Jess + Aaron by Lei Lei Clavey

We wanted to create a beautiful but relaxed summer garden party. It was so special to have all our family and friends come together at our favourite places and celebrate with us.

Tell us a little about yourselves, what you do, what you love…
We live in Melbourne and very lucky to have a beautiful group of extended family and friends around us that we love spending time with.

How/where/when did you meet – and what were your first impressions?
Aaron and I met when we were both studying at university on exchange in Florence, Italy.

When did you first realise that this was someone you’d like to spend the rest of your life with?
We went on a trip to Cinque Terre with friends while we were studying in Italy and had the best weekend together.

Was there a proposal? Tell us a little about it…
Aaron proposed at sunset on our favourite beach in Byron Bay while we were on holiday. It was such a surprise and couldn’t have been more perfect.

Tell us about the vision you had for the mood or style of your wedding…
We wanted to create a beautiful but relaxed summer garden party. It was so special to have all our family and friends come together at our favourite places and celebrate with us.

Tell us about your main outfits, what was unique, is there a story?
I was so lucky to find my wedding dress designer, Lilia Cass. I wore a simple silk dress under an organza tie top with soft sleeves, which I took off for the reception.

Ceremony location: Svenska Kyrkan Melbourne, @svenskakyrkanmelbourne / Reception location: Jardin Tan, @jardintan / Photographer: Lei Lei Clavey, @leileiclaveyphotography / Entertainment: Melbourne Entertainment Company, @melbentco / Flora: Victoria Whitelaw, @victoriawhitelaw / Person one attire: Lilia Cass, @liliacassceremonial / Person two attire: Arthur Galan, @arthugalanag / Shoes: Sania D’Mina, @sania.dmina / Makeup: @steph_mua / Hair: @teagancousins.hair