I was delighted to receive the Wedding Photograph Of The Month award from photographers.ie for this photograph which was taken at Rosemarie and Raymond’s wedding at Fernhill House Hotel last month.
I was delighted when Zainab and Mahfar asked me to photograph their wedding at the Castlemartyr Resort, not only are they a fantastic couple to work with, but Castlemartyr is one of the best wedding venues in Ireland.
Here is what Zainab posted on my Facebook page the day after their wedding…
Myself, my husband and Castlemartyr resort’s staff thought you are one of the best photographer we have ever seen ! You were a wedding planner and a photographer. You are very creative and you put so much time and energy into your work ! You made us feel we were a special bride and groom. Thank you so so much.
We started off the photography in the presidential suite and worked our way through the hotel and grounds before the guests arrived for the drinks reception at 4pm.
Omg !!!
Those pics are unreal ! I’m so so happy with them.
Thank you so much for all the hard work.
I am absolutely delighted that I had u in my wedding. We felt very comfortable with you. You were our photographer, wedding planner and someone who kept us going with his encouragement.
Thank you so much again for all the hard work
Zainab.
Zainab and Mahfar made a grand entrance down the main staircase and we took the family portraits and a group shot in the formal gardens behind the hotel.
At 6pm the guests gathered in the dining room for the traditional Persian Wedding Ceremony, which included the exchange of gifts and food as well as rings.
When the ceremony was completed we had dinner, which was followed by one of the many highlights of the day, a traditional Persian Wedding Knife Dance. The Irish guests danced just as enthusiastically as Zainab and Mahfar’s relatives and much hilarity ensued.
Finally, Zainab changed into a beautiful Indian wedding dress for the cutting of the cake.
Hi Dermot,
We are delighted that we had you as our photographer yesterday, you were absolutely brilliant. These pics are amazing and we are really looking forward to seeing the rest. Our friends and family were also amazed at how you handled everything. Will talk to you again soon! Take care!
Mahfar
Dearbháile and Evandro came all the way from Faro in Portugal to get married at St. Finbarr’s Oratory at Gougane Barra in Cork, and typically, the heavens opened and it rained all day!
Despite this weather related setback, their wedding day went beautifully and we managed to create some great photographs in the Castle Hotel in Macroom and around grounds of Gougane Barra, with a couple of handy umbrellas.
Here is what Dearbháile wrote to me when she saw her wedding slideshow…
“Oh my God, what to say!! We were in tears. We just keep watching the clip over and over again! Thank you SO SO SO much! You did an amazing job! Cant wait to see all of them!! 🙂
We still cant stop looking at the clip and the photos. I never thought you would have captured so many moments and expressions. You really are so talented!”
Getting ready at the Castle Hotel in Macroom 
St. Finbarr’s Oratory in the rain
Handy Umbrellas!
An amazing location in any weather
We found some shelter under the trees by the lake
Wedding Photography By Dermot Sullivan
Hi Dermot,
We received the photographs this week and already I have no idea how we are going to choose!
Looking through them brought back all the happy memories and I am so pleased that we decided to have you there, as the day passed in such a blur it was great to be able to take it all in again.
They are absolutely perfect. A massive thank you and well done for all your hard work! I know these things look amazing as the finished product and it can be easy to forget the effort and work you have so obviously put in! So thank you!
Thank you so much again.
Bethany and Liam
Xx
Bethany and Liam live just outside London and were married in Our Lady Of Perpetual Succour Church in Shrone, Co. Kerry, where Liam’s father originally comes from. They had their reception at the Heights Hotel in Killarney and we stopped off at The Killarney Golf And Fishing Club for our location shoot in the afternoon.
They are one of the most laid back wedding couples I have ever met, but they were also the most adventurous couple ever when it came to their wedding photography. There walked bare foot in the freezing lake and then “borrowed” a golf buggy for a hair raising spin around the grounds of the golf course.
Later on, their wedding cake collapsed into a huge creamy mess on the reception room floor (that’s another story) Bethany just said, “If that’s the worst thing that happens today, then I’m not going to let it bother me!
Thank you so much Beth and Liam for having me as your photographer, I had a ball.
Jennifer and Traolach were married in The Honan Chapel in the grounds of UCC in Cork. We used to beautiful grounds and buildings on the campus as a backdrop for our photographs and then went on to the wonderful Fernhill House Hotel for the reception.
Michelle and Colm were married in Barryroe Church in beautiful West Cork and following their ceremony, we went to Dunworley beach for photographs. Their reception was held in Fernhill House Hotel, and we stopped off in Clonakilty to take advantage of the fantastic photo opportunities available in the town.
Noreen and Jason were married in beautiful Ballydehob, West Cork in June. These photographs were taken on the Warren Beach in Rosscarbery on the way to their reception in the Celtic Ross Hotel.
Scroll down to see a short slideshow of my favourite photographs from their day.
Slideshow
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I hope so!! To find out, fill out my contact form, call me on 086 806 4613 or contact me through Instagram. Don’t delay though as many dates are booked more than 2 years in advance. I will respond within 24 hours and provide a detailed breakdown of my packages and prices.
My photographic style is a mixture of documentary and directed photography, which uses the light and the landscape to the best artistic effect.
I help people who aren’t used to being photographed to relax in front of the camera, and this produces very natural looking images.
Cork, Kerry, Waterford, Limerick and Tipperary.
No.
Definitely yes. I think it is really important to meet within a month of your wedding day to work out a timeline for the day and to go over any important “must have” photographs.
Not at all, a lot of my clients are living abroad; it’s very easy to discuss all the details over a Zoom call.
From the grooms and brides preparations until your meal begins, which is between 8 to 10 hours. If you have your speeches before your meal, I will stay and photograph those as well.
Yes, if booked in advance I stay on to document the speeches, do a creative night shoot after dinner, and cover the dancing for about 20 minutes after the first dance. This is the extended coverage option.
Yes. We can add an engagement shoot on to our pre-wedding meeting, and I can produce a print in a large mount that your guests can sign at your reception.
Yes! I have a three hour photography package which covers everything you need on a short wedding day.
I spend a lot of time choosing and editing the best photographs from your wedding. This is typically between 750 and 900 images on an 8 hour wedding day. If you add the extended coverage, I will deliver over 1000 photographs.
Off-peak in less than 6 weeks, during peak periods 8 – 10 weeks, but you do get a Sneak Peek of over 100 edited images within 48 hours of your wedding. I deliver your images on a website called Pic-Time. You will have a private gallery on there and you can download and share your photographs with your friends and family.
An email, a WhatsApp message or a DM on Instagram confirming that you would like to book me reserves your date. I will send you a booking form and a contract. The date is secured once your deposit (€200) has been received.
The balance is payable prior to, of on the day of the wedding at the latest. This is standard industry practice amongst reputable wedding photographers
You will usually have chosen which type of album you would like before your wedding, so you just choose the images you would like in your album through the Pic-Time website. I will design a layout and email you the layout for your approval.You can make any changes you like. Once you are happy, I will send the album off to be printed and you will have it around 1 month later.
Hi Dermot,
I just wanted to say that our wedding album arrived today and it is amazing!
I have already shown a few people and they have said it is the best album they’ve ever seen!
Thank you for all your hard work!
Sian & Mark
It’s funny how a small idea can take on a life of it’s own. When I suggested to the organizers of the Clonakilty Bicycle Festival that I would like to do a series of classic portraits of bicycle users, little did we know that we were creating a monster. I set up a backdrop in Spillers Lane in Clonakilty on a Friday morning to coincide with the country market, and used Facebook and word of mouth to invite bike owners along to have their portrait taken. The weather was on our side and over a 2 hour period I had well over 40 people turn up.
By the time I finished the shoot I knew that I had something special. I really boosted the colour at the processing stage and cropped the images to a square format and put them up on Facebook. I have never had a reaction to a set of images to match the positive feedback I got over the next few days. My stats were off the scale, the press were interested and a local gallery offered me an exhibition for the period of the festival if I could get the prints done in time. I did, and here is the set of images I showed. 2 weeks later, I am still getting a reaction on Facebook.
