"It felt like our own movie" - Alex de Minaur and Katie Boulter recall their 'fairy tale' wedding in surreal ceremony

Alex de Minaur and Katie Boulter came away from Wimbledon down in the dumps but have since been beaming since following their wedding. The tennis talents tied the knot in a

The duo are one of tennis's most well-known couples with them regularly competing at the highest level on the ATP and WTA Tours while closely following each other's progress and supporting each other. Away from the court, they have been dating for over six years, building a loving and trustworthy relationship that has seen them officially get wed.

The news broke over their engagement at the end of 2025. For both, it was a new chapter in their life and was set to be the best year of their life, specifically Boulter who was willing to see the back of 2025 following a turbulent time on court.

Speaking to British Vogue, they reminisced on when they first met, purely by coincidence in de Minaur's home country of Australia. They met at 6am at an airport in Adelaide. From the face of it, this did not seem like the beginning of a love story from Boulter's perspective. “I’m never going to date anyone younger – that’s just not my vibe,” she said, noting that de Minaur is two years older than her.

Realising that they were in the same Melbourne hotel, they decided to meet up once more. “We’re gonna have to go for coffee while we’re here.” That is the start of what is one of tennis' most prominent romances.

Five years of going out later, they had both become very successful tennis players. De Minaur had cemented himself in the top 10 in the world and would regularly challenge for the biggest titles, while Boulter had peaked in 2024 as she reached a career high of 23rd in the world.

Away from the court, their love was flourishing. Sat by the water in Alicante, it was a special place for de Minaur to ask the all-important question. “Clearly I’m oblivious to everything,” Boulter admitted, “because I never saw it coming.”

They celebrated by breaking their strict diet and treating themselves to a cinnamon roll. “We’d been so strict on our diet the whole time,” Boulter said. “But we had to celebrate somehow.”

There was a long period where they were the only ones who knew about this. They finally released the news at the end of 2024 which gained a lot of traction and support from tennis players and fans across the world. The reason for keeping it quiet: “We wanted to enjoy it for ourselves."

Two weddings were held to celebrate this most special of occasions. The first one being an intimate ceremony in the Leicestershire village of Woodhouse. Boulter had grown up here, making it an obvious location.

Staying in the UK following the grass swing and Wimbledon, complications could have cropped up if de Minaur broke his Grand Slam quarter-final duct and reached the final at SW19, but any hope of that was abolished by Flavio Cobolli who took him down in the last-16.

Boulter described the ceremony in Woodhouse as “the most wholesome part of everything.” Just close family would attend with a very special guest in the form of the Brit's grandfather walking her down the aisle. Suffering with dementia, it was a poignant moment for all involved as Boulter saw one of her childhood dreams become reality.

He had recently been moved to a care home following a hospital stay but was up and ready for the day aid prior concerns from family members. “Wedding day” he said to everyone in the care home that morning. “That literally made me cry my eyes out,” Boulter stated. “It was everything I could have dreamed of.”

It was a very special day for both. “It was perfect, so intimate,” de Minaur commented. Following the ceremony at the church, they went off to a local pub to for dinner, not before taking more photos at a nearby manor.

They would trade Leicestershire for Tuscany, hopping over to Italy for the bigger celebrations. Boulter and de Minaur arrived a day early before the guests started to flood in.

The country they were in was inspiration for the garments they would be wearing, specifically for Boulter who spent months planning on what to wear. "I wanted to feel like she was with me in Italy,” she explained, “and it was my grandmother who taught me how to sew. It was everything I envisioned.” A piece of fabric taken from her late grandmother’s own wedding dress and put on her one.

De Minaur wanted to look like 'James Bond', but when watching his bride walk down the aisle towards him, even he found it hard not to remain cool. “It felt like a fairy tale.”

Following that, Boulter got dressed back into the wedding dress she wore in Woodhouse, “I wanted to tie the two weddings together in some way,” she said, and the party began. Dinner was served while a triumphant fireworks display lit up the night sky in a mesmeric sight for all to enjoy. This was also timed to Coldplay’s “A Sky Full of Stars”. “It didn’t feel real,” Boulter says. “A lot of people cried.”

The dance floor was still being utilised until 4:30am as the guests partied until the sun came up. They day was a dream, but not all of it went accordingly with one sketchy moment for de Minaur to deal with. He was set to drive himself and Boulter off in a 1956 Porsche Speedster. Bought just for this moment, it would not start. “Everyone thought I was joking,” he said. In the contrary, he started to panic. “But I was stressed out of my mind.”

In conclusion, the day was about spending time with loved ones, celebrating a joyous occasion with the closest people in their lives. “Ultimately, it was about our families – and joining them.” De Minaur concluded the interview by saying: "It felt like our own movie.”