Georgia + Calvin

“Jam was incredible from start to finish! She really knows her stuf and made us feel excited and well cared for the entire time. Everyone at our wedding commented on how funny and cool her vibe was. Jam added so many special details, I will recommend her to everyone!!”

A wonderful Valentine’s Day country wedding for a pair of adorable sweethearts.
I couldn’t have asked for a better couple for my 100th wedding ceremony.

Calvin and Georgia grew up in the same neighbourhood, in fact their childhood homes almost backed onto each other. They even went to the same primary school, and was finally put into the same class in grade 3. And by grade 6 they finally found themselves sitting on the same table, at which point Georgia developed a mini crush on Calvin.

They eventually became friends in high school and it wasn’t until the very end of their secondary schooling that they finally got together. They came clean with their feelings for each other when they went on a ‘non-date’ to check out a potential bar for their friend’s 18th birthday party. Their love have since grown and matured, and you can say that they were always meant to be.

For their wedding day they wanted to have it in Trentham, a special part of the country that’s very close to Calvin’s heart. Calvin has the fondest of memories, of growing up and visiting Trentham to see his nan. So it made perfect sense to host their wedding day within the iconic rustic Cosmopolitan Hotel on main street Trentham.

I also have a special connection to Trentham and the Cosmo. My darling artist friends Marc Wasiak and Gerard O’Connor have an old church property out that way and we’d been visiting them up there for over a decade. When in town, we’d often find ourselves at the Cosmo. Marc and Gerard have even had exhibitions of their photographic artwork within the pub. So when the Cosmo manager Fiona recommended me for this wedding, I felt very honoured.

For their Valentine’s day wedding, Calvin and Georgia woke up and got ready at the cozy Cosmo Cottage, the newly renovated boutique accommodation attached to the Cosmo hotel. They had a joyful morning getting ready with their gorgeous wedding party of 15.

My valentine’s sweethearts had their ceremony within Cosmo’s magical lush gardens. Guests were seated, along with the groomsmen standing in place, before our groom Calvin walked down the aisle accompanied by their beloved greyhound Mako. We then saw 9 beautiful bridesmaids make their procession down the aisle followed by our radiant bride Georgia walking in with her proud mama Lisa and sister Maddy.

The whole ceremony and wedding day was beautifully captured by Shaun and Grace from Ring the Bell Weddings. I love the adorable moment where Mako was called upon as the ring doge, he was such a good boy!

Our newlyweds then had their wedding reception party within the cozy Cosmo Stables. The Stables was lovingly decked out in flowers arranged by friends along with photos of our newlyweds taken over the years. It was just most gorgeous day for all and I felt very special to be a part of it.


Celebrant — Celebrant Jam
Venue — The Cosmopolitan Hotel Trentham
Photography — Ring The Bell Weddings
Florals — Red House Farm
Rings - Sable Jewellery

Megan + Andrew

“Jam is the absolute bees knees! From our very first meeting we knew Jam was the celebrant for us. Her passion and zest for love just radiates off her! She ensures your ceremony (and reception if you get her to MC! We did and it was awesome) is full of who you are and exactly what you want. Cannot reccomend getting hitched by Jam enough!”

Megan and Andrew’s paths crossed when they were both at uni and cast in seperate productions of the musical ‘Motormouth Loves Suckface’. As fate would have it, they came to share the same castmate/housemate. All thanks to our old mate Luke for showing Andrew a photo of Megan. Thus Andrew found the girl of his dreams.

Andrew managed to score a date with the girl of his dreams a few years later thanks to their shared love for Buffy the Vampire Slayer IYKYK. So naturally there were cute nods to Buffy on their wedding day, in the form of a giant heart featuring their names with a steak through it as well as Megan walking into the ceremony to the tune of ‘Under Your Spell’.

Megan had organised for them to go glamping in Dayleford one year for Andrew’s birthday. It was on that trip, where Megan first brought Andrew to the majestic Lavadula Farm and hinted that she’d wanted to get married here one day. Andrew calls it foreshadowing, but I’d like to call it manifesting.

For Andrew and Megan’s wedding day, they had manifested the most magical wedding celebration at Lavendula. On the day, I drove through stormy grey clouds to emerge into this beautiful lush paradise within Lavendula. The lovely new owners of Lavandula, Bess and her husband, were on hand to put the finishing touches to the set up alongside wedding planner/stylist Dani and her mum Maria from Logan Events. All the action from the day was expertly captured by the wiz that is Nathan from Analog Modern.

Andrew and Megan’s ceremony was full of heart and had their love story shining through. At the end of the ceremony they had put special stickers on the bottoms of two chairs within the audience to help them select their official legal witnesses to their marriage, a really fun way to engage your loved ones on the day.

Our newlyweds then hosted their delicious reception soiree under a most magnificent garden marquee, featuring long tables with ample space for a roaring dancefloor. I had the pleasure of staying on to MC into the night. Nothing brought me more joy than to see our newlyweds perform their wonderful first dance and then inviting guests to join them on the dancefloor with paddle pops featuring their kitty cat Grink.


Celebrant: Celebrant Jam
Venue: Lavandula Farm
Styling/Co-ordination: Logan Events
Photography: Analog Modern
Content: Dizzy Cupid
Florals: Amalfi Floral Design
Hair and MakeUp: The Creative Directory
Rings: Coral Covey
Cake: Mignone Cakes
DJ: Melbourne Entertainment Co