Please RSVP for all events by June 15th.
We recommend flying into Dublin Airport. It is approximately 1 hour to Kilkea Castle.
Please email info@kilkeacastle.ie for assistance booking a taxi to the castle. Car rental also available at Dublin Airport.
The castle should be able to accommodate all guests for the dates provided. The website can be temperamental. If you are having any trouble booking online, please call the castle directly and provide them with the booking code. We have a limited number of discounted Carriage and Lodge Bedrooms available. Once the discounted rooms are allocated, we have requested additional rooms which will be at the normal rate and will be bookable once the first block is full. In order to book go to www.kilkeacastle.ie • Click on Wedding Stay • Choose Castle & Carriage or Lodge Bedrooms (see website for information about rooms and pricing) • Enter Promo Code 171296 • Choose Dates (our wedding is 8/30, but you can book 8/29-9/1 with the discount code) If you wish to book with other guests, please call the hotel to inquire about availability. As above, if you wish to stay at the castle there should be rooms available. However, other options for lodging include Clanard Court Hotel and Talbot Hotel Carlow. Please see the Travel section for further details.
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Rehearsal dinner is reserved for the wedding party. If you are staying at the castle Friday night, we recommend booking in for dinner at Restaurant 1180 or Hermione's. After, feel free to join us for a drink around 8 pm at Kilkea Castle's Bar, The Keep, located on the ground floor of the castle.
Semi-Formal: Tuxes and gowns are welcome, and so are suits and cocktail dresses. We hope the ceremony and drinks reception will take place on the grass, so please choose your footwear accordingly.
Average temperatures in Ireland in August range between 57 and 66°F.
Ceremony will start at 2:00 pm. Drinks reception 2:30-5:30 pm. Dinner call 5:30 pm, with guests seated for dinner service at 6:15 pm. We're delighted to offer complimentary drinks during cocktail hour and wine with dinner. Following dinner, there will be a full service bar with drinks available for purchase, which is traditional at Irish weddings. We're so excited to celebrate with you!
We hope the ceremony will be outside on the grass, weather permitting. If it rains, the ceremony will be held inside.
Garden Attire: Sundresses, floral prints, button-downs, polos, etc.
Day 2 BBQ will be onsite at Kilkea Castle.
Kicking off from 3:30 pm, end time 12 midnight. Food service from 5 pm. Live music from 6 pm.