Beyonce And Jay-Z Reportedly Wed In Lavish Celebrity Affair
Still no official confirmation, but hip-hop super couple Jay-Z and Beyonce Knowles reportedly wed Friday in New York City with a reception at Jay-Z's New York apartment. A white tent was placed on the roof and van loads of flowers and candelabras were photographed going in. The couple took out a marriage license on Tuesday in Scarsdale.
From People:
After years of speculation, singer Beyoncé Knowles wed her longtime boyfriend, rapper Jay-Z, on Friday, a friend of the couple tells PEOPLE.
Though there is no official confirmation, the friend says, "It happened earlier this evening. Jay wanted it to be a really private affair - close friends and family."The ceremony was followed by a lavish party at the rapper's Tribeca apartment that drew Beyoncé's mother Tina Knowles, her father/manager Mathew, her sister Solange, her Destiny's Child mates Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams, and the couple's friend Gwyneth Paltrow.
Here is a picture of Gwyneth arriving Friday night, more here, dressed in white, like all the guests.
A Reverend and his wife were spotted going inside Jay-Z's New York City apartment building at 8 p.m., according to an Usmagazine.com eyewitness.
TMZ liveblogged the late afternoon and evening, including deliveries and celebrity arrivals.
More from the NY Post:
Earlier in the day, bunches of white lilies, 5-foot-tall silver candelabras and a rolled-up, long white runner were delivered to Jay-Z's Hudson Street building.
Audio-video equipment and other party supplies also arrived, as a huge white canopy was erected atop Jay-Z's building late yesterday afternoon.A constant stream of delivery trucks from Associated Cut Flowers Company made their way throughout the day from Manhattan's Flower District to Jay-Z's building...
"Entertainment Tonight" reported that the bride's dressing room had been set up in Jay-Z's building's gym, and that the groom-to-be stocked his refrigerator with champagne to serve about 30 guests.
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