It's all love for Venus Williams, who simply tied the knot along with her Italian beau Andrea Preti throughout a five-day celebration in Palm Seaside, Fla.

Technically, it was the couple's second wedding ceremony, having completed a ceremony on Sept. 18 in Italy, per Vogue. The stateside nuptials occurred in Williams' longtime hometown, the place she grew up coaching alongside her sister Serena.

Williams, 45, and Preti, 37 met throughout Milan Trend Week in 2024, which the newlyweds mentioned they weren't planning on going to. The couple was launched at a celebration thrown by former Gucci artistic director Sabato De Sarno.

"I informed her, ‘You’re so stunning,’ after which she began talking with me in Italian," Preti informed Vogue. "We had a little bit speak, and I requested if she wished a drink. I went to the bar to get one thing, and her sister Lyn got here to me and mentioned, ‘Do you thoughts if we begin a WhatsApp dialog? I believe my sister likes you.’”

Williams confirmed their engagement in July after profitable her first singles match in two years.

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

The tennis champ pulled a dozen bridal appears for her wedding ceremony, joking that her stylist "didn’t understand I used to be so loopy." The couple had a courthouse appointment on Dec. 19 and a bigger ceremony the next day.

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Williams has gained seven Grand Slam titles, 4 Olympic gold medals, and one silver. Preti is a mannequin and actor who has landed minor roles in Italian movie and TV, such because the collection A Professor.

"I simply knew I used to be going to marry him," Williams informed Vogue. "Individuals at all times say they simply know, and I simply knew.”

She additional famous that her wedding ceremony was the "happiest, most stunning, sweetest day."

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