'We didn’t want our wedding to overturn our lives': Why couples are moving away from tradition

More Irish couples are getting hitched without the entourage, and they tell Rosalind Skillen that planning a wedding without bridesmaids was one of their best decisions

Ellie Berry and her husband Carl, who married on a quiet Tuesday in front of just two witnesses. Picture: Sophia Harding

Some people cannot imagine getting married without a string of bridesmaids clad in pastel-coloured dresses by their side. Others who have never attended a wedding without bridesmaids might also find the concept rather unusual.

But, as more Irish couples strip back the traditional structure of weddings, many are questioning whether they need a bridal party at all.