Plenty of Matildas have come collectively to have a good time the marriage of teammate Emily Gielnik to long-time companion Temica Sayer at an intimate ceremony in Tweed, on the far north coast of New South Wales.
Gielnik and Sayer have been collectively for over eight years, with the previous Aston Villa ahead cruelly lacking out on an element within the Matildas’ historic World Cup run after being struck down by an ankle harm.
Gielnik was named in coach Tony Gustavsson’s preliminary squad for the 2023 version of the match, however was not slot in time – she has scored 11 targets in 54 appearances for the Matildas, relationship again to 2012.
She was joined by World Cup stars Ellie Carpenter and Teagan Micah, in addition to Chloe Logarzo (who additionally missed out on choice within the last World Cup squad, having been named within the 29-player preliminary group), and former Matilda Amy Chapman on her big day.
Gielnik wore an all-white swimsuit for the ceremony, whereas Sayer, the director of a well being and wellness centre on the Gold Coast, wore a easy low-cut tie-back costume.
Purple was the color of selection for plenty of Matildas nevertheless, with Ellie Carpenter carrying a cropped purple tweed set and Teagan Micah in a satin lavender energy swimsuit.
While the tight-knit ceremony was the stuff of goals, Gielnik has spoken in regards to the difficulties of her relationship with Sayer, significantly when it got here to her household.
“My mum being Croatian … being gay was frowned upon, so I never saw how I was going to come out and tell my family,” Gielnik stated in a latest documentary.
“So I tried to live this lie for years. There were a lot of dark times.
“It was really Temica who helped me finally break down being okay being in a same-sex relationship.
“It wasn’t fair for her, for how many years, that I wasn’t open about our relationship – and she’s always stood by me.”
Originally printed as Matildas have a good time Emily Gielnik’s marriage ceremony to long-time companion Temica Sayers
Source: www.dailytelegraph.com.au
