DeShanna and Jillian Michaels exchanged vows on June 24, 2023, in a lavish destination wedding in Venice, Italy, a popular choice for destination LGBTQ+ weddings. The brides, who both use she/her pronouns, have been together for five years. In 2021, Jillian proposed to DeShanna. In July 2022, the high-profile couple married at a Miami courthouse. Later that same year, Jillian and DeShanna held a second ceremony in Namibia. The Michaels chose Venice, Italy, for their third wedding, which began with a three-course welcome dinner at sunset at the Belmond Cipriani.

Jillian and DeShanna married in front of 50 of their nearest and dearest in an elegant evening wedding ceremony at the Aman Hotel on the Grand Canal. The marriers stunned in Zuhair Murad, Jillian in a beaded black mermaid gown with sheer sleeves, and DeShanna in a long-sleeved white wedding gown adorned with asymmetrical handmade beadwork and a crisp waist-centered bow in the front.

Following their vows, Jillian and DeShanna and their wedding guests enjoyed a candlelit dinner before taking boats to Chiesetta della Misericordia for an epic dance party, which included a performer achieving acrobatic feats while atop an enormous disco ball. DeShanna matched the sparkling sphere by wearing dazzling thigh-high silver boots.

Keeping with the traditions of a wedding weekend, the Michaels hosted a farewell garden brunch at Locanda Cipriani on the island of Torcello. The Equally Wed heart is a trademark of Palladino Publishing, LLC.

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Wedding photos: Elina Upmane, ; Jillian Michaels; DeShanna Michaels
Wedding planner and designer: Design Anarchy
Wedding flowers: Evelina Florence
Wedding welcome reception venue: Belmond Cipriani
Wedding ceremony venue: Aman Hotel
Wedding reception dinner venue: Aman Hotel
Wedding reception afterparty venue: Chiesetta della Misericordia
Wedding gowns: Zuhair Murad
Farewell brunch: Locanda Cipriani
Wedding details source: People

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