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Welcome to Our Wedding

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Samantha and Joel

Mardella Meadows

18 October 2026
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With Our Thanks

Acknowledgements

To our family and our friends that have given us so much love and support over the years, we thank you. For standing beside us on our special day and for all the other days you have brought joy and laughter into our lives, we are incredibly grateful. We look forward to making so many more happy memories with you all, and are overjoyed to be able to share this little slice of our happiness with you. There are of course, a few extra special people that deserve an extra special shout out. Those that were most pivotal to our successes, both in life and on our special day, are so they are made mention of below. Please read on to see the list of some of the most important humans in our lives and our wedding journey.

Giving Thanks To Those we hold dear

To Our Families

To our parents, our grandparents, and our sisters — thank you for all the love and all the years that led us here today. You have all helped shape us, nurture us, and your presence in our lives has given us so many cherished memories. Our lives would be truly unrecognisable without you. To our respective in-laws, Mark, Sarah-Jane, Marie-Anne, Jarrad and Geoff, you have accepted us as part of the family long ago, for which we are both incredibly grateful. And while I am sure we all knew this day would eventually come, we are so excited to be able to share such a tremendous milestone with you all. Today, as we begin our happily ever after, we make official the joining of our families. We give a special thanks to those nearest and dearest in our lives.

Mother of the Bride

  • Sarah-Jane Allsopp

Father of the Bride

  • Mark Allsopp

Mother of the Groom

  • Marie-Anne Leaver

Father of the Groom

  • Geoff Dunstan

Step Father of the Groom

  • Jarrad Leaver

Sisters of the Bride

  • Elizabeth Allsopp
  • Madeleine Allsopp

Sister of the Groom

  • Natasha Leaver

In Addition to Beloved Grandparents of the Bride and Groom

  • Dayrell John Jennings
  • Valerie Anne Jennings †
  • Reginald Cyril (Reg) Allsopp †
  • Anna Maria Theresa (Marianne) Allsopp †
  • Frederick Bruce (Dusty) Miller †
  • Norma Mary Miller †
  • Dayrell James (Darby) Jennings †
  • Florence Margaret (Peggy) Jennings †
  • Elisabeth (Liz) Demetriou †
  • David William Dunstan †
  • Sheila Margaret Dunstan

A thankyou to our beloved bridal party

The Dream Team

Our day is so much more special with you standing beside us.

Bridesmaid

  • Elizabeth Allsopp
  • Natasha Mohamad Hisham

Groomsman

  • Martin Porebski
  • Amirul Bazlee

The Team That Made Our Wedding Day Possible

Our Vendors

A great many hands have gone into planning and accomplishing our special day, so we extend a heartfelt thanks to the professionals that made our day a reality.

Photography

  • Ella Otranto

Videography

  • Chapman Films

Celebrant

  • Ceremonies with Bryanna

Styling & Hire

  • Balora Events

Bridal Party Flowers

  • Wild Heart Flowers

The Dress

  • Luv Bridal

The Suit

  • Institchu

Catering

  • Ultimo

Wedding Cake

  • Robyn's Creative Cakes

String Quartet

  • Dolce Ensembles

DJ & MC

  • ENVY

Beverages

  • Dan Murphy's

Samantha & Joel

Just The Two Of Us

This website was built from scratch by the bride and groom — every page, every photograph and every last line. Much like planning the wedding itself, it has been a labour of love to create, and something we felt was so worth the effort. A sincere thank you to the happy couple, from the happy couple. I know that we will look back at this website and be proud of the wonderful little time capsule that it is. We have worked so very hard together throughout this entire process, and although we would never be crazy enough to plan a wedding again, as we say to one another, "I am glad to be doing it with you". We hope you have enjoyed poking around our wedding website as much as we enjoyed agonising over every little detail, together. We extend so much love and appreciation to all those in our lives. Forever and always, Samantha & Joel.

Now, if you would be so kind:

Bride and Groom Holding Hands
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