Pre-Dinner Presto
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Close-up magic to entertain your guests during the drinks reception. Perfect for breaking the ice.
Wedding magician · Rathsallagh House
Wedding magician atRathsallagh House
Close-up magic and mentalism for your guests at Rathsallagh House, in the drawing room, the walled garden or out on the front lawn.
5.0 from 414 Google reviews· 130+ on weddingsonline.ie
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A Wicklow estate that is yours alone for the day
Rathsallagh House stands in parkland at Dunlavin in West Wicklow. It began as Queen Anne stables and became a large country house in 1798. Today it has 300-year-old walled gardens, open log and turf fires, drawing rooms and 40 bedrooms, with a championship golf course on the estate.
No other function takes place on your wedding day. You can marry in the Walled Garden, the Stretch Tent, the Granary or the Orangery. Dinner is in the Fine Dining room for up to 120 guests, or the Pavilion for up to 220. WeddingsOnline named Rathsallagh its Overall Venue of the Year Ireland 2026.
Visit the Rathsallagh House website- Location
- Dunlavin, Co. Wicklow
- Style
- Country house, converted from Queen Anne stables in 1798
- Weddings
- Exclusive use: no other functions on the day
- Guests
- 70 to 220 seated
- Ceremony
- Walled Garden, Stretch Tent, Granary or Orangery
- Reception
- Drinks in the house, the walled garden or on the front lawn
Rathsallagh House
The magician a Rathsallagh coordinator booked
Olivia was one of the wedding coordinators at Rathsallagh House. She had met Jamie at a few weddings before her own, and she knew she had to book him for her day with Hugo.
Noel and Colm booked him for their Rathsallagh drinks reception in September 2022. He worked a room of more than 140 guests and kept them amazed for several hours.
Jamie holds six wedding industry awards, with weddingsonline.ie titles in 2022, 2023 and 2024. The Magic Circle made him an Associate of the Inner Magic Circle with Silver Star.
Tell Jamie your Rathsallagh House date. Within 48 hours you get his availability and a quote.
Real weddings
Jamie's weddings atRathsallagh House
Drinks reception magic · 25 September 2022
Noel & Colm
Jamie entertained more than 140 guests at Noel and Colm's drinks reception, in the Rathsallagh drawing room and the front gardens.
Read their storyDrinks reception magic · 21 June 2024
Olivia & Hugo
Olivia, a Rathsallagh House wedding coordinator, had seen Jamie at other weddings and booked him for her own drinks reception with Hugo.
Read their story
Your Rathsallagh House drinks reception
Magic while your guests mingle
At Rathsallagh House the drinks reception can be in the main house, in the walled garden or on the front lawn. Pre-Dinner Presto brings close-up magic to your guests wherever they gather.
Both Rathsallagh couples in Jamie's reviews chose this slot. Noel and Colm's guests met him in the drawing room and out in the front gardens.
Send Jamie your timings for the day, and he will tell you how the magic fits around them.
Reviews
From a wedding atRathsallagh House
“Jamie Skelton and his Spellbinding Magic! At our wedding we have Jamie Skelton for our drink reception entertainment. As highly guaranteed, Jamie was busy creating the positive buzz amongst our guests around the beautiful Rathsallagh drawing room and front-gardens. Highly intriguing, Entertaining,Humorous, Awesome, Breathtaking Magic that left our guests wanting more…more. We loved how Jamie astonishingly interacted with so much fun— His mentalist and magical tricks were current (we haven’t seen that tricks before) mind boggling and absolutely blew everyones mind. He worked the room of over 140++ guests, ( he wasn’t levitating! Lol) and had everybody amazed for several hours! Top class indeed and a well deserved WOL wedding entertainer of the year! Get him! Take my word! This man is out of this world! We love Jamie!!! If you get him invite me at your wedding lol We are big fan of Jamie! Expecto Patronum!”
“I am one of the Wedding Coordinators in Rathsallagh House where we held our beautiful reception and I had met Jamie at a few previous weddings. I just knew we had to have him perform at our wedding, and he did not disappoint! Jamie WOWED all of our guests, and everyone is still talking about his delightful tricks! We highly recommend Jamie to perform at your wedding!!! Thank you, Jamie, for making our day truly unforgettable.”
Olivia BairdFormer Wedding Co-Ordinator, Rathsallagh HouseGuest reactions
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