Overview
- About 60–80 guests attended the intimate Canberra ceremony, including senior cabinet ministers Jim Chalmers, Penny Wong, Katy Gallagher and Richard Marles.
- The couple exchanged self‑written vows, with Haydon’s five‑year‑old niece Ella as flower girl and the prime minister’s dog Toto serving as ring bearer.
- Details were tightly held due to privacy and security concerns, with an expanded federal police presence following recent threats to the prime minister’s safety.
- The wedding came after parliament’s final sitting week of 2025, and all costs for the event and honeymoon are being paid privately, according to the prime minister’s office.
- Albanese proposed on Valentine’s Day 2024 on a balcony at The Lodge after the pair delayed larger wedding plans until after Labor’s May election victory.