The reality TV couple shared a glimpse of their Venice wedding festivities, joined by son Heath and several fellow 'Love Is Blind' stars
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NEED TO KNOW
- Giannina Gibelli and Blake Horstmann shared a first look at their wedding welcome party in Venice, Italy
- The couple’s 2-year-old son, Heath, and several fellow Love Is Blind alums appeared in photos from the festivities
- The celebration comes weeks after the pair revealed they had obtained their marriage license ahead of their European wedding
Giannina Gibelli and Blake Horstmann are soaking up every moment before saying "I do."
The reality TV couple shared a glimpse inside their wedding welcome party in Venice, Italy, on Wednesday, June 17, posting a carousel of photos on Instagram alongside the caption, "Sneak peek at our welcome party ❤️."
The images captured the couple celebrating against the backdrop of Venice's iconic canals, with several photos showing them dancing, exploring the city by boat and strolling hand in hand through the streets. Their 2-year-old son, Heath, also made appearances throughout the carousel.
Other snapshots highlighted details from the festivities, including plates of pasta and lasagna, a bottle of San Pellegrino and scenic views around the city.
Gibelli wore a form-fitting lace dress paired with a Spanish-style lace veil, a statement necklace and her hair down. Horstmann coordinated in a white T-shirt layered beneath an off-white sport coat, which he paired with brown pants and a brown belt. The pair also appeared to match accessories, both sporting sunglasses, while Horstmann completed his look with a silver chain.
The celebration also appeared to draw several familiar faces from the Love Is Blind universe.
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Fellow alums Taylor Krause, Colleen Reed, Alexa Lemieux and Raven Ross were among those in Venice for the wedding festivities. Krause shared her own photo carousel from the trip on Instagram, with the caption, "You're going to want to turn up the sound on the last slide 🎤 🇮🇹 ✨ Happy wedding week G&B 🥂."
The Venice festivities mark the latest milestone in the couple's journey to the altar.
Earlier this month, Gibelli, 33, and Horstmann, 37, revealed they obtained their marriage license in Colorado, sharing the update in a joint Instagram post captioned, "one step closer 💒."
"We're now one step closer to being husband and wife," Horstmann said in the video.
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Although they picked up the license, Gibelli later explained that the pair intentionally left it unsigned so they could still have the signing ceremony as part of their wedding celebration.
"We honestly had no idea what we were doing, if we were getting married today or not, but we were able to leave with the license unsigned and we can have the signing ceremony at the wedding like I always pictured so I'm very happy about this!" she wrote on Instagram Stories.
The couple has been open about planning their European wedding, which they are funding themselves.
"I did all the research imaginable, and I found the most beautiful, gorgeous venue," Gibelli said during a February appearance on Jason Tartick's Trading Secrets podcast. "I found people who are willing to work with us, and I'm getting just like this banger of a wedding for probably a little less than half of what you would get in the States."
Gibelli has also spoken candidly about wanting a longer engagement following her experience on the first season of Love Is Blind, where former fiancé Damian Powers said "no" at the altar during the show's finale.
"I know, it feels like we've been engaged forever. That was by design," she told Us Weekly in April. "I just wanted it to be very different from that whole experience."
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Now, with their wedding celebration underway in Italy, Gibelli says she's ready for the next step.
"I think it's been fantastic and great, but I am ready to call him my husband, for sure," she told Us Weekly.
The couple got engaged in Madrid, Spain, on Oct. 30, 2024, and welcomed son Heath Orion Horstmann on March 29, 2024.
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