Sarah Wolfe Wedding Co-ordinator

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1 Thank you for your interest in Fitzpatrick Castle Dublin for your forthcoming wedding reception. We would be delighted to be your chosen venue and can assure you of a very special day. Located in the fashionable suburbs of Killiney and Dalkey, Fitzpatrick Castle is the epitome of elegance and charm, overlooking Dublin Bay and yet only 20 minutes from Dublin City Centre. The 18 th century 113 bedroom Castle has played host over its history to many of Dublin and Ireland s prestigious Banquets, and Weddings. With Over Forty years of tradition in excellence has developed the Castle as one of Dublin s premier Banqueting venues. The Albert & Behan room can accommodate up to 180 people for dinner and dancing. The original banquet suites entrance has recently been completely restyled to include a sweeping spiral staircase, hand crafted Irish designed copper and aluminium lighting, which tastefully compliment the atmosphere. The Regent Suite the Castle s largest suite seats 300 people. Both rooms have their own private bar area and access to the hotels gardens. Smaller dining rooms of up to 100 are available for those requiring a more intimate wedding with smaller numbers. I am pleased to enclose some information on the hotel and our current banquet menu prices. I would be delighted to meet with you on a personal basis to show you the room of your choice and to discuss your requirements in more detail. We never forget that it remains your day, therefore, we have a strict policy of only one wedding per day so you get our full and undivided attention We extend to you and your partner a beautiful bridal Suite and breakfast with our compliments for your special day. Our Executive Head Chef has been with the Castle since the day we opened the front doors and is Ireland s longest serving Head chef. He has a passion for great food and fantastic service and we have no doubt this will shine through on your wedding day. Please give me a call on if you have any queries. We look forward to the opportunity of welcoming you to Fitzpatrick Castle Dublin. Yours sincerely, Sarah Wolfe Wedding Co-ordinator

2 The Wedding Service at Fitzpatrick Castle Our experienced wedding team will look after everything for you on the day so you can relax and concentrate on the important things you, your family & your guests Dedicated Wedding Coordinator VIP red carpet welcome The knowledge that we operate a strict one wedding a day policy Champagne reception for the bridal party on arrival Exclusive use of your choice of our ballrooms Seasonal floral centre pieces or candelabras to decorate your suite A private wedding garden for you and your guests for the day Personalised menus on all tables & table plan on a Georgian mirror Stunning surroundings for photos Private Arrivals Bar Cake stand & Knife Discounted rate on a selected number of rooms for your Wedding Guests at a designated hotel A professional banqueting department who will go through every detail with you during the planning stages & an award winning service team to serve your meal Irelands longest serving and most decorated Head Chef, Sean Dempsey, to cook your wedding meal Use of our Majestic Castle Venue & Extensive Grounds for Your Wedding Champagne Arrival for the Bridal Party Luxurious Accommodation & Champagne Breakfast for Bride & Groom in our Bridal Suite Complimentary Menu Tasting for the Bride & Groom

3 The King & Queen Package Includes all Items Listed on The Wedding Service at Fitzpatrick s Arrival Reception Tea, Coffee, Prosecco & Canapes Reception Menu (Please choose 1 starter, 1 soup, 2 main courses & 1 dessert to make up your menu) Starter Duck Liver Terrine, Melba Toast, Orange & Mixed Berry Compote Rosette of Smoked Salmon, Seasonal Leaves, Capers, Red Onion & Lemon Castle Caesar Salad, Crispy Bacon, Focaccia Croutons & Fresh Parmesan Shavings Warm Goats Cheese, Light Herb Salad, Honey & Raspberry Vinaigrette Blossom of Ogen Melon, Mint & Green Tea Syrup Soup Roast Vegetables & Thyme Potato & Leek Tomato, Basil & Blue Gin Roast Carrot & Garlic Broccoli & Toasted Almond Main Courses Roast Sirloin of Beef, Savoury Stuffed Tomato, Red Wine Jus & Béarnaise Sauce Caramelized Pork Fillet, Carrot Purée, Baked Half Apple & Pommery Mustard Jus Apricot & Cranberry Stuffed Chicken Breast wrapped in Bacon & Wild Mushroom Cream Crisp Seabass Fillet on a bed of Asparagus & Pea Risotto, Lemon Butter Sauce Poached Darne of Salmon, Herb Potato Cake & White Wine Sauce Desserts Apple & Cinnamon Bavois, Crème Anglaise Zesty Lemon Tart, Vanilla Spiced Ice Cream Chocolate & Orange Torte, Warm Chocolate Ganache Italian Banoffi Pie, Crème Chantilly Chef s Assiette of Desserts ( 2.00 supplement) Petits Fours (Add a sorbet as an extra course to your menu for an additional supplement of 5.00 per person) Wine House Red & White Wine-Half bottle per person or 2 soft drinks Toast Glass of Prosecco for all your guests Evening Buffet Selection of Assorted Sandwiches Cocktail Sausages (Catering for the number of guests attending the meal) Suite Décor White or Ivory Chair Covers with a Sash of your chosen colour Floral Table Arrangements or Silver Candelabras for all tables Traditional Castle Piper Welcome & Main Course Parade Bar Extension until 2.00am per person Based Upon 100 Guests

4 The Lord & Lady Package Includes all Items Listed on The Wedding Service at Fitzpatrick s Arrival Reception Tea, Coffee & Summer Cocktail or Mulled Wine (Add a selection of canapés to your arrival reception for an additional supplement of 4.00 per person) Menu (Please choose 1 starter, 1 main courses & 1 dessert to make up your menu) Starters Duck Liver Terrine, Melba Toast, Orange & Mixed Berry Compote Rosette of Smoked Salmon, Seasonal Leaves, Capers, Red Onion & Lemon Castle Caesar Salad, Crispy Bacon, Focaccia Croutons & Fresh Parmesan Shavings Warm Goats Cheese, Light Herb Salad, Honey & Raspberry Vinaigrette Blossom of Ogen Melon, Mint & Green Tea Syrup Soups Roast Vegetable & Thyme Potato & Leek Tomato, Basil & Blue Gin Roasted Carrot & Garlic Broccoli & Toasted Almond Main Course Roast Sirloin of Beef, Savoury Stuffed Tomato, Red Wine Jus & Béarnaise Sauce Caramelized Pork Fillet, Carrot Purée, Baked Half Apple & Pommery Mustard Jus Apricot & Cranberry Stuffed Chicken Breast wrapped in Bacon & Wild Mushroom Cream Crisp Seabass Fillet on a bed of Asparagus & Pea Risotto, Lemon Butter Sauce Poached Darne of Salmon, Herb Potato Cake & White Wine Sauce Dessert Apple & Cinnamon Bavois, Crème Anglaise Zesty Lemon Tart, Vanilla Spiced Ice Cream Chocolate & Orange Torte, Warm chocolate Ganache Italian Banoffi Pie, Crème Chantilly Chef s Assiette of Desserts ( 2.00 supplement) Petits Fours Add a sorbet as an extra course to your menu for an additional supplement of 5.00 per person Wine House Red & White Wine-Half bottle per person or 2 soft drinks Suite Décor White or Ivory Chair Covers with a Sash of your chosen colour Floral Table Arrangements or Silver Candelabras for all tables Traditional Castle Piper Welcome & Main Course Parade Evening Finger Food Buffet for Your Guests Bar extension until 2am per person Based Upon 100 Guests

5 Princess Package Includes all Items Listed on The Wedding Service at Fitzpatrick s Menu (Please choose 1 starter, 1 main course & 1 dessert to make up your menu) Starters Castle Caesar Salad, Crispy Bacon, Focaccia Croutons & Fresh Parmesan Shavings Warm Goats Cheese, Light Herb Salad, Honey & Raspberry Vinaigrette Blossom of Ogen Melon, Mint & Green Tea Syrup Main Courses Apricot & Cranberry Stuffed Chicken Breast wrapped in Bacon & Wild Mushroom Cream Caramelized Pork Fillet, Carrot Purée, Baked Half Apple & Pommery Mustard Jus Poached Darne of Salmon, Herb Potato Cake & White Wine Sauce Dessert Zesty Lemon Tart, Vanilla Spiced Ice Cream Chocolate & Orange Torte, Warm Chocolate Ganache Italian Banoffi Pie, Crème Chantilly Petits Fours Wine House Red & White Wine-1 glass and 1 top up per person Suite Decor White or Ivory Chair Covers with a Sash of your chosen colour Floral Table Arrangements or Silver Candelabras for all tables per person Based Upon 100 Guests

6 The Fitzpatrick Dream Package Includes all Items Listed on The Wedding Service at Fitzpatrick s Arrival Reception Tea, Coffee, Prosecco, Summer or Winter Punch & Canapes Reception Menu (Please choose 2 starter, 1 soup, 1 sorbet, 2 main courses & 2 dessert to make up your menu) Starter Duck Liver Terrine, Melba Toast, Orange & Mixed Berry Compote Rosette of Smoked Salmon, Seasonal Leaves, Capers, Red Onion & Lemon Castle Caesar Salad, Crispy Bacon, Focaccia Croutons & Fresh Parmesan Shavings Warm Goats Cheese, Light Herb Salad, Honey & Raspberry Vinaigrette Blossom of Ogen Melon, Mint & Green Tea Syrup Soup Roast Vegetables & Thyme Potato & Leek Tomato, Basil & Blue Gin Roast Carrot & Garlic Broccoli & Toasted Almond Main Courses Roast Sirloin of Beef, Savoury Stuffed Tomato, Red Wine Jus & Béarnaise Sauce Caramelized Pork Fillet, Carrot Purée, Baked Half Apple & Pommery Mustard Jus Apricot & Cranberry Stuffed Chicken Breast wrapped in Bacon & Wild Mushroom Cream Crisp Seabass Fillet on a bed of Asparagus & Pea Risotto, Lemon Butter Sauce Poached Darne of Salmon, Herb Potato Cake & White Wine Sauce Desserts Apple & Cinnamon Bavois, Crème Anglaise Zesty Lemon Tart, Vanilla Spiced Ice Cream Chocolate & Orange Torte, Warm Chocolate Ganache Italian Banoffi Pie, Crème Chantilly Chef s Assiette of Desserts ( 2.00 supplement) Petits Fours (Add a sorbet as an extra course to your menu for an additional supplement of 5.00 per person) Wine House Red & White Wine-Half bottle per person or 2 soft drinks Toast Glass of Prosecco with fresh strawberries for all your guests Evening Buffet Selection of Assorted Sandwiches 3 Optioned Finger Food Buffet (Catering for the number of guests attending the meal) BBQ the Next Day on the Lawn Multiple Choice BBQ Selection on our manicured lawns (Catering for the number of guests attending the meal) Suite Décor White or Ivory Chair Covers with a Sash of your chosen colour Floral Table Arrangements or Silver Candelabras for all tables Traditional Castle Piper Welcome & Main Course Parade Bar Extension until 2.00am with House DJ included Complementary Dinner on Your 1 st Anniversary & 6 Months Membership of our Leisure Club per person Based Upon 100 Guests

7 A Complementary Package Upgrade on Us! Book Your Wedding for Any Dates in January to March or October to November and we will Upgrade Your Package to the Next Package Level with Our Complements So if you book the Princess Package and be Up-graded to the Lord & Lady Package for example Its Our Treat to You Splendour Falls on Castle Walls that is... Fitzpatrick Castle One of the Most Magical Places to Have Your Wedding Reception Contact Sarah for Details and a Show Around sarah.wolfe@fitzpatricks.com

8 Optional Extras Arrival Drinks Reception In addition to the arrival drinks reception included in your package we can also offer the following; Prosecco: 7.00 Prosecco Bucks Fizz: 7.95 Kir Royale: Champagne Bucks Fizz: Mulled Wine: 5.00 Dressed Pimms: 6.00 The above prices are on a per person basis. Canapés Why not offer your guests a selection of canapés on arrival from 4.00 per guest e.g. Chicken & Basil, Smoked Salmon Wraps, Ham & Smoked Pepper, Shrimp Marie Rose, Chicken Liver Pâté with Mixed Berries. Sorbet To add a sorbet course as an additional course to your menu please add a supplement of 5.00 per person. You can choose one of the following; Green Apple, Strawberry & Raspberry, Blackcurrant, Trio of Orange, Tropical Mango, Peach, Pear or Champagne. Wine Due to the customer demands our wine list is constantly undated. An extensive wine list is available which our wedding co-ordinator will be happy to go through in detail. The recommended number of bottles for weddings is a half-bottle per guest. Toasts Prosecco: 7.00 per person Brut Rose: per person Champagne: per person Drink of Choice: Guests are asked what drink they would like for their toast drink and the cost is dependent upon what drinks are ordered. The hotel does not allow doubles, shots, cocktails, specialty liqueurs or champagne as a toast drink. Evening Reception Selection Assorted Sandwiches, Cocktail Sausages, Tea & Coffee per person Assorted Sandwiches, Cocktail Sausages, Chicken Goujons, Tea & Coffee per person Assorted Sandwiches, Cocktail Sausages, Chicken Goujons, Deep Fried Garlic Mushrooms, Cheese & Chilli Melts, Tea & Coffee per person Assorted Sandwiches, Cocktail Sausages, Chicken Goujons, Deep Fried Garlic Mushrooms, Cheese & Chilli Melts, Tiger Prawns in Filo Pastry, Tea & Coffee per person Assorted Sandwiches, Cocktail Sausages, Chicken Goujons, Deep Fried Garlic Mushrooms, Cheese & Chilli Melts, Tiger Prawns in Filo Pastry, Smoked Salmon on Brown Bread & Chicken Satay Skewers, Tea & Coffee per person Suite Décor Chair Covers & Sashes per chair Choice of themed and/or decorative floral arrangements is available from our hotel florist for tables or to dress the room-prices upon request.

9 Suite Descriptions Prince Regent Suite This is the Castle s largest banqueting suite and can seat from guests for a wedding. An impressive staircase leads the guests from the front foyer of the hotel up to this magnificent room where a wall of windows overlooks a beautiful private back garden. The suite has its own private bar area and access to the back garden and its high ceilings and stunning chandeliers create the perfect ambience for a day to remember Albert & Behan Suite This Suite can accommodate up to 160 guests for a wedding. Your guests will enter the suite through a striking private entrance which leads into the impressive 1847 Foyer with its sweeping spiral staircase, rich tapestries, hand crafted Irish designed copper and aluminium lighting and freestanding black candelabras which together create a wonderfully intimate setting. The suite itself boasts an abundance of beautifully ornate mirrors and chandeliers as well as having its own bar and direct access to a private garden. George Bernard Shaw Suite This suite is ideal for smaller weddings and can seat up to 50 guests. An atmosphere of intimacy is fashioned through soft lighting from the chandeliers and candles strikingly reflected in the wall of mirrors on one side of the room. This room is perfect for an intimate meal with family and friends and the Albert & Behan or Prince Regent Suites can be used in conjunction with the George Bernard Shaw Suite if you wish to have a small family gathering followed by a larger evening reception. Civil Ceremonies & Civil Partnerships Ruby Package (Suitable for guests) Ceremony Room Rental: * Includes: Red Carpet down the aisle, floral centre-piece on registrar s table and wrought iron candelabra either side of the registrar s table Diamond Package (Minimum numbers 100 guests) Ceremony Room Rental: * Includes: Red Carpet down the aisle, floral centre-piece on registrar s table and wrought iron candelabra either side of the registrar s table Optional Extras Chair Cover & Bow: 5.00 Plain White Drape Backdrop: White Star cloth Backdrop: Floral Pedestals: From per pedestal Harpist or Pianist: From *Civil ceremony room must be vacated by 5pm Useful Information In order to hold a Civil Ceremony/Partnership, the wedding couple must first apply for approval to the Health Services Executive Civil Registration Office. Each couple must apply directly as the hotel cannot apply on their behalf. For further details please contact; Health Services Executive Civil Registration Office Call (01) or go to their website

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