Venus Williams marries actor and model Andrea Preti
- - Venus Williams marries actor and model Andrea Preti
Daysia TolentinoDecember 24, 2025 at 6:46 AM
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Venus Williams and Andrea Preti attend Vogue World: Hollywood 2025
It's all love for Venus Williams, who just tied the knot with her Italian beau Andrea Preti during a five-day celebration in Palm Beach, Fla.
Technically, it was the couple's second wedding, having done a ceremony on Sept. 18 in Italy, per Vogue. The stateside nuptials took place in Williams' longtime hometown, where she grew up training alongside her sister Serena.
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Andrea Preti and Venus Williams attend the 2025 CFDA Awards on Nov. 3, 2025 in New York City
Williams, 45, and Preti, 37 met during Milan Fashion Week in 2024, which the newlyweds said they weren't planning on going to. The couple was introduced at a party thrown by former Gucci creative director Sabato De Sarno.
"I told her, ‘You’re so beautiful,’ and then she started speaking with me in Italian," Preti told Vogue. "We had a little talk, and I asked if she wanted a drink. I went to the bar to get something, and her sister Lyn came to me and said, ‘Do you mind if we start a WhatsApp conversation? I think my sister likes you.’”
Williams confirmed their engagement in July after winning her first singles match in two years.
"My fiancé is here and he really encouraged me to keep playing," she said at the time.
The tennis champ pulled a dozen bridal looks for her wedding, joking that her stylist "didn’t realize I was so crazy." The couple had a courthouse appointment on Dec. 19 and a larger ceremony the following day.
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Andrea Preti and Venus Williams at the Swarovski Masters of Light opening celebration on Oct. 28, 2025 in Los Angeles
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Williams has won seven Grand Slam titles, four Olympic gold medals, and one silver. Preti is a model and actor who has landed minor roles in Italian film and TV, such as the series A Professor.
"I just knew I was going to marry him," Williams told Vogue. "People always say they just know, and I just knew.”
She further noted that her wedding was the "happiest, most beautiful, sweetest day."
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