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Monica Puig and Nathan Rakitt

Monica PuigandNathan Rakittare officially husband and wife!

On Saturday, the Olympic gold medal tennis player and Rakitt announced their nuptials via a joint Instagram post featuring a snapshot ofthe pair sharing a kissduring their wedding day.

“11/11/22 🤍,” the newlyweds simply captioned the post, referring to the date which their special day took place on Friday in her native country in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

The second post features the couple posing as they closely face one another while standing on top of what appears to be a bridge overlooking the ocean in the background.

“The beginning of forever🤍,” the pair wrote in the caption.

Monica Puig Instagram

Monica Puig and Nathan Rakitt

A day prior to the ceremony, the Puerto Rican athlete posted a picture of herself and her then fiancé, posing in a tropical setting whilesharing her excitement about the future with her partner.

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Rakitt shared the same three photos on his own Instagram page next to the caption, “SHE SAID YES!!!!!!! 💍,” to which Puig replied, “Forever ever ❤️.”

It is unclear exactly how long the couple had been dating before Rakitt popped the question, though Puig appeared to start commenting on his social media posts in December 2020.

source: people.com