Sam Kerr’s Matildas team-mates have paid their congratulations to their captain, after the Australia striker married former West Ham and USA star Kristie Mewis in a surprising ceremony in her hometown of Perth on New 12 months’s Eve.
Footage from the marriage have been rising on-line over the weekend, with Kerr and Mewis additionally sharing a number of snaps of themselves celebrating their massive day on Instagram.
Mewis sparkled through the ceremony, carrying a glittery white corset that got here as much as her thigh and a pair of white heels. She wore a clear robe excessive of the corset, which featured slivers of glittery sequined materials that ran down the size of the costume.
The previous USA worldwide was sharing a kiss along with her new spouse, Kerr, after the ceremony had concluded, with the Matildas captain carrying a black tuxedo with a white boutonniere.
In one other snap, the Aussie famous person was seen selecting the previous West Ham United midfielder up onto her shoulders, earlier than the pair danced with their visitors.
Over 100 individuals attended the beautiful Dionysus Villa in Perth’s Swan Valley for the ceremony, with visitors first arriving on the Crown Towers resort in Burswood earlier than being transported half-hour north-east to the Venetian manor.
Sam Kerr and her Matildas team-mates beamed with delight as they celebrated their captain’s marriage ceremony (Pictured again R-L: Alanna Kennedy, Caitlin Foord, Katie McCabe, Emily Van Egmond. Pictured entrance L-R: Steph Catley, Mackenzie Arnold, Sam Kerr)
Van Egmond (left) and Kennedy (proper) each dazzled as they chatted earlier than the night ceremony
Mewis and Kerr have been married on the beautiful Dionysus Villa in Perth’s Swan Valley, with the soccer stars lining up for a fast picture (Pictured L-R: Van Egmond, Kennedy, Catley, Arnold, Foord, McCabe)
Kerr’s worldwide team-mates had flown in from all around the globe to have a good time their skipper’s marriage ceremony, with Steph Catley, Caitlin Foord, Emily Van Egmond, Alanna Kennedy, and Mackenzie Arnold all pictured smiling for pictures.
The ceremony happened within the entrance courtyard of the Dionysus Villa, with visitors taking a seat to observe the footballing energy couple tie the knot on the entrance garden.
Kerr walked down the aisle along with her seven-month-old son Jagger, with Mewis holding again the tears, having beforehand predicted that this a part of the ceremony ‘was going to be gut-wrenching’ for her.
‘I’ll sob when that occurs,’ Kristie had additionally informed the Mewis Squared podcast within the days previous the marriage. Jagger had additionally been carrying an identical tuxedo that matched the identical one his mum Kerr was carrying.
The Chelsea striker, who made her long-awaited return to the soccer pitch after overcoming an ACL harm in September, then gave her son to her dad, Roger, in order that she may recite her marriage ceremony vows.
Kerr held Mewis’ arms and grinned, earlier than the smitten couple stated ‘I do’.
Friends cheered and applauded them as they walked again down the aisle earlier than sharing a kiss.
Van Egmond (left) was additionally seen grooving alongside saxophonist Tom Greble (proper)
The footballers had arrived on the Crown Towers lodge in Perth earlier than they have been transported to the venue by bus (Pictured L-R: McCabe, Arnold, Kennedy. Van Egmond, prime)
Catley (left) and Van Egmond (proper) each surprised as they posed for a selfie on the coach. The marriage visitors have been required to decorate in all-black outfits for the ceremony
It was a searing scorching day in Perth, with temperatures rising to round 35 levels. Members of the marriage get together have been seen ducking for shade, whereas a number of the Matildas stars sheltered from the blistering scorching solar underneath parasols.
The footballers congregated in a gaggle outdoors the stately Venetian villa, which was offered in 2021 for between $2,785,000 – $3,240,000.
The group have been seen clinking glasses collectively and chatting, earlier than mingling with different members of the get together, who all wore black outfits as a part of the costume code.
Van Egmond, who wed her accomplice, Kat Thompson, final 12 months, surprised in a black tuxedo full with a bow tie.
Catley, Foord and fellow Arsenal star Katie McCabe all dazzled in black robes. Kennedy and Arnold wore black trousers, with the previous carrying a corset with a keyhole lower out in her midriff. Arnold donned a black waistcoat.
The footballers posed for a number of images in entrance of the Dionysus villa, showcasing the villa’s grand pilasters and arches on its entrance entrance.
In one other snap, the group have been seen strolling behind their captain, Kerr, down a flight of stairs, with the Australian striker smiling as she spoke with different visitors on the villa.
Van Egmond printed a number of photos of the group on her Instagram account, writing: ‘The very best day celebrating Kerr Mewis’.
Catley additionally printed a slideshow of photographs, earlier than hailing the joyful couple: ‘Sam & Kristie,’ she wrote, including a ‘white love-heart’ emoji.
Arnold (left) and Catley (proper) additionally stopped for a fast selfie on the grounds of the beautiful Dionysus Villa
Arnold, Foord and Kennedy (left-to-right), additionally posed for pictures in entrance of a good looking flower association
Sam Kerr’s dad, Roger (centre) had performed an necessary position within the ceremony, strolling Kerr and her child boy Jagger down the aisle, earlier than taking care of the seven-month-old as his mother and father stated their vows. He posed for pictures with a number of members of the Matildas squad
Because the solar started to set on the beautiful Swan Valley venue, the get together obtained underway, with Van Egmond seen dancing subsequent to a saxophonist, Tom Greble, on the entrance garden of the stately villa.
She and Kennedy additionally posed for a fast picture subsequent to a set of DJ decks, located within the entrance courtyard.
Van Egmond, Arnold and Kennedy additionally stopped for an image with Kerr’s dad, Roger, who matched Kerr, carrying a suave three-piece tuxedo that additionally had a white flower affixed to his lapel.
Forward of the night, Mewis turned into a plain white corset and skirt, which once more featured a clear robe that overlaid her skirt.
An extended desk had been set out within the centre of the courtyard, with a number of smaller spherical tables positioned round it, with visitors sitting down for dinner.
Day by day Mail has additionally seen what was on the drinks menu, with visitors capable of pattern a tasty vary of cocktails, which included Moscow mules and spicy margaritas.
Fizzy choices have been additionally accessible, together with Pol Roger Brut champagne and Felix Idee Fixe.
For wine, Forest Hill Riesling, Shaw and Smith Sauvignon Blanc have been all on the menu, with visitors additionally capable of pattern a variety of beers and ales.
The Matildas stars partied into the night, with a dance ground being arrange on the property’s entrance courtyard (Pictured L-R: Catley and Arnold)
The property was offered again in 2021, with RealEstate.com reporting that the villa, which was inbuilt 1976, was offered for between $2,785,000 – $3,240,000
One of many bogs even has a tiled mosaic of French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte
The inside rooms of the property exude grandeur, with the embossed ceilings and oak flooring including to the posh really feel of the property
The footballers are very candid with regards to sharing insights into their lives on social media
On Tuesday, Mewis (pictured) and Kerr appeared to host a drinks reception for his or her visitors
The Matildas star and her accomplice are understood to have first crossed paths whereas enjoying for competing golf equipment within the Nationwide Ladies’s Soccer League in the US in 2019
After the dinner concluded, the tables have been cleared and visitors congregated on a chequered dance ground.
Kerr and Van Egmond have been then seen dancing whereas on one other member of the marriage get together’s shoulders.
Kerr and Mewis had stayed within the Crown Towers prime suite for 4 nights, and on Saturday, have been seen jetting again to London with their son Jagger.
They’d shared a number of snaps of the beautiful view over the Swan River from the penthouse suite, whereas thanking Crown for his or her keep.
The pair arrived at Perth airport with a mountain of baggage on Saturday, with Kerr jetting again to the UK to organize for Chelsea’s upcoming Ladies’s Tremendous League conflict in opposition to Mewis’ former aspect West Ham on January 11.
Kerr and Mewis met again in 2019. The Chelsea star has beforehand revealed that Mewis had ‘slid into her DMs’.
They wouldn’t meet in individual till a number of months later, because of Covid-19 restrictions.
After each appeared for rival groups on the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, Kerr and Mewis introduced their relationship publicly earlier than getting engaged in 2023.
They welcomed their child boy, Jagger, in Might 2025.
