- Adelaide Crows skipper proposed in December 2022
- Couple were married in South Australia’s Barossa Valley
- Stars from the Crows and Sydney Swans in attendance
They first met when they were in Year seven and now Crows captain Jordan Dawson and Milly Dutton have tied the knot in a stunning ceremony in the picturesque Barossa Valley just outside Adelaide.
Held this Wednesday, the nuptials featured a guest list including footy stars from Jordan’s current team and his old outfit, the Swans, where he played until the end of 2021.
Adelaide stars Rory Sloane, Taylor Walker, Brodie Smith and were front and centre, with Sydney big names Luke Parker, Sam Reid and Callum Mills, as well as Collingwood’s Darcy Cameron.
The stunning Barossa Valley formed the backdrop for Dawson and Dutton’s nuptials
![Dutton wore an eye-catching gown by Adelaide designer GretaKate - with the couple even getting their pet dogs involved in the ceremony](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/01/05/02/79638419-12928321-image-m-11_1704421062564.jpg)
Dutton wore an eye-catching gown by Adelaide designer GretaKate – with the couple even getting their pet dogs involved in the ceremony
After a beautiful ceremony that saw the couple share their first kiss as newlyweds surrounded by friends, family and the incredible Barossa scenery, the celebrations kicked off in fine style with Dawson and his bride reenacting a very famous romantic movie scene.
Dressed in a gown by Adelaide-based designer GretaKate, Dutton was hoisted into the air by her man in as they impersonated Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Gray’s iconic moment in Dirty Dancing.
Dutton was also seen celebrating wildly as she sat on Parker’s shoulders after changing into an all-white minidress for the after-ceremony party, with Dawson getting chaired around by Sloane.
The happy couple’s two dogs also played a role in the ceremony, which came after he proposed in December 2022.
![Dawson's teammate Taylor Walker (pictured with wife Ellie at the ceremony) was just one of several big-name footy players to celebrate the pair's wedding](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/01/05/02/79638435-12928321-image-a-12_1704421485974.jpg)
Dawson’s teammate Taylor Walker (pictured with wife Ellie at the ceremony) was just one of several big-name footy players to celebrate the pair’s wedding
![Footy stars like Brodie Smith (left) and Lachlan Murphy (second from right) and Rory Sloane (right) joined Dawson (second from left) for the biggest day of his life](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/01/05/02/79638441-12928321-image-a-13_1704421583392.jpg)
Footy stars like Brodie Smith (left) and Lachlan Murphy (second from right) and Rory Sloane (right) joined Dawson (second from left) for the biggest day of his life
![Smith and his partner Lisa McCarthy cut fine figures at Dawson and Dutton's wedding](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/01/05/02/79638439-12928321-image-a-14_1704422386936.jpg)
Smith and his partner Lisa McCarthy cut fine figures at Dawson and Dutton’s wedding
Dawson asked for his late grandmother’s blessing to use a sapphire from one of her rings when he popped the question under a willow tree outside the home of Dutton’s grandmother in England.
They met in in Robe, a small fishing town south-east of Adelaide, and had their first kiss on the local footy oval.
Dutton and Dawson both went to high school at Scotch College in the City of Churches and say they have spoken to each other every day since they were in Year seven.
Their relationship was briefly put on hold while they were still at school, but they picked it up again despite being separated by more than 1300km when Dawson was with the Swans.
‘It’s nice when you come from a small town and you move into – well, Adelaide felt like a bit city at the time – and you’re [Dawson] in Sydney, you just cling to people from home and who feel like home,’ Dutton said in March last year.
![The bride changed into a white mini dress as night fell and she joined the guests for some partying on the dance floor](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/01/05/02/79638411-12928321-The_bride_changed_into_a_white_mini_dress-a-17_1704422658501.jpg)
The bride changed into a white mini dress as night fell and she joined the guests for some partying on the dance floor
![Dawson proposed to Dutton (pictured) by popping the question under a willow tree on her grandmother's property in England](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/01/05/02/79638425-12928321-image-a-18_1704422701656.jpg)
Dawson proposed to Dutton (pictured) by popping the question under a willow tree on her grandmother’s property in England
‘We’re always like that for each other.’
When Dutton said yes to Dawson’s proposal, he posted an Instagram picture of them in an embrace accompanied by the caption: ‘My first kiss and locked in as my last’.
Dawson was drafted by Sydney in 2015 and made his first-grade debut against Collingwood in round three of the 2017 season.
He kicked 34 goals in 64 games for the Swans before joining the Crows as a free agent for the 2022 season. He has slotted home 16 majors in his 109 matches for Adelaide.
The 26-year-old was given the Crows captaincy after Sloane stepped down from the role just before the beginning of the 2023 season.
Last October he raised eyebrows by revealing a cheeky message he sent teammates during Collingwood’s grand final win over Brisbane.
‘A few boys took the p*** out of me because I was up at Port Douglas watching the grand final and I sent a message in the WhatsApp about how we should’ve beaten the two teams that were in the granny and how we’re better than these teams,’ he said.
‘I know “Tex” [Taylor Walker] laughed at it, he sent a laughing emoji back. That was good to hear from the ex-skipper, so thanks, Tex.’
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