If groomzillas are a rare breed, it may seem rarer yet that the Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade nearly qualified for the role.

A couple of months before his official date to go down the aisle, which happened at a home in Miami Saturday, his fiancée, the actress Gabrielle Union, 41, told Us Weekly that their wedding planning was going smoothly thanks to her betrothed.

“He realized that I was trying to turn it into a frat party with K-cups and beer pong, and he took over,” she said. “He really Kanye’d himself and really doubled down, and it’s his princess day, and I’m just along for the ride.”

Mr. Wade, 32, is a fashion trendsetter, if not risk-taker, among fellow National Basketball Association players. If he was uncomfortable taking over typical bride territory, he didn’t let on. After all, he reasoned, it is his shining moment, too.