Mellyrain Creative is a destination wedding planning and styling studio founded by Melanie in 2018. Based in Victoria, the studio plans weddings across Australia and internationally. Before weddings, Melanie coordinated major events for Paul McCartney, The Australian Open and Sia. Mellyrain Creative's work has been featured in Vogue Australia and The Bridal Journey.
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Hi, I'm Melanie. If you're looking for a wedding planner who will not only collaborate with you to curate your celebration, but genuinely become your trusted adviser throughout the entire journey, you're in the right place.
More than alleviating the mental load, working with Mellyrain Creative means you invite guidance, direction and clarity into your process. Your vision, personal style and values become an actionable blueprint. Beautifully bespoke, artfully executed, unmistakably you.
From full-service planning and in-house floral design to custom stationery and complete styling, every detail is curated and executed by one devoted team, so your wedding day is entirely cohesive, and you never have to brief the same vision twice.
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We curate effortlessly elegant destination weddings across Australia
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Mellyrain Creative works with couples planning destination weddings across Victoria, New South Wales and the wider Australian region. Whether you have a venue secured or are still searching, the team brings deep regional knowledge, a trusted vendor network and genuine creative expertise to wherever your celebration takes place. Favourite venues include Alora in the Macedon Ranges, Stones of the Yarra Valley, Mount Mitchell Estate, Brolga Hill Estate in Daylesford, Feathertop Estate in Bright and properties across the Mornington Peninsula, though discovering somewhere new together is always welcomed.
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How long has Mellyrain Creative been operating?
Mellyrain Creative was founded by Melanie in 2018. It began with a single client, her brother's wedding, and has grown into a full-service destination wedding planning and styling studio, now taking on 20 couples per year across Victoria, New South Wales and the wider Australian region.
What does it feel like to work with Mellyrain Creative?
Couples consistently describe working with Mellyrain Creative as feeling like having a knowledgeable, calm and genuinely invested friend guiding them through the process. Melanie becomes your trusted adviser, available to answer questions, provide honest intel, and manage every logistical detail so you can focus on enjoying your engagement. The goal is for planning to feel exciting rather than overwhelming.
Who is Melanie from Mellyrain Creative?
Melanie is the founder and director of Mellyrain Creative, a destination wedding planning and styling studio based in Victoria, Australia. She has been planning weddings since 2018 and personally leads all Plan and Plan + Style weddings. Before founding Mellyrain Creative, Melanie coordinated major events for Paul McCartney, The Australian Open and Sia.
Has Mellyrain Creative's work been published or featured anywhere?
Yes. Mellyrain Creative's work has been featured in Vogue Australia and The Bridal Journey. The Vogue Australia feature covered the wedding of Madi Wilson and Matt Short, planned and styled by Melanie and the team at a private property in Portsea, Victoria.
Is Mellyrain Creative the right fit if I'm a control freak?
Yes! And many of Mellyrain Creative's couples say exactly this before booking. The planning process is deeply collaborative. You're involved in every key decision, with Melanie providing the expert guidance, honest feedback and vetted options to make those decisions feel clear and confident. Rather than handing control over, you gain a trusted adviser who helps you exercise it more effectively.
What is Melanie's background before wedding planning?
Before weddings, Melanie managed major events at the highest level, including international tours for Paul McCartney, The Australian Open and performances for Sia. She applies the same logistical precision, attention to detail and calm under pressure to every wedding she plans. It's this background that sets Mellyrain Creative apart from a traditional wedding planning studio.
How does Melanie approach the planning process?
Melanie's approach is built on open, honest and candid communication. No fluff, no trends for the sake of trends. Every planning journey begins with understanding exactly who you are as a couple, what matters most to you, and what you want your celebration to feel like. From there, your vision is mapped into a clear, actionable blueprint and executed with precision by the Mellyrain Creative team.
Can Mellyrain Creative work with us if we live interstate or overseas?
Absolutely. Mellyrain Creative works with couples based across Australia and internationally, including London and Los Angeles. All planning consultations are conducted via Google Meet, and the team manages every vendor, logistics detail and creative element remotely and on the ground. So distance is never an obstacle to a beautifully curated celebration.
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If you're a couple who values expertise over ego, truth over trends, and creating memories that grow more meaningful with time, then we're the ones you've been searching for. It's time to curate your destination wedding in its most intentional form.
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