The pair hosted a wedding reception in Miami after their European honeymoon.
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Former Bachelor star Hannah Ann Sluss married NFL star Jake Funk in an intimate ceremony in Italy on June 26, 2024. According to People, the pair explored parts of Italy and Switzerland after their elopement. They then returned to the States and hosted a wedding reception in Miami, Florida.
The couple was engaged in January 2023, and exchanged vows in a 12th-century Tuscan castle. “We wanted to focus on commitment and the significance of marriage,” Sluss told People. They chose Italy because they’d both been there before, just not to Tuscany. Funk told People that Sluss took the lead when it came to planning.
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Sluss embraced the local culture by walking down the aisle to Italian music. Her gown was custom-made by The Wedding Studio, a boutique in Indianapolis, where the pair lived while Funk was playing for the Indianapolis Colts. Funk wore a classic tuxedo from The Gentleman’s Playbook. Sluss told People that her Tuscan ceremony was exactly what she wanted, “simple enough, yet elegant and timeless.”
After their intimate ceremony, the newlyweds explored Tuscany for a bit before their honeymoon in Switzerland.
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When the pair returned from their honeymoon, they held a reception party weekend with family and friends in July. Sluss told The Knot she wanted her guests to ”feel like they were taken away to a fun Miami tropical oasis.” While Sluss planned her Italian ceremony, she solicited the help of her planning team at Petal Productions for her “Miami chic” reception. According to The Knot, the wedding weekend kicked off on July 12 with a sunset cruise and a pool party the next day. The main event was held at a rooftop venue filled with palm trees, white florals and hanging tea light candles. Sluss wore a dress from Jaxon James Couture Bridal, with sneakers so she “could dance the night away,” she told The Knot.
The newlyweds are now focusing on starting their next chapter together as Funk, a running back for the Detroit Lions, gears up for football season. “Our future is unpredictable,” Sluss told People. “We never know where we’ll be living or what he’ll even be doing, so I’m most excited to take on whatever life throws at us together.”
