Beyoncé And Jay-z Take Out Marriage License

high time.

it now lega they are legally married according to people magazine

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Source: Beyoncé and Jay-Z Are Married

By Jennifer Garcia and Mike Fleeman

Originally posted Friday April 04, 2008 11:55 PM EDT

Beyoncé and Jay-Z
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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.

The wedding buzz began when the couple went to get a marriage license at a village hall in Scarsdale, N.Y., on Tuesday.

DJ Cassidy, a favorite of Jay-Z, was hired to spin. "Cassidy mentioned a week ago that he was really excited for the Jay Z and Beyoncé's wedding party to happen," says the friend.

Early Friday morning, workers erected a white tent atop the building in Tribeca, where Jay-Z owns a penthouse apartment. Not long after, an SUV carrying what seemed to be AV equipment arrived, followed by deliveries of party rentals and flowers.

A source tells PEOPLE that Amy's Orchids was hired to provide 50,000 to 60,000 white orchid blooms from Thailand for a "big party." At the apartment, waiters were seen practicing their service.

A couple since 2002, Jay-Z, 38, and Knowles, 26, always kept quiet about their relationship, even as they were photographed together on romantic holidays around the world.

Still, marriage seemed to be in the cards – eventually. "I never pictured myself as a bride," she told Cosmopolitan in January 2006, "but after my sister's wedding, I did start thinking about Flowers and candelabras arrive at Jay-Z's New York City home on Friday
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what kind of wedding I'd want. I don't think I want a big one."

congratulation to them!!!

 BEYONCE AND JAY-Z TO MARRY AT 4PM ON 4/4

Beyonce and Jay-Z will marry at the rap mogul's New York apartment at 4pm on Friday (4 Apr 08), according to sources close to the couple. Workers have been spotted setting up an event inside a block in the city's TriBeCa neighbourhood, where rapper Jay-Z owns a luxury home. A marquee has been erected on a terrace at the building, and elegant bouquets of white flowers and candelabras have been delivered. It's rumoured just 30 people will be present at the all-white ceremony, including close family members and Beyonce's Destiny's Child bandmates, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams - who are known to be in New York. The date and time is very special for the couple - four is a number close to both bride and groom. Jay Z was born on 4 December 1969 and Beyonce was born on 4 September 1981. The rapper, real name Shawn Carter, also owns a nightclub franchise called 40/40 and he and Knowles have matching `IV' tattoos on their ring fingers. The couple is also planning a second wedding celebration in France on 4 May (08), according to reports. Wish them all best of luck. have y'all heard her  new song Beautiful Nightmare. its a demo