Oisín & Donna's wedding and testimonial

"From our first visit to Abaca studios in Westport, to our wedding day Ciaran was a true professional. The style of shots taken are second to none and give another dimension to wedding photography. Will be recommending Abaca to everyone we know.

Ciarans approach to our wedding photography was very relaxed which meant we were able to concentrate on other aspects of our wedding."

Oisín & Donna

Millie

Have Millie here with me in the Westort studio today, just for a few hours though. Its nice having the company in the studio for a change. Brough her for a walk around Westport and the amount of Aawwwww's she got was unbelievable. Every few people that passed by she was guaranteed a bit of a rub from one of them. Its amazing the amount of people you can get talking to once you have a dog.

Millie who is a white Golden Retriever is now nearly five months old.

New signage on my newish car

I decided to go a bit more minimal with my signage for the Audi, unlike my honda which had pretty big letters along the back and sides.

I got the audi A4 1.9TDi last October and I love it. Its so much easier on fuel, really solid and the road & just feels great to drive. If anyone has seen me at a wedding standing on the roof of the Honda HRV trying to get a photo from a height you can be assured that I wont be doing that on this car.

Perhaps I should have taken the photo with me giving the car a big hug

Linda & Jeroen's wedding

Here is a testimonial from one of last years weddings which took place in County Sligo. The ceremony was held in a newly renovated and bright church in Corhownagh just beside Ballisodare, Sligo. The reception was in Castle Dargan, Sligo.

The reason why we choose Ciaran to cover our wedding was because the photo gallery on the Abaca website showed a certain artistic form of photography, which was different from the more standard and formal photos on other sites.

Thank you so much for creating such fabulous and lasting memories of our wedding day. We found you so easy to deal with from the very first meeting, and you made us feel very comfortable on our big day. We were looking for something a little different from the traditional approach and you delivered far beyond our expectations. Our album is amazing! We love the layout and design, and it reflects a beautiful style of photography.
We would have no hesitation in recommending you to anybody looking for a great photographer for any occasion.



Linda & Jeroen

Saturday Photo shoot

Just going through a few photos I took for Louise Hall, (a makeup artist and friend) in Dublin that needed a bit of a portfolio put together. Called over to the apartment on Saturday morning, set up two little lights and fired away.

It pays to have good lucking friends..

David and Grace's Wedding

"We were so lucky and happy to have chosen abaca photography to cover our wedding. From the beginning Ciaran understood what we were looking for, a relaxed yet professional approach and we received that and more. On the day there was absolutely no intrusion which created a calm atmosphere. The photos and album were superb and told the story of the day in a unique and beautiful way. Many family and friends have commented that it is the best wedding photo album they have ever seen.

Ciaran, once again thank you so much for the fantastic photos and the wonderful service you provided. We will definitely be highly recommending you in the future.

Wishing you and your business every success.

David & Grace Gordon "

Weddings over the last few days

Happy new year to you all.

Id like to thank all my clients for the the year 2010 and I look forward to working with all my booked weddings for 2011. Last year was a very busy year for me and this year is beginning to look pretty booked up already, well over half booked up anyway. Allot of 2010's weddings were actually booked within a few months and sometimes within a few weeks of the wedding day.

Over the last four days Ive been flat out covering weddings which were all here in Mayo. The snow managed to clear just in time too. I had no problems making it to any of the weddings when we did have the bad snow, thank god. All though I did come across a few hairy bends where I wanted to be turning right but the car kept on going straight. As you may know, some of these church's are in townlands which are in the middle of nowhere and would have never seen a bit of salt. Anyway, the important thing is that my new car avoided any scratches and all weddings were covered.






Wedding photo taken outside of Westport on new years day. Westport Church and reception held in the Castlecourt Hotel, Westport, Mayo



Wedding Photo taken in Invir Church which is near Belmullet. The wedding reception was held in Mount Falcon Hotel, Ballina, Mayo





Wedding photo taken during the first dance at the Knockranny House Hotel, Westport, Mayo. Ceremony at St Mary's Church, Tooreen, Ballyhaunis, County Mayo





Wedding photo taken at Mayo Abbey Chuch. Reception held at the Castlecourt Hotel, Westport, Mayo