The wife of Brian

DESPITE a few early showers the weather played its part beautifully for the celebrity wedding of the year.

The sun shone down as one of Ireland’s greatest sporting heroes, Brian O’Driscoll tied the knot with his girlfriend of three years, actress and author Amy Huberman.The 250 guests included Irish rugby stars Rob Kearney, Donnacha O’Callaghan, Gordon Darcy and Paddy Wallace who began to arrive by bus just after 1pm with Munster captain Paul O’Connell and actress Pauline McLynn some of the last guests to arrive.

The Irish rugby captain arrived promptly at St Joseph’s Church in Aughavas at 1.25pm in a Lexus 4x4 with his two best men Damien O’Donoghue and Donovan Rossi and groomsman Ciaran Scally. Brian posed for photographs and held his goddaughter and niece, Katie Kennedy, outside before greeting friends and family as they arrived. O’Driscoll said he was feeling great and when asked if Amy was due to arrive any time soon he replied: “Here’s hoping” and then flashed his trademark grin.