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Ozge & Joe — Killeavy Castle

A garden wedding at Killeavy Castle Estate.

Blue shoes, peacock feathers and a ceremony beneath the trees. Ozge and Joe’s May wedding at Killeavy Castle Estate moves between the walled garden, sunlit grounds and the quieter rooms inside the castle.

It is a day with room for both a carefully composed family portrait and a very good laugh. The photographs follow that balance from the morning preparations to the last colours on the dance floor.

A wide portrait beneath the sunlit woodland canopy

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Something blue

A pair of blue shoes and an embroidered ring cushion begin the story. Peacock feathers add a little colour before the dress is ready for the day.

The wedding dress arranged beside the window

Peacock feathers among the wedding details

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Before the garden ceremony

The preparations are bright and full of conversation, with help fastening a necklace and a few moments beside the window. Outside, Joe and his groomsmen make their way through the walled garden.

Ozge laughing during make-up preparations

Flowers arriving during the morning preparations

Ozge lifting her veil in black and white

A view over the walled garden before the ceremony

Joe and his groomsmen walking through the garden in black and white

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An open-air ceremony

The garden becomes the setting for the ceremony, with guests gathered beneath the trees and stone walls around them. Roses, reactions, the exchange of rings and laughter at the signing table give this part of the day its character.

Ozge arriving through the outdoor ceremony guests

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Sunlit portraits in the grounds

After the ceremony, Ozge and Joe take a short walk through the grounds. The trees, bridge and castle provide very different frames, before a quiet indoor portrait beside the window and library shelves.

A peacock passing Ozge and Joe in the grounds

Ozge and Joe embracing on the garden bridge, with her veil around them.

An editorial portrait beside the castle window

Ozge beside the bridge in black and white

Ozge and Joe walking along the estate drive

A close portrait of the couple in the sunlight

The couple embracing beneath the leafy trees

Ozge and Joe with the castle behind them

A seated black-and-white portrait of the couple

A close detail of Ozge’s hands around Joe’s shoulders

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Everyone together

There is a moment for everyone: a quick selfie, the whole group outside, and a seated family portrait in the castle. The formal arrangement gives way to laughter almost as soon as it is finished.

A selfie with friends during the drinks reception

Family and friends at the castle entrance

A shared laugh during the family photographs

A formal seated group portrait inside the castle

Everyone together with the countryside behind them

Ozge and her friends seated on the castle steps

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Speeches and raised glasses

Blue details return at the place settings before the speeches begin. We stay with the raised glasses, smiles and guests laughing into their hands as the stories are told.

A wedding place setting with a blue favour

A guest overcome with laughter at the table

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A little after dark

The reception lights bring a stronger colour to the final photographs. Ozge and Joe dance with their guests, and the story ends with the two of them framed against the lights.