Inside Olympian Anna Hall and NFL Player Darius Slayton’s Wedding at Oheka Castle
Professional monitor star, Olympian, and reigning heptathlon world champion Anna Hall and New York Giants vast receiver Darius Slayton exchanged vows on April 11 at Oheka Castle on Long Island. “I had seen her running on TV, and when she came across the screen, I thought she was pretty, so I followed her on Instagram,” remembers Darius—as one does on this day and age.
Anna “didn’t think anything” of their Instagram mutualdom: “I just figured it was an athlete respecting an athlete kind of thing,” she says. They remained social media acquaintances, though they did not interact a lot; that was till Darius was in New Jersey for bodily remedy in 2024. Anna was close by, working at a monitor meet in New York. On his day without work, Darius popped by with out Anna’s information. He despatched her a video of one in all her jumps and stated “Good job!” earlier than he approached her, correctly launched himself, and requested her out to dinner. The two hit it off instantly.
After somewhat over a yr of courting, they have been engaged in November of 2025. “I took her back to the same stadium in New York, where we had met, and proposed on the track,” Darius remembers.
“He told me we were going on a date in the city, which we do a lot,” says Anna. “So I didn’t think anything of it, until he told me he was dressing up. Then I was a little suspicious, because he never dressed up! When the car pulled up to Icahn Stadium, instead of a restaurant, that’s when I knew for sure.”
Their wedding ceremony occurred 5 months later at Oheka Castle, a historic jewel of a mansion situated on Long Island’s Gold Coast. “The planning process was fun,” Darius notes. “As the groom, I just wanted to help bring Anna’s dreams to life, and Oheka allowed for the perfect canvas to make that dream come true.”
“Our schedules are SW crazy,” Anna admits. She was in competition season, but they were determined to be married in 2026. Fortunately, the couple’s planner, Courtney Leeder of Courtney Elizabeth Events, and Anna’s mom offered some relief and quick decision-making through a hectic time.
For Anna, the wedding dress search was easy. “Just one week after we got engaged, I was in LA to celebrate Thanksgiving with my sister, her family, and my parents,” she remembers. She made three gown appointments, and discovered her gown at the second. “I had no idea what I wanted, and I wasn’t sure I was going to want my muscular arms out,” Anna shares candidly. “At first, I used to be drawn to actually intricate lace element, sewn on pearls, and elaborations—however once I tried my gown on, I simply felt like me. Like I used to be sporting the gown and not the opposite approach round.” Her gown was by Eden Aharon, styled with Manolo Blahnik heels: “I felt confident in my body,” she says. “It still had beautiful embroidery and structure, but without being too distracting.”
