The €500,000 Irish wedding — inside the fairytale big day of wealthy couples

When the world’s super wealthy are planning their big day, the modern Irish fairytale wedding is high on the wish list. In fact, according to the wedding planner Tara Fay, an industry veteran, Ireland is one of the world’s top ten wedding destinations, and is attracting couples who expect six-star service on their big day.

“In terms of spend, it depends on what you’re saying is luxury. For the one per cent, you’re looking at more than €500,000 or €1 million for a wedding that’s usually for people from overseas. We are getting a huge amount of international weddings into Ireland, and they are spending substantially more than domestic weddings,” she says.

“It’s probably something that will be hard for most Irish people to believe,