Sydney Roosters captain James Tedesco and his fiancée Maria Glinellis loved their engagement get together at Watsons Bay Boutique Lodge in Sydney on Saturday.
The NRL star, 29, and his gorgeous longtime girlfriend seemed completely smitten with each other in images shared to Instagram, with Maria revealing her toned determine in a slinky white frock with a cut-out on the waist.
The couple, who introduced their engagement in November, celebrated into the night with cocktails, heartfelt speeches, a DJ and the slicing of an announcement cake.
James coordinated his apparel along with his ladylove, choosing a white polo shirt, teamed with a beige linen swimsuit jacket on high, navy trousers and pristine white sneakers.
A desk was laden with oysters and different connoisseur delicacies for his or her visitors to get pleasure from, whereas the decor included assertion blooms.
Maria later traded in her stiletto heels for a comfortable pair of sneakers as she danced the night time away and took half in a conventional Greek plate smashing along with her household.
The bride-to-be additionally shared a beautiful black and white photograph to her Instagram Tales of the pair locking lips behind the DJ decks with a cocktail in hand.
'The proper night time,' Maria captioned the snap.
James and Maria introduced their engagement in November, with James sharing a photograph to his Instagram of the blissful couple smiling and embracing each other.
Maria posted related photos on her personal account with an emoji of a diamond ring and added: 'You make me the happiest lady, now and perpetually.'
The couple have not often spoken of their relationship in public, however Maria has usually posted photos of them collectively on social media.
The Glinellis household are hospitality entrepreneurs, co-owning Ironwood Espresso on Sydney's decrease north shore.
James, who gained the Dally M Participant of the 12 months Award in 2019, advised The Guardian Australia in 2020 what retains him grounded.
'I nonetheless stick actually near a variety of my pals outdoors of footy, that form of retains me grounded,' he mentioned.
The excellent news got here simply two weeks after James was fined $10,000 by the NRL following an evening out in October the place he was accused of yelling 'Squid Video games' in the direction of a girl of Vietnamese descent.
The skipper of the Tricolours allegedly shouted the reference to the hit South Korean Netflix sequence at Tiffany Trinh, 20, outdoors Bondi's Seashore Street Lodge.
That sparked an investigation from the NRL Integrity Unit, which did not show any allegations of racist behaviour.
James was as an alternative closely fined for drunken public behaviour and 'bringing the sport into disrepute.'
