While the Spice Girls came out (kind of) to celebrate Mel B’s big day, Victoria Beckham reminded everyone who really owns the crown when it comes to iconic weddings — even though she has recently been called out for having “ruined” her son Brooklyn’s wedding with a similar move.

Mel B, a.k.a. Scary Spice, got married at St. Paul’s Cathedral this weekend in a feathered headdress and leopard-print hen party afterglow. It was bold, defiant, and pure Scary Spice energy. But if you were scrolling Instagram at any point over the Fourth of July weekend, you know that someone else quietly stole the wedding spotlight — and she didn’t even leave her pool.

Victoria Beckham celebrated her 26th wedding anniversary with David Beckham on Friday by posting a now-signature move: a romantic throwback (this one, them kissing in water with their eyes closed), a well-edited caption (“Another year, another chapter in our love story”), and just enough emotion to remind you that she’s still that girl. The tiara bride. The Vera Wang legend. The woman who made white matching suits happen at her own reception and then watched the rest of the celebrity wedding industrial complex try to catch up for two decades.

And then, the next day, she posted again — this time for Mel. A Spice Girls throwback. A glam pic of just the two of them. “Rory is a lucky man,” she wrote, congratulating her former bandmate on her third wedding while she was “out of the country” and unable to attend.

That 1999 wedding to David at Luttrellstown Castle? Still unmatched. The 20-foot train. The gold tiara made by Princess Diana’s jeweler. The bride and groom thrones. It’s not subtle — and that’s exactly the point. Victoria knew she was making history. And in the midst of all the family drama, she’s making sure people know that things are going smoothly back at home.

Still, the former Spice Girl’s recent reputation isn’t without controversy. At Brooklyn and Nicola’s 2022 wedding, she famously stole the first dance spotlight by joining Brooklyn on stage — leaving Nicola in tears and guests stunned. Insiders say this fueled tensions, with Nicola feeling her mother-in-law deliberately overshadowed her big day.

So while Mel B’s day looked joyful and well-earned, Beckham posted her own polished tribute and showed support like a pro. The timing feels pointed, but anniversaries don’t move — making this both coincidence and calculation. Either way, it was a reminder that in the world of celebrity weddings, she still holds the crown.