Thanks to the end of the football season, elite athletes who are dedicated to football have free time. The players are taking the opportunity to go on vacation and celebrate and attend events that they would not have been able to attend due to the multiple trips they make every week to play all over the country, nationally and internationally.
Although we can see on the social networks of many of them how they go on a trip to enjoy the beach and disconnect (Cristiano Ronaldo) or attend weddings and events with friends and family (Borja Iglesias), there are others, such as the Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, who have taken advantage of this break to share special moments with their own.
The 31-year-old soccer player will soon go down the aisle with his girlfriend, the 26-year-old Israeli model Mishel Gerzig. Before saying 'I do' officially, the couple wanted to celebrate a pre-wedding in which to establish a first contact with their guests and celebrate their love.
The lovers who will soon become husband and wife chose the French city of Cannes for this date, since it is "halfway" between Israel and Belgium, the weather is pleasant and they both love it.
Far from doing something simple and reserving for the official wedding, the celebration or Welcome Party, as they called it, it had more than 300 guests, including the Spanish influencers María García de Jaime and Tomás Páramo.
The protagonists decided to wear white outfits and were very grateful to everyone who attended their event, as many came from abroad to celebrate their love. ''I am very nervous. Thank you all for coming from so many parts of the world, we appreciate it very much and we love you very much. If you are here, it is because you are really close to us,'' explained the visibly moved model.
In addition to living exciting and beautiful moments, there was also time to give everything on the dance floor and enjoy a good party, just as the occasion deserved. Although the couple could be seen happy and content at all times, the Israel model was especially excited during the appointment and then gave herself like no one else to the celebration and her guests.
The great celebration has not gone unnoticed on social networks, where thousands of people have commented on the event and have discussed what the official wedding will be like if a previous one has had more than 300 guests.
Music, flares, smoke, visual and special effects, live music... the couple spared no expense and wanted to celebrate a party for and for themselves and their people in an incredible city and in an intimate atmosphere, but festive at the same time. time.
Thanks to the videos that have been uploaded to social networks, we can see how excited the guests were and even their children, who did not hesitate to accompany the couple with their dances.
The lovers met through the Instagram platform in the pandemic. The soccer player decided to comment on a photo of the young woman in which she happily posed next to her dog. From that moment, they began to have endless conversations with which they realized that they shared many things and that there was a true connection.
According to what they have said on more than one occasion, when they saw each other for the first time in person "sparks flew" and they realized that they had found "the love of their life." A year ago, taking advantage of a romantic vacation in Italy, the Belgian proposed to the Israeli, who he delightedly accepted.
