2010 Bookourwedding.com Bride of the Year
Congratulations to Bronagh Darragh from Belfast who was crowned the 2010 Bookourwedding.com
Bride-of-the-Year.
The final took place at the Ramada Hotel Belfast on Sunday 10th October. Bronagh
was overwhelmed with emotions as her name was revealed by Alison Campbell.
Marty and I are both so unbelievably happy and shocked to have won this prize. It
really means so much to us and it has given us such an amazing head start with our
wedding plans! We couldn't have wished for better prizes and we are so grateful
to bookourwedding.com and all the sponsors for all their generosity.
I'd also like to say a big thank you to both our families and all our friends for
all their votes and hardwork. We didn't think we would win, but thanks to everyone
who voted we can now start planning for our special day! The whole process was a
joy to be involved in and we can't thank the organisers enough for everything that
they have done! Bronagh and fiancé Marty have won a wedding package valued at over
£6000. This fantastic wedding package can be viewed below.
Further coverage on the bride of the year competition can be found in our wedding
forums
wedding forums.
The 10/10/2010 proved to be a lucky day for Belfast bride-to-be Bronagh Darragh
who was crowned the 2010 Bookourwedding.com Bride-of-the-Year and won a wedding
package valued at over £6000
How the wedding competition unfolded...
The 2010 bride of the year competition began early September and resulted in hundreds
of brides-to-be from every county in the North of Ireland entering the competition.
Unfortunately only four couples were successful in reaching the final and they travelled
to the Ramada Hotel Belfast on Sunday 10thOctober 2010 to take part in the 2010
Bookourwedding.com bride of the year final. The couples travelled from counties
Down, Antrim, Derry and Tyrone. Among the finalists were Lianne O’Neill and fiancé
Kevin Mc Lernon both from Rasharkin, Elaine Cullen from Fintona and fiancé Eamonn
Mc Conway from Limavady, Bronagh Darragh from Belfast and fiancé Marty McGreevy
from Darragh Cross and Danielle Doherty from Newry and fiancé Michael Leneghan from
Newcastle.
Prior to the final, pictures of each of the four finalists and their wedding proposals
had been published in the Sunday World where the public was then given the chance
to vote for their favourite wedding proposal. The bride who received the highest
number of text votes was then revealed and crowned the Bookourwedding bride of the
year. The four couples were welcomed on stage by compère Alan Mc Kelvey and Alison
Campbell from the Alison Campbell Model Agency revealed the name of the winning
bride.
How Bronagh felt when she was announced the winner...
Marty and I are both so unbelievably happy and shocked to have won this prize. It
really means so much to us and it has given us such an amazing head start with our
wedding plans! We couldn't have wished for better prizes and we are so grateful
to bookourwedding.com and all the sponsors for all their generosity.
I'd also like to say a big thank you to both our families and all our friends for
all their votes and hard work. We didn't think we would win, but thanks to everyone
who voted we can now start planning for our special day! The whole process was a
joy to be involved in and we can't thank the organizers enough for everything that
they have done!
Bronagh Darragh, Belfast
The wedding proposal that swept Bronagh off her feet and resulted in Bronagh & Marty
winning a dream wedding package
After two years of long distance Marty moved to Kent, England to be with me. Within
this year he booked a 4 day break to Venice and an amazing hotel. After a day of
walking around Venice, seeing the sights and taking a ride on a gondola, we walked
to a riverside cafe which served beautiful wine. We sat holding hands and watching
the boats go by and after a while he asked if we could go back to the hotel and
get ready for dinner. It had been such an amazing day that we decided to stop off
at a local shop which sold champagne and purchased a bottle of Dom Pérignon, and
while we were buying this, a lady shouted over, "Did you just get engaged?!" I replied,"No
way, its been five years and he still hasn’t pulled his finger out!" We then went
back to the hotel room and when I came out of the bathroom, Marty asked me to sit
down for a minute. Marty had poured out two glasses of champagne then the next thing
I remember was Marty explaining how much he loved me and how he wanted to spend
the rest of his life with me and then he got down on one knee and asked me to marry
him!
Further coverage on the bride of the year competition can be found in our wedding forums.
Bronagh's prize included...
- Wedding Photography sponsored by Terry Gervin Photography
- Wedding Video sponsored by Freelance Photography & Video
- Bridesmaid’s dresses and shoes sponsored by Debenhams
- Groomswear sponsored by Debenhams
- Pamper Package sponsored by Ramada Hotel Belfast
- Wedding Disco sponsored by PM Mobile Disco Services
- Wedding Cake sponsored by M&M Cakes Newry
- Hen Party sponsored by Polercise Ltd
- Chocolate Fountain sponsored by Fairytale Fountains
- Venue Styling sponsored by Mood Event Decoration
- Wedding Make-up for the bridal party sponsored by Beautiful Complexion,
- White Wedding Doves ssponsored by Dove Divine
- Chinese Sky Lanterns sponsored by Eurotrade
- Wedding Music sponsored by Ciara Taggart Harpist and Flautist
Congratulations to Clare Young of Portaferry who won the 2008 Bookourwedding
Bride of the Year Competition.
How the competition unfolded...
Among Clare were five other girls from across Northern Ireland who battled it out
to become Bride of the Year. The finalists were Ciara Mc Kenna of Drapertown, Chrissy
Gibb of Antrim, Leanne Mc Laughlin from Claudy, Tammy Maguire from Crossmaglen and
last but not least Geri Mc Cartney from Belfast. Clare and her fiancé Aidan were
overwhelmed when Clare’s name was unveiled at the grand final which took place in
the Ramada Hotel Belfast on Sunday 19th October 2008.
The lucky couple are delighted to have won a Dream Wedding valued at over £10,000
and are looking forward to their big day which will take place in 2010.
In Clare's words...
"I still cannot believe I won the competition, it hasn't really sunk in yet.
It will be a great help towards making our day special and I cant wait
to start planning and getting in touch with all the people who kindly sponsored
prizes. Aidan and I would like thank bookourwedding.com for giving us the opportunity."
On entering the competition Clare told Bookourwedding of Aidans proposal...
‘Aidan picked me up from work on Christmas Eve and we came home to my house. He
had brought my Christmas presents in to me but I didn’t want to open them until
Christmas morning, he said well open your card then and I did as I thought he had
got me the Westlife tickets that I had been nagging him for. When I opened the card,
it said to my Fiancé at Christmas, when I turned around he was on his knee and said
the magic words’
Included in their prize was
- A stunning bridal gown from the Mori Lee collection sponsored by Bridal Elegance
of Derry
- A £400 voucher towards the Bridesmaids dresses sponsored by Perfect Day in Lurgan
- Grooms Party attire sponsored by Debonair, Magherafelt
- A £250 voucher for the wedding rings sponsored by Murray & Co Belfast
- A £250 voucher for chair covers sponsored by Fairytales the Chair Cover Company
Antrim.
- Wedding Stationery to the value of £800 sponsored by Your Day Your Way, Lurgan
- A £200 voucher for wedding flowers sponsored by Fiona Harvey Flowers, Hillsborough
- Celtic Storm Irish Dancers will deliver a 30 min performance of breathtaking Irish
Dancing
- A Cascading Chocolate Fountain sponsored by Chocolate Falls NI
- A luxurious stretch Wedding Limousine sponsored by Absolute Limo’s Newry
- A wedding cake to the value of £350 sponsored by Sarah Jane’s Cakes Enniskillen
- A Pamper Day for the bride to be and five of her friends at the Omni. This includes
a Hydrating Facial (1 hour), a Regency Massage (1 hour), a Manicure & Pedicure,
with lunch and refreshments, sponsored by the Ramada Hotel Belfast.
Bookourwedding would like to extend a big thank you to all of the above sponsors
for their generous prizes as without them this competition would not have been possible.
Claire's Wedding, June 2010
Clare Young the winner of the 2008 bride of the year competition married her fiancé
Aidan Faloona on Friday 4th June 2010. The newlywed couple Mr & Mrs Faloona provided
us with some beautiful wedding photos from their big day along with this message
“We had a fantastic wedding day and would like to thank bookourwedding.com and all
the sponsors for the prizes”
