Claire O\'Rorke Photography

The Rectory, Glandore

claire — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:09:26 +0000

I was down in beautiful Glandore, and am due to photograph another wedding there in the coming weeks. So I thought I might share some photographs of this very special venue. The Rectory in Glandore is an absolutely stunning wedding venue, it is a beautiful, grand old house that is bright, and colorful and beautifully decorated and maintained with panoramic views of Glandore harbor, and of course a welcoming host! Hopefully I will have some more photos from the recent weddings to share soon.

Fab prize up for grabs!

claire — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:45:03 +0000

Barnabrow House, one of my favorite venues (check out my last blog post) and I have a fantablous prize up for grabs! Win a delicious Sunday lunch in this beautiful East Cork venue and a one hour photoshoot there with me. So how do you win, check out Barnabrow’s Facebook page, like it, and share it, and sure while your at it why not do the same with my own Facebook page.

Weddings at Barnabrow House

claire — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:01:25 +0000

Barnabrow Country House is one of my favourite places to photograph a wedding. I get so excited when I hear a couple say they are planning to hold their wedding there. I have photographed lots of wedding at Barnabrow over the years and it is always a great day, something about the place that is calming, relaxed and fun. Here are some photos that give a bit of an idea of the place.

Ballyseedy Castle Tralee

claire — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:00:32 +0000

I have shot a number of weddings at the very beautiful Ballyseede Castle, Tralee, Co. Kerry in 2011, here are some photographs of the venue.

Liam and Karena’s wedding photographs

claire — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:36:37 +0000

Liam and Karena were another wedding that I photographed in the Charleville Park Hotel this summer. It was a really fun wedding, I leave when the couple sit for their meal, and the party was well and truly underway by then! Infact I believe it carried on for several more days! Karena and Liam wanted a relaxed, fun and enjoyable day and I think that their style really comes across in their photographs. Like lots of parents, Karenas father had done great work on the house and farm yard in advance of the wedding and we went back there to do the family and bridal party photos, and you can see why, all her dad’s hard worked really paid off the place was perfect for our photo-shoot! From there we headed to the local pub for them to have a quick pint before making our way to the hotel. As well as some of the wedding photos, I have included some from the Queensberry coffee table books they decided on.

Ballyseede Castle Wedding

claire — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 11:48:29 +0000

It was lovely to be Amanda and Jims wedding photographer for their wedding in Co. Kerry earlier this year. They were married in Fossa church and the reception was held in the very gorgeous Ballyseede Castle just outside Tralee, another location I have been in lots this year, hopefully will have some more Ballyseede weddings to share here soon. LOVE the place! Thanks Amanda and Jim for allowing me to share your wedding photographs.

Vicky and Danny’s wedding in Springfort Hall

claire — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 09:36:15 +0000

Here is another of the weddings I shot in Springfort Hall over the summer. Vicky is a Cork girl living in Australia, she came home to get married in the lovely country house location along with a big gang of Dannys family and friends who all made the long journey to share the day with them. The day was super relaxed and so much fun, and really reflected the personalities of these two. Entertainment on the day was provided by Dannys two nephews Jacob and Dominic, two balls of energy and mischievousness. I am mad about the photo of the brides maids cracking up laughing at Dom cuddling up to the shy flower girl, he was infatuated!

The couple opted for a coffee table style book from (of course) Queensberry, which I have just got word has arrived with them down under. The cover is an embossed Pacific Range Sky and the book is held in a beautiful Mayu case of the same material.

A Summer Wedding in Springfort Hall

claire — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 19:41:51 +0000

Its funny, over the years I have been photographing weddings I have been to Springfort Hall, a good few times, but I seem to have been there a whole lot this Summer! Its a great venue and all the days I have been there over the last few months have been really great days, which is cool, because it means guests can hang out on the lovely lawns in front of the house. Two lovely couples have allowed me to show some of their photographs here. These are the shots from Debbie and Barrys wedding back in June. I love Debbies dress! I think very few people could get away with it, but the glam flight attendant certainly does! The ceremony was in the North Cathedral, in Cork city.

An Irish Summer Wedding

claire — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 19:04:17 +0000

While I am not one to normally groan about the weather, the weather the day of Seona and Mike’s wedding could not have been much worse! And it was mid June! I took one photo out side as the girls dashed from the car to the church under the cover of umbrellas. So dissapointing because they got married in fab Fossa, just outside Killarney where it would have been lovely to do shots in the glorious surroundings. Of course aside from the less than ideal conditions, everyone had a fantatic day, and it didn’t take away form their enjoyment of the day at all. The reception was held in the magnificent Brehon Hotel so doing photographs in doors was no big hardship. The function room looked particularly fantastic thanks to Enchanted Occassions. Here are some of my favourites from the day.

Charleville Park Hotel Couple’s Wedding Photographs

claire — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 13:50:54 +0000

I was delighted that Joanna and Hugh chose me as their wedding photographer. This couple knew exactly what they wanted and what they didn’t, and they wanted great wedding photographs. With both of them working in the Charleville Park Hotel they are no strangers to weddings at all. The day ran so smoothly, I think they must be the most organized couple I have met.I knew they had high expectations and am delighted that they were happy with their wedding photographs, and that they are happy for me to share some of them with you here. If you are getting married in the Charleville Park, can there be a better recommendation for the hotel than that people working there choose it? Why you will probably be dealing with one of them!