<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Australian football legend Sam Kerr has wed fellow sports star Kristie Mewis in a private ceremony in Western Australia.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>They exchanged vows in Kerr's hometown of Perth on New Year's Eve, capping off a gigantic year for the pair who welcomed their first child, son Jagger, in May.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Mewis walked down the aisle dressed in white, with a long-flowing veil, as guests watched in the evening sun.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/tarlee-two-killed-six-others-injured-after-minivan-rollover-on-remote-south-australian-highway/0afbcab9-3d59-4e7d-8526-97b255634c58"><strong><span>Two killed, six others injured after minivan rollover on remote highway</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Kerr, in a black tuxedo, was seen arriving at the ceremony with a baby bottle in hand.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Jagger was carried down the aisle by his Matildas mum, something Mewis admitted ahead of the event would leave her in tears.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"That's going to be gut-wrenching for me. I will sob when that happens," Mewis said days ago.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/sam-kerr-wedding-kristie-mewis-private-ceremony-perth-new-years-eve/3dcc8a30-a23f-487c-98d3-7ef9cfec26a5" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The wedding was held at a private home with about 120 guests.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Australian icon and US footballer began dating in 2021, revealing their relationship publicly during the Tokyo Olympics, when Mewis comforted Kerr on the field.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>They got engaged in 2023 after weeks of speculation.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/palm-beach-police-search-waters-off-sydney-for-missing-teenager-after-fatal-boat-capsize/69f870ba-7115-4be8-b198-1939ab83f5b0"><strong><span>Man dead, boy missing, one survives after boat capsizes off Sydney</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>They jointly announced the news on Instagram, with photos of Kerr down on one knee and the simple caption: "September 1st, 2023".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The pair welcomed Jagger Mewis-Kerr in May, telling fans via Instagram, "Our little man is here".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In the day before their nuptials, Mewis did most of the social media sharing. The day before the wedding she posted a series of photos of her and Kerr in white outfits perfect for a wedding, with the caption "tomorrow" and emojis of a smiling face with tears in its eyes and a red love heart.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Kerr shared a photo of the couple in the gym the day before the big day, the Australian sporting icon quipping: "Last day I ever have to hear about the wedding shred."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The couple are expected to delay their honeymoon due to football commitments.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The post-wedding holiday may involve the men's World Cup, Mewis has said previously.</span></div></div>