On This day, 4 April 2008, after years of quiet courtship, Jay-Z and Beyoncé get married in a secret ceremony, becoming the most powerful couple in entertainment.

The couple (he’s 38, she’s 26), started dating around 2002 and did their first collaboration that year on the song “03 Bonnie And Clyde.” They kept coy, but by the time they released “Crazy In Love” in 2003, it was clear they were a couple. Despite numerous public appearances together, they keep quiet about their relationship – a tactic that helps preserve it. When the wedding finally happens, it’s on the down-low, taking place at Jay’s penthouse apartment in New York City with 40 guests in attendance. There is no wedding party, and no exchange of rings: husband and wife each get “IV” tattooed on their ring fingers, a reference to their magic number 4, as they were both born on the 4th of a month (note the wedding date: 4/4). The next day, Jay resumes his “Heart of the City” tour with Mary J. Blige, who breaks the news on stage when she says, “Congratulations to my man Jay-Z and my girl B. Beyoncé shows off her engagement ring at one of her husband’s concerts a few days later, but doesn’t talk about the nuptials until six months later, when she tells Essence magazine: “What Jay and I have is real.” On their 2014 “On The Run” tour, Jay and Bey unveil video from the wedding, which plays in between their performances.