Real wedding | Jarred Eid with Jodi Weisz | May 2026

Steph & Scott at Longsong, Melbourne

What I remember from Steph and Scott's day:

Scott, already in his bow tie, drink in hand, looking out over the city.
Steph laughing so hard she had to close her eyes.
Her dad walking her through a dark, candlelit room, red roses in her hand.
A grandfather with his head in his hand next to a sleeping baby.
Melbourne at night: the steps, the wet laneways, a tram sliding past.
The long table at Longsong getting louder with every bottle of red, and the DJ playing on until the room was nearly empty.

Overhead view of a packed dark room with a spotlight, a bride in white near the centre of the crowd and tables below.

Groom in white shirt and dark trousers adjusts his collar in a bedroom doorway, a pink framed artwork and bookshelf nearby.

Smiling groom in black waistcoat and white shirt stands with hands clasped in front of a pale sofa and abstract painting.

Black and white photo of an older man in a suit seated with children and a woman on a sofa beside a floor lamp.

Groom in navy suit and bow tie sips from a glass while seated in a wooden armchair beside floor-to-ceiling windows and city towers.

Groom in black tuxedo with a red rose boutonniere holds a champagne flute in front of a pale sofa, a framed painting on the wall.

Strapless white wedding dress hangs on a black rack, framed by a dark curtain and doorway, with warm light in the room beyond.

Woman in black dress styles hair of a seated woman in white in a lounge with white armchairs, guests watching in background.

Black and white photo of groom in tuxedo, glasses on, adjusting his bow tie by a window while a person behind him helps, city view beyond.

Black and white photo of groom in dark suit from behind, reflected in a leaning full-length mirror, with a white chair in the foreground.

Gold chain bracelet and pearl-drop earrings laid out on a black surface, lit from the lower left in warm light.

White pointed slingback heels and a satin clutch on a round black table, with small gold earrings and a ring in warm side light.

Black and white photo of bride with updo laughing and looking down, holding hands with older man in tuxedo, white chair and plant behind.

Man in tuxedo and glasses claps with bride in strapless gown seen from behind, her reflection visible in a full-length mirror on a pale wall.

Bride in fitted strapless gown with thigh-high slit stands by floor-to-ceiling windows, adjusting an earring, with city towers beyond.

Bride in strapless white gown with side slit smiles and looks away, one hand raised near her face, in a neutral room with a potted plant.

Bride in strapless white gown laughs with eyes closed, one hand raised near her veil, beside a cream chair and potted palm.

Older woman with glasses hugs a guest in a red velvet off-shoulder top, both smiling, with a blurred crowd and warm light behind them.

Bride in strapless white gown with an updo and older woman in plum wide-leg outfit face each other beside a pale round column.

Bride in veil leans in to an older woman in dark green lace, who rests a hand on her arm.

Bride in strapless gown holds dark red bouquet and smiles over her shoulder beside a bright window with city towers behind.

Bride in long veil stands in silhouette at floor-to-ceiling window holding a dark bouquet, looking out over city towers in overcast light.

Bride in strapless white gown with a low updo glances sideways and smiles beside a pale column in a dim room.

Black and white portrait of a smiling man in black tie laughing as he reads a card, standing against a stone wall.

Laughing woman in cream blazer and glasses embraces a man in a dark suit on a city footpath, while an older man watches at right.

Man in a navy suit steps out of a dark doorway beneath a green awning on a brick building, carrying papers, with a car parked at left.

Red roses, greenery and two lit candles sit on a brick floor at the base of a dark wall, with warm light glowing from the right.

Woman in a blue dress and guests in foreground face a couple at an altar of white flowers on a terrace, with water and shoreline beyond.

Two boys sit among guests in a dim room, a toddler in floral dress held by a woman in a floral gown at right.

Woman in floral dress holds a toddler while a boy in a light blue shirt sits beside her, an older woman watching at right.

Three women sit at a dark bar in warm, low light, one with glasses and two in black, with another woman partly visible behind them.

Man in dark suit holds a phone to his ear beside a woman in glasses and a green floral top looking at a card.

Black and white photo of a bride with a feather bouquet and a bridesmaid walking out through a doorway onto a city street.

Bride in a veil ascends a warm-lit staircase, a bald groom in a dark suit at top right, a guest in soft focus at the right edge.

Black and white photo of a man in a tuxedo and bow tie standing by tall windows, holding a folder, a woman's shoulder at left.

Black and white photo of a girl in a sequinned dress holding hands with a toddler in braces on a brick floor, guests behind.

Man in a dark suit leans toward a toddler's head while a girl in a red sequinned dress stands beside them, guests blurred behind.

Older man in a grey suit with pink lapel flower stands beside a woman in green floral dress, a dim room behind them.

Smiling older woman in a purple top looks at the camera in a dim room, a man in a blue suit embracing someone behind her.

Bride in strapless gown holds red roses as she walks arm in arm with her father down a brick aisle in a dim, beamed venue.

Bride in strapless gown with side slit smiles and holds red roses while walking beside her father past seated guests.

Black and white photo of two men in dark suits embracing closely in a dim venue as guests watch from behind.

Black and white photo of a groom in bow tie smiling toward a bride seen from behind, with seated guests in the background.

Black and white photo of a bride with a hand raised to her face, laughing beside an older woman holding a phone.

Wide view of a ceremony in a brick-walled room: a bridesmaid in red holds a booklet beside the couple while seated guests watch.

Bald man in a bow tie smiles beside a woman in a purple dress, with seated guests and a photographer in a dim venue behind them.

Grey-haired man rests his head on his hand beside a baby in a grey bag, with other guests in dark suits around them in a dim room.

Black and white photo of guests seated along a bar, one woman with blonde hair smiling, with glasses and bottles visible.

Guests line a brick-floored aisle under paper lanterns as a bride and groom stand at the far end beside a bridesmaid in red.

Man in blue cap and a bald groom in bow tie look toward a veiled bride as a woman in a cream blazer smiles nearby, with cacti behind.

Black and white photo of a groom in dark suit smiling at a bride as they hold hands in a dim room with a window behind.

Older women rest their chins on their hands at a dark bar, lit by warm golden light and a candle in the foreground.

Bride in white gown and groom in navy stand with a bridesmaid in red at a candlelit altar in a dim brick-walled room.

Bride in strapless satin gown covers her face with her hands while the groom in navy suit looks on, with red roses nearby.

Bride in white gown and groom in navy suit face each other at a lectern in a dark room, with a bridesmaid in red standing to the side.

Dark room with guests in silhouette in the foreground as a bride and groom stand at a window-lit ceremony space with a bridesmaid in red.

Bride in a satin gown stands beside a groom in navy suit at a lectern in a dim room, with a bridesmaid in red at right.

Bride in white gown and long veil faces groom in dark suit at the front of a brick-walled room while seated guests watch.

Bride in white gown laughs beside groom in navy suit while a bridesmaid in red dress holds a microphone nearby in front of tall windows.

Close view of hands clasped together, one wearing a floral wristlet, with an older woman in black sleeves reaching in from the right.

Groom in dark suit and bride in strapless white gown embrace and kiss on a brick floor while guests watch around them under warm lighting.

Bride in white veil and gown holds groom in dark suit close during a dance, with guests and a child in the dim room behind.

Smiling man in navy suit with patterned tie stands among applauding guests in a dim room lit by warm light.

Bride and groom in navy suit with bow tie look on as a woman in black signs paperwork at a table by tall windows.

Black and white photo of a laughing bride and groom in a bow tie beside a woman signing documents at a table.

Bride in white veil and groom in dark suit stand beside a table with a lit candle as a woman in glasses signs paperwork.

Bride in white gown and groom in dark suit walk across a dim brick-floored room while guests clap and watch on both sides.

Bride in fitted white gown holds a red bouquet while groom in dark suit raises a glass before a gold curtain under warm light.

Long dining tables with dark linen, place settings and candles sit in a dim room with a backlit timber-slat wall.

Dim dining room with rows of tables and wine glasses seen through a blurred sheer curtain in the foreground, lit by soft amber light.

Close view of a dark-clothed table with wine glasses, small glass bottles, a taper candle and a paper menu in warm, low light.

Bride with red bouquet and groom in dark suit share a kiss while walking down a wet city laneway, brick buildings and trees behind them.

Bride with red bouquet and groom in black tux walk side by side toward the camera down an urban street lined with parked cars.

Bride with red bouquet and groom in dark suit share a close kiss on a city street, soft bokeh of lights and buildings behind them.

Bride and groom embrace beside a black wrought-iron fence under a leafy tree, with a figure standing in the distance on a leaf-strewn path.

Bride with veil lifting behind her and groom in dark suit walk along a leaf-strewn path beside a wrought-iron fence under a large tree.

Bride with red bouquet and groom in black tux and bow tie walk smiling along a path beside a wrought-iron fence and leafy tree.

Bride holding her gown above the footpath and groom in a dark suit walk past an ornate street lamp and a historic building at dusk.

Bride with long veil trailing and groom in dark suit climb wide stone steps of a columned building, the bride glancing back over her shoulder.

Bride and groom share a kiss in front of ornate carved wooden doors framed by stone columns and a lantern on a patterned tiled floor.

Bride in strapless gown and groom in black tux and bow tie stand in front of tall carved doors, looking up under a glowing lantern.

Bride with veil and groom in dark suit embrace at dusk on a patterned tiled floor, a blurred tram behind them under warm lights.

Groom in black tux and bow tie sits on a stone plinth beside a bride in a strapless gown with a veil, under tall columns.

Groom in black tux leans in to kiss a bride in a strapless gown and sweeping veil, her hand on his, against tall stone columns.

Groom in dark suit kisses a bride's hand on a wide road at dusk, a lit historic building behind them.

Bride in white gown and groom in dark suit walk away down a wet cobblestone laneway at night, a woman checks her phone nearby.

Overhead view of a long dinner table with place settings, menu cards and small bottles, a blurred figure passing at the top edge.

Bride and groom stand on a mezzanine overlooking a lantern-lit restaurant, guests seated at long tables below.

Groom in dark suit leans over a railing as the bride's veil trails past, lantern-lit restaurant and diners below.

Groom in black suit bends over a handrail in a dark stairwell while the bride's veil catches light near the doorway.

Overhead view of a brick-walled restaurant, guests crowded around a long table with a bride in white and groom in dark suit.

Two women in dark dresses embrace beside a table of red anthurium flowers, with a man in a white shirt watching at left.

Warm candlelit table with a couple in tuxedo and white dress in soft focus, a man in a dark jacket in the right foreground.

Guests embrace at a restaurant table, a bald man smiling in the foreground beside red flowers and place settings.

Black and white photo of guests seated at round tables, a bald man in a dark jacket with back to camera in the foreground.

Black and white photo of a couple kissing by a bar with shelves of bottles, guests seated at tables in the foreground.

Woman raises a peace sign next to a groom in a dark suit under a rack of wine glasses, guests seated behind.

Bride in white strapless gown stands beside an older woman in a dark green dress as the groom leans in close.

Bride in white stands behind a groom and an older woman seated at a dinner table with wine glasses in front of them.

Black and white photo of an older man in a suit between two women at a table, one of them flashing a peace sign.

Black and white photo of a groom kissing a bride in a white gown while a woman in black laughs beside them near window blinds.

Older man and woman speak at a lectern lit by candlelight, one holding a microphone, against exposed brick walls with guests seated in foreground.

Bride in strapless white dress cradles groom's face at a dinner table, plates and a glass in front of them under warm low light.

Black and white photo of a couple leaning together at a candlelit reception table, glassware and flowers in soft focus, guests blurred behind.

Blurred man walks past a speaker holding a microphone while a bride in white and groom stand behind a candlelit table of guests.

Bride in strapless white gown smiles beside a groom in a dark suit as a woman with glasses speaks into a microphone.

Black and white photo of an older woman laughing beside an older man in glasses and a striped tie at a dinner table.

Black and white photo of a woman with curly hair laughing at a reception table, a seated man and wine glasses blurred behind her.

Man in dark suit embraces a woman holding red wine, while an older man in glasses watches from the right in warm light.

Groom in dark suit kisses bride in pale gown beside a lit candle, with blurred guests and flowers in the foreground.

Black and white wide shot of guests seated at long reception tables, several clapping, one woman in the foreground applauding.

Bride holds a microphone beside groom in black tie, with a lit candle on a round table and exposed brick behind.

Groom in black tie smiles at a bride in white strapless gown beside a candlelit table, with guests seated along the room behind them.

Black and white shot of a bride seen from behind, her hand held by a groom in a dark suit beside a railing.

Black and white photo of a man embracing a smiling woman from behind at a table with wine glasses and a candle.

Hand in a dark sleeve rests on printed pages beside a glass of water and a lit candle, with blurred lights in the background.

Overhead view of a dim dining room with guests seated around long tables lit by candles, bar shelves at upper left.

Wide view of a candlelit room where guests stand clapping along a long table, with a bride and groom raising their arms.

Wide view of a warm candlelit dining room where guests seated at a long table with flowers look toward the front, some clapping.

Red neon Juliet sign glows above a red curtain as a bearded man in a dark suit peers out beside a bald guest.

Glass of golden cocktail with a straw held above a glowing red bar ledge, a dark sleeve in frame and a metal hook beneath.

Black and white photo of an older man in a suit holding a champagne flute beside a blonde woman in the foreground.

Black and white image of a laughing bride in white gown beside a groom in a bow tie holding a glass.

Two-tier white cake with red berry trim sits on a gold stand beside two champagne flutes against dark wood panelling in dim light.

Bride in strapless white gown cuts a small two-tier cake while a groom in a dark suit claps, with maroon balloons behind them.

Groom in dark suit kisses bride in pleated white gown against a wood-panelled wall, with maroon balloons at the edge of frame.

Groom in black tie holds the hand of a bride in a white gown who twirls, while guests watch from along a wood-panelled wall.

Groom in dark suit and bride in white gown embrace closely on the dance floor as guests watch from the wood-panelled room.

Bride in strapless white gown extends her arm while holding a groom's hand, with guests in dark outfits watching from the dance floor edge.

Groom in black tie dips a bride in a white gown backward on the dance floor, with maroon balloons and watching guests behind them.

Groom in black suit lifts bride in white dress mid-spin while guests clap around them beside maroon balloons in a dim wood-panelled room.

Older woman in dark outfit sits raising a hand to her face as guests crowd around her in a bar with pink walls.

Bearded DJ in black t-shirt and glasses works a mixer beside a turntable, lit warm against wood panelling and a gold textured wall.

Slices of layered sponge cake with cream and red berries sit on white rimmed plates on a grey marble surface.

Black and white photo of coupe and stemmed glasses on a round table beside a metal lamp, with a line-drawn geometric mural behind.

Black and white photo of guests dancing in near darkness, a man in glasses and tuxedo mid-frame, a blonde woman in the foreground.

Bald man in white shirt and dark tie holds an amber drink, a bride in a strapless gown behind him in a wood-panelled room.

Grey-haired woman laughs with a hand raised to her cheek, as a bald man in a waistcoat and a smiling woman stand behind her.

Man in white shirt and glasses dances with a glass beside a woman in a white gown at frame edge, gold-framed paintings on wood panelling.

Two men in suits and a woman in a navy top sit on a leather banquette in front of a pink wall with line-drawn art.

Back of a woman's curly auburn hair fills the frame, a man in a grey jacket turned away behind her in a dark room.

Woman with dark hair and gold earrings laughs mid-embrace with a man in a white shirt, against a near-black background.

Woman with long dark hair and a man with a drink glance at each other beside gold-framed paintings on a wood-panelled wall.

Bald man with glasses smiles as he hugs a woman in a purple top, a man in a waistcoat blurred behind them.

Black and white photo of a smiling man in a white shirt and waistcoat embracing an older woman in lace who has her eyes closed.

Woman in floral dress hugs a man in a dark tie and grey-haired woman in a blue floral top, two older men watching behind them.

Woman in glasses and blue velvet dress holds a glass, looking startled, with a seated couple on a dark couch behind her.

Black and white photo of seated guests at a bar, a man in a waistcoat leaning down to speak with an older woman.

Woman in purple satin dress looks sideways from a wooden chair as a bald man rests his head in his hand at a table.

Bald man in a dark patterned waistcoat and a dark-haired man in an open-collar shirt stand close in warm light before a wall of bottles.

Men in suits drink at a dim round table, one standing in a navy suit, while a seated woman in a floral top watches.

Man in dark suit stands beside a woman in a green satin dress who reaches toward his jacket, smiling, in dim warm light.

Woman with auburn hair in a loose blue top stands with her back to the camera facing a round mirror on a wood-panelled wall.

Bride in white slip dress laughs as she dances beside a bald man in a black tuxedo with his arm raised, guests clapping nearby.

Black and white photo of a man in a waistcoat with mouth open, holding a glass and gesturing, with guests dancing and watching behind him.

Bald man in glasses and black tuxedo smiles with eyes closed and one finger raised, a dark room and blurred guests behind him.

Black and white photo of a bride in a high-slit white gown laughing as a man in dark trousers dances beside her.

Man in navy shirt with arms outstretched hugs a silver-haired woman as guests watch under glowing paper lanterns.

Couple in dark suit and white gown embrace in the middle of a dim dance floor while guests clap and watch from the shadows.