In this episode of Cut the Cake, we take a step back and share how we each transitioned from large-scale event management into the wedding world — and why those early careers shaped everything we do now.

Working on major events taught us that logistics are the backbone of any successful experience. Timelines matter. Communication matters. Guest experience matters. When we entered the wedding industry, we brought that same discipline with us — but paired it with creative freedom and a more intimate, personal focus.

We unpack the philosophy behind our businesses: collaborative planning, intentional design and weddings that reflect the couple rather than the latest trend cycle. From countryside celebrations to custom signage moments, we believe the magic sits in the detail — and in the way every moving part connects.

Throughout the conversation, we explore how large-scale event thinking translates into weddings of all sizes. How adaptability keeps things calm when plans shift. And why collaboration between vendors creates a stronger, more cohesive celebration overall.

This episode is a look behind the curtain — at our journey, our values and the ecosystem that makes a wedding truly work.

About Melanie
Mellyrain Creative is a wedding planning and styling company and we specialize in designing luxe countryside weddings across regional Victoria. As the head wedding planner and stylist at Mellyrain Creative, her team continues to grow and assist in styling design as well as wedding day coordination and execution of styling set ups at weddings all over Victoria. Prior to weddings Mel worked in sport and entertainment events in Melbourne and she is obsessed with her golden retriever pup Duncan who you’ll see on the gram from time to time. Mel love's to call country Victoria her happy place so when she's not working, you’ll still find me exploring new places, mostly something with mountains as a backdrop.

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About Tania
Tania is an award nominated, coffee obsessed lover of love, and all round stationery nerd... & that is why she started the Event Wanderer Co. After years wrangling Ballkids at the Australian Open, she stepped into the world of weddings and turned her hand to design, combining a love of stationery with today's modern design and printing techniques to bring her biz baby to life. Tania's speciality is all things stationery and signage and also understanding the stress that event and wedding planning can bring and she's here to help you navigate the chaos of the journey.

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