The couple also recently expanded their family, welcoming new twins, Rumi and Sir Carter, in June.
Source: Vanity Fair, Business Insider
The couple acquired two major pieces of property in 2017: an $88 million Los Angeles estate, as well as an escape in the Hamptons for $26 million.
Source: Business Insider
Jay-Z told The New York Times that therapy had helped the couple repair their marriage in the wake of his cheating.
Source: The New York Times
Rumors began to spread throughout the tabloids about Jay-Z cheating on his wife. Beyoncé's Lemonade, released in April 2016, seemed to allude to her husband's infidelity, as well.
Source: Cosmopolitan
But speculation about their marriage ramped up when Beyoncé's sister Solange was videotaped striking Jay-Z in an elevator at the Standard Hotel in New York City in 2014.
Source: Business Insider
Beyonce discussed her marriage in an interview with Oprah, saying "I would not be the woman I am if I did not go home to that man. It gives me such a foundation." She also opened up about having a miscarriage, adding, "It was the saddest thing I've ever been through."
Source: Vulture, The Hollywood Reporter, US Magazine
The couple performed "Love on Top" during the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards. Beyoncé revealed she was pregnant during the performance, and gave birth to daughter Blue Ivy Carter in January 2012. That same year, four years after they were married, Jay Z and Beyoncé renewed their vows in a private ceremony.
Source: Vulture, The Daily Mail
They've both continued to dominate the charts. Forbes estimates Jay-Z has a net worth of $810 million, while Beyoncé is worth $350 million.
The couple also founded dual charitable organizations. Beyoncé's BeyGood Foundation has raised funds for everything from disaster relief to global gender equality, while Jay-Z's Shawn Carter Foundation provides scholarships to disadvantaged young people.
Source: Essence, BeyGood, Shawn Carter Foundation
Over the course of their relationship, Beyoncé and Jay-Z established couple friends, like rocker Chris Martin and actress Gwyneth Paltrow, who have since split. "They're very kind, generous, good, good people," Paltrow told Ellen DeGeneres
The pair got matching tattoos on their ring fingers of the Roman numeral IV.
Source: Vulture, Refinery 29
They wed in Jay-Z's apartment in Manhattan on April 4, 2008. The date — 4/4 — held special significance for both Beyoncé and Jay-Z, who were each born on the fourth of the month. Beyoncé's mother, Tina Lawson, designed her gown.
Source: Vulture, Vanity Fair
Beyoncé later told Essence the couple both decided they didn't want their romance to be in the spotlight: "What Jay and I have is real. It's not about interviews or getting the right photo op. It's real."
The pair graced the red carpet together for the first time at the 2004 MTV Video Music Awards. Still, they stayed mum about their relationship.
Source: Vulture
While "'03 Bonnie & Clyde" dropped in 2002, Vulture reported the couple might have initially met as early as 1997.
Source: Vulture
