new orleans abuzz over serena williams wedding
Last Updated : GMT 06:49:16
Arab Today, arab today
Arab Today, arab today
Last Updated : GMT 06:49:16
Arab Today, arab today

New Orleans abuzz over Serena Williams wedding

Arab Today, arab today

Arab Today, arab today New Orleans abuzz over Serena Williams wedding

Serena Williams is expected to wed in New Orleans
New Orleans - Arab Today

Star wattage abounded in New Orleans on Thursday as A-list celebrities gathered for the wedding of tennis superstar Serena Williams and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian.

Despite the media frenzy, the happy couple released few details of their ceremony. But unnamed sources told People magazine and the Daily Mail that some 250 guests were invited to the festivities at the southern US city's Contemporary Arts Center.

Music royalty Beyonce, legendary Vogue magazine editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, reality TV star Kim Kardashian, actress Eva Longoria and singer Ciara were all also seen arriving at the arts complex.

Security for the event, anticipated to last into the wee hours, was tight. An entire block in the Big Easy -- a city known for its jazz music, good food and party atmosphere -- was closed to traffic.

A steady train of black SUVs brought members of the wedding party to the event, as workers hurried final preparations for the festivities.

According the entertainment website ETonline, the wedding was to have a "Beauty and the Beast" theme. It said the tennis star's sister Venus was seen late Wednesday leaving the arts center.

Workers could be seen early Thursday transforming the arts complex for the ceremony, while the parking lot beside the building was full of tents and trucks unloading flowers, tables, carpets, wardrobe, and musicians.

The locally popular New Orleans funk and jazz band Naughty Professor was seen arriving in the late afternoon, as was the traditional Paulin Brothers Brass Band.

Chefs cooked in an outdoor tent, with feasting options including two food trucks as well as an outdoor bar.

The Daily Mail said the event would cost more than $1 million and guests would be 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.

While New Orleans was no stranger to celebrities and weddings, the star wattage Thursday stirred up extra excitement in the city.

Linda Davis and Cora Riley drove four hours from the small Louisiana town of DeRidder just to get a glimpse of the tennis champion. They waited outside the arts complex for hours.

"We love her. She's classy. She and Venus. They never complain," Riley told AFP.

"We're so glad she found happiness. Little baby Alexis is so precious," said Mary Huber, who was among a small group who took a break from work to observe the hectic scene.

Williams won this year's Australian Open while pregnant, and is expected to defend her title in Melbourne in 2018 -- just four-and-a-half months after giving birth to her child.

The Contemporary Arts Center is a large, four-story, multi-disciplinary complex boasting approximately 10,000 square feet (929 square meters) of gallery space.

Source: AFP

arabstoday
arabstoday

Name *

E-mail *

Comment Title*

Comment *

: Characters Left

Mandatory *

Terms of use

Publishing Terms: Not to offend the author, or to persons or sanctities or attacking religions or divine self. And stay away from sectarian and racial incitement and insults.

I agree with the Terms of Use

Security Code*

new orleans abuzz over serena williams wedding new orleans abuzz over serena williams wedding

 



Name *

E-mail *

Comment Title*

Comment *

: Characters Left

Mandatory *

Terms of use

Publishing Terms: Not to offend the author, or to persons or sanctities or attacking religions or divine self. And stay away from sectarian and racial incitement and insults.

I agree with the Terms of Use

Security Code*

new orleans abuzz over serena williams wedding new orleans abuzz over serena williams wedding

 



GMT 09:27 2017 Monday ,13 February

Wahat Al Karama opens doors to public

GMT 03:42 2017 Sunday ,07 May

Kanye West exits social media

GMT 10:22 2017 Tuesday ,31 October

China agency denies dead model

GMT 14:57 2017 Monday ,30 October

NATO chief calls N. Korea 'global threat'

GMT 04:22 2018 Thursday ,20 September

German Pavilion to engage, inspire at Expo 2020

GMT 21:51 2016 Tuesday ,06 September

Darfur celebrates end of transitional authority

GMT 10:43 2014 Saturday ,31 May

Wonderful boys bedrooms interior design

GMT 07:45 2016 Monday ,22 August

Anti-Israel military parade staged in S Gaza strip

GMT 16:48 2017 Monday ,11 September

Arab actors managed to overcome challenge of addiction

GMT 10:59 2016 Tuesday ,01 November

China aircraft market to hit nearly $1tn in 20 years

GMT 17:09 2017 Friday ,04 August

President Putin to consider running for new term

GMT 19:11 2017 Tuesday ,26 September

UAE to open its first nuclear reactor in 2018

GMT 01:13 2016 Monday ,28 November

Financial markets to close on Thursday December 1

GMT 01:41 2017 Wednesday ,12 July

Fighting erupts in Tripoli, 3 killed: NTC

GMT 10:42 2017 Thursday ,31 August

Push on with development process stressed

GMT 20:24 2017 Thursday ,09 February

Salary scale a social and economic necessity

GMT 02:04 2016 Tuesday ,21 June

Russian football fan agitator held
Arab Today, arab today
 
 Arab Today Facebook,arab today facebook  Arab Today Twitter,arab today twitter Arab Today Rss,arab today rss  Arab Today Youtube,arab today youtube  Arab Today Youtube,arab today youtube

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©

arabstoday arabstoday arabstoday arabstoday
arabstoday arabstoday arabstoday
arabstoday
بناية النخيل - رأس النبع _ خلف السفارة الفرنسية _بيروت - لبنان
arabstoday, Arabstoday, Arabstoday