‘Below Deck’ Star Abbi Murphy Marries Greek Boyfriend After Text Message Engagement

“Yes…we actually got married,” Abbi captioned a sweet photo of her and her now-husband all smiles as they shared a kiss. A large diamond ring could be seen on her left hand.

The Bravo star continued, “The wedding was at a town hall in Plymouth, Massachusetts. We are wearing home-made rope rings made by my dad’s girlfriend’s elementary school student. My dad was there and it was a beautiful, meaningful and simple ceremony. We didn’t want or need a fancy wedding because we only needed each other in that moment. Now we are happy, sailing, living in Greece.”

Patrick, a Greek boat captain, used to be Abbi’s boss, but he stopped working with her when she became part of the Below Deck cast. Initially, this allowed her to control her feelings.

However, on the November 4 episode of Below Deck, Abbi revealed that her romantic feelings began to intensify and she wanted something more. “With Patrick, I’ve just been really naive and stupid thinking he was just my boyfriend, f**k buddy thing when in reality we have something special,” Abbie said. “Being around hot guys has made me actually realize, ‘Oh s**t, I’m not interested in anybody else!'”

She and the Greek native exchanged their first “I love you” via text message, before Patrick asked Abbi for her hand. She then told stewardesses Courtney Skippon and Simone Mashile about the engagement. Although they appeared skeptical, Abbi didn’t question the circumstances.

“This whole engagement thing may be abrupt, but I get the gut feeling and go with that choice,” the Massachusetts native said. “We’re just going to party, I don’t even want a ring!” Below Deck airs on Monday nights at 9 p.m. on Bravo.

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