英语文摘:Grammy-winner Alicia Keys ties knot with Swizz Beatz

BEIJING, Aug. 2 (Xinhuanet) -- U.S. Grammy-winner Alicia Keys married producer Swizz Beatz, according to reports of people.com.

A representative for Keys on Sunday confirmed the wedding. The ceremony was in a private home on the Mediterranean Sea, only the couple’s family and close friends were invited.

The bride wore a Grecian-inspired Vera Wang dress and carried a bouquet of purple calla lilies. The couple's friend Dr. Deepak Chopra conducted the ceremony.

File photo of Alicia Keys

Keys and Beatz, whose real name is Kaseem Dean, have been together since fall 2008 and announced their engagement news in May.

This is the first marriage for Keys, 29, while Beatz has been married before and has two sons.

Now Keys is pregnant and the couple is expecting their first child.

"Whatever we're blessed with, that baby is being born to blessed parents," Beatz told media, "Alicia is definitely one of those great parents-to-be. She's super ready. Super glowing. Super happy."