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Hilary Weaver,Vanity Fair
Fri, May 12 7:42 AM PDT
By Hilary Weaver. Photos: Getty Images.In late December of last year, Serena Williams announced that she was engaged to Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian. To make the announcement, Williams posted a poem about her engagement story to—can you guess it?—Reddit. At Williams’s bridal shower yesterday, Reddit made yet another not-so-surprising appearance in this engagement story line.
Williams’s three sisters, mom, and several close friends attended her lavish bridal shower last Friday, per People. The celebration activities included relaxing in the ocean and spending the evening in the “Retreat Collection” of the 1 Hotel and Homes South Beach, which was decorated with two very recognizable piñatas: Reddit versions of Williams and Ohanian.
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Where are the tennis balls, you ask? The rackets, the Wimbledon whites? Surely this internationally recognized tennis champion would acknowledge her own stellar career in her wedding, not just her future husband’s? Perhaps Williams—who won the Australian Open in January while eight weeks pregnant—knows her accomplishments are already impressive enough. For now, it seems the Reddit decor is preferred for these upcoming nuptials.
The bridal shower seemed to follow the traditional tenets of a pre-wedding celebration: surf and sun included. Per People, Williams and her pals spent the morning in a meditation class, complete with foot massages, before heading off to a private yacht for a cruise around Miami.
Williams has kept the date for her wedding secret, but we might want to check for a Reddit A.M.A. to get the scoop.
This story originally appeared on Vanity Fair.
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Serena Williams celebrates bridal shower with sister Venus in Miami Beach
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Fri, May 12 10:28 AM PDT
Serena Williams was showered with love last weekend. The 35-year-old athlete, who is engaged to Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian,
celebrated her bridal shower at Miami’s 1 Hotel & Homes South
Beach. The tennis champion arrived to the Wellness Hotel on May 5 with
20 of her loved ones including her mom Oracene and sisters Venus, Lyn and Isha, in addition to a number of girlfriends. An insider told HOLA! USA
that the group kicked off the festivities on Saturday morning
participating in a “mind and movement” yoga and meditation class on the
resort’s rooftop pool deck, before enjoying foot massages in a poolside
cabana by the hotel’s Bamford-Haybarn Spa.
Later in the day, the bridal shower party hopped on a private yacht
for a cruise around Miami. After taking a dip in the ocean, the athlete,
who is expecting her first child with Alexis, returned to her “Retreat
Collection” suite at the South Beach hotel. Serena’s pals decked out her
room with bridal-themed decorations, which included a cartoon piñata
shaped like the tennis player and her fiancé. The mom-to-be’s friends
and family also surprised Serena with stuffed animals at the end of the
night.
MORE: Serena Williams writes letter to unborn child
The Wimbledon Champion’s luxury vacation rental features a full
kitchen, gorgeous ocean views and décor inspired by nature, as well as a
personal guru to take care of guests’s well-being. Serena revealed via
Snapchat in April that she was 20-weeks pregnant with her first child.
Months prior in December, the sports star announced her engagement to
the Internet entrepreneur on her verified Reddit account writing, "I
came home/ A little late/ Someone had a bag packed for me/ And a
carriage awaited. Destination: Rome/ To escort me to my very own
'charming'/ Back to where our stars first collided. And now it was full
circle/ At the same table we first met by chance/ This time he made it
not by chance/ But by choice/ Down on one knee/ He said 4 words/ And I
said yes." Alexis responded to the post, writing: "And you made me the
happiest man on the planet."
While Serena recently celebrated her bridal shower, she admitted during a press conference back in January
that she didn’t have time to think about planning her wedding. At the
time she said, “I keep saying that in February I will start looking at
the bigger picture of my life." She also praised her future husband
saying, "He is an incredibly nice person. He really treats everyone the
same, which is really cool to see.”
VER GALERÍA Serena celebrated her bridal shower at the luxurious South Beach hotel with her friends and family Photos: 1 Hotel & Homes/Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Sports Illustrated
Later in the day, the bridal shower party hopped on a private yacht
for a cruise around Miami. After taking a dip in the ocean, the athlete,
who is expecting her first child with Alexis, returned to her “Retreat
Collection” suite at the South Beach hotel. Serena’s pals decked out her
room with bridal-themed decorations, which included a cartoon piñata
shaped like the tennis player and her fiancé. The mom-to-be’s friends
and family also surprised Serena with stuffed animals at the end of the
night.MORE: Serena Williams writes letter to unborn child
VER GALERÍA The tennis star stayed in the resort's "Retreat Collection" suite Photo: 1 Hotel & Homes
The Wimbledon Champion’s luxury vacation rental features a full
kitchen, gorgeous ocean views and décor inspired by nature, as well as a
personal guru to take care of guests’s well-being. Serena revealed via
Snapchat in April that she was 20-weeks pregnant with her first child.
Months prior in December, the sports star announced her engagement to
the Internet entrepreneur on her verified Reddit account writing, "I
came home/ A little late/ Someone had a bag packed for me/ And a
carriage awaited. Destination: Rome/ To escort me to my very own
'charming'/ Back to where our stars first collided. And now it was full
circle/ At the same table we first met by chance/ This time he made it
not by chance/ But by choice/ Down on one knee/ He said 4 words/ And I
said yes." Alexis responded to the post, writing: "And you made me the
happiest man on the planet."
VER GALERÍA Serena is expecting her first child with her fiancé Alexis Photo: Neilson Barnard/Getty Images
While Serena recently celebrated her bridal shower, she admitted during a press conference back in January
that she didn’t have time to think about planning her wedding. At the
time she said, “I keep saying that in February I will start looking at
the bigger picture of my life." She also praised her future husband
saying, "He is an incredibly nice person. He really treats everyone the
same, which is really cool to see.”
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