05.09.26

Lily & Dan

About

the day

Address: The Ulster Museum, Belfast, BT9 5AB

Arrival at venue: 2:30pm

Ceremony: 3 - 3:30pm

Drinks reception: 3:30 - 5:30pm

Speeches: 5:30 - 6pm

Dinner: 6 - 8pm

Then the party keeps going until carriages at 1am

Our story

We begin with Dan, a humble farmhand, and Lily, a spirited young woman who came to realise despite her initially dismissive attitude, she loved the lowly (and hugely hunky) servant. However, as she debated confessing her adoration, Dan left to seek his fortune, with news soon arriving that his ship had been attacked by the Dread Pirate Roberts. This particular pirate never leaves survivors - meaning our Groom is surely dead! Believing Dan gone, a grieving Lily eventually became engaged to the scheming Prince Humperdinck (not hunky), though she longed for Dan.

Before the wedding to Humperdinck, Lily was kidnapped by a trio of outlaws: Vizzini, a self‑proclaimed genius, Fezzik, a gentle giant and Inigo Montoya, a master swordsman seeking revenge against the six‑fingered man who killed his father. A mysterious masked man pursued and defeated them one-by-one, revealing himself to be Dan, alive and now the new (and improved) Dread Pirate Roberts. He swiftly rescued Lily, but they were soon captured by Humperdinck and his brutish enforcer - Count Rugen - the very man Inigo had hunted for years.

Dan was almost tortured to death, but Inigo and Fezzik revived him and the three infiltrated the castle to stop the wedding. Inigo finally confronted and defeated Rugen, avenging his father. Dan bluffed his way through a final encounter with Humperdinck, rescuing Lily. The promise of future adventure ensued…

Of course, this is not our story. It’s the plot of genre classic The Princess Bride, with our names crudely inserted over a stock summary. Despite this obvious deception, we assure you, dear reader, that this is infinitely more interesting than the tale of two people falling in love via a dating app (which is the truth of the matter). In fact, you should probably go and procure a copy of The Princess Bride right now. This website can wait. Go on, it’s available for rental from all major streamers.

See you back here in 98 minutes.

Belfast is a pretty lively city with two major airports, Belfast International (35-minute drive to City Centre) and George Best City Airport (5-minute drive to City Centre). There are a range of flights from across the UK into both, but we do recommend booking sooner rather than later.

Belfast has a decent Uber system, some taxis (though these are growing ever more limited and expensive) and modest Bus and train infrastructures. It should be noted that transport (Taxi and Uber excepted) does not run overly late in Belfast. Translink, the main purveyor of public transport, generally wrap up services around 11pm.

The museum is very close to the City Centre, which is where we’d advise people try to secure accommodation. There are a healthy range of quality hotels in walking/5-minute drive radius.

It is worth noting that the museum is located near the University area, and early September brings the promise of Freshers. As a result, we would strongly caution against booking in Stranmillis or The Holy Lands on this occasion. These areas are very close, but due to the
influx of enthusiastic (and wrote) new students, are likely to be noisy at night.

As with every city, some areas of Belfast are safer and more comfortable than others. If you have any questions or concerns, please
just get in touch and we can advise per your requirements.

Travel &

accommodation

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Other

Craic

  • We encourage you to dress to impress! However, your comfort is the most important thing. Ultimately, we don’t mind what you wear as long as it makes you happy. We probably draw the line at a Mankini, though.

  • Your presence truly is our present, so please do not feel obliged to give gifts. However, if you would like to, a small contribution towards our honeymoon in 2027 would be fab

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    Lily Spencer

    40-02-32

    91564080

  • Due to venue capacity, we have restricted numbers during the day, meaning that we can only have those named on the invites for the ceremony and meal. However, we're much less restricted once food has concluded and would love to see additional faces for the party. If you'd like to request a plus one post-meal, just drop us a line

  • We plan to keep this an adult-only day. If you have concerns about this, please do get in touch.

  • If you can please let us know if you can come by the end of April that would be amazing

Activities:

  • Titanic Building and Museum (East Belfast)

  • Crumlin Road Goal (Political History) and McConnell’s Distillery and visitor experience contained within a wing of the prison – excellent Whiskey (North Belfast)

  • Belfast Walking tours (cultural, political, historical) – including black taxis tours for viewing political murals

  • Buildings worth visiting: 

    • Belfast City Hall (City Centre)

    • Queen’s University Building (South Belfast)

  • City Bus Tours (Red Bus) – tour starts opposite Belfast City Hall

  • SS Nomadic – Titanic Sister Ship Tour (this can be combined with a visit to the Titanic Museum and contains a lovely walk across the waterfront) (East Belfast)

  • W5 Science Centre (East Belfast – close to Titanic Museum)

  • Belfast Zoo – for young at heart (North Belfast)

  • Free walks:

    • Waterfront walks out to Samsom and Goliath (Belfast’s famous yellow crane!) (East Belfast)

    • Cavehill (amazing views but hiking involved!) (North Belfast)

Things to do

Things to do

Greater Belfast

Pubs / live music venues:

  • Bittles Bar (City Centre)

  • The Crown Saloon (City Centre)

  • The Spaniard (City Centre – Cathedral Quarter)

  • Whites Tavern (City Centre)

  • Horatio Todd’s (East Belfast)

  • The Dirty Onion (City Centre – Cathedral Quarter)

  • The Harp Bar (City Centre – Cathedral Quarter)

  • The Black Box (City Centre – Cathedral Quarter) – live music

  • The American Bar (East Belfast) – live music

  • Dear’s Head (City Centre) – live music

  • Empire Music Hall (South Belfast) – live music

  • Scott’s Jazz Club (East Belfast) – live music​

OUtside of Belfast

Accessible by day tour or hire car – less than one hour drive from Belfast:

 Accessible by hire car or bus from Belfast City Centre (15 mins walk to mountain car park) – less than one hour drive from Belfast:

  • Mourne Mountains (County Down) – mountain hike is strenuous (Northern Ireland’s highest mountain) but beach walk adjacent is not (weather depending)

Accessible by hire car or bus from Belfast City Centre – c. 2-hour drive from Belfast or 2-hour 20 mins train from Belfast Grand Central Station:

  • City of Derry (County Derry) – historical city, perfect for a day trip

For longer holidays, the West coast of Ireland can be accessed via Derry or Enniskillen (Sligo, Donegal, and counties in the West). Dublin allows access to other Southern Counties.

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