The cedar hot tub in the walled courtyard at Ballinderry Park at dusk, with festoon lights and towels ready

Multi-day weddings · East Galway

A Wedding Weekend in Ireland, on Your Own Country Estate

Two or three nights, one private estate, and your people under the same roof the whole time. Welcome dinner on Friday, the wedding on Saturday, a slow Sunday by the fire.

  • 2 nights minimum
  • Up to 44 sleep on site
  • Up to 200 on the day
  • 35 min from Galway
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What a wedding weekend at Ballinderry Park is

A wedding weekend at Ballinderry Park is a two-night minimum booking of the whole estate, usually Friday and Saturday, with Sunday as an optional third night. Up to 44 guests sleep on site, up to 200 can join on the wedding day, and no other group is on the 41 acres while you are here.

Because everyone stays, the wedding stops being a single long day. Guests arrive on Friday afternoon, eat together that evening, and are already settled when the ceremony starts on Saturday. Nobody needs a taxi at 2am, and the people you most want to talk to are still there at breakfast.

The house dates from about 1740 and sits 35 minutes from Galway city, just off the M6. Triona, our in-house wedding planner, works out the timings with you and runs the weekend on the ground.

Day by day

How the three days usually run

Most couples follow a similar shape: a relaxed welcome night, the wedding day, then a slower recovery day for the people who are staying. Times below are examples, and Triona confirms the real ones with you closer to the date.

  1. The panelled dining room of the Manor House at Ballinderry Park, set for a dinnerFriday

    Arrivals and a welcome dinner

    Check-in is from 3pm on Friday, so the afternoon is for unpacking, a walk round the grounds and the first drink in the Coach House bar. Dinner is cooked on site by our chef, from €35 per person for the Rustic menu.

    • Self check-in is possible; arriving early to decorate depends on availability.
    • Welcome dinner: the Rustic menu from €35 per person, or the Select menu at €45 per person.
    • The wood-fired cedar hot tub in the walled courtyard is free with a direct stay and fits 6 at a time.
    • Many couples keep Friday small: the wedding party and family who are staying.
  2. Open parkland at Ballinderry Park with old trees and the estate buildings behindSaturday

    The ceremony, the feast and the dancing

    The ceremony is celebrant-led on the estate, outdoors on the lawns or in the courtyard, with the heated Stables ready if it rains. Day guests arrive for it, up to 200 in all, and the meal and the party follow on the same grounds.

    • The legal part of the marriage is done beforehand at a registry office; the ceremony here is the one your guests see.
    • Lisa Chalfa, an independent celebrant with the Irish Institute of Celebrants, can write and lead it with you.
    • Larger weddings dine in marquees on the lawn, each seating 50 to 75; one marquee is €1,400.
    • Drinks: an open bar at €40 per person per night, beer and wine at €20 per person, or bring your own with no corkage.
    • There’s no midnight cut-off. The DJ, sound system and lights play for as long as you book the DJ, at the DJ price. After that, you’re welcome to play your own music, with no per-hour charge.
    • A DJ with sound system and lights is €200.
  3. The cedar hot tub in the walled courtyard at Ballinderry Park, with loungers and plants around itSunday

    Day two: breakfast, fire and an easy afternoon

    Sunday is for the people who stayed. Breakfast is priced separately, from €18 per person for a traditional Irish buffet, and the rest of the day can be as quiet or as lively as you like before check-out or a third night.

    • Breakfast: traditional Irish at €18 per person or the Full Works at €25 per person.
    • A BBQ or a spit roast for the late lunch, priced on quote for your numbers.
    • A trad session can be arranged; ask Triona for the current price.
    • Bonfire and s’mores for the whole group at €90.
    • Another round in the hot tub, or a walk down through the woods to the river.

Check-out is by 11am on the last morning. Late check-out can be arranged on request, and there may be a fee.

Adding a day before or after

A third night turns the weekend into a short holiday for guests who have flown in. The estate runs day trips by coach, so a Sunday or Monday can be spent seeing the west of Ireland and back in time for dinner.

Cliffs of Moher and the Burren

A private coach and driver-guide, with a lunch stop in Doolin: €145 per person.

Connemara and Kylemore Abbey

Through the Twelve Bens and home by the coast: €145 per person.

Ahascragh Distillery

A grain-to-glass tour and tasting near the estate: €70 per person.

Kilconnell village

The village and its Franciscan friary are close by: the estate’s land once belonged to Kilconnell Friary.

More things to do near the estate

Where everyone sleeps

Up to 44 guests sleep on the estate, across the Georgian Manor House, the Coach House and a heated glamping village. Every bed is made up with linen and towels, and day guests who need a room nearby are pointed to the Shearwater Hotel and local guest houses.

The Manor House has five bedrooms upstairs, with period fireplaces and en-suite bathrooms, and it suits the couple and close family. The Coach House has four en-suite bedrooms, its own kitchen, a log-burning stove, a private terrace and the late bar.

The glamping village has a Mongolian yurt, a canopy tent and a safari bunk house, all heated, with real beds. The glamping is not en-suite: it has outdoor toilets and indoor toilets, and an outdoor shower area.

The Mongolian yurt in the glamping village at Ballinderry Park, among old trees
Hot tub areaHot tub areaManor dining roomManor dining roomCourtyardCourtyardCoach House barCoach House bar

What a wedding weekend costs

A wedding weekend is priced from a flat venue fee of €750 plus €15 per guest, with the stay, food, bar and music added line by line. For 80 guests the venue fee comes to €1,950, and the package builder below adds the rest for your exact numbers.

Venue fee

€750 plus €15 per guest, staying or day guest. No tiers and no minimum guest number for a weekend wedding.

Sample package

Classic Wedding Weekend

€172 per guest

€12,835 for 75 guests, priced today by the quote builder

  • Two nights, whole estate
  • 25 staying + 50 day guests
  • Rustic dinners + wedding feast for all 75
  • Full Irish breakfasts
  • Beer & wine package for everyone

The Classic Wedding Weekend is the package most multi-day weddings start from. It is two nights with the whole estate, and the figure above is worked out live from today’s prices, so it moves if a menu or bar price changes.

To secure your dates, you pay a 20% deposit (minimum €1,500). We don’t hold dates: the first couple to pay the deposit gets the weekend.

See the full wedding price list

Planning a weekend, step by step

Planning a multi-day wedding here takes four steps, and Triona is with you from the first call to the last morning. There is no minimum guest number for a weekend wedding.

  1. Price it

    Use the package builder below to set guest numbers, nights, menus and bar. It shows a full estimate straight away.

  2. See the estate

    Thursdays and Fridays usually suit us best for viewings, but we can work around you on other days.

  3. Secure the date

    Pay the deposit to secure the weekend. Guest numbers can change up to 30 days before the wedding.

  4. Plan the three days

    Triona works through the timings, suppliers and the Sunday plan with you, and runs the weekend on site.

Price your weekend

Build your wedding weekend

Choose your nights, guests, menus and bar. The builder uses the same prices as your written quote.

Questions

Wedding weekend FAQs

How many nights is a wedding weekend at Ballinderry Park?
At weekends the minimum is two nights, Friday and Saturday. Many couples add Sunday for a day-two party. Check-in is from 3pm and check-out is by 11am, and access times for the wedding are agreed in advance.
How many guests can stay for the weekend?
Up to 44 people sleep on the estate, across the Manor House, the Coach House and the heated glamping village. Up to 200 can join for the wedding day itself, and day guests who need a bed nearby can stay at the Shearwater Hotel or local guest houses.
What are the key elements of a multi-day wedding?
Usually three: a welcome evening when guests arrive, the wedding day itself, and a relaxed recovery day for whoever stayed. The difference at a private estate is that everyone sleeps in the same place, so the three days run into each other without taxis or hotel bars.
Is the estate exclusive for the whole weekend?
Yes. For a wedding, the Manor House, the Coach House, the glamping and all 41 acres are yours alone, with no other guests and no other event.
What does a wedding weekend cost?
The venue fee is €750 plus €15 per guest, so €1,950 for 80 guests. The Classic Wedding Weekend package is €172 per guest today (€12,835 for 75 guests). Your written quote confirms the final figure.
How much does a 100-person wedding weekend cost in Ireland?
It depends mostly on how many of the 100 stay, the menus and the bar. Here the venue fee for 100 guests is €2,250, and the package builder on this page adds the stay, food and drink so you see a full figure in a couple of minutes.
Is there a music curfew?
There’s no midnight cut-off. The DJ, sound system and lights play for as long as you book the DJ, at the DJ price. After that, you’re welcome to play your own music, with no per-hour charge. Music after midnight is free.
What can we do on the day after the wedding?
Popular choices are a BBQ or spit roast (priced on quote), a trad session, bonfire and s’mores (€90), the wood-fired hot tub, or a coach day trip to Connemara or the Cliffs of Moher (€145 per person).
Is breakfast included?
No. Breakfast is priced separately: continental at €12, traditional Irish at €18, or the Full Works at €25 per person.
Can we get legally married at Ballinderry Park?
Not on site. The legal part, the civil registration, is done at a registry office, and the ceremony and celebration happen here, led by a celebrant. Lisa Chalfa, an independent celebrant with the Irish Institute of Celebrants, can write and lead the ceremony with you.
Can we have a winter wedding weekend?
Yes. The Manor House has period fireplaces, the Stables are heated, and the Coach House has a log-burning stove, so a weekend from late autumn to early spring works well indoors. Marquee heaters can be added for the evening.
Who helps us plan the weekend?
Triona, our in-house wedding planner. She helps with timings, suppliers and the day-two plan, and coordinates the weekend on site.
How do we secure our dates?
We don’t hold dates. The first couple to pay the deposit (20% of the total, minimum €1,500) secures the weekend.
How do guests get to the estate?
Ballinderry Park is about 35 minutes from Galway city, about an hour from Shannon Airport and about 1.5 hours from Dublin Airport, just off the M6. Woodlawn train station is 8 minutes away, with a free pick-up on request.

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Plan the whole weekend

Price your nights and guests in the builder, or talk it through with Triona on a call.

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