This shouldn’t come as a shock to any body - as rumors have swirled for days - but a source told that Beyonce and Jay Z got married last night.

“It happened earlier this evening. Jay wanted it to be a really private affair – close friends and family,” a friend said.

The ceremony was followed by a party at the rapper’s Tribeca . In attendance were Beyoncé’s mother Tina Knowles, her father Mathew, her sister Solange, her Destiny’s Child pals Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams, and the couple’s friend Gwyneth Paltrow.