{"id":498013,"date":"2026-06-13T16:42:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T16:42:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/498013\/"},"modified":"2026-06-13T16:42:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T16:42:21","slug":"wedding-of-the-week-cork-couples-day-full-of-love-and-one-moment-of-canine-comedy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/498013\/","title":{"rendered":"Wedding of the Week: Cork couple&#8217;s day full of love \u2014 and one moment of canine comedy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Against a regency backdrop to rival Bridgerton and co-starring cool canines with comic timing, the nuptials of Cork couple Clodagh Walsh and Andrew Sheehan had it all.<\/p>\n<p>Clodagh, from Meelin, Co Cork, and Andrew, from Knocknagree, Co Cork, held their wedding and reception at the 19th-century Kilshane House, Co Tipperary, in April.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/5117157_3_articleinlinemobile_DSC_8483.jpg\" alt=\"Clodagh Walsh and Andrew Sheehan. Pictures: Conor Healy Photography \" title=\"Clodagh Walsh and Andrew Sheehan. Pictures: Conor Healy Photography \" class=\"card-img\"\/>Clodagh Walsh and Andrew Sheehan. Pictures: Conor Healy Photography <\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">They were married by Antoinette Coleman-Kelly, with their daughter Callie a central part of the celebration as flowergirl and the bride\u2019s brother, Conan, walking their beloved pooches down the aisle.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">\u201cIt was really important to us that our daughter Callie was part of the ceremony alongside our dogs, Ziggy, Skye, and Loki, making the whole experience feel truly personal, full of love, and centred around our family,\u201d says Clodagh.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/5117160_3_articleinlinemobile_DSC_8853.jpg\" alt=\"Clodagh Walsh, Andrew Sheehan and Callie Sheehan with their dogs Ziggy, Loki and Skye. Pictures: Conor Healy Photography \" title=\"Clodagh Walsh, Andrew Sheehan and Callie Sheehan with their dogs Ziggy, Loki and Skye. Pictures: Conor Healy Photography \" class=\"card-img\"\/>Clodagh Walsh, Andrew Sheehan and Callie Sheehan with their dogs Ziggy, Loki and Skye. Pictures: Conor Healy Photography <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cDuring the ceremony, the dogs were so quiet and perfectly behaved the entire time. Then, at the exact moment the celebrant asked if anyone had any objections to the marriage, Skye let out a bark \u2014 the timing couldn\u2019t have been more perfect, and everyone burst out laughing. I think she may have wanted to keep Andrew to herself. It was such a funny, unforgettable moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">The bride\u2019s sister, Meadhbh Walsh of Meadhbh Walsh Music, performed the music during the ceremony, joined by Clodagh\u2019s cousin, Ella Vaughan, and musician Andrew Collins.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">\u201cWe also had a reading flash mob during the ceremony, where Katelyn, Sheila, Michael, Bernadette, Gerard, Chloe, Cillian, Una, Gearoid, Lily, and Paul each stood up to read a line,\u201d says Clodagh.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/5117163_3_articleinlinemobile_DSC_7109.jpg\" alt=\"The wedding of Clodagh Walsh and Andrew Sheehan. Pictures: Conor Healy Photography \" title=\"The wedding of Clodagh Walsh and Andrew Sheehan. Pictures: Conor Healy Photography \" class=\"card-img\"\/>The wedding of Clodagh Walsh and Andrew Sheehan. Pictures: Conor Healy Photography <\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">\u201cNobody knew it was going to happen, which made it such a special and emotional surprise.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">Clodagh\u2019s friends Orfhlaith McMahon, Cathrena O\u2019Keeffe, Elizabeth Storey, and Maeve O\u2019Sullivan were her bridesmaids, and Andrew chose his brother Daniel Sheehan and his friends Paul O\u2019Connor, Kevin Leader, and Tommy Sheahan to be his groomsmen.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/5117166_3_articleinlinemobile_DSC_9308.jpg\" alt=\"Clodagh Walsh and Andrew Sheehan with their wedding party. Pictures: Conor Healy Photography \" title=\"Clodagh Walsh and Andrew Sheehan with their wedding party. Pictures: Conor Healy Photography \" class=\"card-img\"\/>Clodagh Walsh and Andrew Sheehan with their wedding party. Pictures: Conor Healy Photography <\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">Now based in Rathmore, Co Kerry, Clodagh, a science teacher, and Andrew, a carpenter, met in Knocknagree on New Year\u2019s Eve 2015 and became an item in April 2018. They got engaged on their seven-year anniversary at Muckross House and Gardens, Killarney, in April 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">Clodagh sourced her dream wedding dress at Vows in Cork, and Andrew and his groomsmen were dapper thanks to Suits Select, Tralee.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/5117169_3_articleinlinemobile_DSC_6963-2.jpg\" alt=\"Clodagh Walsh and Andrew Sheehan. Pictures: Conor Healy Photography \" title=\"Clodagh Walsh and Andrew Sheehan. Pictures: Conor Healy Photography \" class=\"card-img\"\/>Clodagh Walsh and Andrew Sheehan. Pictures: Conor Healy Photography <\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">Tie the Knot Hair and Rebecca O\u2019Donovan Makeup ensured the bride and her attendants were camera-ready.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">Photographer Conor Healy and videographer Michael Hurley captured the big day on camera.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/5117172_3_articleinlinemobile_Z63_9946.jpg\" alt=\"Clodagh Walsh and Andrew Sheehan. Pictures: Conor Healy Photography \" title=\"Clodagh Walsh and Andrew Sheehan. Pictures: Conor Healy Photography \" class=\"card-img\"\/>Clodagh Walsh and Andrew Sheehan. Pictures: Conor Healy Photography <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cConor was an absolute dream to have as part of our wedding day. He had this incredible way of making everyone feel completely comfortable in front of the camera, even those who would normally run a mile from a photo,\u201d says Clodagh.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">\u201cHe also brought so much craic to the day. Michael Hurley, our videographer, was amazing also, and worked so seamlessly alongside Conor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/5117175_3_articleinlinemobile_Z63_9772.jpg\" alt=\"Clodagh Walsh and Andrew Sheehan. Pictures: Conor Healy Photography \" title=\"Clodagh Walsh and Andrew Sheehan. Pictures: Conor Healy Photography \" class=\"card-img\"\/>Clodagh Walsh and Andrew Sheehan. Pictures: Conor Healy Photography <\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">The Mixtape created \u201cthe perfect atmosphere\u201d for the evening after dinner, adds the bride: \u201cThey had everyone on their feet and kept the dance floor full all night long.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">\u201cCallie had the best time, too. She was looked after by Auntie Katie\u2019s babysitting service for parts of the day and absolutely adored her.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/5117178_3_articleinlinemobile_DSC_9024.jpg\" alt=\"Clodagh Walsh and Andrew Sheehan. Pictures: Conor Healy Photography \" title=\"Clodagh Walsh and Andrew Sheehan. Pictures: Conor Healy Photography \" class=\"card-img\"\/>Clodagh Walsh and Andrew Sheehan. Pictures: Conor Healy Photography <\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">Elderwood Floristry brought the couple\u2019s d\u00e9cor vision to life, and instead of a wedding cake, the newlyweds had a champagne tower.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">\u201cMagical doesn\u2019t even begin to describe it. Our day two was held in Dennehy\u2019s Bar, Rathmore. Anthony Dineen was the musician on the night and was absolutely fantastic and created such brilliant energy in the room.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/5117181_3_articleinlinemobile_DSC_6872-2.jpg\" alt=\"Clodagh Walsh. Pictures: Conor Healy Photography \" title=\"Clodagh Walsh. Pictures: Conor Healy Photography \" class=\"card-img\"\/>Clodagh Walsh. Pictures: Conor Healy Photography <\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">The honeymoon is slated for August when they will travel to Sicily, Greece, Turkey, and Spain.<\/p>\n<p>                If you would like your wedding in\u00a0Weekend email eve.kelliher@examiner.ie<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Against a regency backdrop to rival Bridgerton and co-starring cool canines with comic timing, the nuptials of Cork&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":498014,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[4998,93,61,60,55665],"class_list":["post-498013","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\/498013","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=498013"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/498013\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/498014"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=498013"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=498013"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=498013"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}