Celebrity She's Married! Britney Spears weds Kevin Federline in a surprise ceremony. Take a look at their whirlwind romance. By Lucy Maher By People Staff Published on July 27, 2004 03:00PM EDT Close 01 of 14 SEPT. 18: STUDIO CITY, CALIF. Ginsburg-Spaly/X17 Newlyweds Britney Spears, 22, and Kevin Federline, 26, enjoy their first moments of wedded bliss as they leave their surprise ceremony in a black SUV. 02 of 14 SEPT. 13: NEW YORK CITY INFGoff A pretty-in-pink Spears enjoys a day of shopping with Federline. 03 of 14 JULY 24: VENICE, CALIF. GSP/X17 Spears and Federline wear complementary head scarves for a sunny day of shopping before hitting the water in a rented boat. 04 of 14 JULY 14: MARINA DEL REY, CALIF. MB Pictures/Rex After returning from a week in Hawaii, Britney and Kevin check into the Ritz-Carlton and get frisky on one of the $1,500-a-night hotel's lounge chairs. 05 of 14 JULY 14: SANTA MONICA, CALIF. Splash The hungry couple stock up on snacks at Ralph's grocery store. What's in their basket? Soda, ice cream, cookies and Spears's favorite – Cheetos – among other goodies. 06 of 14 JULY 12: SANTA MONICA, CALIF. JAG/BAUER-GRIFFIN After a day in Malibu, the pair stop by a liquor store, where Britney buys a mini bottle of ginseng and chases it with some Red Bull. 07 of 14 JULY 6: HAWAII Vickers/Canham/Splash Britney (sporting a 5-carat ring from her June 25 engagement) and Kevin spend the Fourth of July weekend in Maui, where they stay in a $2,500-a-night, three-bedroom Fairmont Kea Lani villa, play in the ocean and go deep-sea fishing. 08 of 14 JUNE 16: NEW YORK CITY EIBEINDER-ROCHON-VOLLET/ ABACA A week after having arthroscopic surgery to repair the knee she injured while filming her music video, Britney gets a helping hand from Kevin as they leave her Greenwich Village apartment. 09 of 14 JUNE 1: DUBLIN Splash During the European leg of Spears's Onyx Hotel tour, the two share a smoke during a stroll near their hotel. 10 of 14 MAY 30: PARIS Christian Martinez/Reflex While on tour, Kevin, Britney and her assistant, Felicia Culotta, go sightseeing. They picked this location "so they could have a picture of themselves with the Eiffel Tower in the background to show they were in Paris," a source told PEOPLE at the time. 11 of 14 MAY 19: MILAN Splash Before she heads off to the Filaforum di Assago to perform for her Italian fans, Britney joins Kevin for some retail therapy in the city of high fashion. 12 of 14 MAY 11: STOCKHOLM Fame The duo grab coffee and ham-and-cheese sandwiches before heading back to their hotel, which is owned by ABBA's Benny Andersson. 13 of 14 APRIL 25: SANTA MONICA Pham-JFX/X17 Two days after coming out as a couple, Britney and Kevin browse through CDs at Tower Records. 14 of 14 APRIL 23: SANTA MONICA THORPE/BAUER-GRIFFIN ... and pose for the paparazzi.