"An Instagram post from Vogue Magazine's Weddings section announced the nuptials, with the message garnering more than 30,000 likes as of Tuesday afternoon. "We all love each other so much," Williams, 45, said in the Vogue post. "It was just the happiest, most beautiful, sweetest day." The post was scant on details other than the event took place over five days in and around the couple's home in Palm Beach Gardens."
"The Compton native defeated 23-year-old Peyton Sterns 6-3, 6-4 in the first round action of the D.C. Open after a 16-month hiatus from singles matches. In victory, Williams became the second-oldest woman to win a tour-level singles match, trailing only fellow legend Martina Navratilova, who was 47 when she won in 2004. "Yes, my fiance is here, and he really encouraged me to keep playing," Williams told the Tennis Channel's Rennae Stubbs in a post-match interview."
Venus Williams and Danish model-actor Andrea Preti wed over a weekend in Palm Beach Gardens in a multi-day celebration. The couple met at 2024 Milan Fashion Week and began texting shortly after. They became engaged on Jan. 31 in Tuscany. An Instagram announcement of the nuptials received more than 30,000 likes. Williams called the wedding "the happiest, most beautiful, sweetest day." Preti has written, acted and directed in several films, primarily in Italy. Williams returned to singles competition after a 16-month hiatus and won a D.C. Open first-round match, becoming the second-oldest woman to win a tour-level singles match.
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