‘It felt like dad was with us’: Bindi Irwin and Chandler Powell open up their private wedding album as they pose for the cover of People magazine
Bindi Irwin and her husband, Chandler Powell, have shared new details about their intimate wedding ceremony at Australia Zoo last Wednesday.
Appearing on the front cover of People, the newlyweds explained how they had paid tribute to Bindi’s late father, Steve ‘The Crocodile Hunter Irwin, at the ceremony.
Steve died in September 2006 at the age of 44 after being pierced in the chest by a stingray barb while filming a wildlife documentary in Batt Reef, Queensland.
‘It felt like dad was with us’: Bindi Irwin has told People magazine how she and Chandler Powell paid tribute to her late father, Steve ‘The Crocodile Hunter’ Irwin, at their wedding last week
Happily every after! The newlyweds posed with a koala on the cover of People magazine
‘We had dad’s picture with his dog Sui blown up on an easel. So mum [Terri] and Robert [her brother] were standing right next to dad as we exchanged vows,’ said Bindi.
The couple also commemorated Steve with a candle-lighting ceremony. Bindi said of the touching moment: ‘It really felt like he was there with us.’
Terri helped her daughter get ready for the wedding, while younger brother Robert, 16, walked her down the aisle.
Touching moment: ‘We had dad’s picture with his dog Sui blown up on an easel. So mum and Robert were standing right next to dad as we exchanged vows,’ said Bindi. Pictured: Steve, Terri and Bindi in Sydney on July 7, 2002
Intimate: Bindi’s mother Terri (left) helped her get ready for the wedding, while her younger brother, Robert, 16, walked her down the aisle
The pair married just hours after Prime Minister Scott Morrison enforced new restrictions on weddings amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Under the new rules, only five people are allowed to attend the ceremony, including the couple, the celebrant and witnesses.
The family had planned the nuptials for nearly a year but decided at the last minute to hold a ‘small ceremony’ without guests.
Determined: Bindi (pictured) admitted to People that she and Chandler (left) had considered postponing their wedding, but ultimately decided to go ahead because they ‘desperately wanted to get married’
‘Oh my goodness!’ In a video published on social media after their wedding, Bindi said it felt ‘incredible’ to finally call Chandler her husband
Bindi told People she and Chandler had considered postponing their wedding, but ultimately decided to go ahead because they ‘desperately wanted to get married’.
In a video published on social media after their wedding, Bindi said it felt ‘incredible’ to finally call Chandler her husband.
‘Oh my goodness! Can you believe it? You’re my husband, we’re married,’ Bindi cried at the start of the clip, which was shared by Animal Planet.
As of Thursday morning, there are 4,980 coronavirus cases in Australia and 21 deaths.
Pandemic: As of Thursday morning, there are 4,980 coronavirus cases in Australia and 21 deaths