Kanye West and Kim Kardashian's Journey to the Altar

We take a look back at their courtship.

Keeping Up… - Kanye joined Kim and the family for the opening of Kourtney Kardashian’s beau's (Scott Disick) restaurant RYU in New York. She wore a halter dress and gold cuff while he opted for a cozy T-shirt under a suit and a gold watch.   (Photo: Albert Michael/startraksphoto.com)

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Kim and Kanye's Whirlwind Romance - Kim Kardashian and Kanye West became man and wife in Italy on May 24, 2014. To commemorate their marriage, we look back to where it all started, and how the music wunderkind and reality queen defied the odds (and odds-makers) to the altar. (Photo: Albert Michael/startraksphoto.com)

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Keeping Up With Kim - A full two years before they were officially a couple, Kanye dropped in on an episode of Kim's reality show Keeping Up With the Kardashians. In the October 2010 episode, Kim was dating Halle Berry's ex Gabriel Aubry and Kanye had just ended things with Amber Rose. The fact that the notoriously private star was willing to appear on a reality show should have been our first clue that these two were more than just friends.(Photo: E! Networks)

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Keeping Up With Kim - A full two years before they were officially a couple, Kanye dropped in on an episode of Kim's reality show Keeping Up With the Kardashians. In the October 2010 episode, Kim was dating Halle Berry's ex Gabriel Aubry and Kanye had just ended things with Amber Rose. The fact that the notoriously private star was willing to appear on a reality show should have been our first clue that these two were more than just friends.(Photo: E! Networks)

Theraflu - In classic Kanye fashion, the rapper expressed his feelings for Kim in 2012 on his new track "Theraflu," revealing the lyrics "and I'll admit, I fell in love with Kim 'round the same time she had fell in love wit' him. Well, that's cool, baby girl, do ya thing," in reference to Kim's relationship with Kris Humphries.The next day, Kim responded during a Today show interview, saying, "Kanye and I have been friends for years, and you never know what the future holds or where my life will take me. I like the song."(Photo: Def Jam Records)

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Theraflu - In classic Kanye fashion, the rapper expressed his feelings for Kim in 2012 on his new track "Theraflu," revealing the lyrics "and I'll admit, I fell in love with Kim 'round the same time she had fell in love wit' him. Well, that's cool, baby girl, do ya thing," in reference to Kim's relationship with Kris Humphries.The next day, Kim responded during a Today show interview, saying, "Kanye and I have been friends for years, and you never know what the future holds or where my life will take me. I like the song."(Photo: Def Jam Records)

Khloe Drops Another Klue - Kim's sister Khloé Kardashian coyly addressed rumors that her sister Kim was dating Kanye during an April 2012 appearance on the Ellen DeGeneres Show by saying, "We've known Kanye forever. He's been a great family friend...I think they're cute together...They're compatible."(Photo: ELLEN/ABC) 

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Khloe Drops Another Klue - Kim's sister Khloé Kardashian coyly addressed rumors that her sister Kim was dating Kanye during an April 2012 appearance on the Ellen DeGeneres Show by saying, "We've known Kanye forever. He's been a great family friend...I think they're cute together...They're compatible."(Photo: ELLEN/ABC) 

Out and About - Kim Kardashian and Kanye West enjoyed lunch before going shopping at FAO Schwarz toy store and Jeffrey New York clothing store. Do you think they pick out clothes for each other? We could see him being into that!   (Photo: PacificCoastNews.com)

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The Couple That Shops Together... - Kim and Kanye made their first public appearance together looking coupled up on a shopping trip in the Big Apple. From the looks of their coordinated outfits over the following days, looks like Kanye dropped a pretty penny on Black leather for his girl. (Photo:  PacificCoastNews.com)

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Meet the Family - Kanye met the entire Kardashian clan at Kourtney Kardashian's baby shower in May 2012. Looks like the tight-knit family give the new couple their seal of approval!  (Photo: WENN)

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Meet the Family - Kanye met the entire Kardashian clan at Kourtney Kardashian's baby shower in May 2012. Looks like the tight-knit family give the new couple their seal of approval!  (Photo: WENN)

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Kim and Kanye Sitting in a Tree K-I-S-S-I-N-G - The couple was snapped smooching during a number of costume changes on the set of a photo shoot Kim did in L.A. on May 13. For the photos, Kim sported a short hair wig, which made her look even more like her mom, Kris Jenner.   (Photo: FameFlynet)

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Sweet Kiss - Newly dubbed "Kimye" showed their first PDA on the set of Kim's Vogue Italia photo shoot in LA. Their body language says it all!(Photo: FameFlynet)

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Baby Joy - In December 2012, Kanye West announced at his Atlantic City, NJ tour date that he and Kim were expecting a baby. "It's true!! Kanye and I are expecting a baby," Kim later wrote on her blog. "We feel so blessed and lucky and wish that in addition to both of our families, his mom and my dad could be here to celebrate this special time with us. Looking forward to great new beginnings in 2013 and to starting a family. Happy New Year!!!" (Photo: Denise Truscello/WireImage)

Parental Guidance - Kim Kardashian stopped by The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and got some parenting tips from Today show host Willie Geist. Geist told Kim to make sure Kanye was comfortable wearing a Baby Bjorn. (Photo: Paul Drinkwater/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank)

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What's In a Name - Kim sat down on The Tonight Show to talk baby names with Jay Leno, and the talk show host accidentally let their baby name slip. Jay brought up the rumor that they were thinking of North West, and Kim quickly denied the idea, going on to say, "One of the names I do like — I like Easton. Easton West. I think that's cute." (Photo: Paul Drinkwater/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank)

Free At Last - After a divorce battle that lasted exponentially longer than her 72- day marriage, Kim and Kris Humphries finally reached a divorce settlement in April 2013. Earlier, she had expressed concern about still being legally married to Kris when giving birth to her child with Kanye: "I firmly believe that an immediate dissolution of our marriage will help create a new, full life for me. I do not want to be married...when I have my baby." (Photo: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

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Free At Last - After a divorce battle that lasted exponentially longer than her 72- day marriage, Kim and Kris Humphries finally reached a divorce settlement in April 2013. Earlier, she had expressed concern about still being legally married to Kris when giving birth to her child with Kanye: "I firmly believe that an immediate dissolution of our marriage will help create a new, full life for me. I do not want to be married...when I have my baby." (Photo: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

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All Signs Point North! - In June 2013, Kim and Kanye welcomed their daughter! The baby girl was born a few weeks ahead of her anticipated due date at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. It wasn't until almost a full week after her birth, when her birth certificate became public record, that the little girl's name was revealed as North "Nori" West.(Photo: Kim Kardashian via Instagram)

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All Signs Point North! - In June 2013, Kim and Kanye welcomed their daughter! The baby girl was born a few weeks ahead of her anticipated due date at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. It wasn't until almost a full week after her birth, when her birth certificate became public record, that the little girl's name was revealed as North "Nori" West.(Photo: Kim Kardashian via Instagram)

First Look - Proud papa Kanye shared the first pic of North West with the world as a guest on his to-be mom-in-law's talk show Kris. During his sit down with Kris Jenner, Kanye gushed about fatherhood, and his girls.(Photo: Kris Jenner Show/Twentieth Century Fox)

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First Look - Proud papa Kanye shared the first pic of North West with the world as a guest on his to-be mom-in-law's talk show Kris. During his sit down with Kris Jenner, Kanye gushed about fatherhood, and his girls.(Photo: Kris Jenner Show/Twentieth Century Fox)

Putting a Ring on It - It all started with a ring. Kanye popped the question to his lady on October 21, 2013, 18 months after they went public with their relationship and four months after they welcomed baby girl North West. Of course, Yeezy doesn't do anything with subtlety. The engagement started with an orchestra playing Lana Del Rey's "Young and Beautiful" in an empty baseball stadium and ended with a 15-carat ring on Kim's finger.  (Photo: Clyde Haygood via Instagram)

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Pop the Question - After assembling their friends and family and hiring an orchestra, Kanye got down on one knee for a surprise proposal at San Francisco's AT&T Park. Kim shared the exciting news on Instagram by posting a snap of her 15-carat diamond ring and the words "Please marry me" on the Jumbotron.(Photo: Clyde Haygood via Instagram)

Kanye West and Kim Kardashian's Vogue Cover - After years of catching shade from the fashion world, Kimye took it by storm with their joint cover on the style bible just weeks before their jetsetting wedding. The cover was the realization of a lifelong dream for the fashionistas. Despite Anna Wintour's jab that they aren't "deeply tasteful," the couple proved they can definitely sell magazines.   (Photo: Vogue)

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Strike a Pose - Kim finally got her Vogue cover! After much speculation, she and Kanye landed the coveted spot on the magazine's April issue modeling, of course, bridal fashions. North West was even a part of the spread! Despite the haters, Kimye's cover is on track to be one of the top-selling of the year for the esteemed magazine.(Photo: Vogue Magazine, April 2014)

The Big Day - Kimye's big day is here. The couple tied the knot in a lavish ceremony in Florence, Italy on May 24.  Reports say the ceremony was undoubtedly the wedding of the year.  (Photo: Vogue Magazine, April 2014)

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The Big Day - Kimye's big day is here. The couple tied the knot in a lavish ceremony in Florence, Italy on May 24.  Reports say the ceremony was undoubtedly the wedding of the year. (Photo: Vogue Magazine, April 2014)