Simone Biles Reveals the Mistake Her Husband Made on Their Wedding Day
Every bride wants their wedding day to be perfect, but Simone Biles and her husband Jonathan Owens know there was a small detail that didn't work out.
The Olympic gymnast advised the Chicago Bears safety to pick out a specific color for the groomsmen for their May 2023 destination wedding to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Owens didn't exactly complete the mission and there was a slight wardrobe hiccup.
The couple decided to surprise each other with their wedding day looks, including the bridal party. Biles guided him on the color scheme, but it somehow got lost in translation.
"They weren't wearing the correct colors I told them to, but it worked out," she admitted to E! News at the 2025 TIME100 Gala. "Whenever we got on the side, I was like 'What are they wearing?'"
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The G.O.A.T of gymnastics made a plea to anyone watching the interview — leave the NFL player out of any social media criticism. "Don't flame my husband, please," Biles said with a smile. "It's not that he didn't listen to me on my wedding day for the outfit. I know y'all love to flame him, but it was a good choice."
Owens caught some heat in December 2023 when he claimed he was "the catch" in their relationship on The Pivot podcast. “I always say that the men are the catch,” he said. “She did [pull me], though, because I was fighting it. … At the time, I was afraid to commit. I was like, ‘This is my third year [in the NFL], I’m trying … it’s kind of early, but, you know, it happens when you least expect it.”
The athlete was able to redeem himself during the 2024 Paris Olympics by proving he was his wife's biggest cheerleader. The Chicago Bears allowed him to miss a few days of preseason training to support Biles from the stands, wearing a T-shirt with her image all over it.
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