Hi, I am Alana The Homegrown Celebrant based in Gippsland, Victoria.

Becoming a marriage celebrant was always one of those bucket list things I always talked about doing but normal everyday life and career would get in the way and it was something that was always put on the back-burner.

When I was on maternity leave with my son I had one of those light bulb moments of ‘I want to do something meaningful and creative in life’ so 8 week old baby in tow I took the leap and started studying to become a marriage celebrant (insert classic ‘and I haven’t looked back since’ sentence’.)

I love to travel having backpacked overseas for a huge chunk of my 20’s

I am obsessed with CrossFit

I enjoy a good overnight hike or camping weekend away

I am a lactose intolerant who can’t say no to cheese platter

I walked down the aisle in 2018 to ‘Follow the Sun by Xavier Rudd’

I love all things weddings and events having studying event management at university so I could sit and talk all things weddings for hours

I fall into the category of ‘Tears up every time a bride walks down the aisle’

I grew up in Gippsland and whilst I have left and come back many times, I just keep coming back to Gippsland … because well its beautiful and I love it, the beach and the mountains what more could anyone want. And whilst I will travel anywhere for a wedding, I am a big believer in promoting and supporting our local Gippsland region as a wedding destination.

I am natural down to earth person.


I love all things green and outdoors. I really enjoy meeting new people with a smile and being really welcoming to everyone and new experiences.