{"id":323399,"date":"2026-03-01T12:32:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T12:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/323399\/"},"modified":"2026-03-01T12:32:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T12:32:16","slug":"west-cork-couple-always-wanted-a-traditional-wedding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/323399\/","title":{"rendered":"West Cork couple \u2018always wanted a traditional wedding\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

West Cork couple Katie O\u2019Driscoll and Stephen Crowley\u2019s paths first crossed on their local GAA pitch at U-10 football training.<\/p>\n

Both from Drimoleague, they attended the same second-level school and became an item afterwards. \u201cWe were in the same year at Maria Immaculata Community College in Dunmanway and ended up in the same friend group during our college years,\u201d says Katie, a primary school teacher. \u201cWe started going out in college and have been together for 10 years.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"KatieKatie O’Driscoll and Stephen Crowley. Pictures: Dermotsullivan.com<\/p>\n

A rainy Amsterdam was the backdrop as Stephen, an electrician, popped the question on December 9, 2023.<\/p>\n

Almost two years to the day later, back in Cork, the Child of Prague statues must have been on overtime because no hint of dampness spoiled the fun as the couple said their I do\u2019s.<\/p>\n

\"KatieKatie O’Driscoll and Stephen Crowley. Pictures: Dermotsullivan.com<\/p>\n

They were married in All Saints Church, Drimoleague, by Fr Eoin Whooley and held their reception in Fernhill House Hotel & Gardens, Clonakilty. \u201cThe weather was great for a day in December, and we were all relieved to see the sun shining as we arrived in Owenahincha for some bridal party pictures,\u201d says Katie.<\/p>\n

Katie\u2019s parents, Mary Ann and Martin O\u2019Driscoll, and Stephen\u2019s mum and dad, Christine and Diarmuid Crowley and his grandmother, Trudy Crowley, helped the newlyweds celebrate.<\/p>\n

\"KatieKatie O’Driscoll with her dad Martin O’Driscoll. Pictures: Dermotsullivan.com<\/p>\n

Katie\u2019s younger sister R\u00f3is\u00edn O\u2019Driscoll was her maid of honour, and her twin sister M\u00e1ire O\u2019Driscoll, cousin Trish Murray, and friend Sharon O\u2019Regan were her bridesmaids.<\/p>\n

Standing by Stephen\u2019s side were four of his best friends \u2014 his best man was Ian Crowley, and the groomsmen were Jack Carroll, Brendan McCarthy, and Sean Hennessy. \u201cAll the bridal party, except for R\u00f3is\u00edn, were in the same year in school and have been friends for many years,\u201d adds Katie. \u201cWe both always wanted a traditional wedding celebrated together with our family and friends.<\/p>\n

\"KatieKatie O’Driscoll and Stephen Crowley with their wedding party. Pictures: Dermotsullivan.com<\/p>\n

\u201cThe staff in Fernhill pulled out all stops for our big day, and no taskwas too much for them.\u201d After the meal, the guests were entertained by a singer from Singers Secreto, which started off a lively night before the Ian Hendrick band came to the stage.<\/p>\n

\"KatieKatie O’Driscoll and Stephen Crowley. Pictures: Dermotsullivan.com<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving a secret singer perform, after the desert, really got the crowd going \u2014 everyone loved it,\u201d says Katie.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe floor was never empty with plenty of waltzing, jiving, and sets danced along with some questionable disco dancing.<\/p>\n

\"KatieKatie O’Driscoll and Stephen Crowley. Pictures: Dermotsullivan.com<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are very grateful for the help we got from our parents and siblings in the lead-up to our big day. Having Stephen\u2019s grandmother present made our day very special, also.\u201d<\/p>\n

The bride looked elegant in a Jesus Peiro dress, which she bought in Say I Do in Midleton, and the groom, his groomsmen, and both fathers were dressed for the day by Morley\u2019s.<\/p>\n

\"KatieKatie O’Driscoll and Stephen Crowley. Pictures: Dermotsullivan.com<\/p>\n

Maria Coleman was the makeup artist, and Molly Farrell was the hairstylist.<\/p>\n

Katie and Stephen headed to Troms\u00f8 in Norway a few days after the wedding for a minimoon and plan to go to Thailand for two weeks this spring on their honeymoon.<\/p>\n

\"KatieKatie O’Driscoll and Stephen Crowley. Pictures: Dermotsullivan.com<\/p>\n

They have just bought a house in Drimoleague.<\/p>\n

If you would like your wedding featured in Weekend email eve.kelliher@examiner.ie<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"West Cork couple Katie O\u2019Driscoll and Stephen Crowley\u2019s paths first crossed on their local GAA pitch at U-10…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":323400,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[4998,93,61,60,55665],"class_list":["post-323399","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-weddings","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-wedding-of-the-week"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/323399","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=323399"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/323399\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/323400"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=323399"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=323399"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=323399"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}