“Jam, I say this with all sincerity, you made our day so so special. It couldn’t have been what it was without you. Thank you so much. Many of our guests made a point to say how much they enjoyed your ceremony and how beautiful you were :)”

Lara and Dan are a dream team.

This dynamic duo met at the very beginning of the Tinder romantic period. Lara was inspired to give the app a red hot go when one of her dear friends Burcin came over for dinner and confessed that she was going on a Tinder date the very next day. That night Lara happened to swipe right on Dan’s profile and the rest is pure magic.

Lara recalls walking in on their first date at the Black Cat and immediately recognising Dan from the back. They hit it off over beers and chats about their shared love for music and films. Dan’s first thoughts upon meeting Lara was ‘YESSS! She’s not taller than me!’, he was also instantly attracted to her smile and her passion for filmmaking. They shared their first kiss that night at Dan’s tram stop and they have been pretty much inseparable since that day .

Over the next 5 years Lara and Dan dated, travelled together and eventually moved in with each other. Dan then finally coming through with a beautiful post beach day proposal down in Dromana on Jan 3rd 2020, little did they know that the whole world was about to change. The various Melbourne Lockdowns meant that Lara and Dan’s original wedding date had to be rescheduled again and again.

It was the third time that was the charm for Lara and Dan’s wedding ceremony. These two chilled out lovers didn’t stress or fuss through all the uncertainty. It reminded them of the time they were stranded in New York when their flight was cancelled. This time instead of booking a hotel and wandering the streets of New York, they stayed in and had movie nights with fancy order-in dinners and cocktails. No matter what life throws at this dream team, they will always have each other to pivot and make the most of the situation.

Lara and Dan rocked out their wedding day doing exactly what they love. They got the day started with a shoot walking around the backstreets of Fitzroy with the amazing Kat from It’s Beautiful Here. Lara and Dan then met with some of their friends for some pre-ceremony cocktails at bar Amarillo on Brunswick Street. Our lovers then made their entrance into their wedding ceremony at Rupert on Rupert hand-in-hand, walking in to a live performance of Cat Power’s Sea of Love by Lara’s former bandmate Charlie.

Lara and Dan’s ceremony was full of joy with all their stunningly dressed guests joining in the laughs and cheers. Once the ceremony wrapped up everyone was treated to a night of deliciousness by the Rupert crew accompanied by a fiery dancefloor lead by Lara and her roving wedding band.

It was such a vibe!

Celebrant: Celebrant Jam
Venue: Rupert on Rupert
Photography: It’s Beautiful Here
Dress: Oui the Label
Suit: P Johnson Tailors