Serena Williams may wowed in her stunning Alexander McQueen wedding dress, but it was her two-month-old daughter who stole the show at the celebrity wedding of the year.
Alexis Olympia Jr. looked adorable as the tennis star’s youngest bridesmaid for her wedding to Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian on Thursday.
The youngster matched her mom in a white dress with beaded detailing as she joined the bride and the rest of the bridesmaids, which included her aunt Venus Williams – who wore a custom Galia Lahav bridesmaid’s dress – for wedding snaps.
Down the aisle: The aisle looked more like a catwalk on occasion, as glammed-up bridesmaids Oracene Price (Serena’s mom, left, holding her granddaughter Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr) and Venus Williams (right) walked down it
She’s got you, babe: Alexis Jr watched the ceremony take place from the comfort of her grandmother’s arms as her parents tied the knot in New Orleans
She even took a walk down the aisle in the arms of her grandmother, Williams’ mother Oracene Price.
The 65-year-old American tennis coach couldn’t keep her eyes off her granddaughter who was sat on her lap during the ceremony.
Alexis later joined her mom and dad for some cute family wedding shots.
A source told DailyMail.com ahead of the event that the couple had always planned to make their young daughter a big part of their wedding.
‘Both parents wouldn’t dream of not having her there. She will be a part of the wedding as much as possible for an 11-week-old. They are totally and utterly besotted with her.’
Sitting pretty: Alexis Olympia Jr. looked adorable as the tennis star’s youngest bridesmaid for her wedding to Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian on Thursday
Beautiful: Williams looks gorgeous these photos from Vogue. Here she’s showing off her Alexander McQueen princess gown, along with new husband Alexis Ohanian, their daughter, family – and top-hat-wearing dog
Serena and Alexis Snr tied the knot yesterday in front of a bevy of friends, families and A-listers in a Beauty and the Beast-themed bash at the Contemporary Arts Center of New Orleans.
Kim Kardashian, Venus Williams, Beyonce, and Vogue editor Anna Wintour were just some of the stars who attended the lavish event.
DailyMail.com broke the news that Serena would be tying the knot with Alexis yesterday, just 11 weeks after she and Ohanian welcomed daughter Alexis Jr.
Serena celebrated becoming a new mom back in September by posting a photo of her daughter resting on her shoulder to Instagram, writing: ‘Meet Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr. You have to check out link in bio for her amazing journey. Also check out my IG stories.’
DailyMail.com broke the news that Serena would be tying the knot with Alexis yesterday, just 11 weeks after she and Ohanian welcomed daughter Alexis Jr (pictured on the infant’s own Instagram account)
Serena celebrated becoming a new mom back in September – just two months before she said ‘I do’ to her new husband
A source told DailyMail.com ahead of the event that the couple had always planned to make their young daughter a big part of their wedding
She had guessed that she was having a girl in an interview with Vogue that ran in the magazine’s September issue.
‘Alexis thinks we’re having a boy, but I have a strong suspicion that it’s a girl,’ said Serena.
‘Two weeks after we found out, I played the Australian Open. I told Alexis it has to be a girl because there I was playing in 100-degree weather, and that baby never gave me any trouble. Ride or die. Women are tough that way.’
Few are tougher than Serena, however, which is why it was a bit of a surprise to hear her say that she was ‘nervous about childbirth’ in that same interview.
‘I’m not a spring chicken. The one thing I really want is an epidural, which I know a lot of people are against, but I’ve had surgeries galore, and I don’t need to experience any more pain if I can avoid it,’ said Serena.
‘But the biggest thing is that I don’t really think I’m a baby person. Not yet. That’s something I have to work on. I’m so used to me-me-me, taking care of my health, my body, my career. I always ask, Am I going to be good enough?’
Williams and Ohanian announced their engagement just a few weeks before the big pregnancy news.
He did this by whisking her off to Rome, where the two had met after a chance encounter at their hotel two years prior.
The pair later detailed their romance in an interview with Vanity Fair, which began when Ohanian refused to move from a table Serena had wanted to use for her group while they ate breakfast.