Naomi Schiff is a married woman now. The Sky Sports F1 presenter finally tied the knot on September 19 with long-time boyfriend Alexandre Dedieu. And it started with a dream-like engagement in 2023 set to the backdrop of a glittering Eiffel Tower.
Alex’s proposal began with a sunset cruise to Café de l’Homme, where they sat right in front of the Eiffel Tower. As the La Dame de Fer sparkled, he got down on one knee and proposed to Schiff. Schiff had recounted her proposal to Vogue, calling it “magical” and admitted to being “blown away by the attention to detail he put into it.”
Thereon, the couple gave themselves a year to plan the wedding. And what a wedding it was. The couple decided to go for a civil wedding first before heading to the church a week later for a more traditional ceremony. The civil wedding was an intimate affair with only the couple’s very close friends and family being present.
Naomi initially envisioned a wedding in South Africa, where her relationship began, but they opted for the South of France due to its easier accessibility for guests. The ceremony was conducted by their friend Hugo, who led a non-religious service that still honored both of their cultural and religious backgrounds.
The ceremony was beautifully balanced, with Hugo incorporating Catholic elements and Naomi’s brother-in-law Dimitri contributing as a Rabbi to include some Jewish traditions. So, who’s the lucky man who got to marry the gorgeous bride?
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While Schiff belongs to the glamorous world of Formula 1, Dedieu is a business consultant for Deloitte. Schiff and Dedieu’s romance began as many do in the modern world: online. As Schiff once put it, “a pair of well-intentioned swipe rights” was all it took for the couple to get together and then “four months later we were inseparable.”
The announcement of the wedding came through Schiff’s Instagram account where she shared different stories of her friends who attended the wedding. She also revealed a special set of gifts she received from each of her bridesmaids.
It’s not just Schiff who’s getting to experience the world of marital bliss as many other F1 broadcasters have been tying the knot left, right and center.
A season of weddings for F1 broadcasters
It is turning out to be a wedding season for broadcasters in Formula 1 as Schiff’s wedding is the third ceremony in the past month or so. The first one to tie the knot was Ruth Buscombe, the former Head of Race Strategy for Alfa Romeo and current F1 presenter. She married Nathan Divey, a former Mercedes mechanic.
Then it was David Croft’s turn. He married Laura Bradley, who previously served as the Director of Guest Services, Hospitality, and Events at Aston Martin.
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Bradley recently surprised Croft with tickets to a Bruce Springsteen concert, which they attended during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekend. It is for the same reason that the Sky Sports commentator missed last weekend’s action in Baku. This was Croft’s third missed race weekend of the season.
