Jennifer Lopez and Benn Affleck recently made it official on July 16 in Las Vegas, Nevada, when they finally tied the knot.
The newest Hollywood newlyweds come full circle some 18 years after they first canceled their wedding in the early 2000s and three months after they confirmed their most recent engagement.
The 52-year-old pop superstar shared a statement via her On the Jlo newsletter on Sunday, writing:
“We did it. Love is beautiful. Love is kind. And it turns out love is patient. Twenty years patient.”
Lopez said that she and the 49-year-old Batman actor flew to Vegas and stood in line for their marriage license with four other couples.
“All of us wanting the same thing,” she said. “For the world to recognize us as partners and to declare our love to the world through the ancient and nearly universal symbol of marriage.”
The new bride thanked their venue, the Little White Wedding Chapel, for staying open for them and allowing her to “use the break room to change” while Affleck changed into his wedding duds in the men’s room.
“So with the best witnesses you could ever imagine, a dress from an old movie and a jacket from Ben’s closet, we read our own vows in the little chapel and gave one another the rings we’ll wear for the rest of our lives,” Lopez continued.
“They even had Bluetooth for a (short) march down the aisle. But in the end, it was the best possible wedding we could have imagined. One we dreamed of long ago and one made real (in the eyes of the state, Las Vegas, a pink convertible, and one another) at very, very long last.
“When love is real, the only thing that matters in marriage is one another and the promise we make to love, care, understand, be patient, loving, and good to one another. We had that. And so much more. Best night of our lives,” she concluded.
Lopez also revealed via her newsletter the classic wedding dress she wore for her big day, writing:
“I’ve had this dress for so many years, and I’ve just been saving it, saving it, saving it, and now I’m wearing it on my wedding day.”
Chris Appleton, her hairstylist, also posted a heartwarming clip on his Instagram showing the pop star’s wedding look along with the caption: “Last minute feelings before the wedding.”
After the wedding, Lopez shared a very intimate post-wedding photo showing the superstar relaxing in bed in post-bridal bliss with her beautiful wedding ban on full display.
The singer captioned the photo: “Sadie! #iykyk Go to OnTheJLo for all the deets,” a reference to Funny Girl’s ‘Sadie, Sadie’ lyrics.
The celebrity couple first met while on the st of J-lo’s 2002 movie Gigli and had gotten engaged in 2003 before deciding to postpone their wedding days before the big day and then finally breaking up.
This is Lopez’s fourth marriage and Afflecks second. He was previously married to actress Jennifer Garner, with whom he also shares three children — Samuel (10), Seraphina (13), and Violet (16).
Lopez has 14-year-old twins Max and Emme with her ex-husband Marc Anthony.
Congratulations to these long-time soulmates, it may have taken a while, but they’ve finally arrived!
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Sources:
- “Inside Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck’s ‘fairytale wedding’ as stars release pictures after tying the knot” Vt. Asiya Ali. July 18, 2022.