Tennis legend Venus Williams married Danish model and actor Andrea Preti this weekend in Florida, the new bride announced in a shared post.
A Vogue magazine Instagram post The Weddings section announced the nuptials, with the post garnering more than 30,000 likes as of Tuesday afternoon.
“We all love each other so much,” Williams, 45, said in the Vogue post. “It was simply the happiest, most beautiful, sweetest day.”
The post contained few details other than the event took place over five days in and around the couple’s Palm Beach Gardens home.
An email for comment to representatives for Williams and Preti, 37, was not immediately returned.
The couple met at Milan Fashion Week 2024 and began texting shortly after, according to Vogue.
The couple finally got engaged on January 31 in Tuscany, according to Vogue. This detail was confirmed in July, during a historic month for Williams.
The Compton native beat 23-year-old Peyton Sterns 6-3, 6-4 in the first round of the DC Open after a 16-month hiatus from singles matches.
In terms of victory, Williams became the second-oldest woman to win a singles match at the tour level, behind fellow legendary Martina Navratilova, who was 47 when she won in 2004.
“Yeah, my fiancé is here and he really encouraged me to keep playing,” Williams told Tennis Channel’s Rennae Stubbs in a post-match interview. “There were so many moments where I just wanted to relax and relax. … He encouraged me to get through it, and it’s wonderful. [for him] be here. He never saw me play.
Preti has written, acted and directed in a handful of films, mainly in Italy.
It was the second marriage for the couple, who also held a ceremony in Italy in September.
