Shaunie O’Neal Is Married! Basketball Wives Star Weds Pastor Keion Henderson in Anguilla Ceremony

manolo doreste Shaunie O’Neal and Keion Henderson

Shaunie O’Neal and Keion Henderson are married!

The Basketball Wives star formally tied the knot with her pastor fiancé in a tropical island ceremony on Saturday, Men and women can completely ensure.

Nearly 200 friends had been in attendance at the Anguilla wedding ceremony, which was held at the Aurora Anguilla Resort and Golf Club. The romantic outdoor ceremony took position on the golf course’s 10th hole, with the bride getting into as singer Yolanda Adams done. The bride’s three sons walked her down the aisle to satisfy her now-husband.

“I just shed my dad in February,” O’Neal tells Individuals. “So, I definitely struggled with how I was going to get down the aisle. Shedding my father in the midst of planning this wedding was a great deal, so my sons handed me off.”

Owning her five small children (with ex Shaquille O’Neal) there to assist her was “all the things” to the delighted mother, who describes her spouse and children as “bundle offer” when it comes to associations.

O’Neal wore a sparkling robe by Jean Louis Sabajai in partnership with vogue stylist Eric Archibald, paired with a dreamy veil also from the designer. She accessorized with David Yurman jewelry and shoes by Jimmy Choo. The glowing bride’s updo was perfected by Diamond Johnson, with her makeup look developed by Alaina Saulsberry.

Henderson wore a cream tux by Dolce and Gabbana, while the groomsmen had been clad in Atelier Houston.

Bishop TD Jakes officiated the nuptials, which were prepared by The Delighted Couple with The Britto Company/World wide Model Strategist and captured by photographer Manolo Doreste and videographer Michael Tamzil. The pair exchanged wedding bands from Jason of Beverly Hills.

The locale was an straightforward choice for the newlyweds, who “immediately fell in adore with it” on a past excursion.

“I imagine after that first stop by, we knew this was the place we wanted to get married,” O’Neal, 47, tells Individuals. For Henderson, 41, Anguilla’s prosperous heritage and welcoming citizens produced them “proud to hook up to” the island and “begin their journey” there.

Tale carries on

During the reception, the couple’s buddies and family members dined on Anguillian-encouraged dishes together with regional fish and crayfish, all amid blush rose florals produced by Black Orchid. The meal was crafted, in aspect, by Culinary Director Michele Greggio. Director of Occasion Operations Alvin Huggins and Charnissa Richardson, director of catering and private functions, designed confident the festivities went off with no a hitch.

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Friends expended the evening dancing to songs from the Isley Brothers and Jukebox in a custom tent at the resort’s clubhouse and D Richards Restaurant, ahead of Spinderella took above DJ responsibilities in the late-night time several hours for the afterparty.

Considerate information had been incorporated during the ceremony and reception, including an Eleven/11 (a significant image to the newlyweds) toast with McBride Sisters Brut Prosecco.

Although extravagant, and definitely larger than they had at first anticipated — Shaunie tells Persons that their authentic selection of friends was only 50 — the evening was distinctive and personal. “We required our company to have a weekend of satisfaction,” O’Neal states. “We just like to have pleasurable and adore on just about every other and we desired to do that with our mates and relatives.”

The few dated for two years in advance of asserting their engagement last November. For both O’Neal and Henderson, the connection was plain from their initial day, a 6-hour rendezvous inside a resort foyer.

“I was in California receiving ready to preach. … She at last agreed to meet up with me,” Henderson tells Folks. O’Neal had been out to supper with a buddy earlier that evening and told her foreseeable future partner she’d go out with him “if she had time immediately after feeding on.”

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So for the up coming 6 hours, they related above loved ones and faith. “But then I walk her to her auto, give her a sideways hug, and I enable her get in the vehicle and drive off,” the groom suggests.

“He didn’t even attempt to kiss me!” his bride interjects.

Henderson suggests she gave him “entire pandemonium” for months soon after he fumbled that 1st smooch. He created up for it at the great time, however: “I showed her the kiss I would have presented her the working day I satisfied her,” Henderson tells Individuals of their to start with kiss as spouse and wife on Saturday.

Henderson suit ideal in with her family lengthy in advance of the “I dos,” his bride says. “He’s been incredible to just phase into our lives and fill a void that is been there for a minute in a place of just being right here with me, result in I haven’t experienced somebody,” she suggests. “They really like him which makes me adore him even more.”

The experience is mutual for the groom. “She’s amazing. She’s just the most laid-back, hilarious, exciting-loving person. She’s a female of religion,” Henderson gushes. “She can cook dinner, she can costume, and she can sing!”

As for what’s upcoming for the Hendersons, “we want to make a legacy with each other,” O’Neal states. The next chapter for her is about “growing, evolving, and becoming,” she says.