Wedding venue at golden hour

Together with their families

Celeste

&

Rowan

Sunday, the Twenty-Second of November

Two Thousand and Twenty-Six

Rippon Lea Estate, Melbourne

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Our Journey

How It All Began

A Borrowed Umbrella
01

March 2021

A Borrowed Umbrella

It was raining at the Queen Victoria Market when Rowan offered his umbrella to a stranger browsing the secondhand book stall. Celeste refused politely, then accepted when the downpour doubled. They walked three blocks sharing it, talking about Gabriel Garcia Marquez and pho.

Dinner Became Breakfast
02

August 2022

Dinner Became Breakfast

What started as drinks at a laneway bar turned into dinner at Chin Chin, then dessert at a hidden gelato spot in Degraves Street. They closed the place, walked along the Yarra at midnight, and had coffee at the first cafe that opened at six. Neither wanted the night to end.

The Question at Dawn
03

January 2026

The Question at Dawn

Rowan drove them to the Mornington Peninsula for sunrise. At the lookout above Cape Schanck, with the ocean crashing below and the sky turning amber, he asked. Celeste said yes before he finished the sentence. The lighthouse keeper was their only witness.

The Wedding Party

Our Closest People

Thi & Minh Nguyen

Parents of the Bride

Margaret & Patrick Fitzgerald

Parents of the Groom

Bridesmaids

Mai Tran

Maid of Honour

Sister of the Bride

Priya Mehta

Bridesmaid

University friend

Ella Barker

Bridesmaid

Childhood friend

Sophie Nguyen

Bridesmaid

Cousin of the Bride

Groomsmen

Declan Fitzgerald

Best Man

Brother of the Groom

Jude Carmichael

Groomsman

College roommate

Tomas Reyes

Groomsman

Work colleague

Kai Henderson

Groomsman

Childhood friend

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The Details

When and Where

Ceremony

The Garden Pavilion

3:00 PM

Rippon Lea Estate, 192 Hotham Street, Elsternwick VIC 3185

Ceremony begins promptly at 3 PM. Please arrive by 2:30 PM.

Reception

The Ballroom

5:30 PM

Rippon Lea Estate, 192 Hotham Street, Elsternwick VIC 3185

Cocktail hour on the terrace followed by dinner and dancing.

Dress Code

Garden Formal

Think structured elegance with a nod to the outdoors

Parking

Free on-site

Enter via the main gate on Hotham Street

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