Serena Williams finally got the star-studded wedding she’s always dreamed of. The 36-year-old U.S. Open champion kissed a lot of frogs before she met Reddit.com co-founder Alexis Ohanion and asked for his hand in marriage.
The couple exchanged “I dos” in front of invited guests at the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans on Thursday night. Don’t bother looking for photos from the big night. Cell phones were banned from the wedding and the reception, because Vogue magazine’s editor-for-life Anna Wintour secured the exclusive rights to the wedding photos.
Entertainment Tonight reports that the theme for the evening was Beauty and the Beast. Guests were greeted with cocktails and the song “Be Our Guest.”
The bride wore an intricately detailed gown designed by Galia Lahav.
Serena’s friends Ciara Wilson, left, La La Anthony, center, and Kelly Rowland were among the well-heeled guests invited to the private nuptials. The ladies piled into an Uber car to drive up to the venue doors rather than take a bus like the other guests were forced to. They reportedly partied with Serena and Alexis until the break of dawn.
Photos by LALO / BACKGRID
Serena and Alexis met in Rome, Italy. The 34-year-old millionaire had never watched a tennis match before meeting Serena. And she had no idea what a Reddit.com was.
They exchanged vows in front of everyone from their infant daughter, Alexis Olympia Ohanian, Jr., to Beyonce and her sister, Solange Knowles. Bey’s husband Jay-Z didn’t make the trip. He’s still performing in half empty arenas on his 4:44 Tour.
Smiling couple Nicole Ari Parker and Boris Kodjoe were seen attending Serena Williams wedding rehearsal dinner at Meril in New Orleans. They also attended the wedding and the reception afterwards. Nicole and Boris and the rest of the guests were given a contraption to cover their smartphones to prevent unauthorized pictures.
Photos by LALO / BACKGRID
R&B legends Bell Biv DeVoe performed at the reception.
Photos by LALO / BACKGRID
Kim Kardashian was among the moneyed socialites arriving at Serena Williams’ dream wedding in New Orleans. Kim arrived by private jet just in the nick of time to attend Serena’s wedding.
Kim was joined by Khloe‘s BFF Malika Haqq, and her sister Khadijah.
Photos by SBMF / BACKGRID
Beauty & the Beast…
CONGRATS SERENA !! ?? BBD performed ?! i kno it was litt ?????
What a great day. The best to the 3 of them. All bout that love thang.
Congrats Serena!!! I ?? Ronnie! Why Kelly, Ciara, and La La look so mad?? Did the driver open the door playing Future while eating honey nut cheerios???
She looked beautiful
I’m happy for Serena. I hope they have a long and successful marriage.
Awww congratulations to them!!
O/T: Can we get a post on Jennifer Hudson and her 10 yr fiancee breaking up and she getting a protective order!! Yikes!!
He’s still performing in half empty arenas on his 4:44 Tour.
^^^^^^^^
Was in Charlotte last night. Not sure if it was half empty. Dont know of anyone who went.
Ready for this post too. Bc all this post about to see is all the folks who oppose interracial coupling about to roll up and Im not in the mood.
Publicity stunt. Your memory is short. They “broke up” before. Word is The Voice is not asking her back as coach. Publicity stunt.
I read about that today. I’m not surprised that they broke up, but I was at the surprised at the protective order.
yay congrats to the happy couple
He’s going to try and break her. I dislike when anyone “swirls”
the 4:44 Tour was crowded in Nashville….
LOVE NE/BBD!
Congrats… She looks beautiful!!
All while you’re over there looking like a Ninja Turtle with struggle braids in your avatar.
My mama said, if you ain’t got nothing to say, don’t say nothing at all. BUT Alexis is a pretty man and Serena is a handsome woman.
Did he bring Kanye out?
No, he told Kanye he is going to have to earnnnnnn his way back in
Just wondering what the vibe was between Kim K and her squad and Beyonce ‘nem. Kim’s invite must have been front Alexis, because she wasn’t at the baby shower.
They should’ve stayed clear away from that title.
Big congrats! I just love everything she stands for.
Agree
Ciara and Kelly don’t speak to Kim anymore, so that must have been extremely awkward.
So happy for her. She seems like like a sweet girl.
Congratulations Serena and Alexis!!!
What black celebrity female deals with Kim K? I can’t think of one, seriously. She had to bring her friends to the wedding with her.
Look at BBD, them boys always clean as a whistle and always dressed like grown men?. I bet they was smelling goodt in them white suits. BBD truly made the transition from boys to men ?.
Got eeem!
My hair is locked though.
I haven’t had braids, since the early 2000s.
That’s played out.
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So true. For her to fall out with all of them, she has definitely got to be the common denominator.
Glad they made it down the isle. Their were sooooo many naysayers when they first got engaged saying he was going to leave her a single baby mama….
SMH…Sandra STAY providing shady, caustic commentary.
Open champion kissed a lot of frogs before she met Reddit.com co-founder Alexis Ohanion and asked for his hand in marriage.
SMH
The ladies piled into an Uber car to drive up to the venue doors rather than take a bus like the other guests were forced to.
HAHAHA
Bey’s husband Jay-Z didn’t make the trip. He’s still performing in half empty arenas on his 4:44 Tour.
*DEAD*
Looking forward to see photos and reading the menu.
Congrats be happy and praying for longevity in a disposable world.
No ma’am Miss Sandra, I have never heard about any breakup. Their relationship has always been strange to me and I am not surprised.
Me neither girlie!
THAT is the part I want to hear more about!! He has always been “off” to me and I felt like she was more into him than him to her. It felt like a publicity stunt that went on for a decade lol
Sandra tried it, because Alexis is the one who proposed to Serena at an Italian restaurant, the same restaurant where they first met.
Bad make-up just everywhere!!!! ???
I thought for sure she would get a MUA to BEAT her FACE and get the EYEBROWS IN ORDER #CONGRATS
“and asked for his hand in marriage.”
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If a black woman LOOKS black — no skin bleaching, no obvious nose job, no 10 foot long horsehair wig — you assume no man can love her. Unlike the black male celebs who are running after white and half-white women, there ARE men who still love black women.
Serena is not his first black girlfriend. And she is one of the most accomplished women on the planet, so why WOULDN’T a successful man ask her to marry him?
CONGRATS SERENA!!!!
(That Nicole looks like a good time, and i’m here for it! LOL!!!)
Who’s the beauty and who’s the beast? Just asking…
I thought the relationship was a publicity stunt. Something is off about Jennifer to me, like she never recovered from her family getting murdered. He said she got a protective order to try to prevent him from getting full custody of their son, which he is requesting because he’s been the primary care giver while Jennifer worked on her career. Translated, this means he has no job and wants to get the child support from her. I can’t with these men who aren’t really men and able to provide for themselves once they are done leeching off women.
And a happy Friday to you too ?????
Awww Congrats!
kissed a lot of frogs before she met Reddit.com co-founder Alexis Ohanion and asked for his hand in marriage
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The shade Sandy-Mae, the shade!!!! LOLLOLLOLLOL!!!!!!!!!
Why is Nicole looking like Sheree?!
Lol
Not ask for his hand…. The Shade… Congrats to the couple.
Lol… Nose job and horsehair wig, on deck.
What??? *goes to another blog to look*
Yall are so jealous.
Chile … Got nothing … I thought Nichole Ari was Jada Pinkett for second… Love Boris and his wife … Got nothing else for this show … Sn: BBD looks great aging well…
That’s what the article said….I’m just wondering who is who in that referral.
Chile say it clean to death aging good too
Really!!! He’s probably pissed because there that long money he was spending….
Kim and Serena use to hang out….when Serena was trying hard to be a socialite.
Serena looks beautiful and it seems as though this affair was upscale and on point!!! I’m happy for her. Everybody else looks good too…
He’s going to try and break her
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Huh? Ooh like Future did Ciara? Trifling comes in every race and gender
Need a beach umbrella in November. I am laughing when I read he never watched a tennis match in his life and Serena never heard of Reddit. All of this money never knew who the other person was. RIGHT!!!!
He says he’s never touched her and I believe him. It’s par the course, her getting a protective order to mess up his credibility. He was the parent to their child while she was all over the world. 10 yrs is a common law marriage in CA….she’s trying to not lose complete custody or taint his joint custody, child support and potential alimony. I don’t believe her.
Kim was cool with all of them at one point or another – but not anymore. How she just fall out with erebody?
Clearly you know very little about the man.
David Otunga has his own money, and is believed to be a millionaire in his own right. He has a job now as WWE wresting commentator, and still has his law degree he earned from Harvard.
He might not have Jennifer Hudson money, but he’s not some broke slouch that needs to leech of her.
Yup. I suspect she’s playing dirty. But it could end up blowing up in her face.
Congrats to the happy couple.
Like I said, “Push a bitch again”.
Dude looks like a psycho. It’s probably over in 5.4.3.2…. or this time next year. But dude definitely ain’t crazy enough to hit Serena because she would go Monique on him from the movie Almost Christmas.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkCw-khLSuc
As it should!
Fact1: Beyonce and Jayz were there…Jayz was gracious enough to attend Serena’s wedding and then jet off to his show in Charlotte. Talk about commitment to a friend!
Fact2: Jayzs 4:44 tour is only 7 shows in and will already be his highest grossing tour to date. To Sandra’s disappointment, every photo/video that fans have been posting from each tour stop show a filled stadium, crunk and turned up. The visuals are amazing and it’s receiving nothing but rave reviews. I know Sandra was in the house on the Atlanta stop but she isn’t going to post how live Jays show was, lol.
Congrats. I want to see pictures of the bride and groom, not the lowlifes that attended.
who? Punk?????
Future didn’t break Ciara. Two Scorpios having great sex that resulted in a child. She then tried to save face by becoming a fiance instead of a baby momma….but she knows Future was not suppose to be in her future and kept going with her child, to her destination. Future was beneath and she slipped….she is now standing tall, again. That is all.
Ok. I don’t follow wrestling at all. But if he has such a busy career, how is he trying to fault Jennifer for hers?
Oh lawd! When kids are involved it can get really really dirty!! I bet it was her lawyer who told her to do this nasty tactic, which is so unfair to the other parent. As far as I know he has his own WWE money so not sure why she would do that to him.
he should have SOME money though… i mean, he IS a legit attorney, ivy league!
you get a A+ for fact checking (and for that screen name) Lol!
I guess he’s a wrestling commentator – I learned that below as I don’t follow wrestling. And I still bet they haven’t been living off his money either.
yeah, he was a contestant on the ‘i love new york’ dating show. that’s the first i’d heard of him and his resume was his law degree at the time (i guess the wrestling career came later, Lol)
I think with Ciara and Lala, it was because of her Ball player chasing sister who would have gladly been a secret side to any of their men. I remember a photo of Kim and Serena at dinner together, alone…just last year. She’s at the wedding so Serena invited her and notice, she didn’t bring any sisters.
Yes i love them ?.
Youre just an inquiring mind, huh? LOL ?.
Good afternoon Roses!
It’s a beautiful day. This is my last day before taking Thanksgiving week off and I’ll be damned if Imma be in here getting pissed or being negative all day. Life is great and God is good. Let’s be thankful for what we have and all who love us. May your Turkey day be filled with plenty of food, peace and joy and may you have plenty to be thankful for. I’m thankful for many things including Sandra Rose and my extended family here. See you guys Nov. 27th…
HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!
I don’t see where he’s faulting her for hers at all. But as far as this “protective order”, I think he has a good argument, which is pretty simple:
He’s been the primary caregiver… She travels a lot… so why an order of protection for you and your son now?? It was safe for him to watch their son while you traveled around for your career, but now that you don’t want him anymore he is a danger???
Yep I only knew him from “I Love NY” where him being a Harvard educated lawyer was his claim to fame. It was after he hooked up with Jennifer that I heard about the WWE gig.
Thank you. Be safe. Enjoy Thanksgiving and enjoy all of life’s blessings!
Totally agree with all of this!!
Yep!
Don’t eat tooo much. Got my tree up waiting on Santa.
LOL
he white so she not making him sign pre nup
I remember reading the backstory on that. He always wanted to get into acting, but his mother insisted he at least get his education first so he could fall back on that if the acting didn’t work out. So he decided to get a law degree, and got it from Harvard. His mother is a wise woman for sure.
Geez… why are people not happy to see someone get married and predicting the end of the marriage. How is THAT the first thought when someone gets married and not, “congratulations”…
Now I remember why I stopped partaking in comment sections. Happy occasions should be just that.
As long as her hair and makeup was good, I’m happy for her. Side note: that tiny side view of Kelly Rowland and she’s still gorgeous to me.
I don’t care what anyone says, Kelly is by far the most beautiful DC member.
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LLS
Enquiringly minds are waiting for more details. Yeah, something was off about their relationship to me too.
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Hope all is well, Happy Holidays!
Yes!!! Love me some Kelly!
That’s why it is good to read for yourself!!
They sho shut them down. Quiet as a mouse!!!
I was at a wedding when the minister said in front of everybody now this is one couple I know that is gonna make me. I cringe like well damn that shows how you felt about the other couples you wed before them. Well that couple that he was so sure was gonna make it is now divorced. I hate it when people pick and choose. I never say that. I am the ultimate guest. I come to your wedding, eat up your food, party and go home.
I dislike any race who abuses a relationship!!
Was that dinner before or after she did the Sorry video with Beyonce?
Im pretty sure Serena made it a point to have Kim’s table on one side and B’s table on the other LOL…
Just imagine that lil yt pencile dack enter Serena masculin blk pawssie…shit makes no sense
WOW
Yup!!
yes, wise and involved parenting makes all the difference.
(he was always a lil ‘swole’ though, Lol)
That relationship always seemed forced, weird and strange. If its over I hope they find true happiness because I don’t think that was it.
We GOT to make better choices, GOT TO!!!
I don’t care if they make it or not. I like the dress ? and the color of it against her skin.
Jenn always seemed off.
You can’t take Sandra’s articles seriously, because she likes to add her propagandistic humorous spin on things. That’s why after reading an article by her, I always research it before commenting below.
Fo Real!! Miserable… that’s all I can come up with. I’m Happy for the Two, I’m all about Love! ?
Congrats you two!! ?
Happy Thanksgiving!!
YES! That’s what I’m waiting on… ?????
No one NEVER makes a big of a deal when a black woman marry a white man. But if this was a black athlete marrying a white woman. This thread would be so full of hate in the HUNDREDS! Smh
Anywho Serena looks very happy.I always preferred her with Jackie Long tho(whom I spotted sneaking in behind me in my building where I live.
No one NEVER makes a big of a deal when a black woman marry a white man. But if this was a black athlete marrying a white woman. This thread would be so full of hate in the HUNDREDS! Smh
Anywho Serena looks very happy.I always preferred her with Jackie Long tho(whom I spotted sneaking in behind me in my building where I live.
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Just balancing up the scales. Since brothers of means are marrying white women, what’s a sister of means to do.
Before
I agree completely. She is shoring up for the storm. The first strike is to invoke DV into the relationship. It’s confusing about her being afraid to lose custody, why? Maybe because he was more of the hand on parent. If anything, she would have to share custody with the father.
Hi Doll HUGS AND KISSES.
Lost all my contacts
Nice dress..
Preach. I never understood that.
Getting the protective order is a chest move for her, I believe that. It doesn’t say there were any allegations of abuse, just that she feared for her and her son’s safety and that could be because things started getting ugly.
However, he released a statement from his lawyer saying she did it to prevent him for filing for full custody, because he’s been the primary caregiver as Jennifer worked on her career. His words. I don’t believe he abused her or his child, but she apparently wanted him out of the house sooner rather than later. No one knows what happens between people in their home, but generally speaking, men don’t sue for full custody unless they want child support (K Fed) or want to avoid paying child support (Usher).
Congratulations to the beautiful couple!
Like the Kardashians have “broken” every black man they’ve been involved with? They all are poster children for “When swirl goes wrong.”
I think Serena just found her an Al Pacino though – her husband has a preference for black women. And she definitely doesn’t seem like a woman to be easily broken by anyone.
She looks like a masculine man and he looks like a cartoon character…What is up with her eyebrows.
that dress looks so nice on her!! i love the color, she looks nice and finally her eye brows look okay! Go Serena, congrats to her.
I get so tired of explaining this. The bros make a point to state how they hate blk women and do not date them.
The sistas typically date their own and find love without attempting to demean every blk man and themselves in the process. You bring hate into your choice you get it right back!
Yes she is and it’s sad she hasn’t gotten the success that she deserves. She needs new management because she has that star quality. Maybe she should try acting in film and/or broadway musical.
Odd
dont have much for this post….congrats….and all that…and btw…why does he always have that creepy smile on??? ok Im done.
I wish them happiness BUT I hope that she has a fully executed ironclad prenup.
Finally Serenas hair looks good and so does she in those pics go girl!
Very much so…giggles
I agree!!
Hey bew …????
Me too Chile … My daughter loves as well …
I meant that a judge could rule in the best interest of the child, which would be the foundation and consistency that his father has provided while Jen is mostly away. Leaving him with his father, while Jen plays the visitor role she basically already does….
That possibility exist for this situation, especially with his legal background. But to your confusion, it is rare that mothers do not have some sort of custody so the mudslinging is more so about how much she can decrease the amount she’ll have to pay him.
It will blow up. After working for family court for years, we can spot the bull from a mile away. It will weigh heavily against her if it’s perceived that she is being deceptive. The court system today tries to be fair to both genders as this is a day of gender neutrality. I’ve seen scheming from both sides but what ppl fail to realize is that family court is suppose to consider what’s best for the child first and foremost.
i caught that too….
Bey and Kim are cool with each other I can’t wait to see the photos of them hanging out together and having fun. Congrats to Serena and Alexis!
Everybody is cool with Kim I am pretty sure they had a great time together can’t wait to see photos!
Al Pacino does not have a preference for Black Women!
He is very wealthy, right? Why would she need a iron clad prenup???
It’s 2017 a relationship is a relationship no lables needed (interracial). We are all human beings love has no color.I am not mad at the Kardashians or Serena!
You’re an idiot
Congrats to them
They all look rich an truthly unhappy
Sorry! I was thinking of Robert De Niro, not Al Pacino.
Hopefully you take a gift with you.
Always. I might be greedy but I do have class.
Sorry but no. She has a horse face. Always did.
Congratulations!! (Although my hopes were for her to marry Common ? ) I wish her much happiness and blessings to thier union!! I love Boris and Nicole Ari!
Yes they are too bold or dark or something
Happy Thanksgiving, hun!
Lies. I was not in the house. I wouldn’t attend his concert if he picked me up and drove me there. ?
Better than being poor and unhappy.
Congrats! . . . . BUT, she looks a little greasy and he looks a little goofy and shinny in those pics.
Congrats! . . . . BUT, she looks a little greasy and he looks a little goofy and shinny in those pics.
She looks beautiful. Blessings for the couple!
Beauty and the beast ? WTF kind of theme is that? Ugh …. I hope she has an ironclad prenup to protect herself. Yes, he has his own millions, but she makes way more. I often wonder how Richard and Ms. Oracene feel about her marrying a white man…. I believe in USING a white man for all he’s got and moving along. Not actually loving them ninjas. Yikes. Anyway, I’m just ready for my queen to return to the court so she can get #24….and #25….. and possibly more. I miss her.
I really don’t get why they thought that was a good idea.
Like for real.
Beauty and the Beast is an excellent theme for this marriage….especially when her features seem to resemble that of a beast. Bravo!!!
How do we know whom is which one?
He looks insane to me.
Go sit down and let these two men enjoy their wedding day. Geesh hateful are people on this blog!
I too think Alexis looks like a psycho waiting to reveal himself.
See how Kelly, LaLa and Ciara all arrived together, as friends beautifully dressed and smiling. The pics of Beyonce show her exiting a plane with 3 purses, a nape knot, shades and her head down. Then she’s in the backseat of the car wearing a sheet over her face. She’s fawning wanting to be hidden but is really doing the most for attention. Perhaps she erroneously believed that photos of her would overshadow Beauty and the Beast but she’s dead wrong. Such a weirdo is Beyonce.
I love love???
Greasy and goofy?? What pics u looking at?
It’s hard to tell…but if you look closely……you will see.
This post is riddled w/shade. For example, “The 36-year-old U.S. Open champion kissed a lot of frogs before she met Reddit.com co-founder Alexis Ohanion and asked for his hand in marriage.” ;”…He’s still performing in half empty arenas on his 4:44 Tour.” How do you know she proposed to him?
You are shady, Sandra! When did they ever say she proposed to him???
Not nearly as wealthy as she is.
It was a joke, hun.
Got it! ?
Lol. Star quality? More likes she bores me quality. She wasn’t boring in destiny’s child.
By herself, solo, she is, though.
Hollering on this one. Lol.
Man you beat me to that ?????
Girl big as she is she needs a Mandingo to pound that ramage pawssie out
Nicole Ari Parker your husband is too fine for you to look like that.
OMG she is cracking…I don’t know if it’s that wig, outfits , make up, or all of the above.
She gotta stop letting white people do her face. Her never make the right color choices for black skin