{"id":335103,"date":"2025-12-25T15:26:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T15:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/335103\/"},"modified":"2025-12-25T15:26:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T15:26:12","slug":"venus-williams-receives-amazing-gift-from-sister-serena-after-second-marriage-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/335103\/","title":{"rendered":"Venus Williams receives amazing gift from sister Serena after second marriage ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tennis legend Venus Williams has tied the knot with Italian actor Andrea Preti for a second time, following their initial wedding in Italy back in September.<\/p>\n

The 45-year-old and her new husband celebrated their union over six days in Palm Beach, Florida, surrounded by their nearest and dearest.<\/p>\n

The extended festivities brought together close friends and relatives for what Venus described as “the happiest, most beautiful, sweetest day.”<\/p>\n

Preti was equally moved by the occasion, telling Vogue: “When I saw Venus, she was beautiful, like a goddess. I was crying and happy.”<\/p>\n

The couple exchanged their vows in both English and Italian before celebrating late into Saturday morning.<\/p>\n

Serena Williams presented the newlyweds with a particularly generous gift in the form of a yacht, which served as a floating venue for some of the wedding guests.<\/p>\n

Speaking to Vogue about her sister’s present, Venus said: “Serena gave us this gift of a beautiful yacht, and she arranged all the food, everything.”<\/p>\n

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The vessel hosted between 10 and 12 of the couple’s closest family members and friends who had travelled to Florida for the occasion.<\/p>\n

Venus recalled the intimate gathering aboard the boat, explaining: “We were singing, dancing, gossiping, and just enjoying each other.”<\/p>\n

The yacht proved an ideal setting for the pre-wedding celebrations that preceded the main ceremony.<\/p>\n

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The decision to hold a second ceremony in Florida stemmed from administrative complications with their Italian nuptials, where official paperwork can take as long as eight months to process.<\/p>\n

By marrying in the United States, the couple bypassed these bureaucratic delays entirely.<\/p>\n

Despite the change of location, Preti ensured his Italian relatives could share in the celebrations, with family members making the transatlantic journey to attend.<\/p>\n

In the days leading up to the ceremony, guests were treated to a series of dinners and poolside gatherings.<\/p>\n

The festivities culminated with the couple reciting their wedding vows in both English and Italian, honouring their respective backgrounds, before the party continued into the early hours of Saturday.<\/p>\n

Williams and Preti’s romance began through a chance encounter at a Milan fashion show in 2024, with neither initially planning to attend the event.<\/p>\n

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The tennis star had been enjoying a trip to Lake Como with her sister when a last-minute invitation arrived.<\/p>\n

Venus explained: “I was in Lake Como on a sister’s trip when I got an invite at the last minute and decided to go on a whim. Andrea was tired. Neither of us was planning on being there.”<\/p>\n

The seven-time Grand Slam champion shared news of her Florida wedding with fans via Instagram, posting several photographs from the day.<\/p>\n

Alongside the images, she wrote: “Guess what I did this weekend? Yes, that’s right! We got married! It was and still is a dream!”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tennis legend Venus Williams has tied the knot with Italian actor Andrea Preti for a second time, following…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":335104,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[50,2331,217,101,118,56,54,55,741,1384],"class_list":["post-335103","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tennis","tag-news","tag-sgg","tag-sport","tag-sports","tag-tennis","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom","tag-us","tag-us-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/335103","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=335103"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/335103\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/335104"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=335103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=335103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=335103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}