Bindi Irwin shares her wedding vows and reveals how she really feels about married life so far

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Bindi Irwin feels "so happy and grateful" to be married to Chandler Powell.

The 21-year-old conservationist - who is the daughter of the late ‘Crocodile Hunter’ star Steve Irwin - tied the knot with Chandler last month, and has said that whilst times are “challenging” right now in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, she is pleased to be able to spend her self-isolation with her husband.

Posting on Instagram alongside a series of pictures of herself and Chandler with one of Australia Zoo’s lemurs, she wrote: "Lemur selfie! I wanted to take a moment to thank you for your incredibly kind comments and amazing support. Chandler and I are so happy and grateful to be married. Our honeymoon has been really busy with all that has to be done here @AustraliaZoo.

“Due to the current pandemic we’re temporarily not open and caring for our 1,200 beautiful animals that call our gardens home. Things are certainly challenging for us all at the moment. However, it’s so important to focus on what really matters - family, friendship and things that make us smile even when we’re social distancing.”

Bindi also shared the touching wedding downs she gave on her big day.

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Chandler, When I went to write my vows I found I couldn’t stop writing them. I started by sharing all the ways you make my life beautiful and wrote close to a thousand words. Then I moved on to write about what an extraordinary person you are and I needed a new pen. Finally I wanted to share all my hopes for the future and I ran out of notebook paper. I thought about how there is no way to describe genuine, unconditional love. A love like this is meant to be felt, in every part of our soul. Marriage marks an incredible beginning and yet I feel like we’ve already experienced so much life together. We say all the time that it feels like we’ve been married for years. We’ve been a team through life’s wonderful highs and difficult lows. You’ve held my hand as we’ve run towards every new adventure. My dad used to say that I couldn’t marry anyone unless he could swim across the croc pond first. And now, here you are, helping us during our regular crocodile demonstrations. One of your jobs is to jump into the water with our biggest crocs to help encourage them home! They say there’s a moment when you know you’ve fallen in love with someone, for me it was watching you happily jump in the water with a 15 foot crocodile and then tell me how much you enjoyed it. You are my soulmate. I promise to love you with all my heart through every twist and turn the world brings our way. I promise to encourage your dreams and help you achieve them. I promise to stand beside you as your wife, teammate and friend. I promise to share an ‘I love you’ before I sleep each night no matter what our day has brought. I promise to be your strength and light when you need a it. I promise to revel with you in each breathtaking moment we are given in this life. Chandler, Thank you for loving me for me. You love me when I’m uncontrollably laughing or falling asleep by ‪6pm‬. You validate what unconditional love really means. You’ve been my best friend for over six years. You’ve made me smile every day since I first met you. That’s amazing and so are you. My husband, my teammate and partner in conservation. To quote our favourite show, “I love you and I like you”.

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"I thought I’d take a moment to share and reflect on my wedding vows," she wrote on Instagram alongside the full vows she said to Chandler. "Here’s to promising ourselves that we will hold onto love no matter what the world throws our way."

Meanwhile, Bindi previously spoke about her wedding ceremony - at which she had no guests, apart from her brother Robert Irwin and mother Terri Irwin, who live with her at Australia Zoo - as she explained she honoured her father’s memory with a candle-lighting ceremony.

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My husband. ❤️

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Steve Irwin died in 2006 after he was attacked by a stingray while working on an underwater film, and his daughter kept his spirit alive in her wedding ceremony by holding the nuptials themselves in an area that was “special” to him.

She explained: "Where we got married was such a special place to dad. It's a beautiful little area where he had filmed for many years. It felt really wonderful and just meant to be.

"We had dad's picture with his dog Sui blown up on an easel. So mom and Robert were standing right next to dad as we exchanged vows. We had a candle-lighting ceremony for him, and it really felt like he was there with us. It was a lovely moment of peace and happiness."

- Bang! Showbiz

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