Shaping the perfect wedding day

Kate O’Dowd used to chronicle the luxurious goings-on of society nuptials in the pages of a magazine. Now, as one half of weddings consultancy Love &, she moulds them herself

Jen Power and Kate O’Dowd of Love &

Meet Kate O’Dowd, the wedding magazine editor who’s jumped the fence: no longer does she feature fabulous weddings on glossy pages, she creates them.

Together with event organiser extraordinaire Jen Power, O’Dowd has identified a new kind of couple, who, she explains, “are gaining confidence to make individual decisions ...