Ciara and Russell Wilson have been a great representation of love. They’ve been married for 10 years with no scandals and always appear to be in sync with each other.
Not only that, the couple have lent a helping hand in bringing other celebrity couples together.
Last year, the pair helped NBA player Donovan Mitchell set up the engagement for his now-wife, Coco Jones.
Jones and Mitchell got married last weekend n Aug. 1 , and Ciara and Russell attended, enjoying glimpses into their love story.
It’s not clear exactly how the two met, but it’s probably due to the overlap of their professions, since both wives are in the music industry and both husbands are pro athletes.
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Since their wedding, both Mitchell and Jones have raved about their relationship with Ciara and Russell and given credit to how much they’ve helped them in their personal lives.
It was no surprise to see the Wilsons front and center celebrating the couple’s union. The event itself even inspired another athlete to find his future wife.
Shortly after Mitchell and Jones’ tied the knot, a video emerged on social media of the two walking hand in hand at the wedding reception with Ciara and Russell smiling brightly in the background.
NBA player Jaylen Brown was in attendance and later gushed about the wedding.
He said, “To Coco and Donovan man, what an amazing experience to be able to go to the wedding. I think love is so dope. Like I love love and to be in the presence of two people that love each other, and all these people that gathered to celebrate their love – weddings are dope.”
The 29-year-old later confirmed that while he doesn’t have anyone yet, he is fully open to finding love.
“Chat, if y’all know somebody or y’all got somebody for me, y’all let me know. If y’all got some people in y’all mind, put em in the comments,” he said.
In the comments one fan suggested that Brown should seek the expertise of the Wilsons.
They said, “Maybe Ciara and Russ can help you out as well!”
Another added, “I mean he can ask Ciara and Russ to match him with someone.”
Another person who spotted Ciara and Russell in the background of Donovan and Coco’s viral wedding video said, “THE MATCHMAKERS Ciara and Russell looking like proud parents in the back.”
Someone else said, “Russ and Ci looking like “did that.”
When it came to planning the engagement, Ciara opted to give her husband and Donovan most of the credit.
She told “The Breakfast Club” in 2025, “Actually Russ and Donovan were doing their thing. Like I gotta give the fellas their props because they were talking about – like Russ knew about Donovan’s plans for a while.
The mother of four said Russ sent a luxury planning company to Mitchell to help find the location to propose to Jones, but she emphasized that Mitchell led the plans.
Though they can’t take credit for actually introducing Mitchell and Jones, they can do so when it comes to Normani and her fiancé DK Metcalf.
The singer and NFL player were individually friends with the couple previous to Metcalf and Normani becoming an item in 2022. Specifically, Metcalf and Wilson were once teammates playing for the Seattle Seahawks.
Metcalf already had his eyes on Normani after her 2019 music video for “Motivation” played in the locker room. At the time, she was in a relationship, when Metcalf was initially expressing interest. But when she later became single they finally met.
In a 2024 interview on “The Ebro Show”, she recalled having multiple events to attend in one night, including Ciara’s party for an alcohol brand. But the “Wild Side” singer said Ciara was very insistent that she show up
“I just knew it was something else because she was just very adamant,” she said. “When I was on the way, she was like, ‘Oh yeah, your boy’s going to be there.’ And I said, ‘OK, I see. I see what she was trying to do here.”
Normani said they did the same to Metcalf where they told him Normani was on the way when he was at the party.
She said, “They was playing Cupid. But it worked.”
The latest we’ve heard about Normani and Metcalf’s wedding in regards to a date was when he appeared on The Christian Kuntz podcast on December 2025. He said due to her schedule, they decided to push it to 2027.
