Yahoo Lifestyle Miami Dolphins Punter Jake Bailey Marries Attorney Bailey Medeiros in Cabo San Lucas Wedding: All the Details! (Exclusive)
"It's so much more than a wedding. It's the start of our forever!" the bride tells PEOPLE
Miami Dolphins punter Jake Bailey married his girlfriend of five and a half years, Bailey Medeiros, on March 8 in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Their two-day celebration kicked off on March 7 with a white welcome party. The "coastal neutral" wedding the following day featured a live band, fireworks over the ocean and red velvet cake
"Having each other means never having to endure anything alone," the bride tells PEOPLE
Miami Dolphins' Jake Bailey is married!
The NFL player said "I do" to longtime girlfriend Bailey Medeiros at the Waldorf Astoria Los Cabos Pedregal in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, in front of 130 friends and family members on Saturday, March 8. Among the celebrity guests were Denver Broncos quarterback Jarrett Stidham and Miami Dolphins kicker Jason Sanders.
"It's so much more than a wedding," Medeiros tells PEOPLE. "It’s the start of our forever surrounded by the people who matter most to us, in a paradise that feels almost too perfect to be real."
Because Bailey's family is from San Diego and Medeiros' family is from Massachusetts, anywhere the Florida-based couple chose to get married would require travel for some guests. So they decided it would be "fun" to have a destination wedding for everyone. They landed on Cabo San Lucas because Bailey's family had a great time vacationing there in 2021.
Ahead of her big day, Medeiros told PEOPLE she was most looking forward to "celebrating with people from our two worlds, many of whom have never met, and making memories with friends and family who traveled to be there."
The celebration kicked off the night before the wedding with a white welcome party where the couple's "two worlds finally came together." Bailey wore a black and white strapless ballgown from Alice + Olivia, and Jake wore white pants with a black short-sleeved, button-down shirt.
The next day, guests dressed in black or neutral colors for the "coastal neutrals"-themed wedding. Décor included white florals, and neutral and champagne accents.
Medeiros walked down the aisle to an instrumental version of "A Thousand Years." Her hair was styled by Los Cabos Makeup and makeup was done by Erica Wright of Glam Done Wright.
The bride — who is an attorney and runs her own estate planning practice, Bailey Legacy Law — wore a strapless mermaid gown designed by Berta. The couture dress featured a dainty bow at the bust and a long train.
"My mom and sister went dress shopping with me in Miami at Chic Parisien, a dress shop I knew sold Berta gowns … I actually had a five-way tie when I left the dress shop," Medeiros recalls. "I ended up choosing my dress because it was the one I couldn’t stop thinking about days later."
Once she met Bailey at the altar, the pair exchanged "heartfelt" handwritten vows aloud so that their friends and family could "really feel the love that [they] share." Their ceremony was officiated by the groom's grandfather, Richard Allsing, who is a retired pastor.
"We both dream big and inspire each other in the process," Medeiros says. "We know how to find comfort with where we’re at while also striving for more. We also never let each other face anything alone and always tackle problems with how are 'we' going to push through them as a team. Having each other means never having to endure anything alone."
Afterward, the newlyweds put their dance lessons to use by sharing their first dance to "Weight of Your World" by Chris Stapleton. The romantic dance ended with a fireworks show over the ocean.
For her reception, Medeiros changed into her mother's wedding gown, which was reworked into a short, strapless party dress with detachable sleeves and a bubble skirt.
"The process of remaking the dress was an experience I went through with my mom," Medeiros says. "Though I live in Fort Lauderdale, I traveled back to Massachusetts numerous times where I then drove with my mom to New Hampshire to meet with Arnaldo Joseph, a talented dress designer who transformed my mom’s wedding dress into the party dress of my dreams."
When they weren't dancing to a live local band, Kilometro Band, wedding guests enjoyed a three-course plated dinner. An heirloom tomato salad with whipped burrata and sourdough was served before an entrée of roasted red snapper and seared beef tenderloin.
Dessert was a tangerine mousse with roasted pineapple, almond crumbs and coconut ice cream, as well as slices of Waldorf-Astoria red velvet cake.
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Medeiros met Bailey — who is also a private pilot — in Boston in September 2019. Medeiros had recently moved to Boston and started her first year of law school at Boston University School of Law. After being drafted and moving across the country, Bailey had just made the roster for the New England Patriots.
As a former cheerleader for the Patriots, Medeiros was surprised to see on social media that a new player with the last name “Bailey” had made the team, so she decided to follow him on Instagram. Not long after Bailey followed Medeiros back, the two began dating.
In December 2023, Bailey proposed to Medeiros in front of their Christmas tree. Medeiros unwrapped her engagement ring, which was wrapped in a large box.
After a honeymoon in Italy in July, the couple plan to start their next chapter as husband and wife by continuing to grow in their careers in South Florida, and flying throughout the country.
"We’re excited to travel a good amount this next year and then think about starting a family of our own in the near future," Medeiros says.
Additional credits:
Wedding Planner: Jennifer Hardiman of Fabuluxe Events
Décor and Florals: Cabo Floral
Welcome Party, Ceremony DJ: Antonio Floren
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