About Us

Geelong elopement specialists

We are Jessie and Jake – two mates that LOVE creating beautiful elopement and micro-wedding experiences for our couples. We have an AMAZING team of eight passionate peeps to make it all happen.

You’ll meet Jake for an initial chat to see if you dig what we do.

You’ll book in and be assigned one of our celebrants and one of our photographers.

You’ll meet with Jessie as we organise the legal side of things (paperwork, lodgement dates, all that important stuff) to satisfy all legal requirements.

You’ll have access to both Jessie and Jake throughout your planning. We love to talk elopements/micro-weddings/love!!

Then on the day, your team will rock it and you’ll enjoy every moment.

Back in 2018, mates Jake and Jessie caught up over a coffee (why it was not a cocktail we have no idea) because we had an idea! We wanted to nut out a way of providing relaxed, fun and stress free weddings to couples who weren’t looking for all the bells and whistles of a big wedding. We realised so many couples these days had already started a family, or building a house or saving for something big and the idea of spending an exorbitant amount of $$$ on one day was seeing them put plans on hold or running for the registry office.

So over the course of the next year we concentrated on creating the freshest, juiciest, first of it’s kind elopement experience Geelong has ever seen, and voila!

Big Love Elopements was born!

We kickstarted our biz with our classic 2 Hour package which is still our most favoured flavour to date, and from there we have built on that dream and expanded our empire to create elopement experiences to suit every couple. And because we need more brightness and positive energy in our lives, we’ve since added Ruby, Cal, Zena, Jemma, Chloe and Verity to our team. They are the bomb!

If you’re looking for a no fuss way to celebrate your Big Love, drop us a line here.

Please know that we are supportive of ALL love. LGBTQI+ community – you are SO welcome here.

Celebrants

Our celebrants Jessie, Jemma, Zena and Chloe have the experience, charisma and professionalism required to make your elopement truly amazing.

As some of Geelong’s finest wedding pros, these legends bring all the good vibes and relaxed feels to your day. They have a knack of putting everyone at ease, and doing it all with a smile on their face and a laugh at the ready.

Photographers

Our photographers, Jake and Vez, bring the perfect balance between candidly capturing your day as it unfolds whilst providing enough instruction throughout so that you feel comfortable in all of your photos. Firm believers that your day is too important to bring any awkward BS into the fold. No forced 80’s prom photos here; these two will have you laughing and enjoying your time in front of the camera, so that you enjoy your elopement photos for the rest of your life.

Videography

Our videographer Ruby is the perfect addition to your captured memories. Your wedding day won’t be slow-paced and boring, so neither should your wedding film be!

Your day is all about you two celebrating your love and having the best time ever; that’s the magic Ruby loves to capture!

When you watch your film we want you to laugh, cry, get goosebumps and feel all those feels.

Live music

Cal Young is Geelong’s superstar wedding muso KING. Cal’s favourite kind of gig involves stripping it all back, to guitar & vocals and a nice battery powered speaker and heading to a forest, beach, mountain top or anywhere picturesque. There’s just something about live music which really adds a special layer to any celebration.

Need any additional services? Here’s our friends.

These are the peeps that we love, and use to help us create our epic elopements. You don’t HAVE to use these people, but they come with big recommendations from us! Feel free to message them directly, and tell them you’re planning a Big Love Elopement!

If you’re getting married out of Geelong, ask us directly so we can provide local recommendations as we looooove to support local. But this crew is our go-to!

DOG SITTING (bring your dog to your elopement!)

Karryn from The Wedding Sitter

FLORISTS

Peony & Weasel Flower Co

The Posie Place (Rach is SO lovely)

As Daisy Does

CATERING

Go as local as possible! For Geelong, we love Soft Catering for food, and Boutique Event Co for drinks!

TRANSPORT (so you don’t have to drive yourselves)

Coastal Chauffeurs

VENUES

We have a whole section on this, which you can find here.

HAIR/MUA

Cassandra de Bruin Hair & Makeup

Crew Faced

Otway Beauty Co

RINGS/JEWELLERY

Ernest & Joe

"We cannot thank them enough!"

Highly recommend Big Love Elopements! Jesse is so down to earth, made our ceremony amazing with her sense of humour and beautiful words. Best celebrant we could have asked for! Jake, our photographer was amazing, made the whole process fun, not staged but so natural and beautiful. Amazing artistic ability and now we have beautiful moments captured that will be cherished forever. We cannot thank them enough!

- Mel and Suzie

"Their souls felt like ones we had known for years"

Jessie, Jake & Ruby made our elopement greater than we could ever imagine. To be able to spend our special day with them was such a privilege. Their souls felt like ones we had known for years. Jessie’s ceremony script was perfect, couldn’t have changed a word. Jake’s photos made us cry for hours capturing our special day perfectly. And Ruby’s videos are constantly on repeat, our favourite movie ever. The process was so easy and would recommend to absolutely everyone.

- Hannah and Steven

"Fun, and stress free"

We cannot recommend Big Love Elopements enough! Jessie and Jake created the perfect day and their laid back vibe was exactly what we wanted. They made the whole process very enjoyable, fun, and stress free, which are what elopements should be :)

- Holly and Glen

"Big Love Elopements had us feeling like super stars"

Jessie, Jake and the team made our elopement the most perfect day! Everything went off without a hitch and no request was too much for the team. Even though we didn't want a big ordeal or a traditional wedding, Big Love Elopements had us feeling like super stars. Could not recommend them enough!!

- Candace and Cameron

"As soon as we met Jessie and Jake it felt like we were old friends"

We love Jessie and Jake! We were planning a big wedding and it just didn’t feel right. As soon as we saw our fav celebrant and photographer come together in the this amazing venture we just knew that this is meant to be! The whole process was a dream and so straightforward. They made us feel so special and happy the whole day. It truly was the best day of our lives and it’s all because of these two amazing beautiful people!!!!! We cannot recommend them enough.

- Emma and Lachy

"We asked for chilled and that’s exactly what this duo delivered"

Their enthusiasm and ability to make you feel at ease really shows they are perfect at what they do but also truely love what they do. Could not recommend Big Love Elopements enough! We asked for chilled and that’s exactly what this duo delivered . Thank you both so much.