People planning to tie the knot with partners in Australia will be granted travel exemptions, paving the aisle for delayed weddings to go ahead.
Long-term prospective marriage visa holders will be eligible for an exemption one year after the date they submitted their visa application.
The change is expected to allow 1600 people to immediately apply to come to Australia.
Until now, fiances have had to meet strict criteria to be eligible for a travel pass because of tight coronavirus border restrictions.
Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews said exemptions needed to be balanced against protecting Australia's health through international border rules.
"Allowing prospective marriage visa holders to apply for an exemption to come to Australia, get married, and start their lives here will bring relief to those whose plans have been disrupted for so long by COVID-19," she said on Wednesday.
"These people have been patiently waiting to reunite with loved ones and I'm pleased I could make this change to allow for their reunification in Australia."
Australian citizens, permanent residents and their immediate family members have been able to enter Australia without an exemption during the border closure.
But many fiances have been stuck overseas despite holding a visa.
