Venus Williams and Andrea Preti have officially tied the knot nearly a year and a half after confirming their relationship
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The duo had their first wedding in September in Italy, but decided to have a second ceremony in Florida in December to honor Williams' roots in the state
Williams and Preti were initially linked in July 2024, and got engaged on Jan. 31, 2025
Venus Williamssaid "I do" to Andrea Preti.
According toVogue, 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 noting to the publication that, "We had this dream to do our wedding in Italy, but we didn't have enough time to do the paperwork — because I'm a foreigner, it can take about eight months. So we decided to have a second wedding."
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As a result of Venus' Florida roots, the duo decided on a second ceremony in Palm Beach, Fla. The event, which was planned by Jennifer Zabinski of JZ Events — the same company that worked on her sister Serena Williams' wedding in 2017 — 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."
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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 toVogue.
"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 "I'll Be There" by the Jackson 5, which, to him, "represented what my mother is to Venus," according toVogue. "No matter what, she'll 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 Sophia's Hobe Sound in Hobe Sound, Fla.
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The 45-year-old tennis legend confirmed that she was engaged to the 37-year-old actor-producer in July 2025 during apost-match interview. Her confirmation came months after the pairfirst sparked engagement rumorsin February 2025.
"My fiancé is here and he really encouraged me to keep playing," she said at the time after the interviewer mentioned Preti in the audience.
Venus continued, saying, "There were so many times where I just wanted to coast and kind of chill. Do you know how hard it is to play tennis? You guys don't know how much work goes into this, like it's 9 to 5 except you're running the whole time. Lifting weights and just like dying and then you repeat it the next day. So he encouraged me to get through this, and it's wonderful to be here. He's never seen me play."
In an interview with PEOPLE in September, Serena hinted about details regarding the couple's nuptials when chatting about her podcast with Venus,Stockton Street.
"We talk every day now because we have so much going on. Well, let me rephrase that. Venus has so much planning that she's doing that I'm just talking to her all the time," Serena, 44, told PEOPLE exclusively in the days before the podcast's drop on Wednesday, Sept. 17.
"She wanted me to help her with some dresses, or was it hairstyles?" recalled Serena.
"She wanted literally 14 hairstyles — and she was like, 'What do you think'?" she continued of her sister, adding, "So she sent me her options and within 30 minutes I had them not only done, but in a PDF file what hairstyle looked best on everyone."
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"So I pulled out my computer because I work in [venture capital] and you just got to get things done," said Serena. "I'm the person that arranges things, I'm like the planner. I plan everything like the event," she emphasized. "I'm the person that gets things done."
Venus and Preti have largely managed to keep their relationship out of the public eye. However, they werefirst linkedin July 2024, when they were spotted on a boat together in Nerano, Italy.
Engagement rumors started in early February when Venus was seen wearing a ring onthat fingerwhile at a tennis training session in Rome. The couple was photographed engaging in some PDA, and the ring was visible in the pics. Whispers picked up steam later that month when Venus and Pretiattended the DSquared2 Fall/Winter 2025 showduring Milan Fashion Week in Italy. A ring was again visible on her hand in photos from the event.
Vogueconfirmed that the couple got engaged on Jan. 31 in Tuscany.
Born in Denmark, Preti moved to Italy as a teen. He went on to work as a model and accrued multiple acting and production credits on hisIMDb profile.
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Prior to their relationship, Venus had discussed her relationship status, stressing that she was not rushing into anything romantic.
"I have a lot of friends who don't believe me when I say that I like my life and I don't want to change it for any reason. I'm not desperate and they don't believe me," she toldCosmopolitanin September 2021.
Adding that they are concerned that she'll "miss [her] window," the professional athlete replied, "I'm like, 'Please, relax. You might feel this way, but I don't. I promise you I don't.' "
Venus was previously linked tomodel Elio Pisin 2012 and Nicholas Hammond in 2017, according toInStyle. However, the couple split by 2019.
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