Tennis legend Venus Williams married Danish model and actor Andrea Peretti over the weekend in Florida, the new bride announced in a joint post.
that Instagram post from Vogue magazine The wedding section announced the nuptials, and the post had more than 30,000 likes as of Tuesday afternoon.
“We all love each other so much,” Williams, 45, said in a Vogue post. “It was the happiest, most beautiful and sweetest day.”
The post was scant on details other than the event took place over five days in and around the couple’s Palm Beach Gardens home.
An email seeking comment from representatives for Williams and Peretti, 37, was not immediately returned.
The couple met at Milan Fashion Week 2024 and started texting soon after. According to Vogue.
The couple eventually became engaged on January 31 in Tuscany, according to Vogue. These details were confirmed in July during a historic month for Williams.
The Compton native defeated 23-year-old Peyton Stearns 6-3, 6-4 in the first round of the DC Open after a 16-month hiatus from singles matches.
With her victory, Williams became the second-oldest woman to win a singles match on tour, behind fellow legend Martina Navratilova, who was 47 years old when she won in 2004.
“Yes, my fiancé is here, and he’s really encouraged me to keep playing,” Williams told Tennis Channel’s Renee Stubbs in a post-match interview. “There were a lot of times when I just wanted to cruise in and be cold. … He encouraged me to get through it, which is great.” [for him] To be here. He never saw me play.”
Preity has written, acted and directed In a few films, primarily in Italy.
The wedding was the second for the couple, who also held a ceremony in Italy in September.