Celebrity Wedding in Merchant Hotel Belfast Northern Ireland

Professional Golfer Gareth Maybin married the stunningly beautiful Elizabeth McMeekin in a lavish ceremony in Belfast's Merchant Hotel. The morning started with Sean meeting the boys at the hotel for the "getting ready" shots. Boys will be boys and they left the Merchant Hotel quickly for a pint of Guinness in The Spaniard and a quick bet. In the meantime, Annette went to the brides home to capture the hairs, make up, getting ready and leaving home. The wedding was organised by David McConkey and his floral bouquets complimented the bridalwear and also the very chic surrounding of the Merchant Hotel. With the Chanel leather finish of the bar, the decadent surroudings and the flamboyant floral displays, the guests felt the excitment build even before the bride arrived. A jazz pianist played her into the room and I could not help but feel like the ratpack were about to perform. There is such a 50's elegance about the hotel setup. So very sophisticated and the perfect city centre venue. The cobblestoned streets, the tall buildings and general city feel allowed us to capture those trendy, funky shots along with the more elegant images we had taken earlier in the day. The Merchant has been recently renovated to cater for weddings and it is a fabulous location for atmosphere, location and photography. Here is a small selection of photographs taken on the day by Northern Ireland Wedding Photographers 4Ever Photos.

Think about it!



"I always knew I was going to be rich..

I don't think I ever doubted it for a minute"
- Warren Buffett

(2nd Richest man in the world)

1. He bought his first share at age 11 and he now regrets that he started too late!

His advice: Things are very cheap when you are young, encourage your children to invest

2. He bought a small farm at age 14 with savings from delivering newspapers.

His advice: Encourage your children to start some kind of business

3. He lives in the same small 3-bedroom house in mid-town Omaha, that he bought after he got married 50 years ago. He says that he has everything he needs in that house. His house does not have an outside wall or fencing.

His Advice: Don't buy more than what you "really need" and encourage your children to do and think the same

4. He drives his own car everywhere and does not have a driver or security people around him

His advice: you are what you are.

5. He never travels by private jet, although he owns the world's largest private jet company

His advice: Always think how you can accomplish things economically.

6. His company, Berkshire Hathaway, owns 63 companies, He writes ONLY one letter each year to the CEO's of these companies, giving them goals for the year. he never holds meeting or calls them on a regular basis.

His advice: Assign the right people to the right job

7. He gives the CEO's only 2 rules

- Rule! - Do not lose any of your shareholders money

Rule 2 - don't ever forget rule 1

His advice: Set goals and make sure people focus on them.

8. He does not socialize with the high society crowd. His past time after he gets home is to make himself some popcorn and watch TV

His advice: Don't try to show off, just be yourself and do what you enjoy doing

9. His advice to young people

"Stay away from credit cards /bank loans and instead invest in yourself and remember

A. Money does not create man, but it is the man who created money

B. Live your life as simple as you are

C. don't do what others say, just listen to them, but do what you feel good.

Wedding Photography by 4ever Photos for March 2011

Photographs from the following:

Castle Leslie in Monagah

Lough Erne in Enniskillen

Blinis in Newry

Belfast Castle Belfast

Ten Square Belfast

Custom House Belfast

Original wedding photography by award winning wedding photographers 4Ever Photos based in Belfast Northern Ireland.

Many modes of Wedding Transport

When Cliona and Paul got married recently they booked the church, Lough Erne Resort for the reception, 4Ever Photos as the official wedding photographer and a vintage car. As the day progressed, the number of vehicles used to transport the couple around Northern Ireland from Church to location grew. It was a bit like trains, planes and automobiles.

The first surprise was a high performance sports car that arrived to collect Paul to take him to the church. This was a surprise from Cliona as Paul very much into his cars. This started the day perfectly for Paul and he was then glad he had arranged a surprise for Cliona. She arrived at the church in her vintage car but while driving towards Lough Erne Resort, there was bit of a detour to the airport as Paul had booked a helicopter for the next leg of the journey.

Now you might think that is a nice gesture but it is much more romantic. When Cliona and Paul were in Las Vegas, Paul refused to get into a helicopter over the Grand Canyon with Cliona. So, to show how much his wedding day mean't to him he booked his greatest fear to show that he could get over anything with Cliona by his side - ahhh. How romantic is that girls.

When we reached Lough Erne resort, it had been a little bit wet and things were running tight for schedule due to the detour, so we all jumped into a golf buggy to take us to the jetty for some photographs. What a fun couple. We all had a great time on the day. Wonder what they will do for the first anniversary - maybe jump out of a plane Paul ???

Cover and Spread in Getting Married In Northern Ireland Magazine

Check out this quarters "Getting Married in Northern Ireland" magazine available on shelves at the minute. We shot the cover image along with the rock theme for the bridesmaids dresses. Some of the shots were a bit on the edge but thankfully all the team at the magazine loved the way the images turned out.

All the girls in the office loved the lace "Dillon" wedding dress and black floral bolero by Blue of Enzoani.

The male models for the day were from Glen Houston Entertainment and known as backbeat. They were very funny and kept everyone laughing throughout the day. Make up on the day was by Stacey Kilpatrick of s.a.k. designs and the hair was by Sonya McMullan of Dungannon.

Hen Night begins in 4Ever Photos

Before the wedding day comes the hen night. With flying becoming more stressful and expensive these days, girls are looking to have their special night here at home. Today we had nine lovely ladies arrive at the studio at lunchtime today. Armed with sandwiches, champagne and wine, they were ready for the party. We arranged for Brenda to come into the studio to style the hairs and Kerri the make up artist based in the studio worked hard all day to create the ultimate look for their night on the town. As the girls got ready, we were there to photograph their headshot. When you want to feel good about yourself on a special night, a gorgeous photograph is the best confidence booster. As you can see from the shots shown here, all the girls left feeling great about themselves and ready for a night on the town to celebrate Tracey's hen night, We hope the girls had the night of their life and we wish Tracey all the best for her wedding in a few weeks. Can't wait for her to show us her photographs.

Lough Erne 5 Star Bridal Fayre

On Sunday 13th March 2011, we attended the 5 star event in Lough Erne. The Love at the Lough Bridal Day was an exclusive event for brides to be in Northern Ireland. The creme de la creme of suppliers to the bridal industry was under the one roof.

Brides were treated to spa treatments, cookery demonstrations by celebrity chef Noel McMeel, golf swing factor for the boys, hair by Michael Quinn Hairdressing, Make up by Paddy McGurgan Make up artist and his team and finally 4Ever Photos were there to photograph the brides on the day and give hints and tips on posing.

The catwalk was opened with a classic ballet piece from swan lake which set the scene for the show. Spectacular dresses were on show but the boys on the catwalk had all laughing with their boyish antics. The event was run by Marie Scott Events and she had her friend Jane Dayus Hinch from Tv's Wedding SOS over to host the day and give hints and tips to all the brides.

This was the bridal event of the year and we were thrilled to be a part of it.