Steelers star T.J. Watt, former soccer All-American Dani Rhodes get married in resort wedding in Mexico

It didn't get any more picturesque than the wedding of Pittsburgh Steelers star T.J. Watt and former soccer All-American Dani Rhodes.

Watt and Rhodes wed at a private resort before family and friends Saturday night in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.

With the sun setting and the rocks catching the waves slowly coming in, the former University of Wisconsin star athletes walked hand in hand on the beach of the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula, according to social media posts.

To cap off the night, in something made for the movies, fireworks shot off as couples danced on the terrace overlooking the ocean. The first dance and other special moments from the night were captured on social media by family and friends.

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On Sunday, both T.J. and Dani posted images from their wedding day on social media, with both using the caption: "Best day of my life."

The wedding came about a year after the two became engaged.

Wedding guests included T.J.'s current and former teammates in college and the NFL, including Alec James and Joe Schobert at Wisconsin and the likes of Joe Haden, Ryan Shazier and Cam Heyward at Pittsburgh.

The wedding comes a few weeks before training camp begins for Watt, who is coming off a historic season. He not only won his first Defensive Player of the Year award, but he tied the league's single-season sack record with 21 ½.

Watt and Rhodes have been together since their days at the University of Wisconsin, where they shined in their respective sports.

Watt overcame early injuries and a position change to become an All-American linebacker. After a breakout junior season, Watt was selected in the first round of the NFL draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. He's been a dominant force since Day 1 and last year signed the largest contract in NFL history for a defensive player.

He's already a three-time NFL All-Pro as he enters his sixth season with the Steelers in 2022.

During his acceptance speech for the Defensive Player of the Year award at the NFL Honors in February, Watt thanked Rhodes for being his "No. 1 supporter."

Rhodes was a multi-sport star in high school. She was an all-state basketball player and left West as the school's career scoring leader. Soccer is where she really left her mark. She was a two-time Gatorade State Girls Player of the Year and led the Wolverines to three state appearances.

She then went on to have a banner career at UW, where she earned All-American status her senior year and was the Big Ten Forward of the Year in 2019. She scored both of the team's goals in two NCAA Tournament victories in 2019. Rhodes also holds the school record for most goals (four) and points (eight) scored in a game, which she did in an NCAA Tournament contest in 2018, and is No. 4 in program history for career goals (38).

She played professionally in Iceland last year.

Follow Christopher Kuhagen on Twitter at @ckuhagen.

This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: T.J. Watt, Dani Rhodes get married in resort wedding in Mexico