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From Central Park to National Park
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KILLARNEY NATIONAL PARK had a real starring role in the wedding album of Anu Abraham and Greg O'Driscoll. Vienna-born Anu, who was raised in Kerala, India, and Greg, from Cork, were married in St Mary’s Cathedral, Killarney, and held their reception in the Muckross Park Hotel.
Torc Waterfall and other landmarks formed the perfect backdrop to the wedding pictures, by Micheal O’Sullivan. Anu’s friend Kiara Kerins, sister-in-law Lindsay O’Driscoll and cousin Cigi Puthupally were bridesmaids while Greg’s friends also lent their support, with John Peppard was best man with his friends John Peppard as best man and James Walton and Brian Farrell as groomsmen.
Both accountants, the bride and groom first met at work in London. Greg proposed on December 4, 2015, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York. “He took me out for the day and we went on a horse carriage ride around the Central Park. When we got back he had organised the room to be decorated with red roses, petals and candles. I was absolutely stunned. It was beautiful. He then got on his knees and popped the question,” said Anu.
Guests from Kerala, Austria the Cayman Islands, the United States, UK, Sweden and Ireland enjoyed the wedding celebrations n Killarney.
The newlyweds, who reside in the Cayman Islands, honeymooned in South Africa.
Above: Anu Abraham and Greg O'Driscoll.
Pic: Micheal O’Sullivan
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