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Simone Biles and Husband Jonathan Owens Celebrate First Wedding Anniversary: ‘Excited for Many More to Come’
The couple tied the knot in a courthouse ceremony in April 2023, followed by a destination wedding in Mexico one month later
Simone Biles is marking one year of marriage to her husband Jonathan Owens by sharing a hot tip with her fans.
“This is your sign to marry your best friend,” the Olympian, 28, wrote in an April 21 Instagram post celebrating her and the NFL star’s first wedding anniversary.
She then included a special message for Owens, also 28: “Happy 1st anniversary 🤵🏽♂️🤍🤞🏾👰🏾♀️🕊️. I’m excited for many more to come. I wish I could marry you a million times more! I love you so much!”
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The post featured a series of photos of the couple, including a shot of them walking hand-in-hand on a rooftop while holding glasses of champagne following their April 2023 courthouse nuptials. In the image, Biles wore a white halter-style dress with layers of tulle ruffles, while Owens looked dapper in a slim-fitting tan suit and white loafers.
Owens — who in March signed a two-year free-agent contract with the Chicago Bears — posted an anniversary message of his own on his Instagram Stories. It featured a photo of himself and Biles embracing inside an elevator with the message, “One year down.”
“Man does time fly, I love you so much baby ❤️❤️,” he added.
The couple will get to celebrate their first anniversary all over again in May, as they had not one but two weddings last year. Weeks after their intimate courthouse ceremony in Houston, Texas, the newlyweds jetted off to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, to say “I do” for a second time at a much bigger destination wedding, attended by 140 guests.
Biles went all in on her bridal fashion moment, wearing four different dresses — including a custom Galia Lahav gown for the ceremony. “Kinda dramatic. But you only have a wedding once,” she joked in an Instagram Stories Q&A ahead of her Mexico nuptials.
As they step into their second year of marriage, Biles and Owens are anticipating a fresh chapter in their new home base of Chicago. Earlier this month, the pair visited the city ahead of the 2024 NFL season, according to Chicagobears.com.
While the former Green Bay Packers safety had never had an opportunity to explore Chicago during his brief stops there to play against the Bears, Biles fell in love with the Midwestern city while visiting for numerous gymnastics meets over the years.
“I’m excited about Chicago because every year we used to come compete here, so it’s taking me back to when I was younger,” she told the outlet. “We were always in the city. Me and my mom are big shoppers, so we would always go shop, find all the new stores and go to American Girl. So seeing and reminiscing from when I was younger was really fun.”
Another upcoming highlight for the couple is Biles’ journey to the 2024 Paris Olympics. To support his wife, Owens told Chicagobears.com that he plans to attend every major competition she appears in leading up to the much-anticipated Summer Games.
“I’m gonna be in there cheering like it’s a football game,” he said.
