Pia & Kelsey, Ben Huon Manor

Pia and Kelsey’s wedding was designed around one clear priority, the guest experience. With an intimate group of 25, every moment was considered, allowing the day to unfold in a way that felt relaxed, immersive and quietly indulgent. Ben Huon Manor in Robertson.

The Setting

Guests arrived to a circular ceremony, creating a sense of closeness from the very beginning. A live string quartet set the tone, soft and atmospheric, allowing the space and surroundings to speak without distraction.

The Experience

Following the ceremony, guests moved onto the lawn for cocktail hour where the energy gently lifted. A pianist and violinist carried the music through, while a chef-led deli bar and roaming canapés created a more interactive style of dining. Custom cocktails were served throughout, adding a personal layer to the experience.

The Details

With a guest list of 25, the focus shifted from scale to depth. Every element was designed to be experienced up close, from the live music transitions through to the way each course was served.

The result was a celebration that felt personal without being overworked, elevated without losing its sense of ease.

Jess & Tom at Tom’s family estate in Mulgoa

There’s a particular kind of magic that happens when a wedding takes place on land that means something. Jess and Tom didn’t need a venue — they had one. A private family estate in Mulgoa, rolling rural landscape as far as the eye could see, and a tennis court just waiting to become something extraordinary.

The brief was clear from the beginning: Slim Aarons. Sun-drenched, effortlessly glamorous, the kind of afternoon that looks like it was styled by someone who genuinely didn’t try. The cocktail hour delivered exactly that. Guests gathered poolside in the October warmth, peach tones catching the light against the deep green of the surrounding landscape, a pairing so natural it felt inevitable.

The transformation of the tennis court was the centrepiece of the day. A large-scale marquee build, fully draped, beautifully considered, and designed to feel like it had always belonged there. For 200 guests it needed to feel intimate, and it did. Every detail inside was calibrated to the palette:  florals by Ivy Lane threading through the tablescapes, linens and lighting working together to create something warm, layered and distinctly personal.

The White Tree kept the energy alive from the first note to the last dance — the kind of live band that reads a room and responds to it. Katering delivered on the food and service, and Loveday’s Ivy captured every moment with the same quiet precision that defined the day itself.

A family estate, a tennis court, a pool and a peach October sky. Jess and Tom set the tone, we just made sure everything else matched it.