Tennis legend Venus Williams wed Danish mannequin and actor Andrea Preti over the weekend in Florida, the brand new bride introduced in a shared submit.
An Instagram submit from Vogue Journal’s Weddings part introduced the nuptials, with the message garnering greater than 30,000 likes as of Tuesday afternoon.
“All of us love one another a lot,” Williams, 45, stated within the Vogue submit. “It was simply the happiest, most stunning, sweetest day.”
The submit was scant on particulars aside from the occasion happened over 5 days in and across the couple’s house in Palm Seaside Gardens.
An electronic mail for remark to representatives for Williams and Preti, 37, was not instantly returned.
The couple met at 2024 Milan Trend Week and commenced texting shortly after, in response to Vogue.
The couple finally turned engaged on Jan. 31 in Tuscany, in response to Vogue. That element was confirmed in July throughout what was a historic month for Williams.
The Compton native defeated 23-year-old Peyton Sterns 6-3, 6-4 within the first spherical motion of the D.C. Open after a 16-month hiatus from singles matches.
In victory, Williams turned the second-oldest lady to win a tour-level singles match, trailing solely fellow legend Martina Navratilova, who was 47 when she received in 2004.
“Sure, my fiance is right here, and he actually inspired me to maintain enjoying,” Williams instructed the Tennis Channel’s Rennae Stubbs in a post-match interview. “There have been so many occasions the place I simply needed to coast and sort of chill. … He inspired me to get via this, and it’s great [for him] to be right here. He’s by no means seen me play.”
Preti has written, acted and directed in a handful of movies, primarily in Italy.
The marriage was the second for the couple, who additionally held a ceremony in Italy in September.
