Finbar O'Grady (27) is originally from Sligo but has lived in Dublin since he was 16. He is a butcher and has worked in Troys in Moore street for the past 7 years. He's lively and funny and reckons he can organise their wedding in "a week and a half..tops!" He's quite a lad and reckons it will all be really easy and he'll have time in the three weeks to put his feet up. He'll probably find a venue outside of Dublin because "it will be cheaper". That seems to be the theme he is following. Suzanne Hickey (26) is from Tallaght and the youngest of three daughters. She's very close to her family and sees her mother every day (she has a very large extended family). She works in a corporate travel agency in Walkinstown and is without doubt the organiser in her own home. Finbar accuses her of hiding things on him when she tidies his stuff away. She's traditional and wants all the things a bride wants on the day. She's very worried about the dress being horrible and not fitting. She's also concerned that Finbar has no clue what's involved in organising the wedding
John Masterson and Nicola O'Hagan live in Mullingar and met on Facebook three years ago. John is determined to organise a dream wedding for the love of his life - Nicola is laid back but definitely knows what she wants - will he organise the small wedding that Nicola dreams of or will he organise the big wedding she doesn't want?
Gary has been with Debbie for 10 years. He and Debbie have cancelled their wedding plans three times. Firstly with their two unplanned pregnancies (now two boys aged 7 and 8) and then when his father died. He is incredibly excited about the prospect of organising this wedding. He had a well paid job prior to the recession and is now unemployed and simply can't afford a wedding. But he still has expensive and flamboyant tastes. He's very involved with training the local GAA juniors and according to Debbie is a great Dad
Aaron & Deirdre probably have the most diverse ideas of what their wedding should be like of all our couples. Aaron hates weddings and wants their one to be "different" with drummers and fire eaters and all day entertainment. Deirdre admits to being quite a little princess and wants a fairy tale wedding. She wants traditional and is seriously worried that Aaron will turn it into a circus!
Austin is 28 and works in his father's stationery company in Clontarf in Dublin. He considers himself to be a wheeler dealer and capable of pulling off a great day for Niamh. However he is more a philosopher in reality and very laid back. He is likely to go completely OTT with the wedding dress. His main hobbies are Facebook, talking to people and playing poker! He's worried about being without Niamh for the three weeks, she does everything including making sure he gets up for work in the mornings! - Austin when he is stressed sleeps & sleeps more! They are a particularly close couple - they would talk to each other about 4-5 times a day!
Lee is originally from Co. Tipperary, is a huge GAA supporter and would like to bring this theme into the wedding. He is a fully qualified carpenter who has a passion for reptiles and is completely obsessed about the Tipperary hurling team! He admits to not being very romantic but adores Rebecca and their daughter Faith. Lee has never organised anything before but doesn't seem too daunted by the idea of organising one of the most important days of their lives
Jason Boyd, 27 and Onoir O'Brien, 30, have had something of a whirlwind romance. They met two and a half years ago through a mutual friend. Onoir's neighbour! She did a bit of matchmaking - telling Jason that Onoir was looking for his number and telling Onoir that he was looking for hers
Deborah Smyth, 35, and Martin Tobin, 41, met in a local hotel in Castledermot in Carlow where she worked 3 or 4 nights a week that over 15 years ago. He used to drink in the bar, she worked in the kitchen on work experience.
Derek and Leona are childhood sweethearts. They grew up in Sandyford, Co Dublin and both lived very close to each other. They hung around with the same friends and have known each other a long time! Derek knew he had met the love of his life and asked Leona to go out with him when she was just 17. Now ten years later it's time to tie the knot.
Niamh & David met, briefly, when they were 14 and 15 respectively. They met again a couple of years later when Niamh went for a walk she was 17 at the time. She was crossing over a bridge over the Grand canal and bumped into David who was full of chat. She wasn't interested in him at all. However, he had been sweet on her for quite a while. David & Niamh met again when they were 19 in Robertstown, a place near where they both live. The first thing she thought was, 'he never stops talking'. She wanted to get away from him! They met up later that day. ironically there was a spark there. that was 10 years ago! Now they have a son called Jake who is 3 years of age.
Nick & Gillian "officially" met when Gillian was 14 and Nick was 18 - they were both in the Castlecomer Community School in Kilkenny. She knew him but wouldn't talk to him - she did think he was cutie!. Nick was always friendly and outgoing. she was shy, he mistook that for snobbery!
Bernard & Tracey met on a night out in Cork city. Bernard was enjoying a burger after a hard nights work in a bar in town & Tracey felt peckish after a girls' night out. She spotted Bernard with his burger and approached him to ask for a bite!. He duly obliged although his initial reaction was 'who's yer one!'
Phil & Mandy met when they were both in the reserve defence forces at a camp in Gormanstown Mandy was demoted to tea & sandwich duty. Whilst pouring tea for Phil the sugar bag burst spilling sugar all over the place! Phil came to rescue as the Knight in shining armour and 14 years later they're still together!
Patrick is a disaster with money - now he has €10,000 to organise Amanda's dream wedding. Patrick is known for not working well under pressure - will he crack up or will he give Amanda the big white dream wedding she so wants!?
Rugby crazy Pat Dunne from Tullamore plans his wedding for opinionated Cleo McCusker from Rhode Co. Offaly.
Orla Bishop and Paul Illien from Galway have been together for just over 18 months.
Steven McGuill from Dundalk takes on the mammoth task of organizing his and his fiancée Ciara's big day.
Richie plans to make his wedding to childhood sweetheart Sabrina special.
David and Geraldine live in Galway; Dave is a man on a mission to organize the wedding of Geraldine's dreams.
Graham and Rebecca have been together for over three years.
John and Lisa have been together forever so hopefully John knows what Lisa wants.
Natasha and Eddie met over eight years ago on a night out in Tramore. Eddie spotted Natasha walking home and approached her with a take away and asked her if she would like a curry chip, when she accepted he said "Now we have just had our first meal together". They have been inseparable ever since
Alan and Trevor first met four years ago on a night out in The George. As Trevor was heading home after a night out he bumped into Alan, who incidentally was wearing the same canary yellow shirt as him and the two clicked straight away
Sweethearts Ger O'Dea and Ciara Murphy from Cork get ready to walk up the aisle, but prankster Ger has plenty of tricks up his sleeve.
Stephen and Elaine from Offaly get ready to walk down the aisle, but the couple haven't even been officially engaged yet.
Stephanie dreads being center of attention and wants a quiet registry office affair. Meanwhile Eoin dreams of a traditional Irish wedding with church and big banquet reception.
Tammie is a country girl at heart & really wants a country wedding that is romantic and relaxed - Aidan wants the hustle and bustle of the city and wants a Rock N'Roll wedding.
Gillian wants a castle. Michael wants the home of Dublin GAA - Parnell Park. Will Michael organise the day he wants or what Gillian deserves?
Junior is focused on getting everything for as cheap as possible, he has the gift of the gab and will haggle on all prices. He loves finding bargains and internet shopping. Will he take the risk and shop online for the big day or will he deliver the traditional type of wedding that Sasha so craves?
Entertainer Richie Byrne wants his big day to be an entertainment extravaganza, and plans a circus-themed celebration in a tent, complete with fire eaters, lion tamers and tight-rope walkers.
A groom is given three weeks to plan his wedding. Longford lovebirds Jamie and Danielle like to live life in the fast lane. Will Jamie's high-flying plans impress his bride to be?
Dean Monahan and Jenny Hughes met 10 years ago and since then their lives have been a roller coaster, and now Dean is in charge of organizing their wedding.
At Knockbridge in county Dundalk - love is in the air. 35-year-old Aaron is proposing a dream wedding for his 37-year-old fiancé Michelle.
The pressure is on for tomboy Nora to give diva Katriona the civil partnership of her dreams.
Four years after meeting in college, Matthew Kessie and Threase Finnegan are now engaged to be wed; these lovebirds exemplify the idea that opposites attract; Matthew has plans to impress his bride that involve heavy metal and a Viking kidnapping.
Noel O’Keefe and Wendy Leonard from Shankill in County Dublin have been madly in love from the moment they met. It’s safe to say they aren’t rushing into marriage having been together for over 13 years. This couple has never lost their sparkle, which is more than you can say for Wendy and her engagement rings she’s already lost two of them and Noel is hoping that she manages to keep hold of the third one! Aside from Wendy the other thing that Noel is madly, passionately, deeply in love with is Mixed Martial Arts and he gets to spend plenty of time cage side for his job as a Mixed Martial Arts announcer. While Wendy dreams of ceremony in a castle, Noels ideal place for a wedding is an octagon where men try to knock seven bells out of each other. Wendy isn’t mad about the fighting but what she really hates are the ‘ring girls’ who announce the rounds wearing big smiles and little bikinis. But in spite of his passion for blood, sweat & fisty cuffs, deep down Noel is a romantic at heart and he’s planning on putting everything he can into creating the wedding of his dreams, which he’s sure his bride will like too. He’s got a vision for his wedding it might be epic, unique, VIP, fight club meets Vegas in his imagination but can he pull it off in reality? Along the way there’s dress drama, a hen party put through their paces by a ten year old, very bad dancing and a lack of transport.
Bride Krista yearns for a private, classy, luxurious day near the countryside. So can her fiancé Craig win her over with a Water themed wedding in Dublin’s Fair city? And a stag party that blows the budget on the first week!
Wexford man Enda has plans for a big Hollywood style Celebrity themed wedding, but his bride Lisa has one simple rule...“No gawdy themes”. With a high flying chopper and a ceremony in a field – will this wedding finally throw “Queen” Lisa over the edge and off her throne?
Dubliner Ian and Mayo woman Nikki have been madly in love since their eyes met across a tow truck four years ago. For her special day Nikki wants a castle, a princess style ball gown dress and lots of pink. For Ian it’s a chance for him and Best Man Beezo to indulge their true love of cars and mess with Nikki’s nerves! There are tow trucks, racetracks, donuts and hand-break turns, clowns, bridesmaids in black, a boat and possibly the worst wedding suits ever.
Irish “Italian Stallion” Romano wants to get married in a local park… But Bride Aisling wants to be the lady of the manor. Will she settle for a city centre wedding and a half naked man?
Roy predicted that organising the perfect wedding for Rosann would be have all the right ingredients – but throw in one cross dressing groom, two high flying stunts, seven bridesmaids to impress, 30 guests to keep happy, and a force nine gale – can Roy really pull off his aviation themed wedding without a hitch?
Mickey predicted that organising the perfect wedding for Niamh would be a walk in the park but with a surprise arrival, a shock departure, a tractor, and the clock against him can Mickey pull off the wedding of Niamh’s dreams or will he discover that he seriously underestimated the task at hand and that he just might spend the rest of his life counting the cost…
Kerwin wants a white white wedding but Mark’s taste seems to be a whole world and a hundred years away from Kerwin’s. Can Mark save the day with a VERY important guest all the way from Venezuela? Throw in some 1916 volunteer wedding uniforms, an army tank down the Quays of Dublin, and one Mother in law missing in action! This is going to be one wedding NOT to miss.
Don’t Tell The Bride returns for a seventh Irish series. First up, is Brazilian Eduardo (24) and Polish born Paulina (22) who met in Dublin five years ago.
Dubliners Tracey and Peter have been together for 6 years after meeting online. Tracey is the organiser in the relationship, Peter is the complete opposite to her. He is a scatterbrain and really laid back. Aside from Tracey and their 2 year old son, the big love of his life is football.
Breda and Paddy’s love story began two years ago and over 8000 miles away in Australia. Now the couple live in Cashel with their baby daughter Emily.
Apart from being head over heels in love with his blushing bride Lisa Toner, groom Owen Walsh is self-professed “herd”– a hot nerd. The big loves in his life are: Doctor Who, Star Wars and the fantasy TV series, “Game of Thrones”.
For bride Celina who doesn’t do a “bad hair day”, will groom Ben tick all the right boxes with hair, makeup and the perfect wedding dress for his bride with a growing bump?
A groom decides on a wedding by a lake in the middle of winter and wants to have his bride arrive by boat, while he also picks out a blue dress for her to wear on the big day.
Groom-to-be Dean wants to recreate the 1980s Valentine's disco he and bride-to-be never got to go to when they were children, complete with glowsticks, legwarmers and shell suits.
Kitchen porter Colm and retail assistant Jane met four years ago on the dating site and now live in Carlow town with their two daughters. Jane’s dream is to get married in her local church and have a wedding reception in an elegant stately home.
Jennifer has always dreamed of a large traditional wedding in their local church in Callan but will husband-to-be Robbie's Christmas theme prove a cracker.
Harry Potter fan Brendán attempts to conjure up a magical day for his beau, Victor. The only problem is that Victor hasn't even seen Harry Potter!
Nick plans a Halloween-themed wedding for bride Sarah; he envisions abandoned buildings complete with cobwebs, zombies, blood and vegetables masquerading as pumpkins.
Groom David pulls out all the stops for a Narnia-themed wedding and hopes bride Conna won't want to hide in the wardrobe when she sees what he has in store.
David organises a winter wonderland wedding for his bride-to-be, Charlotte, but he might be skating on thin ice.
