Shaunie O’Neal and Keion Henderson.Photo: Manolo Doreste

Shaunie O’Neal and Keion Henderson’s Tropical Wedding photographed on May 28th, 2022

And an emotional one at that — in fact, a special moment brought the groom to tears during the reception at theAurora Anguilla Resort and Golf Club, he tells PEOPLE.

Continues the pastor, 41, “He toasted and said that you can’t choose your family but you can choose your friends, and then he said that your relationship was the opposite that we chose to be friends before we knew we were family … And it almost completely wrecked me.”

“I almost fell apart,” he then admits.

Keion Henderson.Manolo Doreste

Shaunie O’Neal and Keion Henderson’s Tropical Wedding photographed on May 28th, 2022

The couple, who are now honeymooning, got engaged on Nov. 11 after nearly two years of dating. O’Neal, who was previously married to Shaquille O’Neal, has five children, who were all part of the big day.

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To the Hendersons, making sure their guests felt like they were on vacation while at the wedding was a top priority, so celebratory toasts to “family and love” and “longevity” continued throughout the night.

“This wedding has been everybody’s gift,” says Henderson. “Some people came here to celebrate their birthday, some came to celebrate anniversaries, so our wedding turned into everybody’s gift.”

source: people.com