Today marks the three year anniversary of the marriage of Jay-Z and Beyonce, easily Hip-Hop’s reining couple.
Alhough they’ve been known to keep quiet about their love life, the pair that’s been dating since 2002 has a few standout moments where they let the world in on their feelings.
From wedding ring debuts to music video cameos, check out some of Mr. and Mrs. Shawn Carter’s most memorable moments below.
—’03 Bonnie And Clyde
Jay-Z tacked on Beyonce to his Blueprint 2 track “’03 Bonnie And Clyde” and the video set off a huge trend of women wearing Manolo Blahnik Timberland boots.
Back then the couple still insisted that they were just friends.
-’07
Beyonce And Jay-Z Perform their track “Déjà vu” at the BET awards.
Beyonce tears down the stage by herself before bringing out her boo to perform their hit.
-June ’07
Jay-Z and Beyonce are photographed kissing for their first time aboard a yacht.
-June ’08
Shortly after their reported wedding, Beyonce and Jay-Z are seen courtside at a Knick’s game. Neither are wearing wedding rings.
–September ’08
Beyonce shows off her $5 milllion wedding ring for the first time.
Beyonce attended Fashion Rocks at Radio City Music Hall in N.Y.C. and debuted her stunning 12-carat diamond.
November ’09-
At the MTV Europe Music Awards Beyonce Performs “Sweet Dreams” and wins for “Best Female.”
A usually shy Beyonce tells the crowd during her acceptance speech,
“’There’s only one person I want to thank and that is Jay for putting a ring on it!”
Jay and Bey are later spotted leaving with Jay rocking lipstick stains on his neck.
April ’09-
Beyonce and Jay-Z are spotted leaving a restaurant together.
A usually camera-shy Jay-Z puts on for the cameras and shows some PDA towards his wife while shielding her from paparazzi.
Jan ’10
Jay-And Bey are spotted at the Nice airport. Although they seem to be holding hands, they’re actually holding oranges and smile for paparazzi.
Uhh….
2010—
Jay And Bey Perform “Forever Young”
Jay-Z surprised a packed crowd at 2010’s Coachella Music Fest by bringing out Bey for a performance of “Forever Young.”
-Feb. ’11
Jay And Bey are spotted at All-Star Weekend 2011.
The couple sits courtside along Rihanna and Justin Bieber [not pictured].
