{"id":9135,"date":"2016-12-29T21:09:56","date_gmt":"2016-12-30T02:09:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aspire-canada.com\/?p=9135"},"modified":"2017-02-18T18:30:28","modified_gmt":"2017-02-18T23:30:28","slug":"serena-williams-is-engaged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aspire-canada.com\/?p=9135","title":{"rendered":"Serena Williams is Engaged!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"omc-post-heading-standard\">Serena Williams is Engaged!<\/h1>\n<p>Congratulations are in order for my friend Serena Williams!\u00a0She and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian announced their engagement on Reddit in a very whimsical fashion. Serena took to her Reddit account only two hours ago and wrote the following poem under the \u201cI Said Yes\u201d subreddit, where users share their engagement stories:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI came home. A little late. Someone had a bag packed for me. And a carriage waited. Destination: Rome. To escort me to my very own \u2018charming.\u2019 Back to where our stars first collided. And now it was full circle. At the same table we first met by chance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-type=\"text\" data-reactid=\"18\">She continued: \u201cBut by choice. Down on knee. He said 4 words. And I said yes.\u201d How incredibly romantic. Ohanian announced his engagement news on Facebook in a simpler way. He wrote, \u201cShe said yes.\u201d (via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/alexis.ohanian\/posts\/10103214212798596?pnref=story\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>)<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_59583\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lorensworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/serena-williams.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Serena Williams is engaged to Reddit Co-Founder Alexis Ohanian. Image via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/alexis\/comments\/5fjtq4\/we_didnt_plan_this\/\" target=\"_blank\">Reddit<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-type=\"text\" data-reactid=\"18\">Ohanian also left a lovely comment on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/serenawilliams\" target=\"_blank\">Serena\u2019s Reddit post<\/a> saying, \u201cAnd you made me the happiest man on the planet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-type=\"text\" data-reactid=\"18\">I am thrilled for the happy couple and so delighted\u00a0to see my friend enjoying this much-deserved joy! Congratulations, Serena &amp; Alexis!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Serena Williams is Engaged! Congratulations are in order for my friend Serena Williams!\u00a0She and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian announced their engagement on Reddit in a very whimsical fashion. 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