Newlywed Beyonce Knowles opens up about being Mrs. Jay-Z!

Beyonce tells Essence magazine, "…What Jay and I have is real. It's not about the interviews or getting the right photo op. It's real."

Beyonce and Jay-Z, also known as Shawn Carter, filed their wedding license on April 18 of this year in Scarsdale, New York.

To see Beyonce's entire interview, pick up the November issue of Essence magazine, on newsstands October 12th.