Beyonce and Jay-Z Photo by: INF |
After six years of dating, "it's about time [they married]!" says music producer Dallas Austin, a pal. Clearly, the time was right: The date 4/4 has special significance for the couple, and by mid-afternoon candelabras and flowers began showing up on the sidewalk outside Jay-Z's lavish Tribeca spread. That morning, Jay-Z's mom, grandmother, sister and niece turned up at the Devachan Salon and Departure Lounge for some pre-wedding primping. "I said, 'I know there's a wedding today,' and they were laughing," says hairstylist Marvin Bull. "[His mom] was saying they wanted it very small, so not many people got invited."
The vows were a streamlined affair, with no maid of honor and no best man. Beyoncé wore a voluminous white gown, while Jay-Z suited up in a black tux. "Beyoncé," says a source, "looked beautiful."
Then it was time to party. Inside Jay-Z's newly renovated 13,500-sq.-ft. penthouse, where a white tent was erected in the basketball-court-size living room, "it looked like a palace," says florist Amy Vongpitaka, who had 70,000 white dendrobium orchids flown in from Thailand. "It was a really pure, white wedding." Adds another source: "It was just beautiful. Gorgeous. Opulent."
