Beyoncé and JAY-Z celebrated their fifteenth wedding anniversary in April, marking a major marriage milestone for music’s most powerful duo.The pair, who started dating after collaborating on the 2002 hit, «03 Bonnie and Clyde,» tied the knot in a secret ceremony on April 4, 2008, and are parents to an 11-year-old daughter, Blue Ivy, and 5-year-old twins, Rumi and Sir.

Bey and Jay have been through a lot in their time as a married couple, from epic pregnancy announcements and heartbreaking miscarriage revelations to, elevators and everything in between.

Here’s a look at some of the biggest moments in their 15 years as Mr. and Mrs. Carter.Leave it to Beyonce to tie the knot in the same year she dropped her iconic anthem to matrimony (or lack thereof), «Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It).» The singer released her third studio album,, in October 2008, and publicly revealed her April nuptials to JAY-Z at a listening party for the album that same month.Bey and Jay attended President Barack Obama’s first inauguration on January 20, 2009, where Beyonce performed «America the Beautiful.» Later, at the inaugural ball, she sang Etta James’ classic ballad “At Last” for the president’s dance with First Lady Michelle Obama.

Four years later, the singer would perform the national anthem at President Obama's second inauguration.After an announced career hiatus in 2010 -- during which she split professionally from her father, Mathew Knowles, who had been serving as her manager — Beyonce returned to music in 2011 with, her fourth studio album, which featured hits like "Run the World (Girls)," «Countdown,» and «Love on Top.»And it was «Love on Top» that gave fans the jaw-dropping pregnancy reveal they were waiting for at the 2011 VMAs, when.

Beyoncé and JAY-Z: A Timeline of Their Ups and Downs Over 15 Years of Marriage

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