Paulina Gretzky Reveals She Finally Set A Wedding Date & Shares Why She Waited Almost 10 Years

Paulina Gretzky and her fiancé, Dustin Johnson, have been engaged almost a decade and have two kids. Here's why it's taken so long for them to walk down the aisle.

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May 21, 2021 12:00AM EDT
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Dustin Johnson, Paulina Gretzky. United States team member Dustin Johnson and his wife Paulina Gretzky walk toward the 18th hole to watch play during the four-ball golf matches on the third day of the Presidents Cup at Liberty National Golf Club in Jersey City, N.J Presidents Cup Golf - 30 Sep 2017
Dustin Johnson kisses Paulina Gretzky when holds the Championship Trophy on the 18th green after winning his first major championship in the final round at the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on June 19, 2016. Johnson won with a score of 5 under par. U.s. Open Golf 2016, Oakmont, Pennsylvania, United States - 19 Jun 2016
United States' Dustin Johnson holds hands with his partner Paulina Gretzky as they leave the course following his foursome win with teammate Jordan Spieth over International team player's Danny Lee of New Zealand Marc Leishman of Australia at the Presidents Cup golf tournament at the Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea, in Incheon, South Korea South Korea Presidents Cup Golf, Incheon, South Korea
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Paulina Gretzky does things her “own way.” The model explained why she waited eight years to set a wedding date with fiancé Dustin Johnson, when she appeared on the May 20 episode of the Pillows and Beer podcast, and said it was her choice.

The blonde beauty, who has been engaged to the champion golfer since 2013, got candid about her wedding plans when she stopped by the podcast to chat with her friends, Southern Charm stars Austin Kroll and Craig Conover.

“I just do things my own way. I don’t want to listen to how everyone else views things,” the bikini model, who share two young sons, Tatum, 6,and River, 3, with Dustin, explained on the podcast.
“I fell in love with someone so fast and we had the best thing that ever happened to us, happen so quickly. The most important thing was my kids, Dustin and my career. Those things took precedent. Those things had to be established. So, after he won the Masters [in 2020], I said let’s do it, this makes sense.”
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Paulina Gretzky congratulates Dustin Johnson after his 2020 Masters’ Win. [Shutterstock]
As one of the most recognizable WAGs in the world of golf, and the daughter of hockey legend Wayne Gretzky, Paulina is accustomed to putting her superstar partner’s career first. “This guy [Dustin] has no down time. He’ll lock in a date and the stresses of getting everything ready for a wedding would take over mine and his life,” she told the podcast hosts.
“I needed to be his teammate and be there for him to support him and love him and make sure he’s accomplishing what he needed to do. That’s what I did. And now I deserve to have a little bit of this time for me,” she added.
Although Paulina has already been wedding dress shopping with iconic bridal designer Vera Wang right by her side, she shared on the podcast that she actually suggested they skip all the extras and have a quickie wedding.
“Dustin is the romantic,” she revealed. “I’m like let’s go to a courthouse and he’s like, ‘no baby I want a party, I want everyone to celebrate us. I’m like ugh, I have to be the center of attention, okay. It really gave me anxiety a little bit to be that girl. I’m going to have like ten wardrobe changes [at my wedding], though.”