How Many Years Have Alicia Keys & Swizz Beatz Been Married?
By Fiyin Olowokandi on August 1, 2022 at 4:30 PM EDT
Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz are celebrating a major milestone in their lives and can't help but showcase their incredible love for all to see!
The lovebirds recently marked their 12th wedding anniversary and took to social media to shower each other with heartfelt tributes.
Alicia Keys & Swizz Beatz Celebrate 12 Years Of Marriage
Keys and her producer husband doted on one another as they looked back at how far they have come. The "Girl On Fire" singer kickstarted a tribute, sharing several black-and-white photos from their wedding ceremony.
Keys, whose real name is Alicia Augello Cook, looked breathtaking as a bride in a mono-strapped wedding dress while she adorned her hair with a beaded headgear. Swizz, on the other hand, looked dapper in a white suit.
The lovebirds were all smiles in the photo carousel that showed them preparing for their big day and exchanging their vows happily at the altar.
Keys began her tribute, "This is the day we got married! Look at these cutie pies!! Those same stars are still in our eyes And it’s only getting better!!!!"
She continued, "When we said our vows we wanted our love to never be about controlling each other or being the boss of each other. We set each other free ✨✨✨."
The "If I Ain't Got You" songstress revealed that she and her husband love each other with "open arms" and "an open heart."
"We love each other just the way we are and we grow together even in our different ways and directions," she detailed.
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Keys described herself and Swiss as "best friends," noting that they are so "transparent and connected" to one another.
She concluded the tear-jerking tribute, writing, "I can’t believe it my love! 12 years!! Of pure love! There’s no love more precious then this! Theres NOTHING more precious than this! I wake up looking forward to you everyday! Forever more."
The 15-time Grammy Award winner followed up the tribute with a clip of her and the record producer dancing the night away while looking so in love with one another.
The pair showcased their skills and playfulness while Lenny Williams' "Cause I Love You" played in the background. The lovely clip was captioned, "Forever having fun with the love of my life!!!! 💜💜💜💜 We feel all the love you send our way!! 🥰🥰🥰."
Swizz Beatz, whose real name is Kasseem Daoud Dean, took to his own page to celebrate their love.
He uploaded several collages of their beautiful lives together alongside the caption, "Today 12yrs ago I married my best friend 🙏🏽 Every sec has been filled with love and adventures 💜 The best part is we didn’t even start yet🙏🏽 Love you 4 life Queen Happy Anniversary 🥂🥂🥂🥂🥂🥂🥂 12yrs ⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️THEM DEANS🥂🥂🥂🥂.”
The former DJ also posted the video of them dancing and in the caption shared the secret to their long-lasting union.
"They [sic] Key to Love is having fun & not owning each other but loving each other 🙏🏽 Cheers again to 12yrs 🥂🥂🥂🥂🥂🥂🥂 The Deans 💜💜💜💜💜," he wrote.
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A Look At The Deans’ Love Story
The lovebirds are one of Hollywood’s few couples who still continue to go strong after a decade of marriage. However, their romance hasn’t been without its ups and downs.
Their love story dates back to the ‘90s when they were just teenagers. The singer was just starting off her career and wasn’t interested in her now-husband.
"Honestly, I didn't really like him that much," she said in a 2013 interview. "I thought he was too ostentatious. Swizz will have the fastest car, the biggest jewelry, the loudest jacket. Everything with his is really over the top. I used to see him and think, 'He is so annoying.'"
Nevertheless, she soon fell for him but their romance faced its first obstacle as Swizz Beatz was married to his first wife Mashona Tifrere at the time, and together they had a son.
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Keys and Swizz began dating in 2008 and the following year, Tifrere accused the "Fallin'" singer of destroying her home and having an affair.
Amid the troubles, the producer reportedly had an affair with Jahna Sebastian and in the process welcomed a daughter.
Despite the troubles, Keys and Swizz’s relationship managed to grow stronger and by May 2010 they were engaged. They walked down the aisle in July with the "The Voice" judge already pregnant with their first child.
The lovers officially became parents in October 2010 with the birth of their son Genesis Ali. Four years down the line, their second son Egypt Daoud was born, making them a family of four.
The pair continue to grow in love with their beautiful blended family, proving that it’s indeed them against the world.