Annabel + Kasper

“Jam was fantastic, just the right amount of preparation yet she embodied such a relaxed and natural feel which suited us so well as a couple. We felt absolute trust that the whole process would be smooth and most importantly enjoyable which Jam absolutely delivered on. Would highly recommend Jam to a couple looking for someone to marry them that feels like a guest and friend.”

Annabel and Kasper are a fairytale tinder dream date come true!

As modern day lovers they swiped right over each other’s online profiles and took their chat across platforms onto the Insta. Annabel was impressed by Kasper and thought he was pretty cool so she made the next bold move and asked Kasper out on a date! Our girl decided to be brave, take a chance and for the first time ask someone that she likes out.

Kasper rocked up to their first date at the Builder’s Arms in Fitzroy dressed very low key in overalls and covered in dirt from a day of upholstering. Annabel saw through his uncharacteristically rough appearance and still thought that he was very handsome, with a great sense of humour and also an attentive listener. At the end of the night Kasper offered Annabel a ride home in his mum’s Subaru, not his usual ride of choice which is a 1965 Valiant AP6, nevertheless he still scored a goodnight pash at the end of their date. And for their second date of pasta at Pellegrini’s, Kasper made sure he had enough time to clean up and was dressed in his usual selvedge denim, vintage watch, cardigan, signature slicked do and not a hair out of place.

They fell in love during their early morning strolls to the Vic market getting boreks. And when they decided that they wanted to get hitched Kasper proposed to Annabel on one of their days in the city and they celebrated with getting pasta back at their spot at Pellegrini’s.

For Annabel and Kasper’s wedding day it was all hands on deck as they did things their own way. Their laid back ceremony and wedding celebrations were held within Kasper’s parents’ lush back garden down in Aireys Inlet. Our lovers were driven in by their good mate in a vintage 1957 Chrysler Royal and the day was captured by their friend Alex. They even had a delicious home made wedding cake baked by Kasper’s mum Vicki. It was so wonderful to see everyone come together to celebrate the union of these two beautiful lovers.

Celebrant: Celebrant Jam
Photography/Videography: Alex Cleland
Car: 1957 Chrysler Royal
Dress: Simone Rocha
Suit: Baumler Menswear

Sophie + Tom

“Jam was so wonderful to work with. She made every effort to ensure our day was perfect, and we would recommend her time and time again. She's dedicated to her work, and goes above and beyond to make you feel comfortable and special. Thank you, Jam, for everything. You're a total rockstar.”

Sophie and Tom’s wedding day was super dreamy!

Tom and Sophie met on the other side of the world as high school kids in the UK trying to figure out what they’d do next. Tom was the cool guy on campus who helped Soph with her last minute change of mind in applying to study the arts. Through that process they hit it off and fell in love, but then went their separate ways to pursue their studies. They worked hard maintaining a long distance love and it paid off as they were genuinely supportive of one another and fell more in love with each other every time they came back together. They had eventually decided to come together and make the bold move of establishing a home for themselves ‘down under’ in colourful Melbourne.

Now these two beautiful lovers almost gave the whole ‘getting married’ thang a miss, what with all the COVID19 lockdowns and border closures over the last couple of years throwing all their wonderful plans right out of the window. This was their 3rd attempt at putting together their wedding celebration and by this stage they’ve adopted a super chill and laid back approach to the day. And their day couldn’t have worked out more perfectly, with travel restrictions lifting just in time for Tom’s brothers to fly down from UK and be a part of the day.

At our first meeting Tom and Soph were weeks away from welcoming their baby girl Sunday. At our final meeting right before the wedding, I paid them a home visit and darling little Sunday napped through it all. And so it was such a treat to finally meet the lovely Sunday on her parent’s wedding day. She was the most delightful babe lovingly cradled by her grandparents throughout the ceremony.

Sophie and Tom’s wedding day took place at the picturesque Butterland in Newstead. A simply stunning space owned by renowned floral designer Katie Marx and her furniture maker husband Greg Hutton. On the day Tom and Sophie’s ceremony took place outside at the bottom of the back garden steps with Katie’s signature seasonal sculptural floral arrangements framing our gorgeous couple.

Tom and Sophie’s ceremony had some beautiful personal touches. At one point within the ceremony we invited Tom’s mum Lou up to present a reading of Our Marriage by Kahlil Gibran. And as we stepped aside to complete the official marriage papers, Sophie had one of her family members Patrick Almanci perform a special song he wrote dedicated to baby girl Sunday.

Once the ceremony concluded Tom and Sophie were whisked away by the wonderful photographers from Lou Lou Memphis for some epic ‘Just Married’ shots around the lush grounds of Butterland. The hyper romantic shoot made this genetically blessed duo look like they walked straight out of pages from a magazine.

Our newlyweds then returned to join their guests for a delicious time within Butterland, celebrating their love into the night.

Marriage Celebrant: Celebrant Jam
Venue: Butterland
Florist: Katie Marx
Photography: Lou Lou Memphis

Jack + Mathilda

“Jam is clearly a well organised and experienced professional. But more importantly she’s really fun, vivacious and allowed us to craft a low key but special day. Would highly recommend her!!”

This pair of globe trotting lovers always did thing their way and their wedding is no exception!

Jack and Mathilda met whilst working together at a bar in Sydney. Jack was the manager the night Mathilda did her trial and she had made a lasting impression on him. They then shared a summer of love together, working and partying side by side.

After declaring their love for one another and living together for a short stint, our young lovers would then go their seperate ways in pursuit of work and adventure. They’d come back together intermittently, reconnecting and building on their relationship. A few personal accidents and the world going under COVID meant that they were put to the test with caring for one another and spending time locked down in one place, it in turn made them stronger and more certain that they could not imagine life without the other.

It was whilst on their trip to Thailand that they received the good news that Mathilda can finally enter Australia as Jack’s partner. The next day as they were kayaking around the picturesque Phi Phi islands Jack asked Mathilda if she would marry him when they got to Australia. It was the perfect time for it, in fact they kicked themselves for not doing it earlier when they were locked down in Mathilda’s hometown in France. It would have made their adventure filled lives much easier, just to be able to simply be together and follow each other wherever the wind blows.

And so it was a beautiful Sunday morning in April, when these two easy going sweethearts joined their hands together in marriage in front of a small gathering of family and friends within the lush grounds of the Fitzroy Gardens. They had Jack’s brother Tom strumming the guitar throughout the ceremony and were savvy enough to have his other brother set up a virtual link to include Mathilda’s family and friends, tuning in from the other side of the world in France. The inmate ceremony was captured by photographer Peter Koelmeyer, who happened to have been the photographer at Jack’s mum and step dad’s wedding, a full circle moment.

Our newlyweds then set off to The Supper Club where more friends and family were waiting to celebrate their marriage. It would have been an epic day of celebration to forever commemorate your visit back to Melbourne.