Tony Abbott has congratulated his daughter, Frances, on her marriage to weightlifter Sam Loch on Valentines Day.
The former prime minister posted his well-wishes to the newlyweds on Twitter on Thursday morning.
‘Congratulations to Sam and Frances Loch. When her heart is set on something, she sure goes for it!’
Frances and Sam announced their union through a surprise Instagram post on Wednesday.
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.
Former prime minister Tony Abbott has congratulated his daughter, Frances, on her marriage to weightlifter Sam Loch (pictured) on Valentines Day in Melbourne
The former prime minister (pictured with Frances) posted his well-wishes to the newlyweds on Twitter on Thursday morning
‘Congratulations to Sam and Frances Loch,’ Mr Abbott wrote (pictured)
‘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.
‘We’re the motherf***ing Mighty Morphin Power Rangers of love.’
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.
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 26-year-old first announced the whirlwind romance and subsequent engagement via Instagram with a series of couple snaps taken in a photo booth
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.’
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
‘Two weeks was all it took to know that forever with you was a mighty fine idea,’ the fitness devotee wrote
‘I think meeting Tones can be quite intimidating for anyone, but that’s what I love about Sam,’ the 26-year-old confided
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.’
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Mr Abbott for comment.
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’
‘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’
‘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 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.