{"id":200917,"date":"2015-12-25T17:00:39","date_gmt":"2015-12-25T06:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/uk\/real-weddings\/blind-date-leads-jamine-james-magical-christmas-wedding\/"},"modified":"2022-03-17T10:17:02","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T23:17:02","slug":"blind-date-leads-jamine-james-magical-christmas-wedding","status":"publish","type":"uk-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/real-weddings\/uk\/real-weddings\/blind-date-leads-jamine-james-magical-christmas-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Blind date leads to Jamine and James&#8217; magical Christmas wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">The festive season became\u00a0the perfect setting for this elegant wedding in Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>The bride, Jamine Armstrong, and groom James O\u2019Neill, both 29, married at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/WeddingVenues\/Fermanagh\/LoughErneResort\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lough Erne Resort<\/a> where they&#8217;d become engaged on holiday around\u00a018 months before. Having had a &#8220;magical night&#8221; in the resort they&#8217;d always wanted to visit, the pair returned for their elegant nuptials on November 21, 2015.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When we booked Lough Erne we where conscious of the time of year and when they said that we could have the decorations we felt it was meant to be,&#8221; says James.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The christmas theme fit perfectly with our elegant theme and gave a really traditional feel to the day&#8230;\u00a0The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/articles\/quick-guide-to-wedding-flower-colours\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">colours<\/a> matched perfectly with our choices and all our guests commented that it made a beautiful venue even more sparkling.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The loved-up couple had met four years earlier on a blind date. \u201cI felt I was punching above my weight but amazingly Jamine agreed to see me again,\u201d smiles James. Jamine says it was James\u2019 laughter that had her coming back for more. \u201cWhen I first met James on our blind date I laughed from start to finish and I couldn\u2019t wait to see him again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Their wedding day was\u00a0attended by 122 guests, who were all treated to a special show\u00a0at the end of the evening. \u201cThe fireworks were decided as a surprise for our guests and a way to cap off a memorable day,\u201d says James.<\/p>\n<p>Photos courtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolinesmythphotography.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Caroline Smyth Photography<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-82843 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_009-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_009\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-82840 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_006-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_006\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-82842\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_008-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_008\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-82844\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_010.jpg\" alt=\"Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_010\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-82846\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_012.jpg\" alt=\"Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_012\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-82848\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_014.jpg\" alt=\"Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_014\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-82847 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_013-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_013\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-82850 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_016-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_016\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-82851 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_017-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_017\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-82929 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_015a-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_015a\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-82852\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_018.jpg\" alt=\"Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_018\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-82853 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_019-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_019\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-82855 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_021-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_021\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<blockquote><p>Says James, &#8220;Jamine has her birthday in December and spent Christmases in Fermanagh at her grandparents&#8217; in Tamlaght so it made our day even more magical.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-82856\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_022-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_022\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-82838\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_004.jpg\" alt=\"Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_004\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-82835 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_001-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_001\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-82836 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_002-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_002\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-82837 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_003-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_003\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-82839 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_005-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_005\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-82857\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_023.jpg\" alt=\"Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_023\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-82859\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_025.jpg\" alt=\"Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_025\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-82860\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_026.jpg\" alt=\"Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_026\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-82930 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_027a-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_027a\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-82931 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_030a-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_030a\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-82863\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_029.jpg\" alt=\"Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_029\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-82869\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_035.jpg\" alt=\"Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_035\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-82871\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_037.jpg\" alt=\"Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_037\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I couldn&#8217;t wait to start <a href=\"http:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/register\/\">planning<\/a> our magical day and that is surely what it was,&#8221; says Jamine.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-82875 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_041-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_041\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-82876 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_042-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_042\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-82873\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_039.jpg\" alt=\"Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_039\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-82874\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_040.jpg\" alt=\"Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_040\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-82877\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_043-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_043\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-82879\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_045.jpg\" alt=\"Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_045\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-82878\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_044.jpg\" alt=\"Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_044\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-82882 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_048-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_048\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-82886 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_052-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_052\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-82890 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_056-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_056\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-82888 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_054-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_054\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-82884\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_050.jpg\" alt=\"Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_050\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-82889\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_055.jpg\" alt=\"Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_055\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-82885\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_051.jpg\" alt=\"Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_051\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-82891\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_057.jpg\" alt=\"Jamine-James_Caroline-Smyth-Photography_Christmas-Wedding_057\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Now we looking forward to spending the rest of our lives together as Mr and Mrs O&#8217;Neill,&#8221; 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