Beyoncé spills surprising details about intimate wedding to Jay-Z nearly 20 years later

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The star married Jay-Z in 2008.

Nearly two decades later, Beyoncé shared rare details of her 2008 wedding to Jay-Z, revealing that their nuptials were a surprise for many of their guests.

“We had a very small wedding in our home,” the “Texas Hold ‘Em” hitmaker told i-D in a new interview published this week.

“We told the guests we were having a party, and no one knew they were coming to our wedding but our parents and a few friends,” she shared.

The two married on April 4, 2008, at Jay-Z’s penthouse in New York City. They kept the ceremony intimate, only inviting around 40 guests, per People.

Some of the A-listers that were reportedly invited to their ultra-private nuptials included Kelly Rowland, Gwyneth Paltrow, Chris Martin and singer Michelle Williams.

During the new interview, the star also shared details of her wedding dress, which was designed by her mom, Tina Knowles.

“My favorite dress my mother designed was my wedding dress—it was gorgeously simple and made with her love,” she said.

“Wearing a dress she designed was very important to me, and more important than any designer dress,” Beyoncé added.

The dress featured a strapless, sweetheart neckline with ruching detail at the waist, along with large floral detailing.

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