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Kanye West & Kim Kardashian's Relationship: A Timeline
Kanye West Kim Kardashian LACMA in 2014
Longtime friends became a lifelong partnership (and one of the hottest couples on the planet) when Kanye West and Kim Kardashian became romantically involved in the spring of 2012. Since then, we’ve watched Kimye experience the joys of marriage and parenthood — and now, their family is about to expand even further with the announcement about baby No. 2 on the way. Relive all of the high points of Kanye and Kim’s coupledom with a relationship timeline.
December 2010
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West shared studio time in Culver City, Calif., for what would was presumably Kim’s debut musical project. “He’s a musical genius, so I would be honored to work with Kanye,” Kardashian said at the time. "It's all in fun. We're just trying to have a good time."
April 2012
Kanye name-checked Kardashian -- who had split from husband Kris Humphries -- on the song “Theraflu” (later re-named “Cold”), rapping, “I’ll admit, I had fell in love with Kim.” Meanwhile, Kim played coy about the pair’s relationship on the Today show. "Kanye and I have been friends for years," she said, adding, "You never know what the future holds or where my life will take me. So ... I like the song!"
April 2012
After her Today appearance, Kanye and Kim stepped out as a couple: The pair dined at a New York City restaurant and was spotted holding hands.
September 2012
Kim and Kanye appeared as the hot couple at Paris Fashion Week, after Kim attended West’s March 2012 show as a friend.
December 2012
Kanye announced that he and Kim were expecting their first child together after telling his audience at an Atlantic City concert, “Stop the music and make noise for my baby mama.”
May 2013
Kim sported a fabulous baby bump (and Givenchy) alongside Kanye as the pair arrived at the 2013 Met Costume Institute Gala.
June 2013
The couple welcomed their first child, a daughter named North West, into the world on June 15, 2013.
Kanye West & Kim Kardashian: “Bound 2” (2013)
Kim appeared in the music video for Kanye’s song “Bound 2,” straddling him topless as he rode a motorcycle.
October 2013
Kanye asked for Kim’s hand in marriage during a lavish proposal at AT&T Park in San Francisco. She says yes!
March 2014
Ahead of their impending nuptials, Kanye and Kim appeared on the cover of Vogue together, with Kim dressed in a wedding gown.
May 2014
On May 24, 2014, Kanye and Kim tied the knot in a star-studded wedding that spanned from Paris to Florence. One of Kim’s breathtaking wedding shots becomes the most-liked Instagram photo of 2014, with 2.4 million likes to date.
March 2015
A studio version of “Awesome,” a love song Kanye wrote for Kim, leaked online, after Kanye debuted the track live in 2013.
May 2015
Kim Kardashian announced that she is expecting her second child during a tease of Keeping Up With the Kardashians. North is going to be a sister!
May 2015
Kanye shouted out Kim on Twitter on their wedding anniversary, while Kim responds by sharing never-before-seen wedding photos on Instagram.
February 2016
A blonde Kim Kardashian supported her hubby at the simultaneous Yeezy Season 3 fashion show and The Life of Pablo listening party at New York’s Madison Square Garden in February. The first family of reality TV including momager Kris Jenner, sisters Kourtney, Khloe, Kendall and Kylie also made an appearance.
February 2016
Kim Kardashian celebrated another milestone in her life the way she does best -- sharing it on social media. This past February, the Internet-breaking queen shared an adorable photo of her second child with Kanye, a son named Saint, who is also the baby brother to the couple’s two-year-old daughter, North.
May 2016
Style stans Kim Kardashian and Kanye West had more fun playing dress up for this year’s Met Gala theme “Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology.” The couple slipped on shimmery Balmain pieces while ‘Ye wore silvery lenses to match. “I love my husbands eyes at the Met #AfterPartyVibes,” Kim K wrote on Instagram.
May 2016
In May, KimYe celebrated their two-year anniversary with a mushy pic on Kim’s Instagram and even flying out to Italy, the location of their lavish nuptials in 2014. “Happy 2 year anniversary to the love of my life! You make me so happy! I love you so much!!!,” Mrs. Kardashian West wrote.
May 2016
The “Only One” rapper celebrated an extra special Father’s Day with his two bundles of joy on the beach. A beaming momma Kim shared an intimate family pic of Daddy ‘Ye on the beach with his children with the caption: “Happy Fathers Day babe! Thank you for always putting our family first and being the best dad to our babies! I couldn't ask for a better husband and more perfect family. We love you so much!"
July 2016
The Adidas designer opted for a more high-end look by teaming with esteemed fashion house Balmain for his minimal yet runway-ready visual for “Wolves.” The music video-meets-style ad, directed by Steve Klein, also stars his wife, Kim Kardashian and supermodels Joan Smalls, Jourdan Dunn, Alessandra Ambrosio among others.
August 2016
KimYe nearly lock lips for the September 2016 cover story for Harper’s Bazaar. Inside, the couple discuss nude selfies and their biggest insecurities. "I love [Kim's] nude selfies," said Kanye. "Like, I love the ones from the side, the back ones, and the front. I just love seeing her naked; I love nudity. And I love beautiful shapes. I feel like it's almost a Renaissance thing, a painting, a modern version of a painting. I think it's important for Kim to have her figure. To not show it would be like Adele not singing."
August 2016
KimYe were easily best dressed at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards, with Kardashian rocking her staple "wet" look, and 'Ye opting for an all-white ensemble. Later on in the evening, Kanye premiered his video for "Fade."
September 2016
Kanye West and Kim Kardashian stepped out in another black-and-white look for the 2016 Yeezy Season 4 fashion show in New York City.
June 2018
The summer of 2018 was jam-packed with G.O.O.D. Music releases, including Teyana Taylor's sophomore album, a follow-up to her 2015 album VII. KimYe attended Taylor's album release party in Universal City, California.
June 2018
Kim Kardashian returned to Paris in 2018 for the first time since being robbed at gunpoint of more than $10 million in jewelry in October 2016. She attended the Louis Vuitton Menswear Spring/Summer 2019 show with Kanye West by her side.
December 2018
Kim and Kanye showed support for Ye's musical collaborator and Kylie Jenner's then-boyfriend Travis Scott by attending his Astroworld Tour stop at The Forum in Inglewood in December 2018. Both looked comfy and happy, smiling and lounging in sweatsuits backstage.
May 2019
The couple attended the Met Gala together again in 2019, with the theme "Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion." Kardashian wore a now-iconic custom Thierry Mugler corset dress, covered in crystals that resembled water droplets.
September 2019
The whole West clan headed out to their new ranch in Wyoming for a family getaway. "Wyoming Nights," Kardashian captioned a stunning photo of the family enjoying dinner with a sunset in the background.
November 2019
Kim and Kanye attended the WSJ. Magazine 2019 Innovator Awards sponsored by Harry Winston and Rémy Martin at MOMA to present their long-time friend, designer Riccardo Tisci, with the Fashion Innovator award.
November 2019
Kanye West brought his Sunday Service performance to televangelist Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church in November 2019 after the pastor personally invited West following the superstar's latest renewed commitment to Christianity. Kim and the couple's daughter North accompanied the rapper to the event.
February 2020
Kanye West went to Nordstrom NYC in February 2020 to celebrated Kim's solutionwear line, SKIMS.
February 2020
The couple dressed up for a fun evening at the 2020 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on February 09, 2020 in Beverly Hills, California.
February 2020
Kim, Kanye, North, Saint, Chicago and Psalm all attended Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott's daughter Stormi's second birthday in February 2020. The family posed for a stylish picture in front of the StormiWorld balloon mouth.