'I felt like I attended': The Adare Manor wedding that had the country hooked on TikTok
Ally and Sean on their wedding day at Adare Manor. Picture: Marcy Blum/TikTok.
Social media users have been hooked to the wedding ceremony of two New Yorkers at Adare Manor over the weekend.
Ally Rice and Sean Fernando tied the knot in an extravagant wedding ceremony at the popular venue on Saturday, May 24, surrounded by 100 of their friends and family.
TikTok and Instagram users have been flooding the comment section of the coupleâs wedding planner, who has been sharing video clips of the day, with many users admitting that they were âheavily investedâ in the wedding day of two strangers.
One of the worldâs most sought-after wedding planners, Marcy Blum, a and top-rated event planner and designer, headed the planning for the wedding celebrations with a production team and the help of many locals and internationals.
Blum, who is no stranger to extravagance, having planned the weddings of an extensive list of high-profile celebrities, including Billy Joel and LeBron James, shared a post on TikTok showing the behind-the-scenes prep that went into the three-day celebration on the grounds of Adare Manor.
âHundreds of people, both local and from around the world, collaborated over 18 months in Ally and Seanâs Adare Manor wedding day,â she captioned the post.
The extravagant wedding is rumoured to have cost seven figures, with no expenses spared. The celebration included a suite of Irish essentials, a bespoke glass marquee, extravagant floral and greenery arrangements, a âManor SoirĂ©eâ and a âNight Owlâ afterparty.
The couple had a suite of Irish essentials, including chocolate, jams, Keogh's crisps, shortbread, t-shirts, caps, woollen blankets, and themed pins and keyrings, created as an alternative to a traditional wedding welcome bag.
The three-day bash kicked off with guests following horses and hounds into the town of Adare for a pub crawl and traditional céili.
Night two saw guests take part in a âManor SoirĂ©eâ, where they were taken on a theatrical and adventurous history tour of the manor, which included music, song, and dance.
The wedding ceremony was held in a bespoke glass marquee which was erected on the grounds of the manor.
Decorated with florals and greenery, the ceremony venue complemented the brideâs dress, which was embroidered with flowers at its hem.
The party got started with a topiary chess-inspired cocktail hour, which had everything from chequered flooring to the king and queen pawns donating the toilets.
Blum posted a video of the set-up for the themed cocktail hour, noting: âWe were all just willing pawns in Ally & Seanâs chess topiary cocktail hour.âÂ
The meal took place in a banquet hall-esque designed reception tent, which was decorated with pink flowers and lit by pink candles and chandeliers.
The coupleâs first dance was to a rendition of Chappell Roanâs before the wedding party and their guests danced the night away at a nightclub-like afterparty called the âNight Owlâ, which had everything from champagne bottles with sparklers to a DJ and dancers.
The extravagance of it all had social media users glued to Blumâs video updates, which now have thousands of views, with users in the comments saying they felt as though they had attended the wedding themselves.
"Did anyone else feel like they attended Ally and Sean's wedding this week?" one user commented.
"I felt like I was part of it,â another posted.
The three-day celebration also had people questioning what the couple does for work, with reports that Sean works in tech and Ally is a video editor.
Some users were also quick to welcome the boost that the coupleâs wedding has given the local town and the recognition it has given local businesses.
One thing is for sure - the wedding has broken the internet, and more specifically, Irish TikTok.
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