- Carpenter got engaged to her teammate in January last year
- Couple have tied the knot in very picturesque style
Matildas star Ellie Carpenter has tied the knot with her teammate Daniëlle van de Donk in a breathtaking ceremony that came almost 18 months after they got engaged.
The 25-year-old met the love of her life as they both played for top French side Lyon and the Aussie revealed their nuptials in a post to Instagram on Wednesday night.
Carpenter treated her followers to two photos of the wedding, which was held at a mansion in France, along with the caption ‘I choose you. I will always choose you.’
The post drew heartfelt messages from her Matildas teammates Emily van Egmond, Emily Gielnik, Kyra Cooney-Cross, Steph Catley and Charli Grant.
Another Matildas star, Teagan Micah, was part of the wedding party.
Van de donk’s gown was made by leading bridal brand Pronovias, while Carpenter’s gown – which featured a veil – was created by Collingwood-based custom dress maker Mia Ateliers, with the soccer star describing it as ‘the dress of my dreams’.
Ellie Carpenter (pictured) said the chateau in the south of France where she married Daniëlle van de Donk was ‘intimate, natural, and full of heart’
The Matildas star and van de Donk – who are teammates with French side Lyon – announced their engagement in January last year (pictured)
The ceremony – which was the centrepiece of three days of celebrations – was held at the Château Hermitage de Combas in southern France’s Servian region.
‘The setting is so lush and green, it’s beautiful,’ Carpenter told Vogue.
‘It’s got this unique, elegant vibe but still feels grounded in love and who we are as a couple. Intimate, natural, and full of heart.’
The couple met while playing internationally and really got to know each other when van de Donk joined Lyon in 2021.
They first went public with their romance in 2023 and announced their engagement on New Year’s Day last year.
The Matildas defender shared the news to Instagram alongside a loved-up photo of the couple taken in front of a stunning ocean vista in the Maldives.
In the image, Ellie is seen embracing her fiancée as she flashes her stunning engagement ring.
Danielle captioned the touching frame with some tender words.
The football couple’s wedding ceremony was the centrepiece of three days of celebrations
‘My person for life,’ she wrote, adding a red love heart and ring emoji.
That announcement came after Carpenter spoke out about the cruel abuse she received from online trolls following the Matildas’ loss to England in the Women’s World Cup semi-final on home soil.
She was forced to turn off the comments on her Instagram account after an unfortunate mistake in the 71st minute of the match that proved costly in Australia’s eventual 3-1 defeat.
Carpenter was given time off by the Matildas for her nuptials and was not in camp when the side’s new coach Joe Montemurro addressed the squad for the first time late last month.
