Beyonce Knowles and her finacee Jay-Z are reportedly set to marry Friday. The couple recently obtained a marriage license in New York. Sources allege that Beyonce and Jay-Z are planning to wed in a private ceremony in New York City.

“Jay is trying to pull it together quickly to keep it quite. They really wanted it to be private,” said a friend of the pair.

The 38-year-old rapper was said to have proposed to Knowles, 26, last May.