Wedding days
Grainne Hurley and Brian Reilly
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Grainne on her wedding day with sister and bridesmaid, Ailish THERE CAN be no greater feeling
(besides marrying your sweetheart, course) than wearing your dream-size of wedding gown on your big day! That's exactly what happened
Grainne Hurley, who walked up the wed Brian Reilly after shedding aisle to
two stone in RTE'S 'Operation Transformation' before her wedding on 'It was a truly amazing December 27th last.
day, and I can't believe it's all over,' Grooms section of says the new Mrs Reilly, who took
the popular programme. part in the Brides and 'I have to admit I did come off the
diet plan a little on honeymoon, but then, and I'm back on no-one wants to be watching what
track again now.' they're eating It was a crisp, Christmassy day, when Grainne and Brian said 'I do' 'Bridesmaids Ailish Hurley in St Peter's Church, West Street.
(sister of the bride), best friend Louise in soft green dresses Carry and sister-in-law Shauna Reilly
topped with cosy cream fur, but were were beautiful gown. outdone by the stunning, slim bride
in her 'Bridal Studio' 'Brian's mum Sharon made the fur stoles, but I have to say, I was on never even noticed the cold,' such a high when says Grainne, daughter I came out of the church
of John and Helen I granddaughter of the popular from Hurley's Bros, Narrow
chairman of Drogheda United West Street, and The boys were Charlie Hurley.'
well represented with groom's twin friend Sean brother Stephen acting as best man,
Hurley as wing men. and brother Christopher and Niece Jessica was a delightful little flower girl, as was the bride's cousin 'We have been together Caroline.
six years ever since we met at the the same night Scouts,' recalls Grainne. 'I became
so it must a leader with Brian on have been fate!'
Scout leader Jackie Walsh led the Lourdes Youth Choir in some beautiful singing during the Mass, and members of the scouts formed a Guard of Honour for the couple as they left the Church.
Over two hundred people attended the lavish reception afterwards at the City North Hotel and there is no doubt in Grainne's mind was the high point was.
'It was definitely the dancing,' she says with a beam. 'The band 'Timezone' was amazing, and the dancefloor wasn't empty once. So will Grainne keep up the dancing to maintain her incredible two stone loss?
'I'll be taking to the streets and walking again,' she vows.
'It's free and always open and the best way to keep off the weight. We had a wonderful honeymoon in the Caribbean and New York, so it's very hard to get the feet back on the ground afterwards.' (Photos by cian corrigan)
