Russell Wilson calls wife Ciara his 'joy in every moment' in 8th wedding anniversary tribute

By Kevin Kayhart For Dailymail.com 02:02 07 Jul 2024, updated 08:01 07 Jul 2024

Russell Wilson is celebrating eight years of marriage to wife Ciara while looking forward to 'a lifetime more' in a heartwarming tribute.

The Super Bowl champion quarterback, who now plays for the Pittsburgh Steelers, took to his Instagram page and shared a compilation of videos taken of the couple through the years.

There are a number of images of the couple showcasing their penchant for style and fashion at various red carpet events, along with some more personal clips of the pair spending quality time with their four kids: Amora, six months, Win, four, Sienna, seven, and Future, 10.

'Celebrating 8 years of God's love & grace over us @Ciara!' the Cincinnati, Ohio native, 35, began in the post that's set to the Mary J. Blige song Sweet Thing. 'Since we met, you've been my strength in every trial. My joy in every moment. My peace in every prayer. God blessed me with the most incredible gift in you!'

He added, 'I am so grateful for our journey together. Here’s to a lifetime more. I love you Mrs. Wilson to Heaven & back!'

The montage of clips begins with several looks of the couple gushing over each other while all glammed up at different public outings.

Not too far into the clip their children make a few cameos, including one of Future, who's father Future co-parents with his ex-Ciara, at an NBA basketball game, and another of the family walking side-by-side together.

There's also footage from the power couple's wedding that was held at Peckforton Castle in Cheshire, England on July 6, 2016.

The NFL star met Ciara (born Ciara Princess Harris), 38, in March 2015, and within a month they came clean to announce they were in fact an item. 

They would end up welcoming their first child together, Sienna, the following April after exchanging their vows.

Win would expand the family again when he was born in July 2020. It would be more than three years until Amora made the Wilsons a family of seven this past December.

Just this past March, the couple celebrated the nine-year anniversary of their day they first met. 

To mark the personal milestone the Fromer Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos quarterback sent his wife a massive, floor-to-ceiling bouquet of red heart balloons.

The Promise singer then shared a series of snaps to her instagram page along with a video of herself posing alongside the lavish display.

'3.26 the day that we met…9 years ago & forever one of the best days of my life. I love you so much,' Ciara gushed of their meeting in the caption.  

Wilson played 10 seasons with the Seattle Seahawks, guiding the team to two Super Bowls, winning the first one. He moved on to the Denver Broncos for two disappointing seasons before being benched in a financial move the last few games this past year.

He has since signed a one-year contract with the Steelers and is set to compete for the starting QB position along with former Chicago Bears star Justin Fields.