Tennis pro Venus Williams marries Andrea Preti in Florida and Italy (photos)

Venus Williams is married to Andrea Preti. According to Vogue, Venus and Preti have officially tied the knot, celebrating their love with two separate wedding ceremonies in Italy and Florida. The couple’s first wedding took place on Sept. 18 in Ischia, Italy, with Venus telling the publication that, We had this dream to do our wedding in Italy, but we didnt have enough time to do the paperwork because Im a foreigner, it can take about eight months. So we decided to have a second wedding.” As a result of Venus’ Florida roots, the couple decided on a second ceremony in Palm Beach, Florida. The event was planned by Jennifer Zabinski of JZ Events, the same company that worked on her sister Serena Williams’ wedding in 2017. The Florida ceremony featured a week full of festivities leading up to the big day. They always say weddings go so fast, and they do, Venus shared with the magazine. We started on Monday. Serena gave us this gift of a beautiful yacht, and she arranged all the food, everything. We had 10 to 12 of our closest family and friends who were in town on the boat, and we were singing, dancing, gossiping, and just enjoying each other. The week’s events leading up to the ceremony included a bridal shower and a romantic dinner at the Miami members club Sopra, with Venus ultimately marrying Preti in a courthouse wedding on Dec. 19 as she wore a dress designed by Morilee New York, according to Vogue. For me, the courthouse ceremony was very unique, emotional, and deep, Preti told the publication of his nuptials with Venus. It was the second-best day of my life. (After the wedding itself, of course.) During the main wedding ceremony, which took place after the courthouse nuptials, Preti walked out with his mom to Ill Be There by the Jackson 5, which, to him, represented what my mother is to Venus,” according to Vogue. No matter what, shell be there. As for Venus, she walked out to Ovunque Sarai by Irama, which she told the publication “reminds me of my grandma, who passed during COVID.” After reading their self-written vows, the couple recessed to Signed, Sealed, Delivered” by Stevie Wonder and subsequently danced to I Only Have Eyes for You by the Flamingos upon entering their main wedding reception. The couple and their guests then capped off the loving occasion with an after-party at Sophias Hobe Sound in Hobe Sound, Florida. See photos below. The post Tennis pro Venus Williams marries Andrea Preti in Florida and Italy (photos) appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.