R&B singer Alicia Keys married Swizz Beatz (real name Kasseem Dean) on July 31, 2010. The wedding took place at private residence on the French island of Corsica.http://justjared.buzznet.com/2010/08/01/alicia-keys-wedding-pictures/ In the weeks leading up to the wedding, there was speculation over the date and whether it would take place on a yacht.http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20404027,00.html Pictures from the private ceremony were released online the following day. Keys wore a one-shoulder, Grecian-style dress designed by Vera Wang. Swizz Beatz wore a white tuxedo jacket, a ruffled pink shirt and black tuxedo pants. His wardrobe for the occasion was designed by Tom Ford.http://edition.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/celebrity.news.gossip/08/01/alicia.keys.wedding/#fbid=CR4GhGDBear

Keys, who was 29 years old at the time of the wedding, is expecting her first child with Beatz. He is divorced and has two children, both boys. At the time of the wedding, Kasseem Jr was 3 years old and Prince Nasir was 9 years old.http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20406168,00.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/celebrity.news.gossip/08/01/alicia.keys.wedding/#fbid=CR4GhGDBear

Beatz' son Nasir Dean (Prince Nasir) attended the wedding. Also in attendance were Bono (from the band U2), fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger and Queen Latifah.http://justjared.buzznet.com/2010/08/01/alicia-keys-wedding-pictures/ The actual ceremony was reportedly conducted by Deepak Chopra.http://www.kansascity.com/2010/08/01/2121890/alicia-keys-and-swizz-beatz-get.html

After the wedding, Swizz Beatz, age 31, updated his Twitter account with the message: "Wowwwww." The next morning he tweeted, "It's a brand new day :) I feel like a Nas and Diddy Song :) love y'all and blessing."http://justjared.buzznet.com/2010/08/01/alicia-keys-wedding-pictures/

The couple, who had been dating since late-2008, confirmed their engagement in May of 2010.http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2010/05/28/2010-05-28_swizz_beatz_and_alicia_keys_engaged_and_expecting_their_first_baby_together.html