Wedding Testimonials

We had our wedding here last Friday FANTASTIC is all I can say service, staff, food excellent thanks to Darragh, Brian & Michelle for making it the best day & weekend of our life's xxx

Our wedding day was on Saturday last in the Kilkenny Rivercourt. To say we had the perfect day is an understatement. From start to finish the service was impeccable, the food was to the highest standard and the room I didn't want to leave! Darragh was a pleasure to deal with during the run up to our big day and Brian kept it all running smoothly on the day itself. I could not recommend the s Rivercourt highly enough to anyone planning a wedding and wish we could do it all over again!
Thanks again to you all.

What can I say, myself and my husband were married on Aug 10th and had our reception in the Rivercourt!!!we had an absolutely AMAZING day!!! Completely stress free, which I hadn't thought possible!!!
Every single staff member in the Rivercourt went above and beyond to make our day magical and perfect and it was!!!
All the staff are a credit to the hotel!!! An absolutely super bunch!!! Brian was a little topper he's a dote!!!! A special thank you to the events manager Darragh who sorted everything for us from start to finish!!! No job was too big or too much to ask!!! And to Colm who made sure everything ran smoothly on the day!!! We can't thank you enough!!!
The pleasure was all ours!!! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts!!!!

So our big day came and went. It was the best day ever and it's all down to the incredible staff here. Every staff member played an amazing part especially Colm and Darragh. We cannot thank you enough. From the time I booked our wedding you couldn't have been more helpful. Everything I wanted to do was accommodated. I would highly recommend this venue to anyone getting married or just looking for a night away. It is absolutely beautiful and I'm so glad that I got to get married outside. Every wish I had was granted and we will be forever grateful to the wonderful people at the Rivercourt. Even the guests commented on how great they were. Thanks for giving us the best day of our lives xx

Thank You to Darragh and team at the River Court Hotel. Both John & I felt like absolute royalty on the day of our wedding. I couldn't compliment the hotel enough on food, service and general atmosphere. We adored the bridal suite, it is really the height of luxury. The wonderful addition of the evening lighting on the terrace made for some fabulous photos. All of our guests have repeatedly told us what a great day they had and many said they would return again.

Have been at two weddings here in the past 3 weeks, one of which was my own daughters. Couldn't fault them on anything. Food was excellent, staff are amazing here, so attentive. Nothing is too much for them. Us Teaholics need our fix whenever and it was got no problem. Rooms are fabulous and comfy. Definitely stay here again and again. And the views are to die for.

I really don't know where to begin on the Journey of our wedding in the RiverCourt Hotel. We met with Una the wedding co-ordinator who from the start just made me feel so excited about our Wedding. They could not have done enough for us. We then had a few conversations with Darragh who is the soundest guy you can meet. We had a great laugh with him and made us feel like we were the only people in the world on that day. Colm who looked after us on the day of our Wedding was amazing from start to finish. He was on the ball and at the end of the day that is what you need. He again was great fun and we had a good laugh with him. There was no messing about they got the Job done and I could not recommend this Hotel Highly enough. All of my guest could not stop talking about the amazing food and fast service was. I had guest saying from England who said they had never been in a Hotel that gave such great Customer Service. When I pass this Hotel every day I just remember the Best Day of my life and I thank each and every staff member who helped us and made it such a memorable day. Thanks Gang xx Sorcha & Bryan 25th of Aug 2017.

Big thank you to Colm, Darragh and the rest of the Rivercourt staff for making our wedding day so special. The extremely helpful and professional staff helped the day flow without a hitch. We look forward to celebrating our anniversary with you all next year.
Thanks again.
Garry and Nicola June 2017

Diarmuid & Josh - We had our wedding on 2nd June 2017 and I have to say the staff could not do enough for you. Every one of them was excellent and so friendly. The Food was just top class and the venue could not have been better. The crowning glory for us was the fact that we had our Wedding Ceremony outdoors and the weather that day was splitting the rocks. I have no hesitation recommending Kilkenny Rivercourt Hotel to anybody looking to get married there. 5 * from myself and Josh and a special thank you to Darragh and his team, to Colm our MC for the night, just perfect. Look forward to coming back next for our 2-night complimentary stay.
Diarmuid & Josh June 2017

This hotel is the best you’ll find they
Made our wedding day so special staff were absolutely exceptional we had 120 guests each one said it was the best service they have ever Darragh and Colm on events were absolutely a pleasure to deal with and made our night go so smoothly could not do enough for us Colm you were great you had everything so organised thanks so much from the first day we visited the hotel when Sharon who works in reception made it so easy by taking our 3 year old daughter to feed the ducks while we talked about the wedding this is staff that go way beyond their jobs to give guests the experience of a lifetime Sharon we will never forget what you done that day and you are a credit as are all the staff in the hotel made our day so special
I could not recommend the staff in this hotel enough to any groom or bride you won’t regret it
Special thanks to Darragh you are a legend so relaxed made every bit of planning so easy
And Sharon and Darragh as above
Michael and Bridann
April 2017

Hi Una,
I just wanted to send an email quickly to thank you all very much for all your help in making our wedding so perfect.
We had an amazing day and so did all our guests from all accounts.
Sarah & Darren

Hi Darragh
just a quick email to thank yourself Colm and the rest of the staff for an amazing day on Fri. You all were exceptional.  Everybody raved about the food and how welcoming and accommodating the staff were. Thanks for all the help and feedback throughout the planning process also.
Kind regards 
Liz & Anto 21st April

Hi guys, I would just like to send you a quick email to say thank you all so much for an amazing experience, our wedding was amazing and we can't thank the 
hotel staff and you guys enough, we will be recommending you all to our friend and family,

Thank you all again

Mr and Mrs Colclough - 3rd February

Dear Hilary, James, Colm and all at the River Court Hotel,

Myself and Tony just want to say a huge thank you for our wedding day. We are only getting a chance to catch up on things now.

Everything on the day was perfect and everybody could not of been more helpful particularly to Tony's dad, moving tables and organising birthday cake for my brother.

We just had such a wonderful day and everybody has complimented the hotel, food, rooms, decor or wedding room etc. The standard was very high.

We look forward to our stay at your hotel again and would recommend your hotel to any couple getting married.

Regards
Denise and Tony - August 2016

Hi Lynda and Hillary, just wanted to thank you both for everything we had an amazing day!! The food was fab, hotel was beautiful, all our guests were super impressed with each and everyone of your staff we couldn’t be happier!! Also a massive thank you to James and Colm on the day they were fantastic and so accommodating to us, great guys!! Thanks again we will see u soon
Audrey and tony - August 2016

Paul and I are back from honeymoon and well settled back to the normality of working life! 

Firstly, I want to apologise for the delay in sending you on our words of heartfelt thanks.

We honestly don’t know where to start in thanking you, James, Colm and all the team at the hotel for helping us make our wedding day on the 3rd September, and the entire weekend the most memorable days of our lives.  Hilary, you were a huge support to us in the lead up to the day, always so professional and extremely friendly, there was nothing you couldn’t advise us on.  We didn’t have a thing to worry about, we knew we were in great hands. 

James and Colm couldn’t have done any more for us, they both were absolutely brilliant and really added to the enjoyment of our day.

We received so much positive feedback from our guests and everyone was complimentary about the food, atmosphere, service and the hotel in general.  I can honestly say that is all down to the hardworking staff. 

The bridal suite was absolutely gorgeous and we could not have asked for more for our Wedding Day. 

Please pass on our thanks to all the staff.  The River Court will always hold a special place in our hearts.

We would have no hesitation in recommending the River Court as a wedding venue to anyone.  

We both look forward to returning to the hotel in future.

Thank you again for everything,

Paul & Emily - 3rd September 2016

"To Martin, Kerry, Gillian, Debbie.
From the minute we walked in last July you put us at ease and we knew you would take care of everything for our special day.
Thanks for everything"

"Just a quick note to thank all the staff of the River Court Hotel for a fantastic wedding day.
The food, the service and the atmosphere were fantastic and we have fantastic memories of the day.
Looking forward to coming back already for our next visit"

Best Day of our lives.........

We recently held our wedding reception at The River Court Hotel.......what can I say??? Everything was fantastic, from the pre-wedding meetings, food, service, accommodation, the hotel staff paid particular interest to our needs and the needs of our guests. We had a pre-wedding tasting of the menu, me being fussy wanted to go back again and taste something else and this was absolutely no problem at all. We had over 180 guests and our food was served promptly and hot and of course delicious!! Two of our guests got called away form the table to tend to their little boy and the staff took the dinners back. The couple returned later than anticipated, and two fresh dinners were brought out from the kitchen. A big thank you to James who looked after us on the evening and especially Hilary, The River Court's fantastic wedding coordinator, who without her help and support, we would have been lost. Hilary made our day very special by doing a fabulous job in the lead up to the day and nothing was too much. Any questions we had were answered promptly and we did torment the team a bit!! We couldn't fault The River Court Hotel in any way and we are looking forward to returning to the most beautiful view of the castle. Mr. & Mrs. M

Just wanted to give a quick note to say thank you to all the team at Kilkenny Rivercourt Hotel for looking after us on our wedding day June 10th.  We had one of the best days of our lives and the staff at the hotel throughout the entire weekend made it extra special for us.

Everyone was so accommodating and friendly, I didn't catch the lady's name but during the meal she looked after our little girl who's 2, even though we had our own babysitters all she wanted was this lady she loved her!! 

Again I'm terrible for names but the 2 guys looking after us on the day at our dinner reception were unreal, we had right laughs and banter with them and anything we requested was granted.

All our guest expressed how much they enjoyed the food, family and friends which stayed at the hotel loved the rooms and of course the backdrop was just amazing.

I wish you and all the staff the very best of luck and keep doing great work, Rivercourt will hold a special place in our hearts and I cant wait to go back time and time again.

Greetings from Dublin airport where we are waiting to fly off on honeymoon!

Before we go we just wanted to drop you both a quick line to say thank you. We had a fantastic day on Friday. A lot of our guests have commented on how tasty the food was and how good the service was. We found James really lovely to deal with and he ran the day like clockwork without making us feel rushed at all. The service with James and Colm at the top table was perfect. We were so happy with the menu

The service in the hotel overall was excellent - we had lots of visitors in & out of the bridal suite and staff were very good at delivering everything from toothpaste to prosecco & flutes! We were delighted with how nicely our things were arranged on the cake table and details like the flowers on the tables.

We had an amazing day and didn't even let the rain dampen our spirits out in Ballykeeffe!

Thank you for your email!!!! We had a fabulous wedding day and I'd like to take opportunity to highly praise the staff that were on duty as they were highly attentive and looked after us and our guests well so hats off!!!!

We were delighted with professional attitude we received from all within Kilkenny River Court from start to finish and we wish you many years of continued success!!!! I've recommended you already to family friend who I think have booked with you now as they took trip to see our room before we arrived!!!

Just a quick note to say thank you so much for all your help for our wedding day everything went off perfect
Say thanks to colm and james they were absolutely brilliant made the day we're a pleasure
Great bunch of people working at the river court can't recommend the hotel enough
All the guest raving about the service the food and the whole atmosphere of the hotel so glad we had our special day with ye
Thank you so much

Just a quick word to express our thanks for all the hard work that yourself and all the staff put in to help make our big day so special. The food, service and staff were exceptional.
We had a wonderful time
Thanking ye,

We can't praise yourself and the Rivercourt Hotel enough with the organising of our wedding.  We were concerned with organising the whole wedding from Perth but you made it very easy and answered all our emails and questions very promptly.  I was rarely waiting for a reply to an email.  On the day of the wedding the service from the staff was superb.  The staff helped out in every way they could and were very friendly. 

Everybody was raving about the food.  Nobody faulted anything about the food and there was plenty of it, from the moment people set foot in the hotel, which is what we always wanted.  Also the staff went around with seconds for meat, fish and vegetables which was fantastic.  People were saying it was the best food they'd had at a wedding.

Our wedding day with the a rivercourt Hotel was fantastic.  We would have no hesitation in recommending Rivercourt to somebody to have their wedding. Thanks 

We just got back to Toronto after a fabulous Honeymoon.

Dec and I just wanted to say thanks a million to you, and all of your team - for all that you did to make our Wedding Day so special and run so smoothly. We were delighted we chose the Rivercourt and will gladly highly recommend to our friends and family.

Many thanks again for everything.

Very best regards,

We had such an amazing Wedding day, one we will never forget. Thank you so much for all your hard work in helping us from the moment we contacted you, to the lead up to and the day itself. We are very appreciative of the work of all the staff at The Rivercourt Hotel in making it so special for us.

Myself and Stephen just want to thank you and all the staff at the hotel for your services. We had such an amazing day and everything went absolutely perfectly. All the staff were brilliant from the moment we checked in the night before until the morning after when we checked out and nothing could be faulted.

Thank you so much again for all your hard work and we will be down to visit very soon again!

Well we came home from our holiday on Monday and had a great time!! Its only now we are really talking to family and getting feedback from them in relation to their experience at the wedding!! Everyone had a great time and their comments about the hotel and the staff are unreal!! Like ourselves Una, we could not fault the hotel or the staff.  From the moment we arrived on the 24th nothing was a problem.  We were welcomed from the start and every single member of my family said the same.  On the day of the wedding everything just flowed brilliantly. The staff were very attentive and kept coming to myself and Emmet to check we were ok and was there anything they could do. It calmed us down an awful lot! The ceremony and the room was beautiful.  The set up of the reception after this was fantastic and then the dinner after - we couldn't get over how beautiful the room looked and a lot have commented on the tables and how beautiful they looked.  Even the simple touches of filling up glasses of water the minute they emptied to having a tray of sandwiches and crisps put in our room for when we went up later that night was unreal!!! Its these little touches that make big impressions.  Myself and Emmet will deffinatley be back to stay we love the hotel so much its like home from home for us!! Thank you so much for all the contact you maintained coming up to the wedding and any queries I had there was no problem contacting you.  It was all very relaxed from start to finish.  Thank you Una and if you could pass on the message to the rest of the staff I would appreciate that too.

Dear Una We had an absolutely fantastic day on Saturday! We couldn't have asked for better. The hotel looked fab and the staff were excellent! We received many compliments on the day from our guests about the hotel itself, setting and of course, the staff!

Looking forward to speaking with you when we get back,

"Our day was perfect from the second I sat down with Una I knew I had nothing to worry about the room was incredible with thanks going to in house florist Maruta who got it perfect.

Every single staff member was kind helpful and so so pleasant I don't think I met one who didn't have a smile.
Annette in accommodation had everything up to scratch there is nothing I could fault.
Thank you all so much"

"When we got engaged in April 2013 we knew that we wanted to have our wedding reception in the Rivercourt Hotel.
We had been to weddings in the hotel in the past and knew that the service, food, location and staff were second to none.
On our wedding day the hotel was wonderful. The room was beautifully decorated and drinks reception on the terrace was fabulous. We really can't thank Una, Martin, Declan and the staff enough for their hard work, professionalism and general positive attitude. They facilitated our every request and were great to guide us along the right path.
Our guests and ourselves had an unforgettable day.
Thank you"

"The wedding reception room with patio doors leading out to the terrace, with kilkenny castle and the river nore as a back drop, was the perfect setting for our wedding day....we wanted an elegant but relaxed and fresh feel to our day and Una, Martin and the team were great at brainstorming ideas, advising on practicalities! and accommodating our plans both in the lead up to and on the day.
We had a fantastic, beautiful and fun day and would like to take the opportunity to say a big thank you to all the staff at the rivercourt for all their hard work that ensured such and smooth and worry-free day!!"

"Just wanted to say a massive thank you to Kerry, Martin, Declan and all the staff who made the day and weekend so wonderful.
Anthony and Quinn had a fantastic time and everyone really enjoyed the celebrations.
All the staff at the hotel were more than accommodating and it really made for a memorable weekend". 

"Just a note to say thank you so much for giving us the most amazing weekend of our lives.
We will recommend the River Court Hotel to everyone we meet.

We will be back many times again in the future"

"We would like to say a huge thank you to both Kerry and Martin and their team for all their help in making our wedding day such a special day for both of us and also for all their help in the run up to the big day.
We had great feedback from all our guests who thought all staff, food and rooms were second to nonw.
We chose the River Court Hotel because of their great reputation and they did not disappoint us on the day".

"I would just personally like to thank all of the staff at the River Court for myself and John's big day on Tuesday.
You went above and beyond anything I could have ever expected. Everybody complimented your amazing attention to detail, the food, the rooms and the setting. You were a major factor in making my day the most amazing imaginable. Thank you from the bottom of my heart..."
Don't Tell the Bride Happy Couple, 29th January 2013

"Thank you for the most amazing day. We are so happy with how everything went and that's down to your fantastic help and support.
Everyone has said it was a brilliant day and some of them even said it was the best wedding they were ever at! So thanks again"

"To the entire team at the River Court, thank you for making our special day even more special!
All of our guests loved the hotel. some have already booked in for another visit! Thanks so much"

"We held our wedding in the River Court and from start to finish, all staff were a pleasure to deal with. The day ran smoothly, and nothing was a problem for any member of staff. I would highly recommend this venue to any friend or family member.
The manager, Martin, was professional and efficient from the moment we met him and really took any pressure off us on our day. We have been back numerous times since then to eat in the restaurant where the food and service is always fantastic.
A definite 5 star experience".

"We just wanted to say a big thank you to you and all the staff. Our wedding was fantastic thaks to you all. We had a wonderful day and everything was perfect - the venue, the food etc.
We appreciate all of your time and effort that went into our big day and we would have no hesitation in recommending the River Court Hotel for a wedding"

"To the Management & Staff at the River Court, Just a note of thanks to all for making our stay and the wedding of my sister Teresa & new husband Andy most enjoyable.
Everyone was so friendly and nothing was too much trouble.
The food was great and a great time was had by all.
Many thanks"