Venus Williams made sure the two most important males in her life stood beside her when she married Andrea Preti-one on two legs, one on four.
On January 11, the 45-year-old tennis champion posted fresh wedding photos on Instagram. The shots reveal Harry, her 18-year-old Havanese, sprawled on a plush dog bed beneath a towering blue floral arch. A miniature suit-style harness replaced a traditional collar, turning the senior pup into the ceremony’s unexpected style icon.
“Can you spot our dog?” Venus wrote. “(he goes everywhere we go, he’s 18!) 🐶.”
Harry’s VIP Role
- Front-row placement at the altar
- Custom outfit for the occasion
- Lounged on his own bed during vows
- Photographed watching the couple’s first kiss
The couple exchanged vows twice. Their first celebration unfolded on September 18, 2025, on the Italian island of Ischia. Bureaucratic red tape for Preti, an Italian actor-producer-model, forced a second legal ceremony in Palm Beach, Florida, during December 2025.
“We had this dream to do our wedding in Italy, but we didn’t have enough time to do the paperwork-because I’m a foreigner, it can take about eight months. So we decided to have a second wedding,” Venus told Vogue.
A Dog’s Life on Tour
Harry’s trail of paw prints across Venus’s life began unexpectedly. In 2023 she told News Of Losangeles she had never planned to own a dog.
“I just saw this dog one day, and I called my sister and said, ‘What should I do? I like this dog,'” she recalled. Serena Williams replied, “Get him. I love him already.”
Since that moment, Harry has traveled everywhere with Venus:
- Daily trips to the gym
- Office meetings
- International flights
- Fashion-week front rows
“My dog is my life. He is the focus of my life. I love the little guy,” she said, describing herself as “a passionate pet owner.”
From Runway to Ring
Venus and Preti first crossed paths at the Gucci show during Milan Fashion Week 2024. Less than a year later, on January 31, 2025, Preti proposed in Tuscany after a day of thermal-water relaxation and couples massages.
“He said, ‘Do you want to marry me?’ And I couldn’t stop jumping up and down and laughing and smiling because that’s what I do when I win big matches,” Venus said. “I was thinking to myself, Yes, yes, yes!”
Photographer David Bastianoni captured both ceremonies. One frame shows the newlyweds mid-kiss while Harry rests behind them, ears perked, as if approving the union.
Key Takeaways
- Venus Williams wed Andrea Preti in dual ceremonies-Italy in September 2025 and Florida in December 2025
- Her 18-year-old Havanese, Harry, received altar-side billing at both events
- The couple met at Milan Fashion Week 2024 and got engaged exactly one year later
- Harry has traveled the globe with Venus since an unplanned adoption prompted by sister Serena
