Michelle &Chris
Sarah Young www.weddingplannermalta.com
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Chris and I are both from County Offaly and
went to school together. You could almost call
us childhood sweethearts as we dated when we
were just 15 years old, it was very harmless
and we may have went to the cinema once
or twice. We always had great time for each
other and there was always a spark between
us but it took another 10 years before we
finally got together. I went over to New York
on December 2002 for a holiday with a friend
and bumped into Chris in an Irish bar. He was
living over there at the time. We just hit it off
straight away and we kept in constant contact
when I arrived home and after 6 months I
made the big decision to move over to New
York and I never looked back. Three years later
and after the most fantastic time in the States
we decided to move back to Offaly. Then just 2
years ago Chris took me on a surprise weekend
away to London and proposed and of course I
happily accepted.
We always imagined a wedding abroad and
there was no better place than Malta. Malta
was somewhere we both always wanted to go
visit and as soon as we arrived there we had
our mind made up this was the destination.
The first thing we arranged was to find a
wedding planner. Sarah Young came highly
recommended as both a professional and
perfectionist. Lisa, her assistant showed us
around the most stunning venues but as soon
as we saw the Villa B in St Julian’s we knew
this was the venue for us so it was a very easy
decision to make. We decided on the 27th of
May as it was not too hot for our guests on the
wedding day as it would be an outdoor event.
Everything ran very smoothly and stress free
on the run up to the wedding. Sarah always
replied to emails straight away and explained
everything in fine detail with regards to any
paperwork which needed to be done for the
Register and Church.
My mother Lilly and my two fab sisters Susan
and Lorraine who were also my bridesmaids
were a great help throughout and we had a
great time shopping for dresses.
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I got my dress
in the White Room in Mullingar and it was by
Jesus Peiro. Chris and his brother Trevor who
was also his best man and his groomsman Sean
hired their suits from Black Tie in Athlone.
The wedding week was filled with excitement,
nerves and a lot of fun. We arrived in Malta
the Tuesday before our wedding which was
on the Friday. 30 guests also arrived out the
same day and the remaining 50 guests arrived
on the Thursday. I didn’t feel the slightest bit
stressed as I knew everything was taken care
of and planned perfectly by Sarah. We went
on a boat trip and different excursions on the
days running up and it was great for all our
guests to mingle and get to know each other.
We had friends also come the whole way from
New York which was fantastic as there was a lot
of catching up to do.
The wedding day was
everything we both imagined
and more. The girls did a
fantastic job on our hair and
my make up which was still
perfect at the end of the night
after a lot of dancing. The
flowers were exactly as I had
asked for down to the tiniest
detail. Lapsi Church was so
pretty and everyone raved
about it. Father Tony brought humor into the
ceremony which put us at ease. He guided us
through the whole thing.
The Villa B was just so beautifully decorated
when we arrived and the views were fantastic.
We had decided on a buffet style dinner with
Beef, Fish and Pork as a main course. It was
very professionally managed and the food was
delicious.
The attention to detail on the day was just
perfect; the flowers, table setting, the staff at
the villa, our guitarist who was fantastic and
our photographer who was such a gentleman.
It was great to have a wedding abroad as it
was also a holiday with family and friends who
actually wanted to be there. Myself and Chris
stayed on in Malta for an extra 10 days and
also visited Sicily which was so relaxing after
a mad week.
Without Sarah Young and her assistant Lisa,
this day would never have been as successful
as it was. People tell you to enjoy your day as
it goes by so quickly which is definitely true and
we most definitely enjoyed every minute.
We would not have changed a thing…………….
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