Serena Williams flashes her simple engagement band as she boards a helicopter with fiance Alexis Ohanian
The tennis ace has embraced the new trend of simple engagement bands a la Hollywood actress Amanda Seyfried
SERENA Williams flashed her engagement ring for the first time as she boarded a helicopter in New Zealand with her fiance Alexis Ohanian.
The tennis ace, 35, and the Reddit co-founder, 33, rang in the New Year in Auckland and looked loved-up as they got in the chopper to head to the stunning Waiheke island.
Serena looked effortlessly chic in a white tshirt and denim shorts, which showed off her insanely toned pins.
She protected herself from the wind in a long grey coat and flashed a glimpse of her engagement ring.
Following in the footsteps of Hollywood actress Amanda Seyfried, Serena sported a plain white gold band on her ring finger.
Her other half was all smiles as he walked alongside his wife-to-be.
Earlier in the day, Serena swapped her ring onto her right hand during her training session.
The couple, who have been together for just over a year, announced their engagement last Thursday with on her fiance's content sharing and discussion website.
In the post titled 'I said yes', she wrote: "I came home / A little late / Someone had a bag packed for me
"And a carriage awaited / Destination: Rome
"To escort me to my very own "charming" / Back to where our stars first collided
"And now it was full circle / At the same table we first met by chance
"This time he made it not by chance / But by choice
"Down on one knee / He said 4 words /And I said yes."
As well as the poem there was a sweet cartoon of Alexis promising to Serena and the caption: "Future Mrs Kn0thing", which is Alexis's username on the site.
After the 34-year-old shared the sweet announcement, Alexis - who founded the site back in 2005 - replied: "And you made me the happiest man on the planet."
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Alexis also shared the happy news on his Facebook page writing: "She said yes".
It seems marriage has been on his mind for the past few weeks as he recently shared a verse from the Bible about the meaning of love.
He captioned the popular wedding quote, he said: "I didn't grow up in a religious household, but someone I love recently sent me this famous passage from Corinthians.
"Love really is an amazing force in the world. And we need more of it. And we need to protect it when we've got it. I'm trying to get a little better every day."
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