Beyoncé and Jay-Z say I do in private ceremony

RAP mogul Jay-Z and pop star Beyoncé Knowles are thought to have finally tied the knot over the weekend.

It follows a swirl of activity on Friday at Jay-Z’s Tribeca, New York, apartment in which delivery vans funnelled in and out of the building, dropping off silver candelabras and white flowers.

A white tent was set up on the roof, and stars including Beyoncé’s former Destiny’s Child bandmates, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams, along with actress Gwyneth Paltrow, were spotted arriving.

A swarm of media camped outside the building was in a state of frenzy, snapping and shouting at any sport-utility vehicle that drove down the cobblestone street.

The websites of celebrity magazines People and Us Weekly reported the couple married and threw a lavish but small party at the apartment, citing unnamed sources who are friends with the pair. The websites said their families attended the party.

Rumours had circulated all week about the event after a report that the couple had taken out a marriage licence in Scarsdale, New York. Representatives for Beyoncé and Jay-Z declined to comment.