Simone Biles says she was 'nervous' about wearing a ball gown for her wedding because she's so petite
- Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens got married in Cabo, Mexico on Saturday.
- Biles wore a semi-sheer Galia Lahav dress with a corset bodice.
Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens got married on Saturday, three years after they met.
Biles, 26, and Owens, 27, met on Raya in 2020, and the NFL star proposed to the Olympian on Valentine's Day 2021, as Biles told Vogue.
The outlet reported the couple had a destination wedding in Cabo, Mexico, with 144 guests. Carena Trampe of Amy Abbott Events planned the event, and Stanlo Photography documented it.
Biles wore a ball gown from Galia Lahav, which wasn't her original plan, though she knew she wanted a Galia Lahav dress before she started shopping for a gown.
The gown's sheer, corset bodice had exposed boning and floral-trimmed straps, and it spilled into a full skirt with floral appliqué. A floor-length veil completed Biles' bridal look.
As Biles told Vogue at her final fitting for the dress, she didn't anticipate falling in love with the ball gown.
"I went with my gut feeling and what I felt the most beautiful in," Biles told Vogue. "I actually got a dress that I originally said I wouldn't like."
"I was nervous about having a ball gown because I'm so petite — but it works perfect," she went on to tell Vogue, adding that the slit in the gown's skirt made a difference in how she felt in the gown.
"The leg slit was very crucial," she said. "It was to add, in my head, more length to my body. I think this is exactly how brides are supposed to feel: luxurious, beautiful, kind of on top of the world."
Biles wore two other Galia Lahav gowns throughout her wedding day: a custom version of the Maya dress for the first part of her reception, and a custom version of the brand's sparkly A-line dress, the G-502.
Ahead of their destination celebration, Biles and Owens legally got married at a Houston courthouse. Nevertheless, Biles still told Vogue she was nervous before she walked down the aisle, but those feelings melted away when she saw Owens waiting for her.
"Seeing Jonathan at the altar was a dream. Our guests were cheering for everyone. I was shocked by the love in the air. The ceremony was so beautiful and dreamy," she told Vogue.