It was the wedding that inspired Pinterest boards across the world.
Derry Girls star Saoirse Monica Jackson wed her long-time partner, Scottish DJ Hector Barbour (aka Denis Sulta), just outside of Kenmare in Co Kerry.
The three-day, Celtic-inspired celebration was featured in British Vogue, and photos of the weekend went incredibly viral across social media thanks to the bride's achingly cool style.
The woman behind those looks is Katie Bryce, a Belfast-born stylist who cut her teeth working her way up the ladder in Topshop in her home county before moving on to the high-end clientele of Threads Styling in London.
With a few years of experience under her belt, she decided to take the leap into freelance styling, a move that quickly led her to Jackson, a friend and client she's convinced she manifested.
"I say this to her all the time and she really laughs," she explains. "I was thinking about Saoirse about a year and a half ago. I obviously loved Derry Girls, we're the same age, and I knew in my mind and my heart that we would get on if we met."
Just a few weeks later, Bryce headed to the pub with her partner to meet up with some friends, one of whom brought a date who just so happened to work with the actress.
"She basically set up a first job for us to see if we got on and how we worked together," says Bryce. "We instantly hit it off, and the rest of history."
A wedding guest first and foremost, the 31-year-old said she slowly but surely became Jackson's official wedding stylist as the two discussed ideas in the run-up to the big day.
A few months out, the stylist discovered that the outfits she dressed her close friend in on the most memorable day of her life would also appear in British Vogue. No pressure.
"It was endless phone calls, WhatsApps, voice notes," she laughs. "We probably worked on everything for six months in total."
Thankfully, having worked together for red carpet events and TV appearances, Bryce knew exactly what she was looking for.
"She's edgy but always with a really girly twist," she says of Jackson's style. "She has amazing legs, so if we're doing a massive platform heel, we'll do a Simone Rocha, really textured, oversized dress.
"She likes to look sexy and feel sexy because, you know, with Derry Girls, she was playing a teenager. She wants to look like a woman because she is a woman!"
In the end, the fashionable whirlwind entailed pyjamas, tracksuits, a reversible wedding dress, and a pair of custom-made shoes with a family connection.
"I want to work with Irish brands, I want to work with sustainable brands, I want to work with unique brands," she explains.
"We went with Pellador and Eily O Connell, an amazing jewellery designer who made the earrings. We worked with her on sketches; everything was designed between us. Same with Fada, who did all the jewellery for the bridesmaids."
New York brand Sandy Liang and London-based brand Clio Peppiatt were chosen thanks to their "girly, cutesy, glam vibe".
As for the wedding dress, Bryce says that Saoirse had a photo in her phone from 2018 that served as inspiration for her awe-inspiring gown.
Thankfully, the designers of Annie's Ibiza were about to create a dream dress that allowed the bride to look like "a Celtic warrior princess".
While the gown was personalised with family heirlooms from both Jackson and Barbour's families sewn into the material, her custom platform heels were decorated with Celtic brooches.
After the ceremony, it was revealed that the skirt of the dress could be shortened, and the corset of the dress was reversible, revealing a tartan pattern that paid homage to Hector's family.
Other features of the dress remained hidden for the bride: "Inside the dress, Annie's made a little pouch which was handmade with silk and had her initials on it, along with the date of the wedding and a little Celtic knot. All these personal touches just made it so special to her."
Reflecting on the incredible creation, Bryce insists that pieces of the dress will undoubtedly be worn again: "It won't sit in her wardrobe for the rest of her life, it's going to be reused."
Elsewhere on the day, the bridesmaids dressed from London-based brand Rat and Boa, a brand that turned out to have a Derry designer on board.
"There were so many Irish, kind of serendipitous touches throughout," says Bryce. "It was just amazing, it was a real joy to work on."
For day two, the Belfast woman called on her talented sister for a custom white tracksuit with a pair of customisable shoes to match. Covered in bows, frills, beads, and delicately embroidered, these fairytale shoes are sure to be in high demand following Vogue's stamp of approval.
"I always wanted to work with my sister because she's an amazing designer," she says. "She upcycles a lot of things, so she will literally hand-sew, painstakingly sew, all the ruffles on. It was a real labour of love."
So, with all the bridal party dressed to the nines, what did the stylist wear?
"You have no idea of the pressure; I was freaking out," she laughs. "I wore Ganni, I love Ganni, and I felt it was a very similar style to me and Saoirse."
Now, with the wedding done and dusted, and the couple happily married, Bryce says she's only starting to get her head above water.
In the end, though, it was everything she manifested and more.
