Vanessa Bryant reminisce on her first meeting with her late husband Kobe Bryant in 1999

Vanessa Bryant decides to pay tribute to her late husband Kobe Bryant on the 21st anniversary of their first encounter.

It was learnt that The couple met for the first time on November 27th, 1999. 

Vanessa shared a loved-up photo of the pair at Disneyland as she called it "Love at first sight" as she reminisce on their first meeting. 

 

"Love at first sight 11/27/99 #21" she captioned the throwback snap as she and Kobe cuddled close at the amusement park with her mouse ears in tow.  

 

Vanessa was only 17 when the pair connected for the first time on an Eastsidaz music video shoot where she was working as a background dancer.

Kobe who was 21 as at the time was in the same building working on his debut album - which was never released - and they struck up a conversation and exchanged numbers.