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Ireland ~ Honeymoons

Byways & Backroads can help you plan the perfect Honeymoon

A warm welcome, beautiful, everchanging scenery, fine estates, quaint villages and bustling cities, rugged and wild coastlines, Seas and lakes, wide, beautiful beaches, green in every shade & hue, there is no finer place to celebrate your Honeymoon than Ireland.

Honeymooning in Ireland

Honeymooning in Ireland, romance, adventure &

making memories to last a lifetime.

With magnificent Castles, quaint B&Bs, Resorts, Estates and Fine Hotels, there is something to satisfy everyone's lodging choices

You can choose to rent a car and explore Ireland on your own. You can decide to hire a driver/guide. Either way, we can help you make the best choices by tailoring your holiday to your tastes and wishes

We offer two packages:

Romance & Whimsy

One on One Route Planning
Up to Three Lodging Suggestion per stop
Initial Contact made for Chosen Lodgings
Car Rental
Basic Map/Routing Provided

$100 per person for a One week trip

$150 per person for up to for a two week trip

$250 per person for a three week trip

Rainbow's End:

One on One Route Planning
Up to Three Lodging Suggestion per stop
Booking done for selected Lodgings
Car Rental
Designer Binder containing:

Deluxe Itinerary/Route
(customized driving map showing all stops along the way)
Information on Attractions/ Historical Site
Daytrip Suggestion
Lodging information including phone contacts,
websites and addresses
Laminated Driving Map

$800 for planning up to a 2 week trip

$1000 for planning a 3 week trip

$1200 for planning a 4 week trip

$200 additional for each week added on after four weeks

* A non-refundable deposit of $100 is required when selecting this package

Byways & Backroads of Eire looks forward to helping you make your Honeymoon magical & memorable.

Getting Married in Ireland ~ Legalities

Getting married in ireland, it sounds romantic, intriguing and whimsical. Who wouldn't want to get married with a Castle in the background, on a beautiful white sand beach in a quiet cove, or in a formal Garden with sculpted hedges and blooming flowers.

However, Romantic visions aside, getting married in Ireland takes some work. It will take some extra effort and planning. It may even necessitate a pre-planning trip.

Allow yourself plenty of time before your wedding date to ensure everything goes smoothly. Do not wait until 3 months before the wedding to start the notification process for your particular district and type of ceremony.

There are 3 types of wedding ceremony in Ireland:

religious (catholic, protestant etc)
civil: performed by a state representative or a registrar
non-religious ceremony.

We will outline the rules below:

Roman Catholic

Marriages according to the rites and ceremonies of the Roman Catholic Church are governed mainly by the ecclesiastical laws of that church. Roman Catholic marriages may be celebrated

by Episcopal licence or
after publication of banns or
by ordinary ecclesiastical licence or
on production of a certificate from a Registrar of Civil Marriages.
Church of Ireland Marriages according to the rites and Ceremonies of the Church of Ireland may be celebrated,
by special licence (granted by the Bishops of the Church of Ireland) or
after publication of banns or
by ordinary ecclesiastical licence or
on production of a certificate from a Register of Civil Marriages.

Presbyterian Church

Marriages according to the form and discipline of the Presbyterian Church may be celebrated,

by special licence (granted by the Moderators of the Presbyterian Church) or
after publication of banns or
by ordinary ecclesiastical licence.
Other Religious Bodies
Marriages according to the usage's of certain other Religious Bodies may be celebrated,
by special licence (granted, where applicable, by the Head of the Religious Body) or
on production of a certificate or licence from a Registrar of Civil Marriages (in a building registered for the purpose, see page four).

Society of Friends

Marriages according to the usage's of the Society of Friends may be celebrated:
by special licence (granted by the Clerk to the yearly meeting) or
on production of a certificate from a Registrar of Civil Marriages.

Jewish Ceremonies

Marriages according to the usage's of persons professing the Jewish religion may be celebrated

by special licence (granted by the Chief Rabbi) or
on production of a certificate from a Register of Civil Marriage.
Special Licences authorise marriage at any convenient time or place.

Civil Ceremony Wedding

Meet with your registry office well in advance. You must notify them a minimum of 3 months in advance, but there is often a much longer lead time for certain popular dates and times
For civil ceremonies, you must register with the registrar of the county in which you intend to marry
If you wish to marry at a venue outside of the registry office, check that it is licensed for civil ceremonies, or you will have to organize this
Registrars only perform ceremonies outside the registry office on prescribed days at certain times, and incur extra cost. Each county office has its own rules, check with your chosen office on the details.
Civil ceremonies are performed by civil registrars from Monday to Friday, only, never at weekends.

Humanist Ceremony

A humanist wedding ceremony is a secular celebration. The ceremony is flexible and designed to suit each individual couple. It may include handfastings, poetry, readings, vows written from the heart and other traditions suited to your culture

Since April 2013, when the Civil Registration Amendment Act 2012 came into force, couples have been offered the opportunity to legally marry in a humanist ceremony, with the officiant a celebrants accredited by the Humanist Association of Ireland.
As with religious ceremonies, each couple must give notice to the Civil Registrar of Marriage a minimum of 3 months in advance.
To discuss arranging a humanist wedding, you should contact a celebrant directly
Details are provided on the Humanist Association website
Links below:

To be married in Ireland, you must be at least 18 years of age and must not be married already.
The cost for getting married in Ireland is �150 or about $217.00.

Send a notice to the Republic of Ireland of your intention to wed. Do this 3 months before the wedding is to take place. This written notice should be sent to the district's wedding registrar where you want the wedding to take place. You can apply for an exception at the High Court Office or the Family Circuit Court, but these exceptions are not given on a regular basis.
Meet with the appropriate registrar to supply the necessary documentation before the marriage takes place. The registrar you visit with will depend on the wedding's district as well as whether you are having a civil or religious ceremony.
- Protestant and civil marriages will be handled by a separate registrar than Roman Catholic marriages.
- You must supply birth certificates, and if one or both parties was previously divorced, a Decree of Absolute Divorce that is written in English.
- If either party is a widow or widower, the death certificate must be supplied.
When the registrar is satisfied, you will receive a Marriage Registration Form (MRF), which is required before any ceremony can take place.
Plan the ceremony. For a Roman Catholic ceremony, you need to show linkage to a parish and church.
If you are divorced, you are not allowed to marry in a Roman Catholic church, but you may still be married in another church.
Civil ceremonies are an alternative for those who cannot or don't want to have a religious ceremony.