Looking back at the time, it has nearly been a decade since Michael Jordan and Yvette Prieto tied the knot. Despite this, they’ve rarely been in the spotlight. They’ve seldom appeared in public together, and they avoid interviews, and refrain from discussing their private life and their family. However, their reluctance to publicize their lives is very well understood.
Michael Jordan’s highly publicized and expensive split up from his first wife, Juanita Vanoy, cost Jordan nearly $168 million at that time, arguably rendering it the most costly celeb divorce in sports history. The public divorce exposed Michael to an immense amount of media scrutiny. Jordan, therefore, sought to steer clear of the publicity and monetary repercussions of yet another public divorce.
He had attended numerous interviews with Vanoy, where he’d discussed his three children, also exposing them to the spotlight. Needless to say, Michael realised it soon after and looked forward to safeguarding his second marriage from being subject to the public’s prying eyes. He wished to raise his little daughters in a typical household environment, without the constant surveillance of the tabloids.
When did Michael Jordan and Yvette Prieto get married?
Michael Jordan and Yvette Prieto exchanged vows April 27, 2013. A reception took place at the neighboring Bears Club golf course shortly after they exchanged vows in an intimate ceremony at the Episcopal Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea in Palm Beach, Florida. Around 300 guests, including many famous people like Tiger Woods, Spike Lee, and Robin Thicke, graced the atmosphere of the wedding by attending.
Jordan and Prieto crossed paths in 2008 at a Miami nightclub and began seeing each other shortly thereafter. They were engaged in December 2011, and Jordan purportedly spent over $1 million on the engagement ring with massive emerald-cut rock with three stunningly beautiful bands. (h/t via Hello Magazine)