‘So are you just anti-weddings or anti-marriage too?’

‘You can live with a partner just as easily and with a lot less expense. Weddings can cost a phenomenal amount just for one day. All that hype and stress for a party celebrating something that might not last very long anyway.’

‘And you say I’m not romantic whereas clearly your soul is just bursting with romance.’

‘Romance isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.’

‘He says to the wedding planner.’

Lorcan at least had the decency to look momentarily chastened. ‘Sorry. Just stating the facts.’

‘As you see them.’

‘As I see them.’

‘Can I ask a question?’

‘Why do people always say that? Why don’t they just ask the question? Does anyone ever say no, you can’t?’

I gave him a patient look and he spread his hands. ‘Ask away.’

‘Did something happen to make you this cynical about marriage?’

He looked away from me, out towards the deep green of the fields stretching away from us, dotted with white balls of sheep. ‘Nope. Just all seems a lot of fuss when you can live with someone if you’re that bothered.’

‘That bothered?’ I couldn’t help the laugh that escaped me. ‘Perhaps you were right earlier when you said you’re not the romantic-hero type.’

‘Finally, we’ve found something we can agree on.’ He turned, giving me a smile before looking back towards the castle. ‘You done here, or do you need to go over any more details with Calum?’

‘I’d like to go over the provision of seating, cutlery, glassware, et cetera, so that I can get on to that if I need to.’

Lorcan nodded, and released the brake of the cart. ‘I know that’s all part of the package here, but I’m happy to take you back.’

‘Thank you. You’re not going to try and carry me, are you?’

‘No. My back’s aching now.’

‘Oh, ha ha, very funny,’ I replied, flicking him on the arm and seeing a grin spread over the handsome face. ‘You seem to know a lot about the arrangements of weddings here for someone who isn’t interested.’

‘Calum and I talked when we decided to have the castle as a backup.’

‘How very organised of you.’

‘I can’t work out whether that’s a compliment or a dig.’

‘I’ll let you choose.’

‘Then I’ll choose compliment.’

As we pulled into the front of the castle, Calum hauled open one of the huge wooden doors and came down the wide stone steps to greet us. ‘How was the tour?’

‘Great, thanks. This is such a fantastic location. I’m definitely putting it on my list in case I have any more couples that want to get married in Ireland.’