Country Wed, by Liz Jelléy - Marriage Celebrant

06/06/2024

Take this feeling, put it in a bottle, and take some every damned day

Elliott & Belinda - forever and ever

* Lake Barrington, TAS

11/04/2024

Me & my Akubra are - OUT OF OFFICE - until early May.

Never fear! I will be periodically checking and responding to emails, but my mobile number is unavailable.

If you’re keen to follow my adventures, head on over to but be warned, it’s my very unprofessional account 😂

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25/02/2024

A huge thank you to for having bit me as a vendor at their Twilight night venue showcase.

If you’re looking for that rainforest/country vibe that’s only 20km from the city - but feels another world away - then this is your venue.

Huge thanks to for the snaps
Those gorgeous blooms are by

05/01/2024

✨ SIX YEARS ✨

Six years of telling your love stories
Six years of first kisses and tearful aisle walks
Six years of still feeling nervous (even after 120+ weddings)
Six years of never taking this responsibility/privilege lightly
Six years of sneaky pre-ceremony rum shots
Six years today since I checked my email on the ski slopes in Park City, Utah and found out I’d successfully become a Marriage Celebrant…
And what better way to celebrate than marrying people?

03/01/2024

Happy New Year!
I am so excited to begin 2024 by doing my favourite thing - marrying loved up couple’s
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17/11/2023

Not my usual Celebrant attire, for not your usual wedding ♥️

Cheers to for the 📸 taken at Mel & Spencer’s engagement party, announcing it’s a surprise wedding 💒

31/10/2023

Not long out from their wedding, Sara & Trent’s Celebrant had to pull out leading to a *mild panic*

But never fear, Sara’s Aunt is an old friend of mine from my Rural Firefighting days, so she put us in touch and boom - married!

I even got to stay and MC their reception which was a tonne of fun, at one of my fave venues

I got to work with the gorgeous Terra of who captured these beautiful shots 📸

12/10/2023

🎶 Isn’t she lovely 🎶

Jaymee is every bit the beautiful bride. Relaxed and happy, as you should be on your wedding day.

Sweet moment captured by TechTezza Media 📸

05/10/2023

Imagine getting married at your engagement party, in front of your surprised family & friends.

That’s exactly what Mel & Spencer did and as you can see, it was an absolute dream 💭

Their first dance was perfectly captured by

02/10/2023

Tomorrow is a big day… & not just because it’s my birthday!
Tomorrow is the launch of

Imagine you’re swiping on a dating app except… you’re finding your perfect wedding vendors (since you’ve already got the perfect partner!)

Huge congratulations to Charis and Erynn on bringing such a great idea to fruition

08/09/2023

Why choose a The Marrying Kind Celebrant?

Here’s a prime example. Earlier this year one of the girls was struck down with appendicitis so she hopped on the frog & bone and within a matter of hours I was ready to help get the gorgeous Kirsten & Jordan married in her place.
When your Celebrant has five back ups at the ready, you know you're in good hands 🙌🏼

Cheers to for the pic

14/07/2023

Jac & Will ♥️

Now that the bride has posted pics of her special day, here’s some pics of us gals celebrating Jac becoming Mrs Nolan 😍

Thanks to for the first two photos. Dream vendors! I wish we could go back and do it all again… except for the last photo when Jac popped up behind me and gave me a fright 😂

22/06/2023

Hell yeah she’s “the marrying kind”! Today is THE day that our Jac married her Will.
This will be one for the ages



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31/05/2023

I’m back in Australia but still up to exactly the same shenanigans.

Happy Bachelorette party to x

25/04/2023

I’m currently in the US, so apologies in my email replies are a bit tardy! But I’ll be back soon to marry Brittany & Alex and get back to normal life (because honestly I’m exhausted) ✈️ ♥️ 🇺🇸

30/03/2023

Kayla & Ryan are married AF

They have promised to love the good, & the sometimes crazy bits of each other

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25/03/2023

Pure excitement at my 100th wedding

Kate & Trav are not only the cutest couple, they also have excellent taste in music! We got to catch up last weekend at which was great (but not so great for Trav’s wedding ring which now resides in the dust at Willowbank)

Moments like this make my heart super happy ♥️🎶♥️

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05/01/2023

FIVE - the number of years I’ve been a Celebrant as of today

NINTY-NINE - the amount of couples I’ve legally united in marriage

TEN - the maximum amount of photos I can add to Instagram to celebrate this milestone…

Huge thanks to all my couples, my fellow Cele’s, fellow vendors & everyone who has referred me to their friends/family. Becoming a Celebrant has been one of the biggest joys in my life ♥️

Here’s to the next five x

20/11/2022

Today is National Celebrant Day!

A great way to celebrate is to leave your marriage celebrant a review 😜


Fun moment captured by at .barn when I had the joy of marrying Letesha & Chris. Such a fun ceremony!

You can leave a review here, if you want. No pressure…

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21/10/2022

09/10/2022

What’s missing in these pics?

Me!

When Alyce & Donna walked down the aisle, I was at the side out of sight. When Ryan & Alyce had their first kiss, I was out the way, as well as for their exit.

Because your day is about you. Not me.

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Venue //orchardestate
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10/08/2022

In honour of the Ekka returning, here’s a video .digital took of The Marrying Kind back in the pre-Covid era.
Huge thanks to Roxy Hotten - Celebrant for the kind words! ♥️

25/07/2022

Story time.

In 2018 I was very inebriated at a country music festival (shocking, I know) and I saw Keyana Williamson and Neil sitting together, so I went up to them and told them they should get married, whipped out my business card and said “call me”

And they did, all these years later.

I can’t tell you how happy it makes me to have met these two in such a bizarre way. I hope I know them forever x

23/06/2022

I had the absolute pleasure of collaborating with a fantastic group of wedding vendors, and here’s just a little snippet of the absolute gold we created! I can’t wait to share more with you all x

Below is the amazing wedding dream team:
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Venue (Amy) // .fv
Florals (Bridie) //
Prop hire (Anna) //
Hair (Danika) //
MU (Carly) //
Celebrant (Liz) //
Gown (Aleena) //
Couple //Naomi + Doug

29/05/2022

Jem & Ben - 30 April, 2022

This wedding was as fun as it looks ♥️

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03/05/2022

Mel & Oli handled a last minute venue change (thanks to the floods) like absolute pro’s. How gorgeous is this garden set up? Beautifully captured by

28/04/2022

New headshot, who ‘dis?

Thanks so much to for shooting me at the picnic. What a fabo afternoon!

Huge thanks to , & for being amazing vendors.

11/04/2022

My books are closed for full shebang-a-bang weddings in 2022, my busiest year yet ✨

Don’t fret, if we’re already in contact - I gotchu!

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06/04/2022

I want to live in this moment ✨

Rachel & Peter got married at and thankfully, the super talented of was there to capture all of the special moments

08/01/2022

Happy Anniversary to me!
Four years as a Marriage Celebrant.
Time really does fly when you’re having fun

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