1. Beyoncé and Jay-Z met in 2000 and began dating in 2001.
Although Beyoncé once disclosed that the two met when she was barely 18 years old, nothing is known about their first encounter and early relationship. Jay-Z rapped about it in his song “Everything Is Love” in 2000 when the two sat next to each other on a plane while attending the MTV Spring Break event.
Beyoncé and Jay-Z decided to put their friendship to the romantic test after more than a year of friendship and frequent phone calls. Their first formal date, according to extra Jay-“Everything Z’s Is Love” lyrics, took place at celebrity favorite Nobu restaurant.
2. Bonnie and Clyde
The couple cooperated from the beginning of their relationship, recording their first song together in 2002, “’03 Bonnie & Clyde.”
3. Debut at the VMAs
While Beyoncé and Jay-relationship was well-known, they made their red carpet debut together at the 2004 MTV Video Music Awards, thereby confirming their relationship.
4. They married in secret on April 4, 2008.
In the world of super-secret celebrity weddings, Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s wedding takes the cake. The couple was observed picking up a marriage certificate in New York in April 2008, without even alerting fans of their engagement, and it was later reported that Beyoncé and Jay-Z married on April 4, 2008.
5. Announcing a pregnancy on stage
At the 2011 VMAs, Beyoncé took the stage to announce another relationship milestone: she’s expecting a child! However, it was later discovered that this was not her first pregnancy. The singer revealed details of a previous bereavement in her 2013 documentary Life Is But a Dream.