Stars pour in as Serena weds Alexis
NEW ORLEANS: Star wattage abounded in New Orleans on Thursday as Serena Williams married Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian in a function attended by A-list celebrities that set New Orleans abuzz.
The couple released few details of the ceremony, but around 250 guests were reportedly invited to the festivities at the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans.
Tennis star Caroline Wozniacki, music royalty Beyonce, legendary Vogue magazine editorin-chief Anna Wintour, reality TV star Kim Kardashian, actress Eva Longoria and singer Ciara all reportedly were at the wedding.
The wedding had a “Beauty and the Beast” theme. The locally popular funk and jazz band Naughty Professor was seen arriving, as was the traditional Paulin Brothers Brass Band.
The Daily Mail said the event would cost more than $1 million and that guests were asked not to bring their cell phones because an exclusive photo deal had been signed with Vogue.
Williams, 36, a 23-time Grand Slam champion, and Ohanian, 34, welcomed their first child, daughter Alexis Olympia, on September 1. They announced their engagement in December after meeting in 2015 in Rome.
BURGLARY AT VENUS WILLIAMS’ MANSION
FORT LAUDERDALE: Burglars hit Venus Williams’ Florida home, stealing $400,000 worth of goods while she was at the U.S. Open, police said Thursday. The burglary happened between Sept. 1 and 5 at Williams’ 10,000-squarefoot home, which is in a well-to-do gated community, , Palm Beach Gardens police said in a statement.