The Christian former NFL star Tim Tebow has just spoken out to let his fans know how he celebrated his one year anniversary with his wife Demi-Leigh, a former Miss Universe.
Tim, 33, and Demi-Leigh, 25, got married on January 20, 2020 in a breathtakingly beautiful sunset ceremony in South Africa on Jan. 20, 2020.
“The night before our one-year anniversary, Tim gave me the most beautiful bunch of flowers. Twelve roses and one peony, my favorite flower,” Demi-Leigh told Entertainment Tonight. “He said that it was a rose for each month we have been married, and one peony representing one of me, who he loves. I thought that was so beautiful and I just felt so loved by that kind gesture.”
“The next morning, when I woke up and came downstairs to make a cup of coffee, there was a bunch of 365 roses,” she added. “They represented each day of marriage — the good ones, the great ones, the trial ones, the unexpected days, just all of them. I think it’s really special to be able celebrate all of that in marriage.”
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Because of COVID-19, Tim and Demi-Leigh could not travel anywhere too special for their anniversary, but they did say that they took a few days off to celebrate on the beach.
“She loves the beach, because it reminds her of home,” Tim said of Demi-Leigh, who is from South Africa. “So that was special, to be able to have a little bit of time to work that in … to connect and have that celebration with just us.”
Demi-Leigh chimed in to say that they have found joy in each other every day throughout their first year of marriage, especially because they had to experience it amidst a global pandemic.
“Even being in quarantine for a long time, we still really try to continue dating each other and continue being intentional about our time together,” the former beauty queen explained. “I think it’s so important not to just focus on one day or one date, but [every day] throughout the relationship.”
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Tim will never forget the moment that he saw Demi-Leigh for the first time.
“I could not breathe,” Tim recalled. “And if we’re being honest, on our actual real first date, I told her it was definitely my last first date.”
“I felt the same way,” added Demi-Leigh. “I didn’t watch football or baseball, so I knew Tim as the Knight in Shining [Armor] guy. I got to know him as someone who stands so firmly in what he believes in and that is so bold, is fighting for people who cannot fight for themselves. Having had a sister with severe special needs, that was something that really impacted me and drew me to him instantly. It’s one of the things that made me fall in love with him first.”
While Tim and Demi-Leigh are just focusing on their dogs for now, they said that they are open to actually having children “at some point” in the future.
“I think it’s certainly a heart’s desire for both of us,” Demi-Leigh said. “And God willing, we would love to have a family someday, one day.”
“Someday,” added Tim. “That would be an awesome blessing that we would love.”
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