It’s been five years since Jules Robinson and Cameron Merchant first met on Married At First Sight Australia. And we can still hear the gentle violins playing!
Who are we kidding, this is MAFS we’re talking about. There may as well have been an entire orchestra in our living rooms on the night they first appeared on screen, hinting that theirs was a love set to last. And last, it did.
After meeting at the altar on the hit reality TV show, the couple went on to tie the knot for real in a lavish ceremony the following year in November 2019. Later welcoming their son, Oliver Chase Merchant, in October 2020.
In September 2023, the happy pair celebrated their five-year anniversary, with Jules taking to Instagram to pay tribute to her now-husband.
“Five years ago today I met my husband, and we really did commit to all the words we shared that day,” she began her caption.
“I’d choose you in a thousand lifetimes, in any version of reality, I’d find you and I’d choose you,” Jules continued.
“What an adventure we have been on together… I love you….Thank you to #mafs for helping me find you this time.”
In July 2024, the couple welcomed their second child together, a son named Carter.
As the pair celebrate their latest addition, we’re looking back at Cam and Jules’ romance, and some of their sweetest parenting moments over the years.
From MAFS to true wedded bliss…
Jules and Cam became the first couple in Married At First Sight Australia’s history to tie the knot for real. In case you didn’t already know, the marriages on the show are not legally binding and are simply ceremonial.
So, to make things official, Cam proposed to Jules in the season finale of MAFS and they wed in a stunning ceremony in November 2019.
“Jules, to me you are nothing short of perfect. And one thing I do know, fate brought us together and for this I am so forever grateful,” Cam said when he proposed to his partner on television.
“Jules, I’m happy that I took this chance with you and I honestly can’t imagine a day in my life without you.”
“Yes! Of course I will!” Jules replied when Cam asked her to marry him for real. “Of course I’ll stay married to you forever!”
Then came the reality TV wedding of the century! With Jules and Cam tying the knot at Beta Bar in Sydney, with 170 of their close friends and family in attendance.
The nuptials were also attended by MAFS co-stars including Cyrell Paule and Nic Jovanovic, while Heidi Latcham was one of Jules’ bridesmaids.
“And just like that, it happened to top our Manly Cricket 1st Grade Premiership 2014/15 and become the best day of my life,” Cam joked of their special day on Instagram. “Marrying my best friend.. for the second time.”
Sharing a photo of herself walking down the aisle arm-in-arm with her dad, Jules joked of her nerves on the big day.
“You would think it would be a walk in the park second time round! ” she wrote. “My Father said I was shaking more this time! Cams face makes me so happy.”
Not long after the wedding, the pair had more exciting news to share…
Baby on board! Jules and Cam announce their pregnancy
The couple announced that they were expecting their first child in an interview with Stellar in April 2020.
“I honestly thought it was going to come with a fight. Because of my age, I had done all the hormone testing, the egg count… so much is instilled that you’re going to struggle because of your age,” she told the publication.
Before welcoming Ollie, the pair shared a special Father’s Day celebration together in early September. Cam candidly wrote:
“Special occasions like these are magic! Can I still claim it’s my moment whether you’re here or not on Father’s Day little one?”
“Either way I can’t wait & is something I’ve always looked forward to sharing with you both as a Dad & I will still classify this special First Fathers day as one to remember.”
Ollie was born on September 29, 2020. Jules and Cam shared their first photos of their new family with WHO Magazine exclusively.
“It’s been an incredibly emotional time,” Jules told WHO. “We’re so in love.”
“We’re on such a high right now and both feeling good, too. We’re adapting well to having this little man in our lives and tag teaming the jobs between us, but he’s such a good baby – so far. He’s very calm; all he does is eat, sleep, poo and repeat!” Jules told WHO.
“I’m just completely and utterly in love. Now that we’re home, I find myself just staring at him in pure happiness and awe,” added Cam.
As for picking a name, the pair had settled on one during their time on MAFS. But Oliver came a little later.
“Cam was away on a golf trip a few weeks before I was due and I was Googling names. I really liked Oliver because it made me think of olive branches and forgiveness,” Jules revealed.
“I wanted a really strong middle name and when I found out that Chase means ‘hunter’, I was like, ‘That’s it! He’ll be a little go-getter with a name like that.’ From then on, he was little Ollie Chase to us.”
Meet Ollie Merchant
Ollie made his Instagram debut just a few days after his birth. The couple shared a video of little Ollie squeezing Jules’s finger.
“I would do it a thousand times again for you,” she penned. “Oliver Chase Merchant. Our little man has arrived, healthy and beautiful and my heart is full.
“We are home now and enjoying the love bubble and getting to know our lil man Ollie who has the world ahead of him.”
Since then, Ollie has been the star of his parent’s social media channels – and it’s no surprise, considering how cute he is!
And then there were four…
In July 2024, Cam and Jules took to Instagram to make the exciting announcement that they had welcomed their second son.
“Carter James Merchant ❤️. You are just perfection. We have a beautiful healthy boy!!,” the couple wrote on Instagram alongside a sweet selection of snaps. Seeing our Oliver Chase shake with excitement becoming the big brother and meeting Baby Carter ( as he calls him) #BigCub @babycubsandladylumps was one of the best moments E V E R.”
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