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25th Aug 2017

This woman sums up the fears of every Irish bride getting married tomorrow

Mass exodus alert!

Gillian Fitzpatrick

There is no doubt that planning a wedding can get pretty stressful – not least for the bride.

Table planning; the dress; what cousins to invite (what ones to definitely not); budget; venue… it all requires a fair bit of time and effort.

And at some stage or another, there is also that lingering sense of ‘what might go wrong’.

Now one Irish bride – none other than Her.ie’s Entertainment Editor, Laura Holland – has encapsulated the fears of pretty much every woman who plans on saying ‘I do’ tomorrow.

The reason? A certain much anticipated All Ireland semi-final replay between Kerry and Mayo.

Anyone getting married this weekend would have initially thought they were safe – but last Saturday’s thrilling 2-14 to 2-14 draw means Mayo and Kerry will do it all again on August 26.

Yes, with a 3pm throw-in at Croke Park, brides and grooms run a serious risk of witnessing a mass exodus from their reception in favour of the nearest bar with a screen.

Indeed, it’s a conundrum that Laura’s own wedding guests are definitely aware of… and she’s already been fielding queries from her conflicted invitees.

Kerryman Dan O’Neill, who will be attending Ms Holland’s celebration in the stunning AnnaCarriga estate in Killaloe Co Clare, Whatsapp’d her to check what time dinner will be served at.

“Don’t even think about it!” she warned him in response… however, Laura – who marries Limerick-native Cillian Mullane – did eventually concede that dinner kicks off at around 5.30pm.

Which should give guests just enough time to get back to their seats… even if extra time of 20minutes is added.

As for the prospect of a strangely sparsely-populated drinks reception post-ceremony? More vol au vents for the rest of us!