"YOUR FAIRYTALE WEDDING VENUE" Dramatic location, bespoke services for the perfect destination wedding. Pierce Brosnan and Keely Shaye Smith married at Ashford Castle in 2001. Shane Filan married Gillian Walsh here in 2004. Both events catapulted Ashford Castle into one of the premiere wedding destination venues in the world. Ashford Castle was originally built as a crenellated castle in the 13th century and rebuilt as a hunting and fishing lodge in the 1800's. Opening as a hotel in 1939, Ashford is the former estate of the Guinness family, today it is one of the finest and most luxurious castle hotels in Ireland. Two styles of residential Weddings can be accommodated at Ashford, either exclusive use 83 bedrooms (166 persons) or 20 bedrooms (40 persons) in the elegant Connaught room. Monica Feeney, is the Conference and Banqueting Coordinator, and had held the position since 2003. All weddings are bespoke, as we believe they should be, given all couples requirements are different. We only guarantee a professional team and will ensure the most important day of any couple's lives will be indelible to their guests, as it will be to the happy couple.
For further details, please contact Monica, who has the most experience of any wedding planner in Ireland.
