The Future of Weddings is Private

Traditionally the private estate used to be the elite and rather expensisve options for exclusive weddings. But in the last decade, as the wedding industry grew and grew, so too did the desire for couples to move away from the cookie-cutter type weddings in search for something a little more private and personalised. This lead to a trend in choosing exclusive venues like manor houses and private country estates. In fact, according to a recent study carried out by online wedding site, ‘Mrs To Be’ 18% of the couples they asked said they would choose a private country house over a hotel.

This trend has been very popular in the UK for quite a number of years and the countryside is scattered with a range of very high end, exclusive estates that are available for hire. Ireland too has is fair share of beautiful manor houses that are servicing the growing wedding trend.Ballinacurra House has been well ahead on this wedding trend and in fact, approx. 60% of our wedding business are couples coming from abroad to choose the stunning location.

There are a number of factors that make Ballinacurra appealing to returning ex-pats or couples from abroad who want to have a destination-style, private wedding experience. Ballinacurra is blessed to have Kinsale as its backdrop – one of Ireland’s most beautiful fishing villages. With its unique mix or arts, culture, fishing and water-based activities, world renown golf course and do of course the food heritage if the town; there is something for everyone.  With an airport only 25 mins away, it makes it easy for couples to consider this magical location as a wedding destination as it means their guests will not be short of things to do to keep themselves entertained before and after the wedding day.

Another growing trend for private estates is the concept of turning the wedding celebration into a 2 or 3 day mini vacation. This has been referred to as the ‘Buddymoon’ where by the couple take the day before and day after the wedding to spend some time with all their guests and turn it into a wedding weekend. In hotels and other venues, it is pretty difficult to keep guests together and entertained for more than a day. But couples are finding more value in renting private estates with their nearest and dearest and having the property to themselves to have BBQ’s, outdoor games and other fun activities.

The future of weddings is private – where couples write their own story of how they want to mark the celebrations with friends and family around them.

If you would like to explore the property and start to imagine your perfect wedding weekend, we encourage you to book a private viewing and tour. Contact us today 021 4779040 or email [email protected]