Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian are celebrating seven years of marriage!
On Saturday, Nov. 16, the retired tennis star, 43, and the Reddit co-founder, 41, every shared heartfelt social media posts to mark their newest marriage ceremony anniversary.
Williams’ Instagram put up featured photographs of her household’s costume get together from a number of days prior. Ohanian and their 7-year-old daughter Olympia had been dressed as Roman gladiators, whereas Williams and 15-month-old daughter Adira sported colourful appears to be like. One other picture confirmed the tech govt kissing Adira on the pinnacle as he held her, and one more captured the household of 4 posing along with massive smiles.
“7 years has gone so quick… Comfortable anniversary @alexisohanian. Thanks for being one of the best dad to our ladies @olympiaohanian and @adiraohanian,” Williams wrote. “Thanks for additionally making common November day a fancy dress get together and making it particular. ❤️❣️.”
Celebrating Williams’ position as a mother, Ohanian commented on her put up: “❤️ Thanks for blessing me with the 2 finest people we ever met.”
In his personal Instagram put up, Ohanian mirrored on the couple’s 2017 New Orleans nuptials.
“7 years in the past at the moment, we obtained married right here,” he wrote. “Now we get to carry these two for beignets. Comfortable Anniversary 🎉.”
“You are an incredible mama. I am very fortunate to have met you @serenawilliams @olympiaohanian @adiraohanian,” he added, alongside a snapshot of the members of the family all collectively, seemingly hanging in New Orleans.
The couple — who first met in Could 2015 after they had been seated subsequent to one another at an occasion forward of the Italian Open — tied the knot in 2017 at New Orleans’ Up to date Arts Heart in entrance of a slew of celeb friends together with Beyoncé, Kim Kardashian, Eva Longoria and fellow tennis star Caroline Wozniacki.
Williams and Ohanian have been candid about their romance since then, together with sharing how they preserve their relationship contemporary as they mother or father their two daughters and work collectively on quite a few enterprise ventures.
Again in 2021, Williams opened up about her relationship with the enterprise capitalist, admitting in an interview on The Query Recreation that “marriage is just not bliss, however it may be should you work at it.”
The 23-time Grand Slam winner additionally revealed that motherhood was at all times a purpose for her, saying, “I at all times knew I wished children. I by no means knew when however I at all times knew I wished children sooner or later.”
“I discovered that love is an incredible feeling. And if in case you have a possibility to really feel it, then it is a particular factor,” she added.
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Earlier this 12 months, the couple had a hilarious viral second as they had been strolling alongside the pink carpet on the opening ceremony for the 2024 Paris Olympics. In a number of movies and photographs, Ohanian might be seen standing behind his spouse and older daughter, carrying an umbrella to guard them from the pouring rain.
A commentator for Eurosport deemed Ohanian the tennis star’s “umbrella holder,” not realizing he was Williams’ husband.
“[Serena] appears to be like completely unbelievable. She’s obtained somebody simply behind us holding an umbrella,” the commentator mentioned. “These are the degrees you aspire to. To have an precise umbrella holder behind you.”
Ohanian instantly obtained in on the joke, sharing a put up from X that learn: “TV commentator: ‘Serena Williams even has her personal private umbrella holder’. FYI… the ‘umbrella holder’ ’is Alexis Ohanian, her husband. He’s one of many founders of Reddit. 💀.”
In his personal Instagram put up with a photograph of the viral second, the tech founder joked: “I’m additionally Olympia’s private umbrella holder.”