How Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz Went From Being Annoying Colleagues to Celebrating Their Twelfth Wedding Anniversary
Just because you don’t feel love at first sight doesn’t mean you won’t get butterflies from time to time. Sometimes, the best stories start with feelings of disdain, but true love can always find a way to unite 2 people together. The same goes for Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz’s love story, whose twelfth wedding anniversary was just a week ago.
In this article, 5-Minute Crafts will tell you a story that proves love doesn’t age, it just gets better with time.
They met when they were teens, and Alicia Keys didn’t really like him at first.
Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz first met when they were teenagers. At the very beginning, they didn’t like each other, and Keys even thought that Beatz was annoying. Keys tried to avoid Beatz for several years, but after working together on a project, they started to get along with each other.
Engagement and marriage
Their working relationship gradually evolved into a romantic one. “The more we talked, the more I noticed how his mind worked. Beyond the baggy jeans and arm tats, there was depth. He was so aware of what was happening around the world.” During this time, Beatz was going through a divorce with his ex-wife. In May 2010, the news about Beatz and Keys’ engagement started to spread quickly. They were keeping their relationship private, and in July 2010, the couple exchanged vows alongside the Mediterranean Sea in a small ceremony in front of their family and friends.
Their life together
Their life together had some misunderstandings at the beginning, mostly because Beatz’s ex-wife blamed Keys for the divorce, but things are much better now. Keys and Mashonda had a tough time overcoming the difficulties they had, but thanks to their hard work now they live in a huge blended family where everyone loves everyone. Keys, in her song, “Blended family,” affirms her love for her husband’s son from his previous marriage. With the words, “I might not really be your mother. That doesn’t mean that I don’t really love ya,” she really opened her heart.
It’s important to carefully choose who you’ll walk down life’s path with, and for Alicia Keys, this was the best choice she could’ve made. The couple’s love grows each day, and the smallest things keep the relationship special.
Keys and Beatz have 2 sons together and live something close to a magical fairy tale. In an interview, Keys said, “I think we’ve taught each other a lot. He’s taught me to live more fully, and I think I’ve taught him to live more deeply.” She feels that their love grew very fast and they share a beautiful bond.
The couple showed their admiration for one another last week through inspiring posts on social media that were dedicated to honoring their love and their 12-year wedding anniversary. “Those same stars are still in our eyes and it’s only getting better!!!! I can’t believe it, my love! 12 years!! Of pure love! There’s no love more precious than this! There’s NOTHING more precious than this! I wake up looking forward to you every day!”
Despite all the ups and downs that life brings, the most important thing is not to give up on what fulfills us and makes us feel loved. All things in the world are fleeting, but it’s love that remains.
Do you believe that true love can conquer all obstacles and even move mountains?