Venus Williams Marries Actor Andrea Preti In Lavish Wedding

Venus Williams is formally a married woman after tying the knot with actor Andrea Preti in West Palm, Florida, following their first wedding ceremony ceremony in Italy.

The tennis star wowed in wedding ceremony photographs that dominated social feeds over the weekend after marrying Preti on Dec. 19. Her equally adorned sister, Serena Williams, took to X on Dec. 23 to celebrate the event, sharing glamorous snapshots from the ceremony together with a heartfelt tribute to their sisterhood.

“My sister’s keeper. Venus, the place do I even start? From yard courts to the world stage, you’ve at all times led with grace, energy, and coronary heart,” Serena wrote. “Seeing you step into this subsequent chapter so beloved and radiant means the whole lot to me. Forever proud to face beside you.”

The Florida nuptials capped off per week of festivities, from a bridal bathe and yacht social gathering to a romantic dinner on the Miami members’ membership Sopra. In the top, Venus and Preti formally mentioned “I do” in a courthouse ceremony on Dec. 19, with Venus carrying a surprising robe by Morilee New York.

“They at all times say weddings go so quick, they usually do,” Venus told Vogue. “We began on Monday. Serena gave us this present of a stupendous yacht, and he or she organized all of the meals, the whole lot. We had 10 to 12 of our closest household and buddies who have been on the town on the boat, and we have been singing, dancing, gossiping, and simply having fun with one another.”

“For me, the courthouse ceremony was very distinctive, emotional, and deep,” Preti added of his Florida wedding ceremony with Venus. “It was the second-best day of my life.”

The pair first wed on Sept. 18 in Ischia, Italy. Venus defined that they’d at all times dreamed of marrying there, however as a result of she isn’t an Italian citizen, the paperwork would’ve taken about eight months. So, they determined to plan a second ceremony within the States.

The Florida celebration was organized by Jennifer Zabinski of JZ Events — the identical planner behind Serena’s 2017 wedding ceremony to Alexis Ohanian. Preti entered the ceremony together with his mom to the Jackson 5’s “I’ll Be There,” a tribute to the assist she’s at all times proven Venus, Preti shared. Venus walked down the aisle to Irama’s “Ovunque Sarai,” a track she mentioned reminds her of her grandmother, who handed throughout COVID.

After exchanging their handwritten vows, the couple exited to Stevie Wonder’s “Signed, Sealed, Delivered,” then shared their first dance to “I Only Have Eyes for You” by The Flamingos. The night wrapped with an after-party at Sophia’s Hobe Sound in Hobe Sound, Florida.

Their two ceremonies marked the end result of a whirlwind romance that began in 2024, after the couple met at Milan Fashion Week at an occasion neither had initially deliberate to attend. Engagement buzz kicked off in February after Venus was noticed carrying a hoop throughout a coaching session in Rome, and by July, she confirmed the engagement in a post-match interview.

“My fiancé is right here, and he actually inspired me to maintain enjoying,” she mentioned on the time.

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