Irish Wedding Supplier of the Year Awards - weddingsonline website for brides to be

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17 February 2010
The best wedding suppliers in Ireland were announced Monday night by Ireland's busiest wedding website, WeddingsOnline.ie.
Top winners included Wedding Venue of the Year, Solis Lough Eske Castle in Donegal;
Wedding Supplier of the Year, White Orchid Bridal Boutique in Swords and Cake Toppers Ireland who were chosen as Industry Newcomer

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Wedding Suppliers of the Year Announced

The awards ceremony was held to honour the shortlist of Ireland's Top 100 Wedding Suppliers voted by the brides of WeddingsOnline.ie, and to award the final winners in each category. The black tie event was attended by Apprentice stars Bill Cullen and Jackie Lavin and Dragon's Den entrepreneur, Gavin Duffy, as well as leading wedding professionals from around the country.Love Letters, Frog Prince Wedding Days, White Orchid and French Touch were all named as the best in their categories.
"WeddingsOnline.ie turned 10 years old on Valentine's Day and we thought what better way to celebrate than by recognising the best in the industry. Thousands of brides and grooms voted for their favourite suppliers, and it was great to see that the customer service is still so strong in the Irish wedding community," Ken Fitzpatrick, CEO of WeddingsOnline.ie said.
Each of the top 100 went through a meticulous judging process including secret shoppers and an expert panel of judges to find the overall winners in each category.
Bill Cullen was Keynote speaker for the event.
Anne Kinsella and Alex O'Reilly from White Orchid Bridal Boutique won overall Wedding Supplier of the Year.

Winners of the WOL Awards
Wedding Supplier of The Year -White Orchid, Co Dublin
Wedding Supplier of The Year (Venue)-Solis Lough Eske Castle, Co Donegal
Best Wedding Industry Newcomer 2009-Cake Toppers Ireland
Best Supplier Website- Farrell & ChaseBest Wedding Industry Marketing Innovator- Portlaoise Heritage Hotel, Co Laoise
Wedding Venue of the Year (Leinster)- The Station House Hotel, Co Meath
Wedding Venue of the Year (Munster)- Kenmare Bay, Co Kerry
Wedding Venue of the Year (Connaught)- Cromleach Lodge & Country House Hotel, Co Sligo
Wedding Venue of the Year (Ulster)-Slieve Donard Resort & Spa, Co Down
Wedding Venue of the Year - Castle / Country House-Solis Lough Eske Castle, Co Donegal
Wedding Photographer of the Year- Peter Rowen, Co Dublin
Bridal Shop of the Year- White Orchid, Co Dublin
Floral Designer of the Year-The French Touch, Co Kildare
Wedding Videographer of the Year- Keith Malone, Co Dublin
Bridal Beauty / Make Up Artist of the Year- Aisling Eyre, Co Dublin
Stationery Designer of the Year- Love Letters, Co Dublin
Wedding Co-ordinator of the Year (Hotel & Independant)-Patricia Lynch - The Landmark Hotel, Co Leitrim
Wedding Band of the Year- Connor McKeon Legends of Swing
Wedding DJ of the Year- Star DJs
Church Singer / Musician of the Year- Margaret Brennan and Joanna Charles
Cake Supplier of the Year- Karinas Cakes, Co Cork
Transport Supplier of the Year- Getaway Wedding Cars, Co Galway
Wedding Jeweller of the Year- Carol Shaw Jewellery, Co Dublin
Decor Supplier of the Year- Frog Prince Wedding Days, Co Dublin
Weddings Abroad Supplier of the Year- Double Cocktail, Portugal
Groomswear Supplier of the Year- Lapel 1865, Co Cork
Honeymoon Supplier of the Year- Tropical Places

Gavin Duffy, Jackie Lavin and Bill Cullen attended the awards ceremony to show their support for the wedding industry.

Wedding Venue of the Year winners, Michele McConalogue and Noreen Lyons from Solis Lough Eske Castle.

To see the full shortlist of Ireland's Top 100 Wedding Suppliers please visit, www.weddingsonlineawards.com Wedding Suppliers of the Year Announced

Wedding band, Double Cocktail travelled from Portugal to pick up their award for Best Weddings Abroad Supplier.

About WeddingsOnline.ie Ltd
WeddingsOnline.ie Ltd was incorporated in 1999 and is Ireland's largest weddings marketing business. Over 1000 wedding industry suppliers from hotels, jewellers, photographers, honeymoon and gift providers etc use WeddingsOnline.ie Ltd as their marketing partner of choice. WeddingsOnline.ie Ltd also publishes B Magazine, a glossy quarterly bridal magazine.
Over 80% of Irish brides use WeddingsOnline.ie to source wedding service suppliers; it is Ireland's largest weddings discussion forum and supplier directory and currently has 130,000 people a month using the site.

For more information please contact Rachel at 01 883 9270 01 883 9270 or at press@bmagazine.ie.