AFL WAG drops jaws with ‘not expected’ wedding dress twist

The wife of a recently retired football star has dropped jaws with photos of the adorable couple’s special day emerging.

Ex - Hawthorn and Port Adelaide player Chad Wingard marries Lilly Picture: Instagram

Chad Wingard and wife Lilly have wowed fans with a series of photos from their wedding day.

The former Hawthorn star and Lilly — who appears to have taken the footballer’s last name — tied the knot on Sunday.

Wingard, who began his AFL career with Port Adelaide, shared the happy news with followers on Tuesday with an Instagram post captioned: “Mr & Mrs Wingard ~ 01.12.24.”

The photos shared showed the couple had a relatively small wedding — but they put on a show with their flashy threads.

The 30-year-old appeared perfectly on trend with his beige ensemble, but he was overshadowed by Lily, who dropped the jaws of plenty of Instagram users.

Lily, whose maiden name is Lloyd, showed off her daring white mini dress as she and Wingard posed for the camera.

Chad Wingard marries Lilly Picture: Instagram

The couple have got plenty of tongues wagging. Picture: Instagram.

Her look broke with the traditional veil and full-length gown, but the twist appeared to have the approval of those that have scrolled through the photos shared.

The former footballer’s ensemble also caught the eye — and he appeared happy with the attention when sharing a photo of him and his bride appearing in The Herald Sun newspaper.

The photo in the newspaper was headlined: “Major wow factor for AFL bride’s mini dress”.

The two-time All-Australian captioned the photo on his Instagram stories: “Not what I expected to see on the cutting table this morning”.

Congratulations to the happy couple. Picture: Instagram.

Couple goals. Picture: Instagram.

His photo tagged in Lilly and the tailor that suited him up.

The photo post received plenty of love.

The Port Adelaide Football club’s official account commented: “Congrats”.

Hawthorn also wrote: “Congratulations”.

Former Hawks teammate Jarman Impey shared heart emojis.

Musician Tom Jay Williams also wrote: “Congrats my dude! So happy for you. You deserve the best”.

He started the 2024 season with an adorable proposal.

Chad Wingard and partner Lilly

Newly hitched. Picture: Instagram.

Wingard dropped a knee and popped the question at a romantic winery scene in April.

Wingard last month took up a position with the AFL as the league’s Indigenous and social policy officer.

He announced his retirement in September.

An injury-plagued final season at the Hawks left him unable to add to his 218 career AFL games.

He played 71 games across five seasons at the Hawks, having joined from Port Adelaide for the 2019 season.

“Thank you to the Port Adelaide Football Club and Hawthorn Football Club for shaping me in to the player and person I am today,” he posted on Instagram.

“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 journey.

“Lastly, to my family, thank you for always supporting me and pushing me to be my best every day.”