Two weddings later and Venus Williams and Andrea Preti have officially said their “I do’s.”
The 45-year-old tennis legend and her now-husband, actor and model Andrea Preti, tied the knot with not one, but two unforgettable wedding moments. The festivities were capped off with five-day celebration in Florida.
How We Got Here
The couple first exchanged vows on September 18 in Italy, where Preti was raised.
“We didn’t have enough time to do the paperwork,” Williams told Vogue. “Because I’m a foreigner, it can take about eight months. So we decided to have a second wedding.”
Part two of Williams and Preti’s wedding took place mid-December in Palm Beach, Florida. The festivities kicked off on Monday with a luxurious yacht day, a gift from William’s younger sister and fellow tennis legend, Serena.
“We were singing, dancing, gossiping, and just enjoying each other,” Venus shared.
The week included a boudoir-style bridal shower, an Asian fusion dinner, and a Beyoncé-filled dance party. The group later headed to Miami for an intimate Italian dinner. The dinner was followed by a sports day featuring tennis, volleyball, dodgeball, and pickleball.
“I didn’t want to be the team captain,” Venus joked. “I just wanted to be on the team with my husband.”
Wedding Day Part 2
The grand finale came early Friday morning at 6:45 am with a private courthouse ceremony in Palm Beach. The couple wrote their own vows.
“It was beautiful, calm, sacred, and exalting,” Venus recalled. “We got up there and had the best time…. I finished [my vows] in English, and Andrea told me that I had to do them in Italian.”
While Venus was nervous about this element of the day, Andrea confirms that “she speaks Italian very, very well. She’s just shy about it.”
After dinner and dancing, the party bus took everyone to an afterparty, but Andrea had to get some rest, according to Venus.
“But I jumped on. They were popping Sexyy Red and French Montana, and we were dancing on the bus, said the tennis legend. “We all love each other so much. It was just the happiest, most beautiful, sweetest day.”
Preti called it “the second-best day of my life,” putting their Italian wedding at number one.
The couple first met during Milan Fashion Week in 2024. They got engaged January 31, 2025, in Tuscany.