{"id":604257,"date":"2026-07-25T23:36:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T23:36:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/604257\/"},"modified":"2026-07-25T23:36:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T23:36:15","slug":"wedding-of-the-week-piano-tunes-and-singsong-in-early-hours-hit-right-note-for-guests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/604257\/","title":{"rendered":"Wedding of the Week: Piano tunes and singsong in early hours hit right note for guests"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sweethearts since their secondary school days, Limerick couple Jessica Tuite and James Barry were wed 15 years after their paths first crossed at Castletroy College.<\/p>\n

A sunshine holiday in Portugal set the scene for their engagement in August 2024, on Praia dos Caneiros, the Algarve. \u201cJames proposed on the beach,\u201d says Jessica.<\/p>\n

\"JessicaJessica Tuite and James Barry. Pictures: Sean Lordan, Studio Lordan<\/p>\n

The weather gods were at the ready yet again for the nuptials, as they switched their favourable gaze to Kerry on Friday, April 24, 2026, when the couple exchanged vows in an outdoor ceremony at Sheen Falls Lodge, Kenmare, led by celebrant Dave Allman.<\/p>\n

The bride arrived for the \u201cI dos\u201d in the hotel\u2019s green vintage Buick. \u201cThere were some fabulous words of wisdom shared during the ceremony by my cousins Holly Irwin and Nicole Tuite and James\u2019s godson Ronan Lavin,\u201d says Jessica. \u201cThe beautiful reflection was read by James\u2019s sister Anita Neville.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"JessicaJessica Tuite with her bridal party. Pictures: Sean Lordan, Studio Lordan <\/p>\n

Jessica\u2019s aunt Eilish McCarthy and James\u2019s sister Gerada Lavin were the witnesses, and Claire Sheerin was the wedding singer.<\/p>\n

The five-star venue was also the setting for the reception, where Jessica\u2019s parents, Sinead and Marcus Tuite, and James\u2019s dad, Joe Barry, and Jessica\u2019s grandmothers, Ann McCarthy and Teresa Tuite O\u2019Connor, were at the heart of the action. In fact, Jessica says she could not have planned the big day without her mother\u2019s organisational knowhow. \u201cThe wedding wouldn\u2019t have been what it was without her,\u201d she says. The groom adds: \u201cJessica\u2019s mother Sinead was exceptional. She thought of absolutely everything.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"JessicaJessica Tuite and James Barry with Sinead and Marcus Tuite and Joe Barry. Pictures: Studio Lordan<\/p>\n

Jessica\u2019s friends Ruth Kavanagh, Lauren Sinnott, Orlaith Morgan, Leah McNamara, and Laura Breen were by her side as bridesmaids. James\u2019s friend Jeffrey Enright was his best man, and his brother Joe Barry was his groomsman, along with friends Paudie Callinan, Jack Tiernan, and Mark McCarthy. Jessica\u2019s cousin Harry O\u2019Sullivan was the pageboy, and James\u2019s niece and goddaughter Lucy Neville was the flower girl. \u201cOur vision was a magical day filled with love, laughter, plenty of music, and dancing. James loves music, and I was a competitive dancer throughout my childhood,\u201d says the bride.<\/p>\n

\"JessicaJessica Tuite. Pictures: Sean Lordan, Studio Lordan<\/p>\n

Jessica looked super-elegant in a Milla Nova gown she bought in Belfast\u2019s Verona Bridal boutique, and James wore a suit from Esquire, Limerick.<\/p>\n

Mother-and-daughter duo Janice McLoughlin and Abbie Dervereux, Dublin, were the hair and make-up team.<\/p>\n

Capturing all the memories on camera were photographer Sean Lordan<\/a>target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”> and videographer Maurice O\u2019Carroll<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Wedding band Spring Break kept the fun going until the small hours, with the newlyweds taking to the floor to Stargazing, by Myles Smith, for their first dance. \u201cJames played a few songs on the piano in the early hours of the morning,\u201d says Jessica. \u201cThere was a big singsong with guests gathering around the piano. It was a special moment.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"JessicaJessica Tuite. Pictures: Sean Lordan, Studio Lordan<\/p>\n

Flowers from the Secret Garden, Cork, devised the floral d\u00e9cor, and the stationery and signage were by Katelyn Barry, of Pretty Glam Creations. Tracy Desmond Bell, of Trace of Cakes, designed and baked the wedding cake.<\/p>\n

The newlyweds honeymooned in California, Hawaii, and New York.<\/p>\n

Jessica is an adult educator for Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board as well as a teacher for the Eilish McCarthy School of Dance, based in both Limerick and Cork, while James is a sales manager for HubSpot.<\/p>\n

They live in Castletroy. \u201cWe bought our home in Kylemore, Monaleen, in June 2024,\u201d adds Jessica.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sweethearts since their secondary school days, Limerick couple Jessica Tuite and James Barry were wed 15 years after…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":604258,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[75],"tags":[18,117,19,17,24594,7263],"class_list":["post-604257","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-eire","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-wedding-of-the-week","tag-weddings"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/116983247050092499","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/604257","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=604257"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/604257\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/604258"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=604257"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=604257"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=604257"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}