{"id":347279,"date":"2026-03-15T09:34:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T09:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/347279\/"},"modified":"2026-03-15T09:34:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T09:34:12","slug":"cavapoo-arnold-stole-the-show-as-ring-bearer-on-cork-couples-big-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/347279\/","title":{"rendered":"Cavapoo Arnold stole the show as ring bearer on Cork couple’s big day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Forget about Crufts \u2014 this Cork couple\u2019s pooch almost stole the show when he strolled centre stage as ring bearer.<\/p>\n

Arnold (Arnie) was decked out in a tux as the two-year-old cavapoo ensured his humans, Dr Lisa Madden and Dr Brian Cotter, said their \u201cI dos\u201d.<\/p>\n

\"DrDr Lisa Madden and Dr Brian Cotter with Arnold. Pictures: Picture: Studio Lordan<\/p>\n

Lisa, from Monard, and Brian, from Carrigaline, were wed in Holy Trinity Abbey Church, Adare, Co Limerick, by Very Rev Canon John O\u2019Donovan and held their reception in nearby Adare Manor.<\/p>\n

Awaiting Lisa at the altar, Brian says he felt \u201cexcited and reflective\u201d.<\/p>\n

\"DrDr Lisa Madden and Dr Brian Cotter with Lisa’s grandparents Noreen and Michael Cronin. <\/p>\n

Arriving at the church was also a highlight of the big day for Lisa. \u201cI felt extremely calm and happy to be on the arm of my dad,\u201d she says.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe build-up to the wedding was bittersweet as my dad had some health issues, so the day also marked a celebration of his return to full health.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"DrDr Lisa Madden with her brother David and her parents Mary and Peter Madden. Picture: Studio Lordan<\/p>\n

Peter and mother-of-the-bride Mary Madden and the groom\u2019s parents Liz and Jim Cotter were central to the occasion, as were the bride\u2019s grandparents, Noreen and Michael Cronin.<\/p>\n

Lisa, a dentist and aesthetic practitioner, and Brian, a medical doctor and co-founder and global medical director of SISU Clinic, originally met through a close friend, Janice.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe got engaged in 2014 by the waterfall at Sheen Falls in Kenmare,\u201d Lisa says.<\/p>\n

They set their wedding date for November 2025 and another five-star venue, Adare, provided a winter wonderland backdrop as Se\u00e1n Lordan of Studio Lordan (Studiolordan.com) was behind the camera for the photoshoot.<\/p>\n

\"DrDr Brian Cotter with his parents Liz and Jim Cotter. Picture: Studio Lordan <\/p>\n

\u201cThere are very few days whereby you get to gather your favourite people in your favourite place for a party,\u201d the bride says.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was an absolute fairytale from start to finish. Everything about it was extremely special, and we felt so blessed,\u201d the bride says.<\/p>\n

Lisa chose her cousin Mary-Jade Hynes and her friends Miren Somers, Kelly Forde, Deirdre Cotter, and Kate Hinchion to be her bridesmaids, while Brian\u2019s niece Jennifer McCarthy was the flower girl.<\/p>\n

Brian\u2019s brother James Cotter was his best man, with his friends Eoghan Kelly, Robin O\u2019Mahony, Paul Waschk, and Angad Saluja as the groomsmen.<\/p>\n

\"DrDr Lisa Madden and Dr Brian Cotter. Picture: Studio Lordan <\/p>\n

Lisa looked super-elegant in her Jesus Peiro gown. \u201cI went all over Ireland and the UK looking for the perfect dress,\u201d she says.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a task I found quite difficult as I was open to trying on all options. When I started my search in November 2024, I travelled to Mullingar with my mum and friend Kate, and it was in The White Room that I found the dress.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t make the decision there and then, but as I continued trying on dresses both here and in London, I kept reverting back to the Jesus Peiro dress.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brian and his party wore suits custom-made at Louis Copeland, Cork.<\/p>\n

Lisa\u2019s hair was styled by Janice McCarthy and Candice Ambrose was also on hand as a bridal hairstylist.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sarah Cummins did the bride\u2019s makeup and Nikki O\u2019Leary, makeup artist, ensured the bridal party was camera-ready.<\/p>\n

\"DrDr Lisa Madden and Dr Brian Cotter with their wedding party. Pictures: Studio Lordan<\/p>\n

Little Bear kept the camera rolling as videographer, as did content creator Your Story by Elle and Bronagh Wilkinson devised the floral d\u00e9cor.<\/p>\n

The mid-meal entertainment was by The Hit Machine Drummers with Jo Petit & The Dream Band, ensuring the dance floor was full.<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving our dog Arnold bring up the rings in his little tuxedo is something everyone enjoyed and we\u2019d like to say a big thanks to Grace (The Pet Sitter) for making this possible,\u201d adds Lisa.<\/p>\n

The newlyweds, who live in Ballinlough, Cork, enjoyed a minimoon in the One&Only Royal Mirage luxury resort in Dubai and plan a honeymoon in Thailand this spring.<\/p>\n

If you would like your wedding to feature in Weekend email: eve.kelliher@examiner.ie<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Forget about Crufts \u2014 this Cork couple\u2019s pooch almost stole the show when he strolled centre stage as…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":347280,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[4998,61,60,158314,158313,158312,112,55665],"class_list":["post-347279","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-weddings","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-organisation-sisu","tag-place-adare","tag-place-ballinlough","tag-sports","tag-wedding-of-the-week"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/347279","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=347279"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/347279\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/347280"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=347279"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=347279"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=347279"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}