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Australia's Original Elopement Service.
Would you like vows with that?
Founded March 2020 · Melbourne, Australia · 2,000+ Couples Married
We have been doing this since before it was a thing. Four Melbourne celebrants, a global pandemic, and a very good idea. Since March 2020 we have married couples in parks, laneways, backyards, on beaches, in hospitals, at lookouts, on farms, in cars, at cellar doors, and in drive-throughs. Over 2,000 ceremonies. Every Australian capital city. The United States. And we have never once missed a ceremony.
How It Started — March 2020.
In March 2020 the wedding industry collapsed overnight. Venues closed. Guest limits dropped to zero. Couples who had been planning their weddings for years were told it was not happening. The registry office shut its doors.
Four Melbourne celebrants — Zena, Klara, Kate, and Mel — refused to accept it. The rule was that couples could still legally marry outdoors with minimal numbers. So they came up with something nobody had done before: the couple drives to a park or lookout, a celebrant meets them at the car, a photographer and witness are ready, and the ceremony happens right there — safe, legal, and completely joyful — while the couple stays in their car if they want to.
The name wrote itself. I Do Drive Thru. Would you like vows with that?
The public loved it. The media loved it. Within three months they had celebrant teams operating in every Australian capital city. The business built itself on a simple belief that has never changed — love wins, and getting married should not require a $50,000 budget or a government waiting room.
📰 Vogue Australia — June 2020
Within months of launching, Vogue Australia covered the story with the headline "Couples in Australia can now say 'I do' at a drive-through wedding — Four celebrants launch drive-through weddings." It was the beginning of something that would go much further than any of the founders had imagined.
By 2021 the story had crossed the Pacific. I Do Drive Thru was featured on Pop News on Good Morning America. Then Dunkin' — yes, the American doughnut chain — chose I Do Drive Thru to officiate their Valentine's Day marriage competition in Middletown, New York on February 12, 2021. The winners were married at a Dunkin' drive-through by an I Do Drive Thru celebrant. It is still on the Dunkin' website.
See All Press Coverage →What I Do Drive Thru Is Today.
What started as a COVID pivot became Australia's most recognised elopement service. There have been a few imitations along the way — flattering, really — but I Do Drive Thru remains the original, the largest, and the only truly national and international elopement service built and run by celebrants.
The team now includes a large network of Commonwealth-registered celebrants and professional photographers based locally in every major Australian city and region — from Darwin to Hobart, from Cairns to Busselton and everywhere in between. Every celebrant is fully registered under the Marriage Act 1961. Every photographer is a local professional who knows their city.
And in the United States, I Do Drive Thru operates through idodrivethru.us — offering elopement packages in New York City and beyond, built on the same belief that brought the whole thing to life in a Melbourne park in 2020.
Why Couples Trust Us.
We have done this more than 2,000 times. We have married couples in hospitals when health was a factor. We have married overseas visitors who did not know a single person in Australia and needed us to supply witnesses. We have married people in their 80s making it official after decades together. We have married couples whose kids were on the playground fifty metres away. We have married people in pouring rain, in heatwaves, at sunrise, and at midnight. There is genuinely nothing we have not seen and nothing we cannot handle.
Ready to Get Married Your Way?
From $400. Any location. Any day. 7 days a week. Australia and the USA.
Frequently Asked Questions About I Do Drive Thru
I Do Drive Thru is an Australian elopement service founded in Melbourne in March 2020. We provide legal wedding ceremonies with registered Commonwealth Marriage Celebrants and professional photographers at any location couples choose — from $400. We operate across every Australian capital city and regional areas, and in the United States through idodrivethru.us.
I Do Drive Thru was founded in March 2020 by four Melbourne-based marriage celebrants — Zena, Klara, Kate, and Mel. The concept was created during COVID-19 restrictions as a way to continue legally marrying couples outdoors with minimal contacts. The business went viral within weeks of launching and expanded to a national team within three months.
Yes — completely. All I Do Drive Thru celebrants are registered Commonwealth Marriage Celebrants under the Marriage Act 1961. Every ceremony we conduct is legally valid and identical in legal outcome to any other Australian wedding. We have conducted over 2,000 ceremonies since 2020 with a zero missed ceremony record. We have been featured in Vogue Australia, the Sydney Morning Herald, Good Morning America, and dozens of other publications and broadcasts.
Across all Australian capital cities — Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Perth, Canberra, Darwin, Hobart, and Launceston — plus regional areas including Geelong, the Yarra Valley, the Dandenong Ranges, Cairns, Rockhampton, Busselton, and more. We also operate in the United States through idodrivethru.us, with a focus on New York City elopements.
Celebrant packages start from $400 on Tuesdays. Weekday from $550. Weekend from $650. Photography packages from $400. The Vegas package (up to 10 guests) starts from $400. The Fancy Pants (up to 25 guests) from $600. The Big Kahuna (up to 100 guests) from $800. NOIM lodgement included in every package. Witnesses supplied at $120 each.
Extensively. Coverage includes Vogue Australia (2020), Good Morning America Pop News segment (2021), the Dunkin' Valentine's Day marriage competition (February 2021), Australian Achievers Award (2021), Sunrise, the Today Show, Seven News, Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, ABC News, KRON4 USA, Hit 105, Bay 93.9, Money Magazine, Canberra Weekly, WA Today, and the Urban List. A full press archive is available at idodrivethru.com.au/press.
