Chad Wingard married his fiancée Lily Lloyd in a low-key ceremony.
The couple walked down the aisle in Adelaide and shared sweet photos of their big day on Instagram.
The two tied the knot on Sunday and posted the images with the simple caption “Mr. and Mrs. Wingard.”
The bride opted for a simple wedding dress in the form of a short, flirty minidress with a gathered bust.
She added a pair of heels embellished with a pointed-toe design in fresh white and carried a delicate bouquet of cream flowers.
For makeup, the blonde chose a peach gloss with soft pink lipstick and wore her hair down in waves.
Chad Wingard married his fiancée Lily Lloyd in a low-key ceremony. Both in the photo
The couple walked down the aisle in Adelaide and shared sweet photos of their big day on Instagram.
The two tied the knot on Sunday and posted the images with the simple caption “Mr. and Mrs. Wingard.”
She completed her bridal look with a long pearl necklace and posed close to her new husband in sweet photos.
The groom kept his look casual and smart in a soft tan cotton suit, paired with a white shirt and brown suede loafers.
The couple was surrounded by friends and family at the revelry, sharing dinner and a cake decorated with their last name.
Chad and Lily got engaged just seven months ago.
The Hawthorn star announced on social media that his long-term partner Lily “said yes” when he romantically proposed to her in a Victorian wine cellar among vines.
His teammate Hawk Jarman Impey posted: ‘Congratulations!!! Sending our love
Hawthorn teammates Shaun Burgoyne, Connor MacDonald and Nick Watson also wished the pair well along with a host of AFL stars from other clubs.
Wingard was at the time sidelined after rupturing his Achilles tendon last August, and was initially considering returning to the Hawks in May.
The bride opted for a simple wedding dress in the form of a short, flirty minidress with a gathered bust.
She added a pair of heels embellished with a pointed-toe design in fresh white and carried a delicate bouquet of cream flowers.
For makeup, the blonde chose a peach gloss with soft pink lipstick and wore her hair down in waves.
She completed her bridal look with a long pearl necklace and posed close to her new husband in sweet photos.
The couple was surrounded by friends and family at the revelry, sharing dinner and a cake decorated with their last name.
Chad and Lily got engaged just seven months ago
It was initially thought star Hawk could be sidelined for up to 12 months, prompting the club to temporarily remove the half-forward from the roster to manage their 2024 squad.
It was one of the most pivotal moments in the Hawks star’s career and when he was given a new contract for 2024, he credited Lilly Lloyd for her support.
“(She) helped me get through this,” he said.
‘She played a pivotal role in the first two to six weeks. I was in a cast and had to elevate my leg for 20 hours a day for the better part of two weeks.
“I didn’t really know how to cook, I was on two crutches and in a cast.
‘If I didn’t have someone to help me… just to say ‘everything is going to be okay, these are the steps we’re going to take, we’re going to go back’, I don’t know what I would do. I have done it.’
It was a terrifying injury for the Hawthorn star, who admitted this season that he thought retirement might have been his only option.
“As soon as the injury happened, my first thought was, ‘This could be it,'” he said.
The injured Hawthorn star announced on social media that his long-term partner Lily “said yes” when he romantically proposed to her in a Victorian wine cellar among vines.
Wingard was sidelined by an Achilles injury that threatened to end his AFL career, and opted to retire in September.
“I didn’t want my last moment in the AFL to be getting injured five minutes into the game.”
However, Hawthorn director of football Robert McCartney quickly moved to assure Wingard that he would return.
“Rob, the Hawks’ general manager, told me right after, ‘Dude, we’re going to take care of you,'” Wingard says.
“It was pretty powerful, when you think it could be nine months, 12 months before I could play again.”
However, the footballer did finally choose to retire in September.
“Thank you to Port Adelaide Football Club and Hawthorn Football Club for making me the player and person I am today,” he announced.
‘To the fans of this great game, thank you, and I hope I played a small part in entertaining you on the weekends during my trip.
“Finally, to my family, thank you for always supporting me and pushing me to do my best every day.”