Jillian Michaels exchanged wedding vows with her wife DeShanna Marie Minuto for a third time in front of 50 of their closest loved ones on Saturday at the Aman hotel in Venice, Italy.
The lovebirds’ walk down the aisle followed an extravagant welcome dinner at sunset at the Belmond Cipriani, one night prior.
Both brides wore Dolce and Gabbana and enjoyed sweeping views of the Venetian lagoon, where guests arrived by boat ahead of a three-course meal.
During their beautiful ceremony, the fitness expert, 49, became overwhelmed with emotion as she admitted to her spouse and attendees that she didn’t think she ‘was going to cry!’
While speaking about her partner, Michaels gushed to People that her bride is beautiful, funny and creative.
‘All that shiny stuff in the beginning doesn’t last. So what makes you say to yourself, ‘I want to walk alongside this human for the rest of my life,’ the celebrity trainer raved.
She continued: ‘And I take that really seriously. I’m 49. I’ve never married anyone. I just didn’t believe that there was a human I could do that with until DeShanna.’
So in love: Jillian Michaels exchanged wedding vows with her wife DeShanna Marie Minuto for a third time in front of 50 of their closest loved ones on Saturday at the Aman hotel in Venice, Italy
Exciting: The lovebirds’ walk down the aisle followed a extravagant welcome dinner at sunset at the Belmond Cipriani
For their big day, both women wore show-stopping looks, with Michaels rocking a black beaded, Zuhair Murad gown while the fashion designer opted for a white, floor-length dress with lace sleeves, by the same designer.
Minuto also revealed to the publication that the ‘entire thing’ was planned by her wife, who has a ‘very big Italian family.’
‘And it’s her favorite country in the world,’ Michaels explained of why they chose to wed in Italy.
Last year, the duo tied the knot during a private ceremony, which took place in Namibia.
The lovers – who have been romantically linked since late 2018 – first got married at a Miami courthouse on July 11, 2022, before traveling to Namibia for the intimate ceremony.
Jillian and DeShanna documented their epic wedding trip on social media as they enjoyed riding all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) in the desert and even danced with the locals.
The happy couple announced their engagement back in November, 2021.
The popular personal trainer proposed with a stunning seven-carat diamond engagement ring, and shared a few loved-up snaps to Instagram on the morning of November 21.
Soulmates: During their beautiful ceremony, the fitness expert, 49, became overwhelmed with emotion as she admitted to her spouse and attendees that she didn’t think she ‘was going to cry!’
Blessed: Jillian announced her engagement to longtime love DeShanna back in November 2021
Bride-to-be: At the time, DeShanna held up her hand to show off the incredible sparkler for a black-and-white snap shared to her own Instagram in a photo simply captioned ‘YES!’
‘1153 days… here’s to thousands more. She said “yes,”‘ Michaels captioned a sweet selfie with her new fiancee.
DeShanna held up her hand to show off the incredible sparkler for a black-and-white snap shared to her own account in a photo simply captioned ‘YES!’
The fitness enthusiast reportedly popped the question to her girlfriend of three years with an ’emerald cut diamond featuring two single carat, trapezoid diamonds on each side,’ according to People.
Her bauble was crafted by family friends in Miami.
‘DeShanna is “all the things” — beautiful, smart, funny, creative, quirky, passionate … I could run down the list of adjectives. Those characteristics obviously attract you to someone. But it’s the quality of their character that makes you think “Thank God for this person laying next to me’ every night when you fall asleep,”‘ Michaels said.
‘It’s easy to stay together when everything is going great, but when real life sets in and things get messy, challenging, scary, and even downright ugly — that’s when the truth reveals itself,’ she concluded. ‘And this woman has revealed herself to be strong beyond measure, wise beyond her years, and loving beyond my wildest dreams. I am so grateful to officially call her mine.’
Michaels was previously engaged to Heidi Rhoades, a relationship which ended in 2018 after a nine-year romance.
Their domestic partnership didn’t legally end until 2020, though, as they battled in court for joint custody of their two children.
New love: Michaels was previously engaged to Heidi Rhoades, a relationship which ended in 2018 after a nine-year romance
They adopted their first child, daughter Lukensia, now 12, from Haiti, at age two, in 2012
The now former couple welcomed a second bundle of joy the same month when Heidi gave birth to their son Phoenix, now ten.
Michaels agreed to pay Heidi $2.4million as an advance in child support and pays an additional $2,000 per month, in addition to the kids’ schooling, clothing and extracurricular activities.
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