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As David Letterman joked to Jay-Z about getting married on his show last night (previously recorded), in real-time the rapper was partying in Tribeca, possibly in celebration of his wedding. While there's no confirmation, all signs point to he and Beyoncé finally tying the knot -- something that has been speculated they would do all week.

People points out that the alleged bride, Beyoncé Knowles, told Cosmo in 2006, "I never pictured myself as a bride, but after my sister's wedding, I did start thinking about what kind of wedding I'd want. I don't think I want a big one." Perhaps the wedding was intimate, but the party on the rapper's rooftop last night had plenty of names, including two very important ones: Mr. and Mrs. Knowles, the maybe-bride's parents. Also in attendance were her Destiny's Child bandmates and Gwyneth Paltrow.

Reportedly the deejay hired, DJ Cassidey, had mentioned being excited for the couple's "wedding party," and earlier yesterday a white tent was erected on the roof as deliveries of party rentals and flowers were made (including 50,000 to 60,000 white orchid blooms from Thailand).

TMZ reports that no cell phones were allowed inside the party, but some details managed to leak. The Daily News, one of the many publications stalking the Hudson Street apartment last night, reports that "The theme of the party was said to be the number four. Both Jay-Z and Beyoncé were born on the 4th - Jay-Z in December 1969 and Beyoncé in September 1981 - so some speculated they decided to marry Friday on the fourth day of the fourth month."

After years of speculation, singer Beyoncé Knowles wed her longtime boyfriend, rapper Jay-Z, on Friday, a friend of the couple's tells PEOPLE.

Though there is no official confirmation, the friend says, "It happened earlier this evening. Jay wanted it to be a really private affair – close friends and family."

The ceremony was followed by a lavish party at the rapper's Tribeca apartment that drew Beyoncé's mother Tina Knowles, her father/manager Mathew, her sister Solange, her Destiny's Child mates Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams, and the couple's friend Gwyneth Paltrow.


The wedding buzz began when the couple went to get a marriage license at a village hall in Scarsdale, N.Y., on Tuesday.

DJ Cassidy, a favorite of Jay-Z, was hired to spin. "Cassidy mentioned a week ago that he was really excited for Jay Z and Beyoncé's wedding party to happen," says another source.

Early Friday morning, workers erected a white tent atop the building in Tribeca, where Jay-Z owns a penthouse apartment. Not long after, an SUV carrying what seemed to be AV equipment arrived, followed by deliveries of party rentals and flowers.

A source tells PEOPLE that Amy's Orchids was hired to provide 50,000 to 60,000 white orchid blooms from Thailand for a "big party." At the apartment, waiters were seen practicing their service.

A couple since 2002, Jay-Z, 38, and Knowles, 26, always kept quiet about their relationship, even as they were photographed together on romantic holidays around the world.

Still, marriage seemed to be in the cards – eventually. "I never pictured myself as a bride," she told Cosmopolitan in January 2006, "but after my sister's wedding, I did start thinking about what kind of wedding I'd want. I don't think I want a big one."

Flowers and candelabras arrive at Jay-Z's New York City home on FridayPhoto by: Isabella Dickerson / Splash News Online

 

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