Your big day is on the horizon, you’re getting married in one of the most beautiful cities in Ireland. Kilkenny has been voted by Conde Nast as the 9th friendliest city in the world! In such a place, where would you start to look to get some amazing photographs taken?

The medieval city of Kilkenny is full of fabulous places to have your wedding photographs taken, below we’ll give you a run down of a few, some obvious and some less obvious, but all equally fabulous.

By far the most popular place to have your wedding photographs taken in Kilkenny is the Castle. It has so much to offer and provides a spectacular backdrop to any set of photographs. In summer the best place to visit is the rose garden. Adorned with thousands of fabulous rose blooms, and a spectacular fountain, it really is a place of beauty. A word of warning though, it can get very busy with both tourists, locals and other bridal parties!  

Taking a walk around the Castle to the courtyard gives you a very different view of this spectacular building. This area gives you the option of using the huge entrance doors to the Castle from The Parade. Walking down through the Castle Park also offers wonderful wide open spaces, spectacular daffodils in spring and majestic mature trees to help to shade you on a sunny day.

The Parade is the wide street that leads from the centre of town towards the Castle. It’s wide open spaces feel airy and bright and offer a different view of Kilkenny Castle. Depending on the time of year that your wedding day is and indeed day of the week, this area can host farmers markets, food fares, or even a wonderful Christmas carousel. A walk along the area will give you some wonderful natural photographs taking in the hustle and bustle of the city centre.

Kilkenny is full of wonderful small shops and bars. These are colourful and unique. They can give your wedding photos a fabulous backdrop and as they are changed regularly can insure that your photos won’t be the same as any other bride and groom’s. At Christmas they are full of atmosphere and beautiful lights.

Butler House is a small 4 star wedding venue with three magnificent rooms overlooking a stunning Georgian walled garden. Even if you don’t plan to have your reception here they will allow you to use it’s beautiful rooms and gardens for wedding photography (at a small charge). You can view their website here www.butler.ie

Rothe House, a medieval merchant’s townhouse, is situated at the mid point of the Medieval Mile in Kilkenny. It is one of the city’s true gems. The house and gardens are the only one of their type open to the public in Ireland. The buildings were constructed in the 14th and 15th century and are simply magnificent. The venue is enhanced with beautifully restored gardens which offer a glorious place to have your photographs taken. You can view their website here rothehouse.com