Runaway Irish Weddings

06/12/2024

Thinking colours for a 2025 wedding. Top floral school share their predictions! What do you think? We LOVE it!

24/11/2024

Earlier we told you that we had fiddled around with our filler/foliage. What do you think?
A) just sweet white gypsophila or better known as baby’s breath perhaps
B ) a mix of gyp and skimmia ( the one that looks like clusters of mini deepest pink berries
C) just skimmia
I know which I like what do you think?

22/11/2024

What does a wedding venue get up to in the winter? This winter we decided to up our game! Venue owner Ann Pinkerton Humanist Wedding Celebrant NI is going back to school for the winter and is a student Kays Flower School. We always include wedding flowers as part of our wedding packages and decided it was time to get some professional training. After careful research we found this wonderful well known school. Follow our journey, it gets exciting now! After some foundation theory we now get our very first delivery of flowers from Holland at some point through the night.

For couples who have married or visited Runaway you will see we turned our small floral ceremony room and bar into a temporary flower studio. More exciting news coming about our new studio in the spring. So fingers crossed exams are passed ( Janette O'Rourke , our practical tutor has extremely high standards!!) then Ann will hopefully 🤞🏻 move on through the modules.

27/10/2024

HALLOWEEN WEDDINGS!
Thinking about getting married at Halloween? You may be surprised to read that Halloween was actually all about getting married way back in the mists of time! A couple of thousand years ago the Celts believed the veil between this world and the next was at its thinnest on Halloween night making it the perfect time to tie the knot as the marriage would not just last for the duration of the couples lives but for the afterlife too! Today it is celebrated in the Pagan calendar to welcome in the harvest and usher in the dark part of the year

In Pagan Ireland Samhain was celebrated on November 1st and is the Pagan new year. On October 31st, the eve of Samhain, the spirits of the dead were believed to revisit earth. Masks and disguises were worn to blend in with the demons and the visiting dead so that the living were not recognised and be kidnapped by the evil spirits or fairies.

It wasn’t always seen as a scary time. Traditionally people felt closest to their dead relatives at this time, the spirits were considered friendly and places were set at the table for them. Candles were lit in windows and homes to help the spirits find their way home.

Halloween was also all about finding your husband or wife or trying to tie the knot. Many old customs appeared over the years and around about the 18th century in Ireland a ring was hidden in a circle of mashed potato. The lucky person who found it was said to find their true love. Nuts were also burned in fires to reveal the name of the person you would marry . For the braver maidens, standing in a dark room at Halloween and looking over their shoulder into a mirror would reveal the image of their future husband… let’s hope it wasn’t one of those demons.

Today Halloween is becoming more popular as a wedding date and data reveals there has been a 10% rise in Halloween weddings in the UK with 271 weddings recorded last year (Hitched 2023) . It can be a time to get really creative with dark or rich coloured dresses and if a black dress isn’t for you, bridesmaids look fabulous in black. Flowers and candles in rich jewel colours look amazing and twilight, candlelit weddings are so atmospheric and wildly romantic. A quick browse on Etsy or Pinterest soon reveals a wealth of amazing ideas. In celebration of the wonderful history of Halloween or Samhain and marriage we dedicate this video to those dark and romantic souls! This fun shoot was created by a few Northern Irish wedding vendors who put this together for a bit of Halloween fun! We hope you love it as much as we do! Credits
Photography - Stephanie Williamson, Newcastle
Videography - John Grayston Lifestyle Foto
Bridal Wear - Seraphim Bridal
Make Up Artist - Catherine Massey
Hair - Romni Millar
Event Styling. - Blue Moon Events
Venue - Runaway Irish Weddings with Ann Pinkerton Humanist Celebrant
Thanks to models. - Nikki, Mel, Claire and Islay

25/10/2024

‘Fire in the Sky’ . So in love with these autumn colours and beautiful sunsets. …

14/10/2024

One of our favourite places for gorgeous elopements. The boardwalk is especially lovely for autumn small weddings and elopements.




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13/10/2024

Sky on fire at dawn

29/09/2024

Why get married with Runaway Irish Weddings? Are you thinking about a smaller yet still want the dream wedding… we create memories and here are just ten of very many reasons you should consider a small wedding.





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01/09/2024

The magical wedding of Caroline and Chris. A perfect day for a truly perfect couple and their lovely family. Even the weather was great. The couple enjoyed a perfect intimate wedding for eight. Later they enjoyed a fabulous tasting menu by . Make up flowers . Humanist wedding celebrant Venue videography Photography weddingcake

22/07/2024

Elopements are our passion and your day can be EXACTLY what you want! Bring a couple of friends or we can provide witnesses if you just want it to be about the two of you. Say the words and vows you want to suit you, a humanist celebrant will take you every step of the way and help you create a meaningful legal wedding ceremony! After enjoy a fabulous meal provided by a private chef or if you prefer enjoy an afternoon tea with fizz or even a fresh pizza out the oven! You can even go and do your own thing if you prefer! The choice is yours and we are here to create your perfect day! Call Ann 07581 307133

11/05/2024

The Northern Lights were spectacular.

17/04/2024

We are crossing fingers and toes that we keep our blossom for just a bit longer!

08/04/2024

Always dreaming and planning the next magical corner. Introducing our newly woven willow bower and willow tunnel. Now the days are getting longer and the sun rises higher slowly warming our gardens the first leaves are peeping out. Keep watching as they grow and become even more beautiful. We think fairy lights when these beauties have fully matured.

07/01/2024

Exciting things are happening here at Runaway. We are creating a beautiful wildflower meadow and orchard for the more wild at heart. The groundwork is complete now just waiting for the weather to get planting!

13/10/2023

Proudly presenting runawayirishweddings.com. Updated website

 Runaway Irish Weddings at The Rocks, was owned and run by humanist wedding celebrant Ann Pinkerton. The Rocks became well known for it’s romantic small weddings in Northern Ireland. 

10/09/2023

Will you say, “I Do!” this Christmas? Stacey and Danny had the perfect Christmas elopement. We still have Christmas dates including Christmas Eve and Christmas Day….. or do want you want to be the first couple married in Norther Ireland in 2025!! 00.01
Prices include overnight stay, legal wedding, dinner and breakfast

09/09/2023

Enjoying the late summer evening here in Northern Ireland. This is simply the perfect twilight wedding or elopement spot for couples staying here with us.