Wedding of the Week: Secret sparkler starts journey down the aisle for Cathy and Darren

Cathy Herra and Darren Whelan met as students and said their I do's in Clanard Court Hotel in Athy, Co Kildare

Cathy Herra and Darren Whelan. Pictures: Art Wedding Photo

Slipping a sparkler into the suitcase on a trip for two without your other half knowing isn’t as easy as you might think.

But that’s what Darren Whelan did when he and his girlfriend Cathy Herra, both from Ballyfermot, Dublin, set off for Barcelona in August 2018. “I had no clue he was planning to propose!” she says.