David Beckham first met Victoria in 1997 when she was best known for being in the Spice Girls and her surname was Adams. David said at the time he'd seen her on TV and knew he wanted to meet her.
The pair announced their engagement in 1998 and married in a lavish ceremony at Luttrellstown Castle in Ireland on 4 July 1999. They reportedly received £1 million for the wedding photos.
Their first son Brooklyn was born four months before their wedding, in March 1999. His arrival didn't go unnoticed on the football pitch as David started having Brooklyn's name sewn into his boots.
In 2001 the Beckhams put on a united front on Michael Parkinson's chat show. Victoria let slip that she called David 'Golden Balls' and then said: "That's one of those things I shouldn't have said."
David and Victoria went for matching outfits for their Stateside appearance at the MTV Music Awards in Los Angeles in 2003. Their second son Romeo was born in September of the previous year.
Back in the UK in November 2003 the England football captain collected his OBE from Buckingham Palace. The former Manchester United star had at that time moved to play for Real Madrid.
In 2004 the pair faced intense media speculation after claims about David's infidelity with former personal assistant Rebecca Loos. They weathered the storm and had third son Cruz a year later.
David and Victoria appeared at the Sport Industry Awards in London in 2007. The Beckhams moved to California in July, after David signed with LA Galaxy on a contract reportedly worth £128m.
The celebrity couple were keen to make an impression on Hollywood and it wasn't long before they were spotted out with the likes of Tom Cruise and Will Smith. Victoria also bagged a role in Ugly Betty.
Ten years on and 'Brand Beckham' is still going strong with the latest in a string of lucrative advertising deals, fashion lines and football commitments making them an estimated fortune of £125 million.
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