Kailee + Morgan

A Celtic Elopement

The Trip of a Lifetime

  • Old cemetery with weathered stone crosses and gravestones, surrounded by lush green grass and trees, against a backdrop of wooded hills under a cloudy sky.

    Day 1 - Welcome to the Emerald Isle!

    ✈️ Fly to Dublin and pick up your rental car! (Be prepared to wait, Irish are slowwww)

    🏨 Stay: Wineport Lodge

    🌟 Highlights:

    β€’ Stop for a much needed tea and scone (with clotted cream and jam!) at Avoca Dunboyne 🍡

    β€’ Soak in the million shades of green on your leisurely drive across the middle of Ireland

    β€’ Stop at the DΓΊn na SΓ­ Heritage Park - Visit

    β€’ Drive on to Athlone (Seans Bar! Athlone Castle! Riverside Walk)

    β€’ Wander exhaustedly back to your hotel

    πŸ”— Map & Route

  • Photo of fishermen in an Irish loch

    Day 2 - On to the Castle!

    πŸš— Drive to Ballynahinch Castle (β‰ˆ 2 hours)

    🏨 Stay:Ballynahinch Castle Hotel

    🌟 Highlights:

    β€’ Kylemore Abbey Visit

    β€’ Connemara National Park (Short stroll up to the Connemara Ponies @ Diamond Hill) Visit

    β€’ Drive Sky Road to Clifden for lunch

    β€’ Venture to Ballynahinch Castle & wander the immense grounds!

    πŸ”— Map & Route

  • A couple handfasting in Glendalough Ireland

    Day 3 - A Handfasting to Remember

    🏨 Stay: Ballynahinch Castle Hotel

    🌿 Elopement Photoshoot Locations:

    β€’ Ballynahinch Castle Grounds - Stone bridges, river views, mossy forest paths

    β€’Derryclaire Lough (12 Pines)

    β€’ Optional Clifden Castle ruins

    πŸŽ‰ Celebratory Dinner & Dessert with Sarah + Tyler in the pub OR alone in the fancy romantic Owenmore restaurant if you wanna be alone (we totally understand!). Note - Make a reservation early!

  • Scenic view of a narrow valley with lush green hills, a winding road, and a tranquil lake under a cloudy sky.

    Day 4 - Castle to Galway to Doolin

    πŸš— Drive to Doolin (β‰ˆ 2.5 hours)

    🏨 Stay: Fiddle + Bow

    🌟 Highlights:

    β€’ Galway City to see the Spanish Arch, wander through Eyre Square, gobble up grub in this foodie paradise

    β€’ Drive through the alien landscape of The Burren Visit

    β€’ See the amazing Cliffs of Moher Visit

    β€’ Dinner + Music @ Gus O’Connors Visit

    β€’ Explore Doolin Pier

    πŸ”— Map & Route

  • Scenic view of rolling green hills, farmland, and the ocean under a blue sky with clouds.

    Day 5 - Doolin to Dingle

    πŸš— Drive to Dingle (β‰ˆ 3.5 hours)

    🏨 Stay:AirBnB with Grainne or Dingle Benners Hotel

    🌟 Highlights:

    β€’ Optional stop at Quinn Abbey (20 extra minutes but it’s rad)

    β€’ Bunratty Castle + Folk Park (stretch your legs, & grab lunch at Durty Nelly’s, the original castle shebeen) Visit

    β€’ Wander the thatched cottage wonderland that is Adare

    β€’ Arrive in Dingle to check in and explore

    πŸ”— Map & Route

  • Cliffs of Moher in Ireland overlooking the Atlantic Ocean with a tower on top.

    Day 6 - Dingle Peninsula

    πŸš— Explore the Peninsula

    🏨 Stay: AirBnB with Grainne or Dingle Benners Hotel

    🌟 Highlights:

    β€’ Slea Head Loop Drive (jaw dropping views, stop often!) Scenic Drive

    β€’ Hike Cruach MhΓ rthain (a short steep hike for insane views!)  Hike

    β€’ Take your time on one of the world’s most beautiful drives, you have all day!

    πŸ”— Map & Route

  • Gap of Dunloe in western Ireland

    Day 7 - Dingle to Kenmare

    πŸš— Drive to Kenmare (β‰ˆ 2 hours total)

    🏨 Stay: Rookery Lane (eat ALL the coffee cake!)

    🌟 Highlights:

    β€’ Gap of Dunloe walk Visit

    β€’ Muckross Abbey & the ancient yew Visit

    β€’ Killarney National Park Visit

    β€’ On to Kenmare to check in & explore & find live music!

    πŸ”— Map & Route

  • Blarney Castle through a hole in a stone

    Day 8 - Kenmare to Blarney

    πŸš— Drive to Blarney (β‰ˆ 2 hours total)

    🏨 Stay: Blarney Woolen Mills

    🌟 Highlights:

    β€’ Drive the optional, but very worth it, Ring of Beara Scenic Drive

    β€’ Shop for sweaters in Glengarriff

    β€’ Onto Blarney Woolen Mills

    πŸ”— Map & Route

  • Rock of Cashel in black and white

    Day 9 - Blarney to Kilkenny

    πŸš— Drive to Blarney (β‰ˆ 2 hours total)

    🏨 Stay: Butler House

    🌟 Highlights:

    β€’ Blarney Castle + Gardens (Get there EARLY & book it to the stone, then slow down wander the grounds.  Don’t miss the Witches Staircase & fern gardens!) Visit

    β€’ Rock of Cashel (Take the guided tour!) Visit

    β€’ Hoare Abbey (just below the main Rock, worth a wander!)

    β€’ Wander the charming and stunning Medieval Mile + check out the castle Visit

    πŸ”— Map & Route

  • Irish clovers in a patch

    Day 10 - Kilkenny to Dublin

    πŸš— Drive to Doolin (β‰ˆ 2.5 hours)

    🏨 Stay: The Wilder

    🌟 Highlights:

    β€’ Glendalough Monastic Site (walk to the lower or upper lake) Visit

    β€’ Powerscourt Estate (for amazing tea & scones, wander the grounds, check out the ENORMOUS waterfall) 🍡

    β€’ Drop-off rental car & uber into Dublin

    β€’ Explore around your hotel for the night!

    πŸ”— Map & Route

  • Silhouette of a statue of a crowned figure against a cloudy sky, with the outline of a historic building in the background, featuring prominent chimneys and a steep roof.

    Day 11 - Dublin Fair City!

    🏨 Stay: The Wilder

    🌟 Highlights:

    β€’ Kilmainham Gaol Tour (worth the full tour, what a haunting, stunning place)  Visit

    β€’ Dublin City Exploration

    β€’ Walk to St. Stephen’s Green, Temple Bar, Ha’Penny Bridge, + Guinness!

    β€’ Rub the Molly Malone (for Good luck!☘️) then Uber back to your hotel

  • A small airplane flying in a cloudy sky.

    Day 12 - Homeward Bound

    ✈️ Fly home! Take time to rest & reminisce about your incredible trip! ☘️

    SlΓ‘inte & Safe Travels!