ROSHEEN BOODHRAM AND Cormac FitzGerald were married on September 11th, at Roundwood House, Co Laois. The civil ceremony was attended by 40 close family members and friends, including Cormac’s 83-year-old seanathair, and the couple’s two children, Shea, aged two, and Sita, aged one.
Although Rosheen and Cormac’s family homes in Dublin are less than a mile apart, it was not until St Patrick’s Day, 2003 that they met at a celebration in the home of a mutual friend. Three years later, Cormac proposed on a deserted beach in Inishowen, Co Donegal. They spent their college holidays travelling together through Europe, Asia, Africa and India, and when Cormac completed his internship and Rosheen her final exams, they moved to New Zealand where their two children were born.
Rosheen is the only child of Anne Hughes and Sam Boodhram. She attended Alexandra College and later read psychology at UCD. She now spends her time caring for Shea and Sita in their New Zealand home. Her bridesmaids were old friends Anne-Marie Duignan, Ciara Murphy and Melissa Kelly, and her new sister-in-law, Ellen FitzGerald. Cormac’s cousin, Naomi Kidney was the flowergirl.
Cormac is the eldest son of Prof Louise Barnes and Prof Oliver FitzGerald. He studied at Gonzaga College and read medicine at UCD. He is currently practising as a GP. His groomsmen were his brothers, Barry and Gavin FitzGerald, and childhood friends Conor Dillon and David Harnett.
Two hundred guests were entertained in a Bedouin tent and yurt, erected in the grounds of Roundwood House. Rosheen wore a dress of unbleached cotton and antique lace by Denise Assas, while the men wore three-piece suits of handwoven Donegal tweed. Traditional Irish music for the ceremony and reception was played by friend and guest Jonathan Tennant. The couple were given a Hindu blessing by the bride’s aunt, Shanti Ori, a pandita, who, among others, had travelled from South Africa for the occasion.
The wedding cake was comprised of Irish cheeses from Sheridans and was served as one of the meal’s six courses, after which a céilí took place, led by a local Bean an Tí. Further entertainment was provided by a jazz/funk ensemble led by another of the guests, Julie Dillon. The night was rounded off with a display of fireworks and fire-dancing. Guests returned the next day for brunch, after which they relaxed on the lawn in the sunshine while various guests played and sang into the night.
After the wedding, Rosheen and Cormac spent three nights at Dunbrody House in Wexford before returning with their family to their beachside home and the New Zealand summer.
