NBA champion Payton Pritchard added another ring to his collection when he married influencer Emma MacDonald in Cape Cod over the weekend.
Nearly two months after the Celtics won their historic 18th NBA title, the point guard exchanged vows with MacDonald at the Wychmere Beach Club in his native Massachusetts.
The bride dazzled in a strapless, low-waisted dress with a full tulle skirt. She completed her look with a long veil that fluttered in the wind and gathered her blonde hair into a glamorous updo.
Pritchard, 26, looked dapper in a white tuxedo and off-white shirt.
Meanwhile, the ceremony was officiated by Pritchard’s former teammate, retired NBA All-Star Blake Griffin.
NBA champion Payton Pritchard married influencer Emma MacDonald
The couple exchanged vows at the Wychmere Beach Club in their native Massachusetts.
“At no point tonight will I be allowed to do my Payton impression,” Griffin told the happy couple and their guests during the ceremony, as seen in a video posted to X by Boston star Jaylen Brown.
Pritchard met his now wife on Instagram after commenting on one of her photos.
In a social media clip, MacDonald explained that after they started dating, Pritchard began calling her his girlfriend before discussing making the relationship official.
He popped the question after less than a year together, getting down on one knee on the beach near her hometown on Cape Cod.
“A love for life,” the two wrote in their engagement post last July.
The 6-foot-11 Oregon native had the best year of his career in 2023-24, appearing in all 82 regular-season games and 19 postseason contests while helping Boston capture its NBA-record 18th championship.
At the time, MacDonald paid tribute to him on social media, writing: “I’m so proud of you and everything you’ve achieved so far in this life. I can’t wait to be by your side for many more years to come! Love you x1000000.”
The bride dazzled in a strapless dress with a low waist and a wide tulle skirt.
The Celtics player looked dapper in a white tuxedo and off-white shirt.
The couple began dating in 2022 and got engaged less than a year later.
During the second quarter of the Celtics’ 106-88 Game 5 victory over the Dallas Mavericks, Pritchard hit a half-court shot to send the Celtics into halftime.
In the process, he became the first player in NBA history to hit two 30-foot shots at the buzzer during the Finals, according to Stathead.
After averaging 9.6 points, 3.4 assists and 3.2 rebounds in 22.3 minutes per game all season, Pritchard helped Celtics teammates Jayson Tatum, Jrue Holiday and Derrick White prepare for the recently concluded Paris Olympics.
The former Oregon Duck played for the USA Basketball Men’s Select Team during the Olympic team’s training camp in Las Vegas, effectively serving as practice competition for LeBron James and company.
While Pritchard is a solid rotation player in Boston, where he is known as “Fast PP,” Pritchard was a high school legend in Oregon, winning four straight state titles at West Linn outside Portland.
His success at the high school level led to back-to-back Oregon Player of the Year awards.
Pritchard was later selected by the Boston Celtics with the 26th pick in the 2020 NBA Draft and has since made $1.04 million over his first four NBA seasons, according to Spotrac.com. Pritchard is signed for the next four seasons for a total of $30 million.
The content creator styled her hair in a glamorous updo and added a dramatic veil.
MacDonald previously revealed that they met on social media after he commented on her photo.
She was on hand to celebrate their NBA championship when the Celtics won in June.
