Bindi IrwinandChandler Powellare marking their firstChristmastogether as a married couple!
Then, on his respective Instagram account, Powell, 24, marked their joyous Christmas celebrations with a festive post of his own, writing, “Merry Christmas from our little family " alongside a photo of a curlew that they named Emily.
This holiday season marks the first for the pair as a married couple following their Marchnuptials. The young pair are alsoexpectingtheir first child together —a girl— sometime next year.
Earlier this year, Powell and Irwin wed at the Australia Zoo, but because of the ongoingcoronavirus pandemic, the couple decided not to have guests at their wedding.
“March 25th 2020 ❤️ We held a small ceremony and I married my best friend,” she captioned aphoto of the newlywedson their big day. “There are no words to describe the amount of love and light in my heart right now. We’ve planned this beautiful day for nearly a year and had to change everything, as we didn’t have guests at our wedding.”
Bindi Irwin and Chandler Powell.Bindi Irwin/Instagram
The couplegot engagedon July 24 last year — Irwin’s 21st birthday — after six years of dating. The pair first met in November 2013 when Powell, a Florida native and former professional wakeboarder, traveled to Australia for a competition. While there, he took a trip to the zoo with his family, where the Irwins live and work.
“It just so happened that Irwin was giving tours that day,” herecalled to PEOPLEin December 2018. “I’m like, ‘Wow she is amazing.'” The pair “hit it off right away,” he said, adding, “We haven’t looked back since.”
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Then, in August 2020, Irwin announced on Instagram that she and her husband are expecting their first child together.
Chandler Powell, Bindi Irwin.Bindi Irwin/Instagram
Last month, the mom-to-be gave fans a pregnancy update on her Instagram, sharing asweet photowith her husband while holding up a sign reading “20 weeks.”
Elsewhere, last month on Thanksgiving, Irwin also shared an exciting video on Instagram from a recent ultrasound appointment.
While Powell focused the camera on the ultrasound, the dad-to-be could be heard saying, “Wow! You can see her heartbeat there. Oh my goodness, she is beautiful.”
“And busy!” Irwin chimes in, to which Powell adds, “Yes,very active.”
Alongside the sweet video, Irwin wrote, “Our beautiful daughter is the light of our lives. 💛 Beyond thankful that she chose us to be her parents. I can’t wait for her to be here next year.”
source: people.com
