{"id":383634,"date":"2026-01-01T00:20:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T00:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/383634\/"},"modified":"2026-01-01T00:20:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T00:20:08","slug":"matildas-captain-sam-kerr-and-kristie-mewis-marry-in-perth-on-new-years-eve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/383634\/","title":{"rendered":"Matildas captain Sam Kerr and Kristie Mewis marry in Perth on New Year\u2019s Eve"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Matildas captain Sam Kerr has officially tied the knot with American soccer player Kristie Mewis in a sun-drenched ceremony in Perth on New Year\u2019s Eve.<\/p>\n<p>The couple rang in 2026 by exchanging personal vows at the grand Dionysus Villa, a luxurious private <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/villadionysus_\/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Venetian-style manor<\/a> in Swan Valley, in front of about 120 guests. Mewis, a 34-year-old former West Ham United player, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/lifestyle\/life-and-relationships\/sam-kerr-is-getting-married-today-here-s-everything-we-know-about-the-wedding-20251231-p5nquo.html\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">revealed earlier on a podcast<\/a> that the pair had discovered the venue almost two years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Kerr, who is currently a striker for Chelsea in the Women\u2019s Super League, was photographed as she headed to the villa dressed in a sleek black-and-white suit. She was also holding a baby bottle for her seven-month-old son, Jagger, who reportedly was dressed in a mini matching outfit and who would join Kerr down the aisle later in the day.<\/p>\n<p>Groups of guests, most of whom were dressed in black ensembles, were ferried from Crown Towers to the wedding venue on large buses, including fellow Matildas players Steph Catley, Alanna Kennedy, Caitlin Foord and Mackenzie Arnold, as well as Irish footballer Katie McCabe and Kerr\u2019s brother, Daniel. They were greeted at the venue by a violin and cello duet.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sam Kerr dressed in a sleek black-and-white suit before her wedding in Swan Valley.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/61ce3a82681eed55bab0e79ea77707ba249952d3.jpeg\" height=\"390\" width=\"584\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sam Kerr dressed in a sleek black-and-white suit before her wedding in Swan Valley.Credit: Nine News<\/p>\n<p>Mewis, meanwhile, was dressed in a white lacey long-sleeved corset paired with a lengthy veil and flowing bridal bouquet. As she walked down the aisle, which appeared to be situated in the front courtyard of the villa, she was flanked by lines of guests holding personal white parasols to shield them from the Perth sun (Swan Valley reached a high of about 34 degrees on New Year\u2019s Eve).<\/p>\n<p>Kerr and Mewis, widely regarded as one of Australia\u2019s golden couples, began dating in 2020 after meeting in the United States while playing professional soccer. In a recent episode of Mewis\u2019 podcast, Mewis Squared, which she hosts with her sister, Sam, Kerr admitted that she knew Mewis was \u201cthe one\u201d from the day they had met. Kerr proposed in 2023, enjoying a 2\u00bd-year engagement, during which time they welcomed their son, before tying the knot in front of family and friends.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sam Kerr and Kristie Mewis share a kiss after saying \u201cI do\u201d in Swan Valley on New Year\u2019s Eve.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/bab76da517b7a5c465f0d277d286b3670deabc8a.jpeg\" height=\"390\" width=\"584\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sam Kerr and Kristie Mewis share a kiss after saying \u201cI do\u201d in Swan Valley on New Year\u2019s Eve.Credit: Nine News<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the wedding, the couple shared photographs of themselves enjoying time with loved ones at the rowing pavilion in Mount Pleasant. While no concrete honeymoon plans have been set, Mewis said on her podcast that they were considering attending the Men\u2019s World Cup, which will be co-hosted by Canada, Mexico and the US next year.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Matildas captain Sam Kerr has officially tied the knot with American soccer player Kristie Mewis in a sun-drenched&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":383635,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[64,63,447,134],"class_list":["post-383634","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/383634","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=383634"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/383634\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/383635"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=383634"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=383634"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=383634"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}