The Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Jodie Haydon walk down the aisle after getting married on Saturday in Canberra. Photos: Mike Bowers.
Anthony Albanese and his partner of five years, Jodie Haydon, were married Saturday afternoon (29 November) in a small and secret wedding ceremony at The Lodge, in the presence of family and close friends.
They were married by a celebrant from the Central Coast of NSW, and they wrote their own vows.
Among the handful of guests at the wedding were Finance Minister Katy Gallagher, Foreign Minister Penny Wong, Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles and Treasurer Jim Chalmers.
The Prime Minister and Ms Haydon issued a joint statement following the ceremony.
“We are absolutely delighted to share our love and commitment to spending our future lives together, in front of our family and closest friends,” they said.
Mr Albanese is the first PM to get married while in office.
The couple have also expressed their love for Canberra and were delighted to get married in the capital.
Ms Haydon was walked down the aisle by her parents, Bill and Pauline Haydon, to the Ben Folds song ‘The Luckiest’.
Her five-year-old niece, Ella, was the flower girl, and the PM’s dog, Toto, was the ring bearer.
After the ceremony, Mr Albanese and Ms Haydon walked back down the aisle to Stevie Wonder’s ‘Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I’m Yours)’.
Their first dance was to ‘The Way You Look Tonight’ by Frank Sinatra.
Ms Haydon wore a dress by Sydney designer Romance was Born, while the Prime Minister’s suit was from MJ Bale.
The wedding bands are from Cerrone Jewellers in Leichhardt, Sydney.
The witnesses were Ms Haydon’s brother, Patrick Haydon, and Mr Albanese’s cousin, Helen Golden.
Guests were served beer in a special can made by Willie the Boatman, whose brewery is in Sydney’s Inner West.
All expenses related to the wedding event are being paid for privately by Mr Albanese and Ms Haydon.
The couple will go on a honeymoon in Australia from Monday until Friday of next week.
