Beyonce shares rare insights into secret wedding to Jay-Z: ‘No one knew’
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Beyonce is spilling some surprising details of her ultra private nuptials with Jay Z, sharing that most of their guests had no idea they were about to witness the Halo hitmaker and the rapper’s wedding.
Almost two decades later, the 45-year-old songstress opened up about their private 2008 ceremony during a new interview with i-D.
“We had a very small wedding in our home,” the Texas Hold ‘Em hitmaker told the outlet.
She added, “We told the guests we were having a party, and no one knew they were coming to our wedding but our parents and a few friends.”
Beyonce and Jay-Z said ‘I do’ on April 4, 2008, at the rapper’s penthouse in New York City. Around 40 guests attended the private ceremony, via People.
Kelly Rowland, Chris Martin, singer Michelle Williams and Gwyneth Paltrow were reportedly among the guests.
Elsewhere in the recent interview, Beyonce revealed that her wedding dress was really special to her because it was designed by her mother, Tina Knowles.
“My favorite dress my mother designed was my wedding dress—it was gorgeously simple and made with her love,” she noted
“Wearing a dress she designed was very important to me, and more important than any designer dress,” Beyonce gushed.
It is pertinent to mention that Beyonce and Jay Z firts met in 2001 and started dating the same year. They got engaged on December 4, 2007, Jay-Z’s birthday.
Jay Z and Beyonce are now parents to three kids, 14-year-old daughter Blue Ivy and nine-year-old twins Rumi and Sir.
