See all the pictures from The IMAGE PwC Businesswoman of the Year Awards 2026
See all the pictures from The IMAGE PwC Businesswoman of the Year Awards 2026

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These outdoor furniture sets will elevate any garden this summer
These outdoor furniture sets will elevate any garden this summer

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The IMAGE PwC Businesswoman of the Year Awards 2026 winners are…
The IMAGE PwC Businesswoman of the Year Awards 2026 winners are…

Leonie Corcoran

Real Weddings: Anna and Steve’s intimate Cork city celebration
Real Weddings: Anna and Steve’s intimate Cork city celebration

Edaein OConnell

Social pictures: The launch of the Volvo EX60
Social pictures: The launch of the Volvo EX60

Megan Burns

Page Turners: ‘One Year’ author Susan Bennett
Page Turners: ‘One Year’ author Susan Bennett

Sarah Gill

Natalie Farrell: A week in my wardrobe
Natalie Farrell: A week in my wardrobe

Edaein OConnell

Wedding supplier spotlight: Jo McAteer, Celebrant of the Year 2026
Wedding supplier spotlight: Jo McAteer, Celebrant of the Year 2026

Shayna Healy

How to grow your own edible garden this summer
How to grow your own edible garden this summer

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In Her Shoes: Amber O’Grady, Horse Racing Ireland Ownership
In Her Shoes: Amber O’Grady, Horse Racing Ireland Ownership

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‘The dreams of my picture perfect weddings have fallen away’


by Victoria Stokes
28th Feb 2022

There's a very real pressure to have a picture perfect wedding and nobody's talking about it, writes former wedding magazine writer Victoria Stokes, as she plans her own wedding

If you’d asked me six months ago, before I’d even gotten engaged, what I’d want my dream wedding to look like, I could have described it for you in vivid detail. Under a floral archway, with lush foliage and gorgeous blooms, we’d say our ‘I dos’ in an orangery flooded with natural light. We’d have our pictures taken in the perfectly manicured gardens of the venue – a castle, of course – before retiring to...

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