Welcome to the wedding information site for Paula and Jonathan’s wedding.
We have provided the key details for your reference.
Date and Time
Our wedding will be held at 11.30am on Saturday, 22 March 2025.
We are having a morning wedding ceremony followed by a lunch time wedding reception.
The reception will finish at 5pm.
Please fill out the RSVP below to let us know if you can join us.
RSVP
Ceremony
The Wedding Ceremony will be held at 11.30am at the John Avery Gardens, 16 Kendall Avenue, New Acton ACT
There will be limited seating and it will be reserved for immediate family and older attendees.
Confetti is not allowed at the venue but rose petals are a good alternative.
Wedding Reception
Following the Wedding Ceremony, we would like you to help us celebrate at Parlour Dining.
We will be having a stand up cocktail reception which will include some drinks and lunch time nibbles.
Once we have finalised the menu we will add it here for your reference.
Dress Code
Our dress code is DRESS TO IMPRESS.
Wear what makes you feel good, noting that we are having a garden wedding ceremony, stilettos may sink into the ground, and at our cocktail reception you will be standing, moving around and sitting some of the time.
High heels and ties are not essential.
Map of New Acton
For your convenience, below is a link to the New Acton Map. It shows the John Avery Gardens, Parlour and Car Parking locations.
Parking
There is underground (2.10 metre high) paid parking (Wilsons Parking) underneath the Nishi Building oper 24/7. $35 per day.
There are 130 outside paid parking near the John Avery Gardens. Max $23 per day.
Hotels
There are a few hotels within in close walking distance to our wedding location.
Peppers Gallery Hotel
Peppers Gallery Hotel Canberra
15 Edinburgh Avenue
New Acton ACT 2601
Ovolo Nishi
Ovolo Nishi
NewActon Precinct
25 Edinburgh Avenue
Canberra ACT 2601
Ovolo Nishi
BreakFree Capital Tower
BreakFree Capital Tower Canberra
2 Marcus Clarke Street
Canberra ACT 2601
Gifts & Wishing Well
We really do have more than we need :-)
While gifts are appreciated we are very happy
to simply enjoy celebrating our wedding with you.
We recognise for some, gift giving is an important part of celebrating so below are a couple of links to stores that we like.
Alternatively on the day we will have a wishing well if people would prefer to contribute.
Bison also has physical stores in Canberra.
Please feel free to select something more personal if you prefer.
Thank You
Thank you for joining us to celebrate our wedding.
We look forward to sharing our love and happiness with you on our special day.
Love,
Paula and Jonathan
Updated January 2025
Paula and Jonathan