Frances Abbott has married her weightlifter fiance Sam Loch on Valentine’s Day, revealing their union through a surprise Instagram post.
The pair met in November last year and were engaged just two weeks later, with Sam popping the question as she was putting peas into the freezer.
‘The celebratory component isn’t for a couple of months, but we made it official in the eyes of the law today,’ he posted to Instagram with a picture of the two showing off their wedding bands on Wednesday afternoon.
‘We’re the motherf***ing Mighty Morphin Power Rangers of love.’
Frances Abbott has married her weightlifter fiance Sam Loch on Valentine’s Day, revealing their union through a surprise Instagram post
The 26-year-old first announced the whirlwind romance and subsequent engagement via Instagram with a series of couple snaps taken in a photo booth.
‘Two weeks was all it took to know that forever with you was a mighty fine idea,’ the fitness devotee wrote.
Mr Loch, 34, confirmed the news with a selfie of the pair captioned ‘With the soon to be Mrs Loch’.
The 60-year-old former Prime Minister of Australia also confirmed news of his daughter’s engagement on social media.
Using two tweets to post his message, the Liberal MP said: ‘Really thrilled at the news of Francie and Sam’s engagement.
‘We are very proud of her and the Abbotts are looking forward to welcoming Sam into the family.’
Mr Abbott’s enthusiasm may have been fuelled by his first impressions of the Olympic rower, formed when the two met in Melbourne.
At the time the young couple were in the midst of a whirlwind romance and very much in love, but Mr Loch had yet to pop the question.
‘I think meeting Tones can be quite intimidating for anyone, but that’s what I love about Sam,’ the 26-year-old confided.
‘He’s so grounded, and so settled in his own skin, it felt totally natural. There was no change in voice, no sitting upright. Dad liked him.’
As for her mother Margie, she was as surprised as anyone when her middle daughter told her of Mr Loch’s proposal.
‘Mum was like, ‘Frances, you are quite impulsive’,’ Frances remembered, saying her family want the best for her despite the speed of her engagement.
As for the proposal itself, Frances said it happened while she was in the kitchen putting peas in the freezer.
Mr Loch had a bottle of champagne in his hands and cleverly convinced her to ask him why.
When she obliged, he replied that he had brought it to drink after he asked her to marry him.
That was two weeks after they first met, and the couple waited another two weeks before telling the world.