The happy couple held their nuptials in the five-star Muckross Park Hotel Aidan O'Shea and Kristin McKenzie Vass got married in Kerry Guests were treated to a lavish reception Aidan O'Shea and Kristin McKenzie Vass got married on Friday Aidan O'Shea and Kristin McKenzie Vass got married on Friday Aidan O'Shea and Kristin McKenzie Vass got married on Friday 16 June 2024; Aidan O'Shea of Mayo during the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Round 3 match between Dublin and Mayo at Dr Hyde Park in Roscommon. Photo by Ray McManus/Sportsfile MAYO football legend Aidan O’Shea is enjoying this weekend as a married man having wed his beautiful finance Kristin McKenzie Vass on Friday. The happy couple held their nuptials in Muckross Park Hotel in Kristin’s home county of Kerry having earlier walked down the aisle.
The pair, who have been dating for seven years, were congratulated by well-wishers at the bash, including several members of the Mayo team. Model and business consultant Kristin looked stunning in a gorgeous floor length square neckline bridal dress, which featured an elegant bow detail at its back. She wore her hair in an up-do, underneath a long flowing tulle veil.
Aidan O'Shea and Kristin McKenzie Vass got married on Friday The beauty later changed into a second gown for some of the wedding reception, which was a white halter-neck silky dress. Aidan (34) wore a two piece black tuxedo with white shirt and black dickie bow for the wedding, but later changed into a white jacket for the reception. Pictures which have emerged on social media show Aidan bending over Kristin in a hallway after the wedding, planting a kiss on her as she raised one leg in the air.
Other snaps show they enjoying the hooley in Muckross by clasping hands and enjoying the fun occasion, including dancing hand-in-hand into the reception as the guests applauded and cheered. Aidan O'Shea and Kristin McKenzie Vass got married on Friday An earlier clip showed the bridal party being transported to the church by a helicopter. They joked that they wanted to “beat the traffic”, adding “no expenses spared here!”.
The wedding comes a year after Aidan proposed to Kristin at Ashford Castle in his home county of Mayo. The sportsman has a 10-year-old daughter, Caragh, from a previous relationship and declares she and Kristin “get on like a house on fire”, with the two of them helping out for the wedding preparations. Aidan O'Shea and Kristin McKenzie Vass got married on Friday Aidan, who works at a senior planning manager at the Allergan pharmaceutical company, also helped out at some of the duties for the big day.
The couple met randomly on a night out in Dublin in 2017, but Kristin soon moved to London to work as a nurse. He visited her several times in the English capital, before she moved home to Ireland where they further cemented their relationship. After returning to Dublin to go to college Kristin then moved in with Aidan in his home in Mayo.
She now works as a business consultant manager with the health care team Grant Thornton. Guests were treated to a lavish reception The Breaffy man was previously in a high profile relationship with Mayo ladies football player Sarah Rowe. He has played in six All-Ireland finals for Mayo, but has never got to lift Sam Maguire as champion.
Kristin jumped to Aidan’s defence last year after Mayo lost to Tyrone in the final three years ago. “Always your No 1 fan, no matter what,” she declared on social media. Join the Irish Independent WhatsApp channel Stay up to date with all the latest news.
