Taj Burrow and model girlfriend tie the knot (original) (raw)
Yallingup surfing legend Taj Burrow has tied the knot with his model partner Rebecca Jobson after a four-year romance.
Former Australia’s Top Model star Jobson announced the news on Instagram this morning, writing how her “heart is so full” alongside pictures of the couple in wedding attire.
“I can’t believe how lucky I am to have struck gold like this. So thankful for all of these special special humans,” the 29-year-old wrote.
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Jobson wore a whimsical white, high-necked tiered dress with ruffles by Australian label SIR, accompanied by a white veil. Burrow wore a classic charcoal suit.
The couple’s adorable three-year-old daughter Arabella appears to have been a flower girl for the nuptials and is pictured wearing a flower crown and a white dress.
Camera IconRebecca Jobson with her daughter Arabella. Credit: Rebecca Jobson/Instagram
Celebrity friends were quick to congratulate the happy couple, including Burrow’s fellow surfer Mick Fanning, fashion designers and television personalities.
“Awesome!! Congrats team,” Fanning wrote.
Camera IconTaj Burrow and Rebecca Jobson in a photograph shared on Instagram. Credit: Rebecca Jobson/Instagram
The couple made their relationship public in early 2014 and their daughter was born a year later. They were engaged in February last year after Burrow proposed with a Burger Ring.
“I still can't even believe how lucky I am. Forever was always on the cards for us, but I'm excited for the upgrade to wifey. Now it's time to plan the best wedding that's ever happened, I adore you,” Jobson wrote on Instagram.
Camera IconThe couple announced their engagement in February last year. Credit: Rebecca Jobson/Instagram
In an interview with The West Australian, last year, Jobson said the couple wanted to wait a couple of years to marry because of their work commitments, including the launch of her children’s clothing label and Burrow’s Honest Ale beer.
“We didn’t want to make it a stressful time,” she said.
“But I think (we’ll have the wedding) here. It’s another drawcard to get a lot of our friends over to WA that haven’t been here yet.”
Camera IconRebecca Jobson shared this photo of her big day on Instagram. Credit: Rebecca Jobson/Instagram
It is unclear where the couple chose to host their big day, which appeared to have taken some friends by surprise, with one friend writing on Jobson’s Instagram announcement: “Oh wow!!! When Taj said he was going away I didn’t think it was to do this!!!! CONGRATS guys!!!!”
However, it appears there may be a second party on the cards, with friends posting about “wedding part 1” and Jobson writing about marrying her “favourite human” in three months on November 9.
In March, Jobson showed of a picture of her posing in the designer’s Paris store among a rack of wedding dresses captioning the photo “I think I found it.”
Camera IconRebecca Jobson at a wedding dress shop earlier this year. Credit: Rebecca Jobson/Instagram
Burrow, 40, formally announced his retirement from the professional surfing circuit in 2016 after 18 years, claiming he no longer had the “hunger to win”.