Emma's First Communion

There's been a constant state of excitement in our home over the last few weeks (and months!) due to the countdown to my daughter's First Communion... by the time the big day arrived our dress shopping trip to Kindle Occasions seemed a distant memory - our only trip I should add, as the second dress tried was the chosen one!

The day itself began with a family visit to RoCo... a perfect chance for a bit of documentary photography... while the three do's were done, on schedule... the professionalism, and genuine care of Kym, Lauren & Ronan ensuring our smooth start continued

An early service at St Patrick's Church, Pennyburn was bought to life through the joy and enthusiasm of the children making their first communions, with assistance from the school's award winning choir... I may be biased but as good as the singing was, the second reading was the highlight for me ;-) A rainy mid-morning meant a quick retreat was made from the church...

A quick pit-stop home to pick up our Pretty Elegant Cake, was the prelude to making the final preparations in An Grainan Hotel for a bit of an afternoon celebration... with the brilliant Conor McGinty adding music to proceedings, including his first ever performance of 'Shape of You' after he realised you can't deny a persistent six-year old looking for his favourite song!

Thanks again to everyone who came along and helped make Emma's day one she'll remember for quite some time!

And thanks to Auntie Susie for taking the camera for this one!