Download - Irish Wedding Diary Autumn Issue 2015
When the time comes to planning your wedding, one of the fi rst steps is to decide on the
wedding location. At some point in the planning process, the idea of a destination wedding
will spring to mind. We at Irish Wedding Diary love the idea of travelling somewhere new
to say ‘I do’.
There is no shame in the fact that when it comes
to planning your special day, you’re going to
need some help to plan and organise everything
to the smallest detail and this is defi nitely the
case when it comes to a destination wedding.
You’re going to need someone with plenty of
experience and knowledge who is there to help
make your day that bit more special and most
importantly, someone there to take the stress
out of organising it all. Sarah Young is one of
these wedding planners that is there to help
you with everything in the lead up to your big
day. Based in Malta, Sarah and her team have
planned over 750 weddings and with 14 years
of experience under her belt, Sarah is without
a doubt the perfect person to organise your
wedding abroad.
“My advice for any couples contemplating a
destination wedding is to go for it, it is a great
experience especially since everyone is on
holiday celebrating with you for a number of
days - it is like one long celebration. It can also
be more intimate too and not as expensive as
back home”
Malta has fast become an extremely popular
wedding destination over the past few years,
especially for Irish couples.
“People want to invite less people and have
their weddings more intimate. Plus it is a whole
fun experience for all.”
Malta is located in the centre of the
Mediterranean, just south of Sicily. It is a small
island that has a lot to offer from sunshine
nearly all year round, stunning coastlines,
historic and unique buildings and charming
locals --- it is the perfect combination for a
fantastic wedding. Malta is a member of the
EU and is just under a four hour fl ight away
from Dublin airport and the country’s offi cial
languages are Maltese and English.
Weddings in Malta
Malta is a small island that has so much to offer an Irish bride and groom, from year
round sunshine, beautiful beaches, stunning coastlines, historic and unique buildings, wonderful cuisine and charming locals...
the perfect recipe for a fantastic wedding
getting married in Malta is very straight forward
By Emma Blanchfi eld
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Sarah explained to us why Malta is the perfect
location for your destination wedding and
why having a wedding planner is vital to the
process.“It is cheaper than most, we have
amazing weather, it is a safe country with a low
crime rate and it is English speaking.”
“It is important to have [a wedding planner] so
that he/she can guide you in the right direction
and you have them on your side working
with all the suppliers and venues on your
behalf. A good experienced wedding planner
is important.”
Sarah suggests that the months between May
and October are the ideal times of year to
get married on the island and with a string of
successful weddings behind her, you would take
Sarah’s advice on board. Sarah and her team
have hosted weddings pretty much everywhere
on the island but fi nd locations such as sea-
view venues, beaches, castellos, garden villas
and palaces to be the most popular with her
clients.
Malta can offer a wide variety of weddings
which Sarah and her team happily cater for.
Malta is still a very Catholic country that offers
a vast selection of churches for weddings
but all types of weddings can be catered for
including civil marriages and civil unions for
same sex couples.
If the above sounds the perfect idea for your
wedding then the fi rst step in planning your
dream wedding in Malta is to contact Sarah.
Sarah and her team are easily accessible via
email, website, Skype or telephone. Once
you’ve contacted Sarah and her team, you will
then fi ll out a form on-line which Sarah will
assess and then send you on a breakdown of
costs, images, and timing options and so on.
After that, the planning and real fun begins.
Sarah is located in St. Julian’s which is found
just north of the country’s capital, Valletta.
However, Sarah and her team regularly travel
all around the island to organise weddings.
I just love organising and seeing it all evolve so perfectly on the day
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It’s no secret that planning your special day
takes time, which is why Sarah encourages
couples to begin the process “as far ahead as
they like” but “a minimum of six months prior
to the wedding date” is advised.
Many couples who wish to get married abroad
begin to fear the legality complications when it
comes to weddings abroad but the process to
get married in Malta is “very straight forward”
and Sarah along with her team are there to
help with every step assuring that there is no
additional stress in the lead up to the big day.
Sarah and her team are meticulous in their
planning and their attention to detail all help
to provide a bespoke, tailor made service for
every couple they work with. “We help our
clients plan their wedding from A to Z. We help
them with all included lodging, venue choices,
church choices, food, beverage, music, hair,
make-up, fi reworks, photo booth, ice-cream
carts, seamstress lady, child entertainment etc.”
Speaking to Sarah, it was quite obvious to see
that planning weddings is her passion.
“I just love organising and seeing it all evolve
so perfectly on the day. I am a perfectionist by
nature and this is my ideal job - I love it.”
With Malta only being a four hour fl ight away
from Ireland and with low cost airlines fl ying
out regularly, there is no reason why choosing
Malta for your dream day shouldn’t be an
option.
To fi nd out more about weddings in Malta
and to get in touch with Sarah and her team,
visitwww.weddingplannermalta.com
Sarah and her team are meticulous in their
planning and their attention to detail
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