Beyoncé's Low-Key Engagement Ring & Matching Tattoos

0:00It's April 4th, from Hollywood to your headphones. This is Entertainment and Celebrity News. Today, powered by AI, I'm Cory with the story. Beyoncé's engagement ring is a real showstopper, a custom 24-carat Emerald Cut diamond, crafted by top jeweler Lorraine Schwartz. She rarely slips it on though, favoring a plain band over her ring finger tattoo of the Roman numeral 4, which matches the one on Jay-Z's hand. The couple kept their engagement hush-hush, tying the knot on April 4th, 2008, in a super intimate ceremony under a white tent at Jay. Zee's Manhattan pinhouse. Only 40 guests showed up, including close friends like Kelly Rowland and Chris Martin. Back then, Beyoncé said she wasn't big on traditional rings, calling them just material stuff with too much hype. Instead, those matching tattoos nod to their special dates, her birthday on September 4th, his on December 4th, and their wedding day. She's flashed the ring at a few big events, like the Oscars and Golden Gloves a year after

1:02the wedding, plus the 2014 Grammy's wear. She performed, Drunken Love, with Jay-Z. She and Schwartz even teamed up for a jewelry scholarship in 2021. Queen Bey keeps it real, blending low-key symbols with high-end sparkle to rep her 20-plus year love story.