Kim Kardashian And Kanye West's Relationship In 40 Pictures

When longtime friends Kim Kardashian and Kanye West started dating in 2012 , it seemed like a match made in heaven.

Individually, Kardashian had built an empire - with the help of her matriarch mother Kris Jenner and several sisters of course - involving reality TV programmes, fashion and beauty deals and more.

West was regarded as a creative genius with award-winning and bestselling albums like The College Dropout, Graduation and Watch the Throne under his belt and, just like his girlfriend, was a regular headline-maker and controversy-courter.

Together, the couple became unstoppable: 'Kimye' was born.

The couple exchanged vows in an Italian ceremony in 2014 where Kardashian wore custom Givenchy and the entire wedding party had a personalised tour around Valentino's grounds the day before. At the time, a wedding picture of them kissing broke an Instagram record for the amount of likes.

Kim and Kanye were already parents to eldest daughter North when they got married but have since expanded their family even further, welcoming two more sons Saint and Psalm plus another daughter Chicago.

Here's a look back, starting at the most recent, of all their headline-making, show-stopping appearances together.

The couple attended West's Sunday service in Paris before heading to the Balenciaga show.

After West performed his Sunday Service ceremony in Chicago, the couple headed to the city's United Centre to watch the NBA All-Star Game along with Cardi B, Offset, Chance The Rapper, Chadwick Boseman, Tiffany Haddish and more.

The couple attended the star-studded Vanity Fair post-Oscars party following the ceremony, with Kim wearing vintage Alexander McQueen for the event.

The couple kissed in front of the cameras as they attended Kim's lingerie and shapewear brand SKIMS' launch at Nordstrom in New York on February 5.

West looked thrilled to be supporting his wife at an event for her latest business venture.

The couple enjoyed a date day at the basketball in January 2020.

The couple, joined by their eldest children, look like the ultimate cool family out and about in New York in December.

In a night which saw West photographed with Jay-Z for the first time in a long time, the couple mingled with the likes of Dr Dre, Beyoncé and Leonardo DiCaprio at the star-studded event in December.

Kardashian went for an all denim look - including chaps - at the WSJ Magazine 2019 Innovator Awards in November.

Before attending an event together, the couple wore casual clothes (well as casual as Kardashian tends to go) out and about in New York City.

The couple were seen out and about in Midtown, NYC in October.

Kimye walked the red carpet at Fashion Group International's 2019 Night of Stars at hotspot Cipriani, Wall Street. Kim wore a mermaid style custom Rick Owens metallic one-shoulder dress while Kanye wore double denim.

Kanye, looking super cool in sunglasses, a sweatshirt and oversized bottoms, ventured out in the evening with Kim who looked like a leather-clad, bob-haired 90s dream.

Kardashian wore this Thierry Mugler wet look for last year's Met Gala, where West accompanied her.

The couple are seen relaxing backstage at Travis Scott's concert in December, 2018.

The couple sat front row for the Versace Fall 2019 show in New York City last December.

The rapper showcased his Yeezy collection in New York City in September 2016 with Kardashian decked out in her husband's collection.

The couple attended West's longtime collaborator Virgil Abloh's menswear collection runway show in Paris in June 2018.

On the night Amy Schumer staged a fall and landed right in front of them on the red carpet... Kim and Kanye attended the Most Influential People in the World gala as honourees.

At the Givenchy show during Paris Fashion Week, Kardashian - pregnant with son Saint - and West attend.

Kimye attended the Roc Nation annual pre-Grammys brunch in LA in 2015.

The entrepreneur wore Roberto Cavalli for the 2015 Met Gala, where the theme was 'China: Through The Looking Glass'.

In 2016, the couple attended a Balmain after show party during Paris Fashion Week.

The couple attend the Louis Vuitton show during Paris Fashion Week in March.

For the Met Gala theme of Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology, the couple both wear silver Balmain.

The couple were pictured out and about with their two eldest children North and Saint in New York City in August 2016.

The couple made a PDA-filled statement at the 2015 Grammys.

One year later and Kardashian wore a blue Lanvin gown at the prestigious gala event.

One of the couple's most memorable looks (which Kardashian later relived when she went as herself on Halloween) came at the 2013 Met Gala when Kardashian was pregnant with the couple's first child, North.

West accompanied his new girlfriend when she hosted a New Year's Eve event in a Vegas club.

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The couple attend the Valentino Haute Couture show in Paris in July 2012.

One of the couple's first red carpet debuts was at the film festival in the south of France in May.

The couple make a public appearance at a Lakers basketball game in May.

West supports Kardashian at an event for a jewellery line in Canada in May 2012.