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Home • Black Celeb Couples

Beyoncé, Jay Z and Anthony Hamilton Prove They Are the Perfect Guests at Record Exec's Wedding

We'd give anything to have these three present on our big day too.
Beyoncé, Jay Z and Anthony Hamilton Prove They Are the Perfect Wedding Guests
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By Lauren Porter · Updated October 27, 2020
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Everyone supports their closest friends in their biggest moments. When you have famous friends, they will happily show up to support you on your wedding day, just like your non-famous ones do. That was the case for record executive Lyor Cohen, who recently tied the knot in the Hamptons with stars like Beyoncé, Jay Z, Anthony Hamilton, Russell Simmons and Kevin Liles on his guest list. Black Celeb Wedding We Wish We’d Been Invited To With her hubby Hov by her side looking dapper in a tan suit, Queen Bey was nothing short of flawless In a royal blue wrap dress.

#Beyonce at #LyorCohen & Xin Li's wedding in The Hamptons last night. (@beyonce #beyhive)

A photo posted by NEW ACCOUNT (SPREAD THE WORD) (@thejasminebrand_) on Aug 7, 2016 at 7:06am PDT

Hamilton sang his Grammy-nominated hit single “Charlene” for the happy couple who danced joyously on their big day.

#AnthonyHamilton singing at #LyorCohen's wedding in the #Hamptons Saturday night. The Carters were also in attendance (see previous post). 🎥: @galinapolinski

A video posted by TheYBF (@theybf_daily) on Aug 7, 2016 at 12:43am PDT

Cohen, who is the co-founder and CEO of label 300 Entertainment and serves as both the president of Def Jam and Island Def Jam Music Group, tied the knot with former basketball player and model from China, Xin Lin. WANT MORE FROM ESSENCE? Subscribe to our daily newsletter for the latest in hair, beauty, style and celebrity news.
TOPICS:  Anthony Hamilton Beyonce Knowles Jay Z