your love story // bhur scéal grá.

your love story // bhur scéal grá. ❥

Every love story you’ve ever heard is made up of a string of ordinary moments.

And yet when it comes to putting your own into words, it can feel impossibly hard to know where to begin.

That’s where I come in.

The awkward first date arranged over hinge. The way you kept meeting at that same coffee shop again and again, frantic texts to your mate while they nip to the bathroom saying ‘IT’S GOING SO WELL!!!’ the squeeze of a hand under the kitchen table when your mum starts telling them that story for the thirtieth time.

The moment you decided “oh, have I just found my person?”.

The mundane details that make up the every-day magic are the ones that can get lost in the grandness of a wedding day, but I believe that actually, they’re the details that matter most in your love story.

I work with couples to find the words that are genuinely, specifically, and irreplaceably yours. A relaxed chat over a coffee or a zoom call and a couple of gentle questions, helps me get to know your story, how you met, what you love about each other, the moments that shaped you as a couple.

I turn that into bespoke wedding poems and vows that feel like you, not like something borrowed from the internet or curated using AI.

Because finding the right words for the biggest moment of your life should not feel like staring at a blank page alone thinking

‘oh god, where do I even start?’.

we proudly celebrate every love story 🏳️‍🌈

words that stop guests watching, and start feeling

Most of the time as guests, we arrive at a wedding knowing that two people love each other very much, but never really the understanding of why, or the memories and moments that got them there.

The specific, surprising, tender reasons one person chose another, the story underneath their story.

That is what a bespoke poem or a set of vows can do.

Words don’t just mark the moment, but reveal the people and the story inside it.

bespoke wedding poem or reading · from €100

a custom wedding poem or reading is more than a few simple words read on the day in the haze of the celebrations and forgotten again.

It’s a distillation of your love story, and a window into your relationship. It’s something that can be framed and revisited again and again.

It can be a beautiful gift to surprise someone with on their big day.

Includes an initial briefing call, and one round of revisions.

vow writing session · from · €115pp

this one is for those who know exactly how they feel but can’t quite find the words to do it justice. We’ll sit together, you talk, I listen + we’ll find the words that ring true to you.

Available as a 1:1 or couples experience, which is actually one of the loveliest things you can do together in the lead up to your wedding.

There’s something powerful in sitting with the person you’re about to marry and telling each other your story out loud before you tell it to the world.

  • Claire meshed our stories together in a way we couldn't have. We really enjoyed her collaborative approach. The final piece represented us and portrayed our love for each other in a light-hearted, personal way. We'll cherish it forever and recommend working with Claire if you want to tell your love story but can't quite find the words

    —Deirdre & Leo Dowdall