Beginning mid-2025, the European Union will be requiring visas to travel to certain countries. They say that your application will take minutes to process, though it may take up to 14 days. For more details on this new visa requirement, please see here: https://travel-europe.europa.eu/etias/what-etias_en. Assuming this does go into effect before July 19, 2025, we will provide additional information on this website regarding the visa application and whether it will be required or not. Check back for more later!
Other than the potential need for the ETIAS travel visa, you will also need a valid passport. Your passport cannot be expiring within the six months following your travel. So, if your passport will expire before January 19, 2026- you will need an updated passport! If you are planning to stay in Ireland longer or travel elsewhere, we recommend looking into any additional travel requirements for those countries!
The dress code for our wedding is black-tie optional. Ladies should feel comfortable to wear full-length gowns, below the knee dresses, or pant suits. Please feel free to wear fun colors and prints! For the gentleman, either a tuxedo or suit is requested.
Ireland in July is typically in the 60s. However, a hot summer day is not out of the question... Neither is a rainstorm! Though, we've heard "Raaainnn on your wedding day" is lucky! Who would've thought... it figures.
Both the ceremony and reception will be indoors. As long as the weather is okay, Ballintubber Abbey has a beautiful outdoor area that will be great for taking pictures before and after the wedding mass. The Castlecourt hotel also has an outdoor patio that may be used throughout the cocktail hour and reception!
While we love your little ones, we want you to relax and enjoy the day. We appreciate you making arrangements ahead of time and leaving the kids at home so you can celebrate with us! Additionally, the reception venue has strict rules regarding children, and we don't want anyone to be in trouble!
There will be bus transportation between the Castlecourt Hotel and Ballintubber Abbey. We will provide more information about this as the day comes closer and will update this website accordingly! All other events will be within a short walking distance from the Castlecourt!
When ordering drinks at the pubs around Westport, we would recommend that you do not order a "Car Bomb." The bartenders might not know what that is and if they do, it is possible that they will not find it funny. Just best practice to avoid potentially offending anyone. If you really want that drink, you can refer to it as an "Irish Slammer." Similarly, if you want to order a "Black and Tan," it will be called a "Half and Half" in Ireland.