Kanye West and Kim Kardashian's Journey to the Altar
We take a look back at their courtship.
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Kim and Kanye's Whirlwind Romance - Kim Kardashian and Kanye West became man and wife in Italy on May 24, 2014. To commemorate their marriage, we look back to where it all started, and how the music wunderkind and reality queen defied the odds (and odds-makers) to the altar. (Photo: Albert Michael/startraksphoto.com)
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Keeping Up With Kim - A full two years before they were officially a couple, Kanye dropped in on an episode of Kim's reality show Keeping Up With the Kardashians. In the October 2010 episode, Kim was dating Halle Berry's ex Gabriel Aubry and Kanye had just ended things with Amber Rose. The fact that the notoriously private star was willing to appear on a reality show should have been our first clue that these two were more than just friends.(Photo: E! Networks)
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Theraflu - In classic Kanye fashion, the rapper expressed his feelings for Kim in 2012 on his new track "Theraflu," revealing the lyrics "and I'll admit, I fell in love with Kim 'round the same time she had fell in love wit' him. Well, that's cool, baby girl, do ya thing," in reference to Kim's relationship with Kris Humphries.The next day, Kim responded during a Today show interview, saying, "Kanye and I have been friends for years, and you never know what the future holds or where my life will take me. I like the song."(Photo: Def Jam Records)
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Khloe Drops Another Klue - Kim's sister Khloé Kardashian coyly addressed rumors that her sister Kim was dating Kanye during an April 2012 appearance on the Ellen DeGeneres Show by saying, "We've known Kanye forever. He's been a great family friend...I think they're cute together...They're compatible."(Photo: ELLEN/ABC)
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The Couple That Shops Together... - Kim and Kanye made their first public appearance together looking coupled up on a shopping trip in the Big Apple. From the looks of their coordinated outfits over the following days, looks like Kanye dropped a pretty penny on Black leather for his girl. (Photo: PacificCoastNews.com)
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Meet the Family - Kanye met the entire Kardashian clan at Kourtney Kardashian's baby shower in May 2012. Looks like the tight-knit family give the new couple their seal of approval! (Photo: WENN)
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Sweet Kiss - Newly dubbed "Kimye" showed their first PDA on the set of Kim's Vogue Italia photo shoot in LA. Their body language says it all!(Photo: FameFlynet)
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Baby Joy - In December 2012, Kanye West announced at his Atlantic City, NJ tour date that he and Kim were expecting a baby. "It's true!! Kanye and I are expecting a baby," Kim later wrote on her blog. "We feel so blessed and lucky and wish that in addition to both of our families, his mom and my dad could be here to celebrate this special time with us. Looking forward to great new beginnings in 2013 and to starting a family. Happy New Year!!!" (Photo: Denise Truscello/WireImage)
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What's In a Name - Kim sat down on The Tonight Show to talk baby names with Jay Leno, and the talk show host accidentally let their baby name slip. Jay brought up the rumor that they were thinking of North West, and Kim quickly denied the idea, going on to say, "One of the names I do like — I like Easton. Easton West. I think that's cute." (Photo: Paul Drinkwater/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank)
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Free At Last - After a divorce battle that lasted exponentially longer than her 72- day marriage, Kim and Kris Humphries finally reached a divorce settlement in April 2013. Earlier, she had expressed concern about still being legally married to Kris when giving birth to her child with Kanye: "I firmly believe that an immediate dissolution of our marriage will help create a new, full life for me. I do not want to be married...when I have my baby." (Photo: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
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