Orlando Pride soccer players Ali Krieger and Ashlyn Harris have officially tied the knot. The celebrity couple married at Vizcaya Museum and Gardens in Miami, Florida, on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2019.
Together for nine years, the marriers got engaged in March, Harris tells Vogue. “I actually bought her ring three years ago,” Harris shared at the Thom Browne showroom in New York, while she was getting fitted for her tuxedo. “I knew I wanted to marry her, but I didn’t want it to be a traditional, conforming next step. I didn’t want to feel like I just had to do it because that’s what was next, so it took me a while to come to terms with what marriage looked like for us. I think it should be unique to each couple, and Ali and I spent a lot of time discussing what principles we wanted to align with and guide our way through life because it’s so challenging, and we wanted to do it once, and we want to do right by each other.”
Harris proposed to Krieger at Clearwater Beach but it wasn’t fully planned out. “I would actually carry the ring around with me,” she tells Vogue. “I really wanted to feel the moment.” Krieger asked Harris to take a picture with her with the Florida sunset. “She was like, ‘Get in it—I want to take a picture together,’” Harris says. “I pulled the ring out of my pocket, and she’s taking this selfie of us, and I just held it in the selfie that we were taking. She said, ‘Stop, what are you doing? Put your hand down!’ and then she saw the ring. It was such an incredible moment. We were crying and laughing, and it was just so personal to us. It was a great way to finish a wonderful weekend together. It was so simple, but so right in the moment.”
The lovers continued with their authentic love story by creating a wedding day that fit both their personalities at Miami’s Vizcaya, known for its majestic architecture and magical gardens on Biscayne Bay.
According to PEOPLE, Krieger wore a gown by Pronovias — also the designer for the mothers of the brides’ dresses and the bridesmaids’ dresses—and Harris wore a custom suit by Thom Browne. The pair exchanged rings by Great Heights, who Krieger told PEOPLE “share the same vision and support surrounding equality and LGBTQ marriage rights.”
Ali Krieger shared a fun video from the rehearsal dinner at Seaspice:
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Thank you @seaspicemia for an incredible family dinner and experience! We’re so grateful!
Ali Krieger’s brother, filmmaker and photographer Kyle Krieger shared more photos and stories on his Instagram account:
We got a sneak peek of Harris’ black silk faille tuxedo with an organza and beaded overlay in an argyle pattern from a selfie posted by soccer sensation Megan Rapinoe. Can’t wait to see the full pic (and entire album)!
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And another glimpse into the wedding:
