“We were so lucky to have had Jam as our celebrant when we got married earlier in the year. We wanted a ceremony that felt magical and corny and inclusive and Jam definitely delivered that.
She simultaneously brought the room together while creating a beautiful safe space.

When we first met Jam she compared a marriage ceremony to weaving a spell and we knew from that moment that she was the celebrant for us.”

Issy and Ash dreamt up a wonderful day to proudly celebrate their super cute queer love!

Issy did not expect to meet their future wife the day they went to throw a banana peel out. As Issy opened the front door with said banana peel in hand, there stood Ash, fashionably early for her potential future sharehouse interview. Both parties were a little surprised to see each other at the front door, and as Issy chucks their banana peel into the wheely bin Ash explains that she was early for the housemate interviews as she wanted to make sure that it was the right house, coz it would be super weird to knock on the wrong door. Issy agreed that indeed it would be super weird if you knocked on the wrong door and promptly invited Ash to come on in. That simple gesture made Ash feel just so welcomed and at ease in Issy’s presence, even though the sharehouse didn’t exactly tick all of Ash’s boxes she had still accepted to move in by the end of the night thanks to the genuine warm vibes she had gotten off of Issy.

Our pair of housemates grew to become soulmates bonding over way too many late night chats, where they felt like they were able to be completely open with someone for the first time in their lives and in turn be vulnerable and seen. They admire the special qualities in each other and is able to bring out the best in one another.

As a couple Ash and Issy love sharing little rituals and traditions, like going on walks in the neighbourhood and patting all of the doggos, going to their favourite local cafe, doing tarot readings for each other as a way to see what’s going on in each other’s minds, or making up weird songs together, it’s putting up the Christmas tree and watching Christmas movies. They also love a good road trip adventure with music on, windows down, stopping for coffee and all the cute places along the way. It’s a moment for them to pause from the everyday, to check in with one another, romanticise about life and how they see their future.

For Issy and Ash dreamt of a future together as a family with kids of their own. So becoming legally married meant that they’d be officially recognised as future parents with Issy taking on the same name as Ash and their future bebes. But aside from the practical and legal reasons, Issy and Ash have come to realise that it means so much more. Marriage equality has thankfully become legal in Australia in the last 5 years, but queer love is still not legal or even accepted in other parts of the world. So Ash and Issy are both so proud to be able to tell their story and share their love, because their adorable queer love is super valid and deserves to be celebrated!

Ash also appreciates the romantic intentional aspect of saying their personal vows to each other. There is something powerful in performing ceremony and ritual. We have created a safe space during the ceremony for our lovers to open up, be vulnerable and share their inner most intimate feelings for one another in front of all their loved ones. It is a truly special occasion for all to bear witness in seeing our soon to be newlyweds laying the foundations to build their little families upon and to manifest the incredible married life they hope to share together.

Ash and Issy included so many thoughtful little touches to their wedding day. They started the day with a game of table tennis, then they got dressed and shared a ‘first look’ shoot with photographer Emily Howlett where they got to admire each other looking fine and all decked out in the special wedding dress and shirt personally handmade by Ash.

Their ceremony held at Rupert on Rupert meant that their guests were treated to an absolute feast of a day. Issy and Ash opted to arrive at Rupert early in order to greet their guests at the door with hugs as they entered. They then each walked down the aisle supported by their loving family. Ash and Issy’s ceremony was filled with heart, with them both nailing their vows filled with adorable personal anecdotes. After the ceremony each guest was greeted at the gorgeous table with a little hand embroidered hoop with their name, accompanied by a tarot card from a kitty cat tarot deck with handwritten meaning for the card that was drawn. Issy had also handwritten conversation cards placed around the tables for guests to get to know each other.

A truely magical day filled with love and thoughtful intentions, congrats to Issy and Ash!!!

Celebrant: Celebrant Jam
Venue: Rupert on Rupert
Photography: Emily Howlett
Cake: Mali Bakes