The 2019-20 NWSL offseason has been loaded with weddings, but the latest one may have upstaged them all based on the Kealia Ohai wedding pics plastered all over social media.
Orlando Pride teammates Ali Krieger and Ashlyn Harris were married at a lovely Miami wedding with many of their USWNT colleagues in attendance on Dec. 28. A week before that, Portland Thorns keeper Adrianna Franch married her partner, Emily Boscacci.
Capping it all off on Saturday, one day after Valentine’s Day, Chicago Red Stars forward Kealia Ohai married Houston Texans star and recent SNL host JJ Watt in the Bahamas.
The best day of my life I love you forever @JJWatt @CorbinGurkin pic.twitter.com/fPplBLKX3B
— Kealia Ohai (@KealiaOhai) February 16, 2020
Ohai, 28, and Watt, 30, had been dating for a few years now and became engaged in May. They first met through former Texans player Brian Cushing, who married Ohai’s older sister, Megan.
Ohai was the captain of the Houston Dash while Watt starred for the Texans, joining the pantheon of epic Houston couples such as Beyoncé and Jay-Z, George and Barbara Bush, and my parents. (Based on the Kealia Ohai wedding pics below, we may have to add Rachel Daly and Kristie Mewis to that list soon.) Despite their status as a power couple, FOX completely ignored Ohai during the 2019 World Series.
Ohai asked for and received a trade this offseason to the Red Stars, which resulted in a lot of the national (and Houston) media focusing more on Watt’s side of things than Ohai, which resulted in Watt calling out one outlet for a headline he labeled “trash.”
The incident may have led to an under-the-radar detail of the wedding that many might have overlooked; “Mr. Kealia Watt” was stitched into the collar worn by JJ.
proudly. pic.twitter.com/QpsEXwRMgF
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) February 16, 2020
According to People (the magazine, not random passersby), Ohai wore a Berta dress with Christian Louboutin shoes and jewelry from Emily Sole Growney.
The wedding was at The Ocean Club, a Four Seasons resort in the Bahamas. A band played at the reception, during which Watt’s grandmother showed off her impressive dance moves.
Among Ohai’s soccer friends in attendance were Crystal Dunn, Kristie Mewis, Rachel Daly, Janine Becky, Brooke Elby, Amber Brooks and Stephanie McCaffrey.
Both Watt and Ohai called it the best day of their lives, and who are we to argue based on these incredible Kealia Ohai wedding pics?
Kealia Ohai Wedding Pics
Best day of my life.
Without question.
pic.twitter.com/hEfQ1N4Bl9— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) February 16, 2020
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— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) February 16, 2020
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) February 16, 2020
Grandma cutting it up on the dance floor!! pic.twitter.com/nDUdsmiFJG
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) February 16, 2020
Of course, because these are both professional athletes, the couple was back at it training soon after the wedding.
casually crushing 300-yard shuttles...
(meanwhile I was sweating straight Guinness the entire workout ) pic.twitter.com/zacrwbPSbU— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) February 17, 2020
