you marry, and you do not need a deed poll if you choose to. What the law says, what counts as proof and how to change it back.
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