Bindi Irwin and Chandler Powell are broadcasting their ‘wedding story’ on Animal Planet this weekend in the U.S.
And never-before-seen photos from the newlyweds’ wedding album have now been released ahead of the one-hour TV special – Crikey! It’s the Irwins: Bindi’s Wedding.
Beautiful images show Bindi and Chandler cutting their cake, and paying tribute to Bindi’s late Crocodile Hunter father Steve Irwin at the intimate ceremony.
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Inside Bindi Irwin and Chandler Powell’s wedding album! Never-before-seen photos reveal the couple cutting their cake and paying tribute to late Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin
Bindi, 21, and her professional wakeboarder husband, 23, tied the knot at Australia Zoo, on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, on March 25.
Congratulations! Bindi, 21, and her professional wakeboarder husband, 23, tied the knot at Australia Zoo, on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, on March 25
Bling! Bindi shows off her wedding ring to fans in the TV special
Where it all began: The pair first meet at Australia Zoo in 2013, and were wed near the sight of their first conversation
No waiting! The family had planned the wedding for nearly a year, but decided at the last minute to hold a ‘small ceremony’ without guests due to the COVID-19 pandemic
The family had planned the wedding for nearly a year, but decided at the last minute to hold a ‘small ceremony’ without guests due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bindi and Chandler moved their original date, set for April 4, to a fast-tracked ceremony in March.
They got married at the family zoo – just hours after Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced new restrictions on weddings due to the coronavirus pandemic, with only five people allowed to attend.
Crikey! It’s the Irwins: Bindi’s Wedding is an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at Bindi and Chandler’s big day, with Animal Planet promising moments you won’t see anywhere else.
Family: The TV special will feature special moments between the couple and their family, including Bindi’s younger brother Robert, 16, (right) and their mother Terri (second right)
Brotherly love: Footage will be shown of Bindi’s younger brother Robert, 16, (left) walking her down the aisle
The TV special will feature special moments between the couple and their family, including Bindi’s younger brother Robert, 16, walking her down the aisle.
Robert wrote on his own Instagram page: ‘I was beyond honoured to get to walk Bindi down the aisle today… I know that dad was with us, and we are all so delighted for your future as husband and wife. I love you both.’
While the Animal Planet special will air this weekend in the U.S., Australians will need to stream the episode online or wait until it airs on Foxtel in July.
There in spirit! Another touching gesture that will play out on screen, is Bindi and Chandler’s tribute to honour Bindi’s late Crocodile Hunter father Steve Irwin on their big day
Sharing their day: The newlyweds lit a single candle at the altar in Steve’s memory after making their union official in a private ceremony at Australia Zoo
‘We lit a candle in dad’s memory. We shared tears and smiles and love’: Bindi told People last month
Tragedy: Steve died in September 2006 at the age of 44 after being pierced in the chest by a stingray barb while filming a wildlife documentary in Batt Reef, Queensland. Pictured with Terri and Bindi in Sydney on July 7, 2002
Another touching gesture that will play out on screen, is Bindi and Chandler’s tribute to honour Bindi’s late Crocodile Hunter father Steve Irwin on their big day.
The newlyweds lit a single candle at the altar in Steve’s memory after making their union official in a private ceremony at Australia Zoo.
In never-before-seen photos, the couple can be seen lighting the candle on a single table with a photo of Steve on an easel beside it.
Steve died in September 2006 at the age of 44 after being pierced in the chest by a stingray barb while filming a wildlife documentary in Batt Reef, Queensland.
‘Chandler became my husband, and together we lit a candle in dad’s memory. We shared tears and smiles and love,’ Bindi told People last month.
Zoo photoshoots: Bindi and Chandler posed with various animals around the famous park
Happy bride! Bindi was all smiles as she fed a giraffe at the zoo in her wedding gown
Cuddle time! The newlyweds also posed with a koala, who cheekily tried to eat Bindi’s bouquet
It comes after the newlywed revealed to People magazine that her elegant wedding gown was a tribute to her mother Terri’s wedding dress, from when she married Crocodile Hunter Steve in 1992.
‘I wanted something very similar because I’ve admired [my mum’s] dress since I was tiny,’ Bindi said.
Bindi recalled putting on her mother’s wedding gown when she was 12 and falling in love with it.
The blonde beauty wasn’t able to wear the same dress or have it altered because it was already 50 years old.
Just like her mum! Bindi said her elegant wedding gown was a tribute to her mother Terri’s (left) wedding dress, from when she married late Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin in 1992
Flashback! Late Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin marrying now-widow Terri Irwin in 1992
Last-minute ceremony: Bindi, 21, and her professional wakeboarder husband, 23, tied the knot at Australia Zoo, on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, in March
Change of plans: Bindi wrote on Instagram after tying the knot: ‘We’ve planned this beautiful day for nearly a year and had to change everything, as we didn’t have guests at our wedding. This was a very difficult decision but important to keep everyone safe’
The pair first met at Australia Zoo in 2013, and they announced their long-distance romance in 2015.
In July 2019, Chandler proposed to Bindi on her 21st birthday at Australia Zoo.
Crikey! It’s the Irwins: Bindi’s Wedding will air in Australia on Saturday 18 July from 6:30pm on Foxtel’s Animal Planet