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love.

Now it’s not every day you win your dream wedding in a tropical paradise, these frantic and scary times, Jayde knew Harri was the one for him.
but Harri and Jayde Theodore did just that! Thankful their family had survived this experience, he wasted no time
Meet Jayde, a boy from Tomakin, New South Wales and Harri, a girl from with a proposal. As with many, Covid-19 had other plans for the engaged
Mallacoota, Victoria. Jayde, the groom explained how they found each couple. Jayde’s regular work dried up and the couple was forced to put
other in the opening words of his wedding speech. their wedding plans on hold.
“The first time I met Harri,” says Jayde, “her friend Kirsty introduced us When Jayde’s sister Bloss suggested that they enter a competition to win
at the Mallacoota pub. It was a brief hi and that was it before she scurried a wedding in Port Douglas, they thought they had nothing more to lose.
away. The second time I met Harri she was talking with her friends about Though different to their original plans, Jayde had a good feeling about
things I can’t say out loud,” he laughs. “I liked the sound of what she it and they decided to enter a video. Reliving some of their most difficult
had said so I held my hand out and said, ‘Hi, I’m Jayde’.” Harri shook times, the entry was filled with raw emotion, and it is easy to see why the
his hand, her reply was colourful and “not for all ears,” but to Jayde, “it judging panel deemed their family (along with 50 lucky guests) such a
sounded like a challenge!” deserving winner of a $60,000 dream wedding package to Port Douglas.
Six months later, and third time lucky, the pair crossed paths at a BBQ. Receiving the call from the team at Port Douglas Wedding & Hire
Harri re-introduced herself and soon after the pair were arm in arm and (PDW&H), tears of disbelief followed. After a quick call to Harri’s mum,
haven’t been apart since. “I love you babe!” Jayde exclaims. the couple were so thankful for the win and some newfound fortune,
Their tropical wedding followed a tragic year of events which saw the that in true “Harri & Jayde style” they celebrated with family and friends.
pair endure the Black Summer bushfires, with Jayde’s two young sons “As soon as PDW&H sent me through a list of the generous vendors
Ari and Maximus. Witnessing the loss of family homes, Jayde being everyone emailed congratulating us, it was just so lovely,” Harri laughs.
hospitalized with extreme dehydration, losing communication during “I then spent the next year stalking everyone on Instagram to get to
know their vibe and what would work for us.