Jamie and Louise Redknapp 's wedding on June 29, 1998, was the image of romantic perfection.
The couple surprised friends and family by exchanging vows on holiday in Bermuda, saying 'I do' on a yacht as the sun set over the stunning tropical island.
Louise wore a simple white chiffon dress and arrived at Hamilton Harbour in a horse-drawn carriage with mum Lynne before the party set sail on an 80-foot white cruiser.
The couple had been planning a big wedding back home, but seized on the idea of marrying in a low-key ceremony just days earlier at the start of their holiday.
And so it was in front of just 30 loved ones - including Jamie's Liverpool teammate Phil Babb and his dad Harry Redknapp - that they became man and wife.
However, in Louise's new book, You've Got This, the former Eternal star reveals that the actual proposal was a world away from their heartfelt nuptials.
Indeed, their early relationship had been something of a slow-burner altogether.
They were first introduced by Robbie Williams when Eternal supported Take That on their 1995 Nobody Else tour.
Still dressed in her stage outfit of kneepads, shorts, a puffa jacket and Timberland boots, Louise recalled how a grinning Jamie told her she was his celebrity crush.
"I'm not sure this is what you were expecting," she replied, referring to her outfit. He asked for her number but Louise insisted on keeping things platonic.
Not only was she focused on her career, but she also didn't believe Jamie was ready for a serious relationship and didn't want to be 'messed around'.
They saw each other whenever they had free time, and Louise was impressed by the fact Jamie phoned his mum Sandra every day.
As feelings began to bloom, they started growing jealous of each others' dates. Louise realised she was falling when Jamie jetted off on a lads' holiday to Ayai Napa, leaving her devastated.
He felt the same and when he returned, the young footballer headed straight to Louise's flat in Fulham, London, and they finally got together.
A year later their relationship turned serious when Jamie was hospitalised with a broken ankle and Louise spent five days sat by his bedside.
"He was devastated, and I just knew I wanted to be with him so I went straight to the hospital," she wrote.
"That time we spent together is what cemented us. I understood his passion for what he did. He was hungry for his work and I understood that feeling because I was the same about my own career."
Then just as Jamie was set to be discharged, he turned to Louise with a question she didn't see coming.
She continued: "We were sitting in his room and he said to me, 'I think we should probably get married, then.'"
For Louise, it was hardly the proposal she had dreamed of, and the method of delivery at first left her questioning Jamie's motive.
"It wasn't the most romantic proposal, and I think we even had a silly row afterwards when I told him he shouldn't have proposed just because he felt it was the right thing to do.
"I mean, only I could have accepted a proposal in that way! But we were happy, and the wheels were set in motion for us to tie the knot."
* You've Got This And Other Things I Wish I Had Known is on sale tomorrow online from major bookstores.
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