Gaya + Rich

“Wow, what an honour to have such an incredible soul being our celebrant on the 9/5
Jam from the get go had the best vibes and made sure to be articulate in details.
Her way of delivering our journey was incredible to watch and truely amazing to have found her through a wonderful friend ❤️
It was a true blessing and honour to have her there calming us and evoking great vibes😍💕
Thank you Ms Jam, you are incredible in what you do!”

Rich and Gaya’s colourful ceremony delivered all of the goods!!!

These two sweethearts matched online through Hinge during the pandemic and had their 1st date IRL ‘exercising’ at a park. Rich then proposed to Gaya whilst they fed black swans by a lake in Ballarat. So it was very fitting for these two nature lovers, Rich being a landscape gardener, to have their wedding set within Gardens House at Melbourne’s Royal Botanical Gardens.

It’s hard not to get caught up in Rich and Gaya’s vibrant world and their wedding day incorporated so many thoughtful elements.

Our wedding party was decked out in traditional Indian attire with Gaya looking like an absolute goddess dressed in a stunningly bold red and gold sari. For their heartfelt ceremony, we took a moment to pause and see our soon to be newlyweds commemorate their dearly departed loved ones by lighting a candle in their honour. We also paid homage to Gaya’s heritage by performing a simplified Indian Thali wedding ceremony. Rich presented Gaya with a gold necklace that was blessed in a temple in Singapore. Followed by our lovers exchanging floral Thali garlands as a symbol of their everlasting bond, and in turn offering them protection and longevity in their marriage.

The sun had set right as the ceremony ended. Our just married husband and wife were set up for a stella love fest into the night with their nearest and dearest.

Our amazingly talented photographer Liam was on hand to capture all of the candid fun and feels. Loving his bonus polaroids and action filled gifs, also worth checking out his Insta for some bonus SmartGlasses BTS content!

Celebrant: Celebrant Jam
Photographer: Liam X Quinn @liamxquinn
Venue: Gardens House
Photobooth: Smiles By Seno
Cake: Get Caked by Lisa

Emily + Jono

“Jam did our wedding back in April, and she was such a super star. We wanted a celebrant that reflected us, and she was perfect. We had a lot of guests come up to us afterwards praising the unique touch she gave to the ceremony and many of our friends loved getting to know her at the reception as our MC. ”

Emily and Jono brought their family and friends together for a magical evening celebrating their love.

Our two babes matched on Tinder as a couple of 18 year olds swiping left and right at everyone within their reach, but it wasn’t until a year later that their sparks took to flame. A Prom themed night at their local MYNT club saw them both turn up dressed in their best.

That night Jono spotted Emily from across the beer garden and proceeded to message her to check and to see whether it was ok for him to come over and say ‘hi’. Emily gave the green light and then immediately spotted Jono’s head bobbing over the crowd, she was greeted by his signature goofy grin and was pleasantly surprised at how handsoe and tall he was in person.

Jono then asked if Emily wanted to meet his date, at which point he pulled out his Platinum Angel, Magic the Gathering card. Luckily Emily got the reference and is also a MTG player, they arranged a meet up so they could play against each other and the rest is history. That Platinum Angel card has proven itself to be Jono’s good luck charm, he of course had it with him on his wedding day!

Our lovers have since matured and made a beautiful life together, shared along with their extended friendship group. For their wedding day they were each 7 wedding squad memebers deep. These are the wonderful people supporting them on their wedding day and beyond, so it was a beautiful touch to do a mini intro for each of their VIP buddies standing up there with them during the ceremony.

Emily and Jono’s autumn ceremony held within the picturesque grounds of Daylesford Convent was perfectly paired with the wedding squad’s burgandy colour palette. The majestic light coming through the chapel’s stainglass windows gave off a regal sense of romanticism, making everyone look like they’re a cast member in Baz Luhrmann’s production of Romeo + Juliet, except nobody dies in this fairytale. Kara from ‘The Runaway Hearts’ then expertly captured our newlyweds basking in those magical autumn golden hues.

I had the pleasure to stay on to MC the wedding reception party and it was a good time for all. Loved hearing the heartwarming speeches and getting to know the wonderful guests in between the yummy dinner that was served. Once the cake was cut, then the D-floor was opened for Luke our DJ to get everyone to dance the night away.

So much love and magic came together for our newlyweds.

Celebrant Celebrant Jam
Photographer The Runaway Hearts
Venue Daylesford Convent
Flowers Blooms by Cecilia
DJ The DJ You Need
Cake Mali Bakes
Bridal Dress Luv Bridal

Maddy + Mark

“A celebrant that knows how to celebrate! Jam was warm, bubbly, enthusiastic and so kind. She made us feel at ease from the word go and gave such great energy to our love story. Her words were magical and not only had ourselves, but our family and friends in laughter, smiles and tears of happiness. People were talking about how beautiful our ceremony was for days!! We love Jam, thank you for making the process, and day so special and fun! Memories forever xx”

Maddy and Mark are a couple of sweethearts that will forever hold a special place in my heart. These two cuties work right next to my home and every morning I literally wave to them from my kitchen window as I see them pull up to the car park right in front of our house. So when they got engaged they’d see the ‘Celebrant Jam’ sign every morning on our house and then they saw that I had married a friend of theirs at the same wedding venue, they knew that it was meant to be.

Mark and Maddy met when Maddy started at her first full time job straight out of uni. Mark had also just graduated and started working at the same place and immediately took note of the ‘arty’ girl with the bright red hair. Over time Mark knew that he was drawn to Maddy and would often schedule important ‘work meetings’ in order to spend more time with her.

Mark eventually worked up the courage to ask Maddy out, only to end up taking a sickie that day and cheekily slid into Maddy’s Facebook DMs instead. Maddy was at first surprised at Mark’s interest, for she had assumed that he was just some sorta sports jock and not really her type, so she responded to his message with ‘Awwww that’s so sweet. I’ll think about it.’ Well it wasn’t a no! Mark still had hope and by the end of the week Mark had persuaded Maddy to go on a date with him on a day trip out to the Ashcombe Maze and gardens down in Mornington Peninsular.

On their first date they happily discovered that they both share a love of milkshakes and through the course of the day there was mounting tension of ‘will they/won’t they’. By the end of the day Mark made the decisive move and kissed Maddy in his blue Toyota Sportivo and won Maddy over. Maddy recalls going home that night and calling her mum to let her know that she had met someone special.

Mark and Maddy’s love blossomed, even through COVID and its long isolating lockdowns. They’d have zoom dates and plan to meet outdoors for walks and bike rides. Our lovers eventually moved in together into their own place so that Mark can wake up every morning to pinch Maddy’s adorable Dutch cheeks. That was also when Mark officially become cat-daddy to Maddy’s kitty Meeko, they have since completed their furry fam with kitty boy Mushu.

For Maddy and Mark’s wedding day they had assembled a stellar line up of wedding magic makers to help them realise a truly unique and vibrant celebration of their life to be shared with their nearest and dearest. Their ceremony, decked out in bold exotic floral arrangements by Rose Studio, took place under the big tree in the paddock of Collingwood Children’s Farm. The ceremony kicked off with Mark’s folks walking in first to the tune of ‘All You Need is Love’ by the Beatles. Maddy then wowed us as she walked in decked out in her stunning green wedding dress, accompanied by her love squad and loving mama.

Maddy and Mark’s ceremony and vows were full of lols and happy tears. All these precious moments were expertly captured by our talented photographer Kyra Boyer and videographer ninja Andrew from Bottlebrush. I live for the shots of our newlywed lovers storming the dancefloor at their reception with giant cardboard cut outs of their kittybabes Meeko and Mushu!

Thank you Maddy and Mark for inviting me to be a part of your colourful and love filled day.
And I will continue to wave to you both every morning from my kitchen window!

Celebrant: Celebrant Jam
Venue: Collingwood Children’s Farm
Photography: Kyra Boyer
Videography: Bottlebrush Films
Flos: Rose Studio
Catering and Event Management: Farm Cafe
Decorations: Bangin Hangins
Cake: Mali Bakes

Deb + Dave

Family is the most treasured bond between people and becoming married is all about cementing that sacred bond between two people as family and joining themselves and their extended families together as one. For Deb and Dave bringing their two families together meant the world to them, their love for each other and their blended family truly shone through on the day.

In this case I had the absolute privilege and honour to marry the lovely Deb (my husband Malachi’s aunty through her first marriage) to her beloved Dave. My husband’s late grandfather pastor Denzil Humphries officiated Deb’s first marriage to his son and so it’s a full circle moment that the torch has been passed onto me in the family to help aunty Deb celebrate her love and life with Dave. I have always loved catching up with aunty Deb and her girls on our visits to Perth, she’d always greet you with a warm smile and hug. We then got to meet her darling Dave, who’s always up for a laugh and chat. So when they proposed the idea of flying us over to help them get hitched the answer was an absolute YES!

It took a village to come together and help Deb and Dave pull off a wedding that was a true reflection of their love and the wonderful family and friends they have surrounding them. My husband and I flew in the day before the wedding and got right into helping them set up the reception space at Perth’s City Farm. It was all hands on deck as their close-knit community of skilled friends and family pitched in to set up the bar, a stage for a live band, decorations and floral arrangements.

It was an unseasonal hot 37 degrees for Dave and Deb’s end of March wedding day. Their wedding ceremony was set within the grounds of Victoria Park, on the banks of the scenic Swan River. Our guests arrived and gathered under the shade of a large tree and were soon joined by Dave and his son Will.

Deb then arrived at the gardens with her bridal squad for a quick shot of tequila for good luck before making their grand entrance. We then got everyone into ceremony position and watched Dave and Deb’s beautiful daughters Holly, Meg and Daisy walk down the aisle before our stunning bride Deb walked in accompanied by her brother Chris.

Dave and Deb’s ceremony was full of heart and their vows brought bouts of joyous laughs and appreciation from the ones gathered. We then all came together for a whole group photo on the hill before our newlyweds and fam took off on a boat down the Swan River for a cruise.

Our wedding party continued over at City Farm where we enjoyed an epic evening celebrating our newlywed lovers with beautiful speeches, live entertainment, drinks and delicious tucker from food vans.

A truly memorable day celebrating Dave and Deb and the wonderful life they have made together.

Chris + Mel

‘Jam is absolutely incredible! Her presence and magic made our special day the best it could possibly be. She asks all the right questions and seamlessly guides you through the entire thing. She captured my partner and I’s vibe entirely and made the night something we will not only remember forever; but everyone who attended will also remember forever!!! Tears of joy and laughter all around :) Thank you always!!!’

This couple of video gaming, car enthusiast mechanics wanted to get hitched on a Wednesday, midweek at the Ovolo hotel in Prahran and I said ‘Hells yeah! Let’s go!!!’

Our lovers had a chilled wedding day filled with doing what they love. They had booked to stay at the Ovolo hotel so they can wake up and lesuirely spend their wedding day getting ready together. Mel then popped down the road to get her make up done at the MECCA cosmetics, before they met up with their international photographer Sammy.

Mel and Chris then took Sammy along to one of their fav hang outs at ‘Akira’s’ on Chapel st for a spot of pre-ceremony fun amongst the arcade games.

For their ceremony, Chris and Mel had invited their closest family and friends to an afternoon celebrating their love and life together. Their ceremony was filled with light hearted laughs and beautiful sentiments. We spoke of their specially made engagement rings from local designer Kurt with green emeralds similar to the ones seen in Deku trees from The Legend of Zelda. And for their wedding bands, they were made by another local jewlller Jake. They were replica rings inspired from the ones worn by Howl and Sophie in Howl’s Moving Castle.

Mel and Chris had perfectly timed their ceremony so that 5 days after their wedding they were on a plane out to Japan for their honeymoon, just in time for the beginning of Cherry Blossom season.

Celebrant Celebrant Jam
Photographer Erye Film
Venue Ovolo Hotel
Flowers JRDBRGS
Suit Soho
Cake Good Good Cake
Bridal Dress Etsy @OlivaOceania
Make up MECCA
Engagement Rings Garage Bands
Wedding Bands Jake Cheeseman