Every wedding is quoted after a first conversation. These are where each package starts.
For couples who want it handled, start to finish.
You’ve booked the big pieces. We help with the rest.
You plan it. We take over and run the day itself.
Weddings outside Greater Sydney include travel at cost. Sample prices, in Australian dollars, GST included.
We’re a small Sydney team planning around twenty weddings a year, from the harbour to the Hunter and down the South Coast. That number is deliberate: it means we answer your emails the same day and know every supplier on your run sheet by name.
Some couples hand us everything. Others have done most of it and want someone steady on the day. Either way, you get the same planner from first call to final farewell.
— The Halden team
Couples’ names are kept private. Here’s what we were working with.
Pittwater · Garden ceremony
Ceremony on the lawn at four, canapés on the jetty, dinner in a marquee we had to fit between two old figs.
Hunter Valley · Among the vines
An autumn ceremony between the vines, then a long lunch in the cellar door. Two buses from Newcastle, both on time.
South Coast · On the headland
We weighted every arrangement, moved the vows forward half an hour, and had the indoor plan ready. Didn’t need it.
Southern Highlands · The barn
A winter wedding with fires lit at both ends. We handled the hire, the styling and the late-night shuttle back to Bowral.
A typical full-planning timeline. Shorter engagements work too; we compress it.
Budget, guest numbers and a feel for the day. We shortlist venues and visit them with you.
Photographer, florist, caterer, music. We brief each one and keep every contract in one place.
Final numbers, seating, run sheet. Every supplier gets the same timings, down to the minute.
Rehearsal, weather check, deliveries booked. You hand us the boxes and stop thinking about it.
First on site, last to leave. You’ll see us only when you need to.
We only take a couple of weddings each weekend. Pick a date to see if it’s free, then tell us a little about the day.
Choose a date above.
Yes. We keep a short list of photographers, florists, caterers, celebrants and musicians we’ve worked with more than once, across a range of budgets. We’ll suggest two or three for each role and you choose. If you already have someone in mind, we’re happy to work with them.
No. We don’t take supplier commissions or referral fees. Our only income is the fee you pay us, so a recommendation is just that.
Sample policy statement for this demonstration site.
Every outdoor wedding we plan has a wet-weather plan written into the run sheet from the start, not the week before. We confirm marquee or indoor holds with the venue, set a decision time (usually 10am the day before), and tell every supplier the same thing at once.
For full planning, twelve to eighteen months is ideal. Spring Saturdays go first. For on-the-day coordination, three to six months is usually fine, though it’s worth checking your date sooner.
Often. The Hunter Valley, Southern Highlands, Blue Mountains and South Coast are all regular for us. Travel and accommodation are added at cost, and we’ll quote them up front.