United Kingdom, Dec. 23 -- Venus Williams has married Andrea Preti.

The 45-year-old tennis player has officially tied the knot with the Italian actor-producer following two separate ceremonies in Italy and Florida.

The pair's first wedding took place in Italy in September but "paperwork" issues led to them having a second ceremony in the US earlier this month that featured a full week of festivities.

Venus told Vogue: "We had this dream to do our wedding in Italy, but we didn't have enough time to do the paperwork - because I'm a foreigner, it can take about eight months. So we decided to have a second wedding."

The seven-time Grand Slam champion detailed how her younger sister and fellow tennis great Serena Williams gifted the couple...