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Matthew Dresch

Near identical mum and daughter have weddings and honeymoons together

A near identical mum and her daughter shared their special day together when they got married in a joint ceremony.

Aisling Cislikauskiene, 35, and Trisha Duffy, 53, even went on the same honeymoon after their Valentine's Day wedding.

The inseparable pair exchanged vows with their respective partners at Castletroy Park Hotel, in Limerick, Ireland, last month.

Some 160 guests watched on as Aisling wed Marius, 38, while Trisha married Joe Fitzgerald, 71.

Aisling initially shot down the idea of tying the knot side-by-side, although she eventually came round to the idea, in part because of the amount of money they could save.

She said "Marius and I told her not to be silly and said we wouldn’t want to gatecrash their big day.

The mum and daughter shared the same ceremony in Limerick, Ireland (John Hickey Photography / SWNS .)

"But the more we spoke about it, the more it seemed like a good idea. We get on so well as a foursome and are always going out for dinner and spending weekends together.

"We knew we could both save a lot of money by having one big wedding and it would be easier for all of our guests coming to one event — rather than two."

She said it turned out to be the best day of her life, made all the more special because she shared it with her mum.

Aisling said the wedding was the best day of her life (John Hickey Photography / SWNS .)
Trisha (pictured with husband Joe) floated the idea of a joint ceremony (John Hickey Photography / SWNS .)

Marius met Aisling in a nightclub in 2012 and proposed to her in 2016 when she was out enjoying a meal with her mum and six sisters.

Aisling said she was initially mortified he had proposed in front of the group, although her heart soon 'melted'.

Joe popped the question to Trisha, who he met through a friend three years ago, in January 2019.

The couples saved money by splitting the cost of their special day (John Hickey Photography / SWNS .)
Marius met Aisling in a nightclub in 2012 (John Hickey Photography / SWNS .)

Trisha suggested they should all get married together while they were out eating in October last year.

It left the mum and daughter with just four months to plan their joint ceremony.

By chance, Aisling found her 'perfect gown' in the first dress she tried on when she and her mum went shopping.

He proposed to Aisling in front of her mum and sisters in 2016 (John Hickey Photography / SWNS .)

They found it easy to draw up a guest list as they share the same friends, although they kept their pals in the dark about the double wedding.

The pair told attendees that it was just Trisha and Joe's bash, leaving the guests in shock when Aisling and Marius also walked down the aisle.

Trisha said: "We decided to keep our joint wedding a secret from all the guests - we told only the groomsmen and bridesmaids, and Marius' parents as they had to fly across from Lithuania.

"But nobody else knew what was going on. I had Aisling's dress, shoes and jewellery in my house, and even though I slipped up a few times, no one ever noticed."

Aisling added: "Mum and Joe went in first, and when they had finished they asked everyone to stay, as she had a surprise.

"And then in I walked - nobody had suspected a thing! They were all absolutely shocked, but so thrilled for us. It honestly was the best day of our lives. It was absolutely perfect."

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