Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his new wife Jodie Haydon walk together during their wedding ceremony in Canberra on 29 November, 2025. Photo: AFP / MIKE BOWERS
- Anthony Albanese has married his partner of five years, Jodie Haydon, at a private ceremony at The Lodge, the PM's official residence in Canberra.
- He is the first Australian prime minister to wed while in office.
- The wedding plans, including the date and location, were kept top secret due to potential security and disruption concerns.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has married his partner of five years, Jodie Haydon, in a secret, private ceremony at The Lodge.
Albanese is the first Australian prime minister to get married in office, after proposing to Haydon on Valentine's Day last year.
The prime minister and Haydon were married by a celebrant from NSW's Central Coast, and they wrote their own vows.
"We are absolutely delighted to share our love and commitment to spending our future lives together, in front of our family and closest friends," Albanese and Haydon said in a joint statement.
The wedding plans, including the date and location, were kept top secret due to potential security and disruption concerns.
Haydon was walked down the aisle by her parents, Bill and Pauline Haydon, to Ben Folds' The Luckiest.
Her five-year-old niece, Ella, was the flower girl, and the prime minister's dog, Toto, was the ring bearer.
The bride wore a dress by Sydney designer Romance Was Born, while Albanese's suit was from MJ Bale.
The wedding bands were from Cerrone Jewellers in Leichhardt, Sydney.
Custom made beer cans are seen during the wedding ceremony for Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his new wife Jodie Haydon in Canberra on 29 November, 2025. Photo: AFP / MIKE BOWERS
Haydon's brother, Patrick Haydon, and the prime minister's cousin, Helen Golden, were witnesses.
After the ceremony, Albanese and Haydon walked back down the aisle to Stevie Wonder's Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours).
Their first dance was set to be to The Way You Look Tonight by Frank Sinatra.
Notable guests in attendance included cabinet ministers Jim Chalmers, Penny Wong, Katy Gallagher and Richard Marles, and actor Rhys Muldoon.
Guests were served beer in custom cans made by Willie the Boatman, an Inner West Sydney brewery.
The ABC understands all expenses related to this event are being paid for privately by Albanese and Haydon.
The prime minister and Haydon will go on a honeymoon in Australia from Monday until Friday of next week.
Wedding held off until after election
Plans for the wedding had been put on hold until after the May election, with Albanese also revealing in June that the couple had planned to honeymoon for two months had he not been reinstalled as prime minister.
The pair met at a business dinner in 2020 while Albanese was opposition leader.
Haydon has previously recounted realising she was in love with the Labor leader after he was involved in a serious car accident in 2021.
She has featured during both Albanese's 2022 and 2025 election campaigns and accompanied the prime minister to high-profile events, including the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II and a 2023 White House state dinner hosted by former US president Joe Biden.
Notable guests in attendance included cabinet minister Jim Chalmers. Photo: ABC / supplied
Albanese proposed at The Lodge following a 2024 Valentine's Day dinner at Canberra restaurant Italian and Sons, posting a picture the following day on social media with the caption, "She said yes".
Months later, Albanese sparked questions about his longevity in politics after buying a AU$4.3 million (NZ$4.9m) clifftop property overlooking the ocean on the Central Coast, where Haydon grew up.
He told media at the time Haydon was a "proud coastie" and "when your relationship changes, your life changes" but that he intended to be in his current job for a "very long" time.
He was reinstalled as prime minister after Labor won the May election with a thumping majority.
The wedding is Albanese's second, after his 19-year marriage to his first wife, former NSW politician Carmel Tebbutt, ended in 2019.
Penny Wong was on the guest list for Anthony Albanese's wedding to Jodie Haydon. Photo: ABC / supplied
He has one son, Nathan, from his previous marriage.
Leader of the opposition Sussan Ley congratulated the couple.
"Congratulations to Anthony and Jodie! I wish them every happiness as they continue building their lives together," she said.
- ABC
