Tommy Paul knows his limits when it comes to aesthetics. The American tennis star is perfectly content letting his fiancée, Paige Lorenze, handle the heavy lifting for their upcoming wedding so he can keep his push through the ATP Tour calendar. Reporter Blair Henley recently shared a Paul anecdote that captures his laid-back approach to the nuptials while he quietly grinds through the clay-court transition.
Tommy Paul Jokes About Handling Wedding Prep During the ATP Season
Paul and Lorenze met at the 2022 U.S. Open and got engaged in July 2025. Planning a massive event during the tennis season is a logistical nightmare. When Henley asked the world No. 21 what part of the 2026 wedding planning he would be handling, Paul claimed he was taking on the flowers.
Speaking on the “Love All” podcast alongside 4-time Grand Slam winner Kim Clijsters, Henley recalled, “I asked him what he was most likely to participate in in terms of the planning. He’s like, ‘Oh, definitely the flowers.’ And I was like, ‘Tommy, what’s your favorite flower?'”
Henley noted Paul delivered a dramatic pause before answering. “He goes, ‘Peonies.’ … This man is learning,” she added.
The former competitive alpine skier from Vermont built a massive following as a lifestyle influencer and founder of the brand Dairy Boy. She recently expanded her empire by launching the DB SPORT activewear line and hosting a brand pop-up at the Miami Open. So it’s more likely the creative control will stay with his fiancée.
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Lorenze frequently travels to major tournaments, using the events to expand her business while supporting Paul from the player box. They operate as a highly specialized team in which everyone stays in their respective lanes. Paul knows his only real job on the big day is showing up in a well-tailored tuxedo.
On the tennis side, Paul is proving the value of that singular focus right now at the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship in Houston. The fourth seed outlasted Frances Tiafoe in a 2-hour, 45-minute semifinal to reach Sunday’s title match. He dropped Tiafoe 7-5, 4-6, 7-6(7) to advance to his first career ATP clay-court final, surviving a 90-minute mid-match rain delay and squandering match points before winning a dramatic third-set tiebreaker.
Paul is just the fifth active American man to reach tour-level finals on hard, grass, and clay courts. Because he is pushing so deep into the weekend in Texas, Paul officially withdrew from next week’s Monte-Carlo Masters to manage his physical workload. In Sunday’s final, he will face Argentina’s Roman Andres Burruchaga.
