The couple tied the knot at the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans, eleven weeks after they welcomed their daughter Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr..
- Nov 17, 2017
AceShowbiz - Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian are officially man and wife. The 36-year-old tennis ace and her Reddit co-founder fiance tied the knot on Thursday, November 16 in a star-studded ceremony at the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans.
The guests included Beyonce Knowles, Kim Kardashian, Ciara, Russell Wilson, La La Anthony and more. Serena's sister Venus Williams and the couple's two-month-old daughter Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr. were also in attendance.
Serena kicked off the wedding festivities with a bachelorette party in New York City last week. The 23-time Grand Slam winner and her famous gal pals spent a weekend enjoying five-star spa treatments, trapezing, tea brunches, dinner and dancing at the Baccarat Hotel & Residences.
On Wednesday night, the couple held a rehearsal dinner at Emeril Lagasse's Meril restaurant. Around 100 guests reportedly attended the dinner, including Eva Longoria and husband Jose Antonio Baston, Colton Haynes and Cynthia Erivo. An insider says that Cafe Du Monde provided their famous beignets for dessert.
Serena and Alexis started dating in 2015. He proposed to her in a romantic getaway in Rome in late 2016 during the holiday. They announced that they're expecting a baby in April and welcomed their first child on September 1.
"He's incredibly - a really nice person," Serena gushed about her then-fiance in January. "I think he definitely treats everyone the same, which is really cool to see. Really, really nice to see."
She also told Vanity Fair in 2016 about being in a relationship with the 34-year-old Internet entrepreneur, "I felt like a door had been opened to a person who made me want to be my best self. I find myself just wanting to be better by simply being around her because of the standard she holds."
