Will Smith on Why He Loves Jada

— -- Jada Pinkett Smith has cast a spell on husband Will Smith.

Will Smith, 47, shared with an audience Tuesday night in New York City why he loves his wife of nearly 20 years.

"Jada is magical," he said during VH1's “Dear Mama” event to celebrate Hollywood moms. "Part of why I love her is things happen in a way they shouldn't happen, they shouldn't go that way. She has this magical power."

Taking the stage after her husband's touching speech, Jada Pinkett Smith teared up.

"I never thought about being married or having a family. I didn't know anything about that because I came from a single mom so I always thought I'd be a single mom and have a career," the 44-year-old actress said. "But then I found this beautiful man, Will. I got married to him and I got my bonus son Trey and then I got Jaden and I got Willow and I was able to create, for myself, something I never had -- which means family."

Married in 1997, the couple will celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary next year. They are the proud parents of son Jaden, 17, Willow, 15, and Smith's 23-year-old son from a previous relationship, Trey.