We’ve had hundreds of couples apply for a chance to win their wedding with Beat and the Woodford Dolmen Hotel and we’ve now whittled them down to just five!
After our Win Your Wedding Bootcamp, the remaining 5 couples now need to raise as much money for their chosen charity in a week!
Couple 1 | Una Daly & Tim Adams
Location: Leighlinbridge Co. Carlow.
Charity: Kilkenny Carlow Homecare Team
Professions: Una (Chef, Pint Royal Depot) | Tim (Pest Control, Rentokill).
Engaged Since: October 2015
Lived together for: 5 years
Where they met: At their local - Tim had moved to the area from Devon to Leighlinbridge, while Una had moved to the area from Carlow Town.
Proposal Details: We bought ring a few months back, but I didn’t know when Tim would ask. We were in Lough Derg Castle gardens and right in the corner was this little gothic house. He got down on one knee and proposed. I started shaking and crying - obviously, I said yes, then we hugged and kissed. That evening we went for dinner in the castle.
Tim is: Well spoken, funky and cool.
Una is: Caring, very hard working and very funny.
Why do you want to get married? We love each other very much and are just excited to see what married life brings.
Why do you think you should win your wedding? "We work so hard and I just don’t know where to start organising a wedding.
The song that sums up them as a couple: 'Mr. Jones' Counting Crows
Couple 2 | Emma Baldwin & Teri Kruger
Location: Coolmarks, Castlewarren, Co Kilkenny.
Charity: Michael's Wonder Journey
Professions: Health & Wellness Advisor, Supervalu (Emma) | Office Manager HCL Technologies (Teri).
Together for: 4 years
Engaged Since: August 2015
Where they met: We met in Jenkinstown Park, I had a hurley in my hand - Teri was with her friends, the rest is history.
Do you live together? If so, since when? Yes, for past three years.
Proposal Details: Teri is from South Africa, and last August she brought me to meet her family and see a bit of the country. While in Cape Town, she asked me to pick out what I would like as a engagement ring one day. She bought me a beautiful Tanzinte Ring. The next day we went up Table Mountain. While taking in the view, she tapped me on the leg, when I turned around, she was on one knee. I gladly said yes!
Emma is: A pasty little day walker.
Teri is: Cheeky, adventurous Ninja.
Why do you want to get married? We do love each other.
Why do you think you should win your wedding? Because we are a young loving couple and this would be a great way to start our married future and family life together.
The song that sums up them as a couple: UB40 - I Got You Babe.
Couple 3 | Raymond Tobin & Ian Walsh
Location: Dungarvan
Charity: Deise Animal Sanctuary
Professions: Crew Member (McDonalds) (Raymond) / unemployed (Ian).
Together for: 3 years, nine months.
Engaged Since: December, 2013.
Where they met: On the internet!
Do you live together? If so, since when? Yes, since June 2013.
Proposal Details: We took a walk on the beach and I (Raymond) got down on one knee and popped the question - simple as that!
Raymond is: Shy, caring & loving.
Ian is: Outgoing, friendly & fearless.
Why do you want to get married? We want to spend the rest of our lives together.
Why do you think you should win your wedding? We’ve been trying to plan one for a while now but our financial situation hasn’t been great.
The song that sums up them as a couple: ‘Diamonds’ - Rihanna.
Couple 4 | Louise O'Neill & Aidan Doherty
Location: Waterford City
Charity: Pieta House Waterford
Professions: Trainee hair dresser, Confession Box (Louise) / Personal trainer (Self Employed).
Together for: 2 years.
Engaged Since: November, 2015.
Where they met: I play roller derby in the same hall my fiance used to personal trainer in.
Do you live together? Yes, since August 2015
Proposal Details: My fiance and I were going to go to the gym and I was waiting for him downstairs, he had previously been complaining his knee was sore and I decided to check on him to see what was taking so long. He was on one knee leaning on the drawer and said that he couldn’t go to training so I asked what would he like to do for the evening instead. He said “I suppose I could ask you to marry me” - he pulled out a black coffin box with jack skellington from The Nightmare Before Christmas. I'm a huge Halloween fan so this was freaking amazing!
Louise is: Quirky, beautiful and a free spirit.
Aidan is: Caring, goofy and handsome.
Why do you want to get married? We love each other forever and always and a day after that.
Why do you think you should win your wedding? We had planned on having a Halloween wedding in 2017 and looked at numerous venues and dresses and tried finding cheaper options but we just can't afford a wedding. After that we were so disappointed at the thought of pushing it back to a further year or two in order to be able to afford what we want.
The song that sums up them as a couple: Jeff Buckley - So Real
Couple 5 | Aime O'Leary & Mario Covis
Location: Wexford Town
Charity: Temple Street Children's Hospital
Professions: Manager, Tesco (Aime) / Business Manager (Vodafone Ireland).
Together for: 6 years
Engaged Since: 2012
Where they met: Through Tesco when Mario worked there.
Do you live together? Yes, since 2012.
Proposal Details: I had just returned home from working late in Tesco, New Ross, on December 23rd. When I came home Mario had candles and rose petals laid out the whole way up the stairs, leading into my bedroom. When I walked in, a huge bouquet of roses lay on the bed, and there, in front of me, was Mario on a bended knee.
Mario is: Strong,handsome, and to me, amazing.
Aime is: Beautiful, worthy, and hard working.
Why do you want to get married? For us to be married when our daughters are still young would be amazing. While I still have both parents, Mario lost his dad to a massive heart attack when our second daughter, Mollybeth, was just 2 weeks old.
Why do you think you should win your wedding? Unfortunately, we’ve had a tough 6 years. Mario has Crohn's Disease and Hydrantis Suppativa - a rare skin disease for which he is attending St. Vincent's Hospital and St. Michaels Hospital for.
The song that sums up them as a couple: Beneath Your Beautiful by Emeli Sande and Labrinth
