Entertainment for Smaller Weddings in Ireland during COVID-19: Staying Safe and Having Fun!

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[Featured image above from a recent event in Lyrath House Kilkenny, and drawn from behind my new perspex screen!]

I’m caricature artist Allan Cavanagh and I have been creating unique wedding guest caricatures at venues all over Ireland for over 20 years! You can see my live wedding work by clicking here. In this post I’d like to talk to you about what’s going to happen with weddings in 2021 and beyond.

We’ve all been living with the reality of the coronavirus for quite some time now. Many people are back to work and having relatively normal lives again. Obviously the wedding industry is still largely on hold.

The way I see it the wedding industry is going to split in two in the coming year.

There are going to be two different sets of couples.

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Galway Bay Hotel Wedding Entertainment!

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Galway Bay Hotel Wedding Entertainment: here is a selection of my live wedding caricatures from a recent wedding in the Galway Bay Hotel. It was nice to be back in the hotel, it’s been a while since I’ve done a wedding there (most of my weddings are all over the country!), not to mention I … Read more

Charlie Adley’s Double Vision – Galway Film Fleadh Makes Me Movie Mad!

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On the Waterfront film still featuring Rod Steiger but with Marlon Brando replaced by our heroic scribe Charlie Adley. This cartoon illustrated Charlie’s weekly column in July where inspired by Galway Film Fleadh Charlie lists his favourite films, including On the Waterfront: “Let’s start in 1954 with Elia Kazan’s ‘On the Waterfront.’ Forget petulant Johnny … Read more

Mayo Wedding Signing Board – GAA and Man Utd!

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Mayo Wedding Signing Board: a fun caricature for a recent wedding in Mayo featuring a GAA goalie and a Manchester United fan kicking off on their wedding day! Some feedback from the client:

“Just a quick message for the caricature. They loved it and it got a great response.”

If you’d like to know more about my caricature wedding signing boards you can contact me, Caricature Artist Allan Cavanagh here.

If you’d like to go ahead and order, you can order a caricature online here. I will then contact you with photo requirements and the detail I need. I can incorporate many details from sports to hobbies, to careers to pets, and if you’ve children I can include them free of charge.

The artwork can also be scanned and sent to you for use on thank you cards, again free of charge! If you’re researching signing board options why not have a look at my wedding signing board archive and then drop me a line for more details. My wedding caricature signing boards make great gifts as well if you’re a wedding guest! They can be sent directly to the venue with display instructions so you don’t have to worry about a thing once you’ve ordered.
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Caricature Wedding Gift

Fun wedding gifts Ireland caricatures by Allan Cavanagh
This caricature was a wedding gift from the groom’s sister and had many funny references in it including the ferris wheel turning up in the background of the wedding! The caricature went down very well with the couple which is always a delight to hear: