{"id":487150,"date":"2026-05-16T04:18:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T04:18:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/487150\/"},"modified":"2026-05-16T04:18:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T04:18:20","slug":"wedding-bells-for-cork-couple-who-met-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/487150\/","title":{"rendered":"Wedding bells for Cork couple who met online\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"contextmenu internal_BodyInitial\">Cork man Timmy O\u2019Brien took Clodagh Ronan by surprise when he proposed to the Bishopstown woman at their housewarming.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">Timmy, from Bantry, and Clodagh had moved into their home in Macroom in 2024 and had invited family and friends over to mark the occasion that August.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">\u201cTimmy surprised me in front of all of our family,\u201d recalled Clodagh of his proposal.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/5079594_6_articleinlinemobile_ECHO_20FEATURES_20WEDDING_20OF_20THE_20WEEK-_20Clodagh_20and_20Timmy_2.jpeg\" alt=\"Clodagh with her bridesmaids ahead of the ceremony.\u00a0\" title=\"Clodagh with her bridesmaids ahead of the ceremony.\u00a0\" class=\"card-img\"\/>Clodagh with her bridesmaids ahead of the ceremony.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The couple, who met online, were wed on May 2 at St Abina\u2019s Church in Clondrohid.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">The bride sourced her pre-loved gown from Cirq Bridal in Kildare.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/5079597_6_articleinlinemobile_ECHO_20FEATURES_20WEDDING_20OF_20THE_20WEEK-_20Clodagh_20and_20Timmy_2.jpeg\" alt=\"Timmy with his groomsmen.\u00a0\" title=\"Timmy with his groomsmen.\u00a0\" class=\"card-img\"\/>Timmy with his groomsmen.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cI tried it on, and it fitted like a glove,\u201d she said, \u201cI bought off the rail.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">Her make-up was by Maria from Allure Make-Up while hair was by Hair by Joanne.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">The groom\u2019s suit was purchased from Suit Distributors in Cork.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/5079600_6_articleinlinemobile_ECHO_20FEATURES_20WEDDING_20OF_20THE_20WEEK-_20Clodagh_20and_20Timmy_2.jpeg\" alt=\"Clodagh and Timmy pictured with their bridal party.\u00a0\" title=\"Clodagh and Timmy pictured with their bridal party.\u00a0\" class=\"card-img\"\/>Clodagh and Timmy pictured with their bridal party.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The couple were supported on the day by family and friends from near and far.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">\u201cA lot of family travelled from overseas on Timmy\u2019s side,\u201d the couple said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">Clodagh\u2019s mum passed away last year, and she was never far from the couple\u2019s thoughts on the day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">\u201cWe made sure she was remembered throughout the day. We selected Mum\u2019s favourite songs for the church and had a special candle and prayer to mark her,\u201d said Clodagh.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/5079603_6_articleinlinemobile_ECHO_20FEATURES_20WEDDING_20OF_20THE_20WEEK-_20Clodagh_20and_20Timmy.j.jpeg\" alt=\"Clodagh and Timmy first met online and were wed earlier this month. Pictures: James O'Driscoll.\u00a0\" title=\"Clodagh and Timmy first met online and were wed earlier this month. Pictures: James O'Driscoll.\u00a0\" class=\"card-img\"\/>Clodagh and Timmy first met online and were wed earlier this month. Pictures: James O&#8217;Driscoll.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">After the ceremony, the couple held a reception for their guests at the Talbot Hotel in Ballincollig.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">They were transported there in style by Wedding Vintage Car Hire, with local taxi driver Kieran providing transport for the bridesmaids.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">Music at the evening reception was by The Stars band.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">\u201cThey were fantastic&#8230; full of energy,\u201d Clodagh and Timmy said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">The couple\u2019s first dance was to  Can\u2019t Help Falling In Love by Elvis Presley.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/5079606_6_articleinlinemobile_ECHO_20FEATURES_20WEDDING_20OF_20THE_20WEEK-_20Clodagh_20and_20Timmy_2.jpeg\" alt=\"Asked what was the most memorable thing about their wedding day, Timmy and Clodagh said it was having their pictures taken at Coolcower House.\u00a0\" title=\"Asked what was the most memorable thing about their wedding day, Timmy and Clodagh said it was having their pictures taken at Coolcower House.\u00a0\" class=\"card-img\"\/>Asked what was the most memorable thing about their wedding day, Timmy and Clodagh said it was having their pictures taken at Coolcower House.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The \u201cdelicious\u201d wedding cake was by Cake Couture in Ovens.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">Photos on the day were by James O\u2019Driscoll. \u201cHe was fantastic, he really made the day! He captured great photos, and he was full of life, getting everyone laughing and smiling,\u201d the couple said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The &#8220;fantastic&#8221; Brendan Reidy was videographer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">Asked what was the most memorable thing about their wedding day, Timmy and Clodagh said it was having their pictures taken at Coolcower House.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">\u201cThe scenery was beautiful, and it was a lovely moment to have together.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cork man Timmy O\u2019Brien took Clodagh Ronan by surprise when he proposed to the Bishopstown woman at their&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":487151,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[75],"tags":[18,117,19,17,24593,24594],"class_list":{"0":"post-487150","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-eire","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-ie","11":"tag-ireland","12":"tag-wedding","13":"tag-wedding-of-the-week"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/116582332366821220","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/487150","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=487150"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/487150\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/487151"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=487150"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=487150"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=487150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}