Alyssa & Daniel's Osteria Casuarina wedding review

Osteria Casuarina · Casuarina, New South Wales

30 June 2024

★★★★★

Where do I even start with Jake. He feels like a brother from the moment you meet him. He has this warm and super present feeling about him. He is so prepared and organised that any input he has into your wedding is seamless. He is so flexible on the day yet keeps everything moving as it needs to.

My husband wore Louis Vuitton loafers to our wedding and after a little push from the groomsmen it was decided my husband would do a ‘shoey from the Louie’. Jake orchestrated the guests to gather around the dancefloor, organised with the DJ to play a song which had the words louie louie in it. He’s honestly just a top bloke and you will never regret having him as your celebrant and MC. Do both. He’s so fantastic at what he does. Big love to Jake.

Another thing was that we aren’t religious at all, but Jake being a pastor and writing God bless in his sign offs in his emails had such a wholesome feeling about it all. Both Jake and Lainey are a dream to work with. I wish we could do it all over again.

Photographer: Kaitlin Rees

Music: Michael Vos Music

Stylist: Arctic Fox

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