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Monica Puig and her husbandNathan Rakittare still relishing theirwedding day!
The Olympic gold medalist tennis player and her husband exchanged vows on Nov. 11 at the Caribe Hilton Hotel in Puig’s native Puerto Rico.
“With him, I have learned so much and I’ve grown to be more adventurous and courageous. He is my world,” she says, adding: “Don’t know what I would do without him!”
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Puig says that marrying Rakitt felt like a dream.
“I have always imagined what it would be like to walk down and see my future husband waiting for me,” she says. “Getting to that moment was even better than anything I’ve imagined.”
“For me it was super important to continue to embrace the island and I wanted someone from my island to make my dress,” she says. “The inspiration was based off the ocean waves transitioning to the sand. The elements of the dress which is the beading to represent the seafoam and the fringe going in ombré from white to beige represents the transition of the crashing wave into the sand.”
And the ceremony had nods to both of their backgrounds.
“My favorite part of the ceremony was smashing the glass after we were pronounced husband and wife,” says Puig. “I’m Catholic and Nathan is Jewish, and we wanted to incorporate some traditions from both.”
The signature cocktail was a champagne mojito, while dessert included cheese and guava, macaroons and a naked wedding cake.
For Puig and Rakitt, their wedding was a dream come true.
“Nathan and I actually met for the first time when we were 15 years old at a tennis academy in Atlanta, Georgia,” says Puig. “We both played tennis growing up and he went on to play at Georgia Tech and I played pro. We lost touch for a long time and reconnected two years ago and it has been nothing short of amazing!”
source: people.com
