Irish Soccer star John O’ Shea married his childhood sweetheart yesterday in Maynooth.  They shunned the possibilities of glossy magazine deals, and settled for a beautiful June wedding in Maynooth, County Kildare.

There were plenty of celebrity guests, including Mrs Colleen Rooney and lots of Irish soccer players.  Two years ago, Yvonne caught the bouquet at the Rooney wedding.

Photographers were under strict instructions not to photograph the couple as they arrived separately for the ceremony.

The groom, in a grey three-piece suit, nervously bowing his head, arrived at the church at 1.20pm.

Forty minutes later his bride arrived, looking stunning in her ivory wedding dress, and with a skirt of ruffled chiffon and a small train. Her dark hair was swept into an updo under her veil and she held a bouquet of cream roses, their stems bound with crystals.

The three bridesmaids were dressed in a fashionable shade of nude. The ceremony was performed by John O’Shea’s parish priest, Fr Jim Crotty, from Ferrybank, Co Waterford, while the music was provided by a gospel choir.

The weather looked dismal over Ladychapel that morning, however someone had the child of prague out, as the raindrops stayed away.