{"id":621551,"date":"2026-09-11T15:56:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T15:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/621551\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T15:56:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T15:56:15","slug":"wedding-of-the-week-couple-introduced-at-village-pub-in-2011-are-wed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/621551\/","title":{"rendered":"Wedding of the Week: Couple introduced at village pub in 2011 are wed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"contextmenu internal_BodyInitial\">Chloe Cotter, from Mitchelstown, and Colin English, from Clogheen in Tipperary, were first introduced in a little village pub in Burncourt back in 2011 through a mutual friend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">While Chloe admits there was an \u201cinstant spark\u201d, it wasn\u2019t until a meeting at Araglen Carnival that they officially became an item.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">\u201cWe got engaged in 2024 at home where, after 15 years of asking me to marry him and me protesting not without a ring, he blindsided me with an actual engagement ring.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/5223217_5_articleinlinemobile_ECHO_20FEATURES_20Wedding_20of_20the_20Week_20Chloe_20and_20Colin.jpg\" alt=\"Chloe and Colin said their ceremony at the Talbot Hotel in Ballincollig was \u201cso intimate and they really made us feel special.\u201d\" title=\"Chloe and Colin said their ceremony at the Talbot Hotel in Ballincollig was \u201cso intimate and they really made us feel special.\u201d\" class=\"card-img\"\/>Chloe and Colin said their ceremony at the Talbot Hotel in Ballincollig was \u201cso intimate and they really made us feel special.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cIn the shock of it all I almost forgot to say yes&#8230; but it was clearly never going to be no. The perfect memory to have in our forever home,\u201d said Chloe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">Today, they live in Clogheen in Tipperary.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">\u201cWe could not be happier with our lovely home that we have settled in together and made our own,\u201d Chloe said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">The couple wed at the Talbot Hotel in Ballincollig recently.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">\u201cThe ceremony was so intimate and really made us feel so special on the day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">The bride sourced her dress and veil in Diamond Bridal. \u201cThey were fantastic to deal with and made the experience so easy and comfortable,\u201d said Chloe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">The groom\u2019s suits were from Mr. Mister in Cahir. \u201cThey were also fantastic to deal with and made everything so easy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/5223220_5_articleinlinemobile_ECHO_20FEATURES_20Wedding_20of_20the_20Week_20Chloe_20and_20Colin_203..jpeg\" alt=\"Chloe sourced her dress and veil from Diamond Bridal while the groom\u2019s suit was from Mr. Mister.\" title=\"Chloe sourced her dress and veil from Diamond Bridal while the groom\u2019s suit was from Mr. Mister.\" class=\"card-img\"\/>Chloe sourced her dress and veil from Diamond Bridal while the groom\u2019s suit was from Mr. Mister.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The couple was supported on the day by their closest family and friends.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">After the ceremony, Chloe and Colin held a reception for their guests at the hotel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">Music was by the \u201cfantastic\u201d Ian Hendrick Wedding Band. Their first dance was to  Shut Up And Dance by Walk the Moon, a song which the couple \u201chave spent many years dancing to\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/5223223_5_articleinlinemobile_ECHO_20FEATURES_20Wedding_20of_20the_20Week_20Chloe_20and_20Colin_206..jpeg\" alt=\"The couple were supported on the day by their bridesmaids and groomsmen.\" title=\"The couple were supported on the day by their bridesmaids and groomsmen.\" class=\"card-img\"\/>The couple were supported on the day by their bridesmaids and groomsmen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The \u201cgorgeous\u201d cake was by Trace of Cakes, Ballincollig.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">The couple had high praise for the venue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">\u201cThey went above and beyond to make our day so special. The team and staff were fantastic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/5223226_5_articleinlinemobile_ECHO_20FEATURES_20Wedding_20of_20the_20Week_20Chloe_20and_20Colin_204..jpeg\" alt=\"Chloe and Colin were first introduced by a mutual friend back in 2011. They got engaged in 2024.&#9;Pictures: McMahon Studios&#10;                    \" title=\"Chloe and Colin were first introduced by a mutual friend back in 2011. They got engaged in 2024.&#9;Pictures: McMahon Studios&#10;                    \" class=\"card-img\"\/>Chloe and Colin were first introduced by a mutual friend back in 2011. They got engaged in 2024.\tPictures: McMahon Studios<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Photos on the day were by McMahon Studios in Ballyporeen, Co.Tipperary.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">What was the most memorable thing about the day?<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">\u201cMarrying my best friend after 15 years,\u201d said Chloe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Chloe Cotter, from Mitchelstown, and Colin English, from Clogheen in Tipperary, were first introduced in a little village&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":621552,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[93,61,60,11344,55665],"class_list":["post-621551","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-wedding","tag-wedding-of-the-week"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/621551","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=621551"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/621551\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/621552"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=621551"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=621551"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=621551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}