On April 22, Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens dropped photos from the wedding of the summer—but the party has just begun.
Over the weekend, Biles revealed she was “officially Owens” with a series of stunning wedding photos taken by Houston-based photographer Rachel Taylor. In the intimate photos, the 26-year-old Olympic gymnast wore a four-tiered Selfie Leslie dress as she celebrated her courthouse wedding with the 27-year-old NFL player. Owens matched her elegant aesthetic in a beige suit with a white button-up, checkered belt, and white loafers.
The athletes met on Raya just before the start of the COVID-19 lockdown in March 2020 and were engaged by February 2022. Over a year later, they said “I do” for the first time. “Wifey got a great ring to it ❤️? First day of forever ??,” Owens replied to Biles’ post. He also shared his own Instagram post with the caption, “My person, forever ❤️?. #TheOwens.”
Following the ceremony, Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens shared a couple of celebratory poolside snaps on their Instagram stories. “Cheers husband,” she captioned her Boomerang of Owens, while he shared a photo of his wife with a giant martini glass of fruit, writing, “My two favorite things.”
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While stunning, the courthouse location and poolside cocktails felt pretty low-key after Biles went full-out for her bridal shower and joint bachelorette weekend in Belize. That’s because the festivities are far from over. “We will be having a wedding in a couple of weeks,” Biles told fans during an Instagram Story Q+A on April 23. “We had to get married ‘legally’ here in the US—since our wedding will be a destination wedding.”
Biles even told fans that the couple’s wedding bands were bought on Amazon because they’re saving their real rings for “the big day.” Biles also revealed she’ll be writing her own vows. “Idk how I’m supposed to get through it,” she wrote. “I was so teary & choked up at the courthouse ceremony & it was just basic vows.”
According to Biles, she purchased her entire courthouse wedding outfit this week—including ther $120 dress, shoes off Amazon, and her bouquet. “Not quite [as] prepared for [the] courthouse ceremony as I am for the big wedding,” she wrote.
Who’s ready for round two??
