My Wedding Day with Kieran McGuinness: The priest shouted at me and my mum in Italian

Emily was 40 minutes late because she had to walk through the cobbled streets of Positano in heels — the priest was having a fit

Kieran McGuinness and Emily Aylmer on their wedding day in Italy

We got married on June 20, 2012. We met in New York, we got engaged in Barcelona, and then we got married in Positano Italy. After we got engaged, we were thinking “where would the dream location be to get married?” We didn’t want to have the typical Irish wedding, so we decided on Positano – we invited a group of about 20 friends and their plus ones, and both sets of parents, that was it. We said to everyone "don't get us a present, just come to Italy”.

When we were planning the wedding, we weren’t particularly religious, so we were looking for a non-religious option. I did have to sit my parents down and tell them we weren’t planning on a church wedding. They were a little bit upset about that, but my mother asked if we would have a blessing from our local priest, and we agreed.