Inside Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck’s fancy Georgia wedding – J.Lo wore a Ralph Lauren dress, A-list guests included Matt Damon and Pia Miller, and of course, Max, Emme and all the kids were there

Aug 23 , 2022

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez have tied the knot ... again! So what were their nuptials like? Photo: AFP

Wedding bells are ringing – again – for Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez, who tied the knot at a formal ceremony in Georgia over the weekend after a surprise wedding in Las Vegas.

Jennifer Lopez, right, and Ben Affleck attend a photo call for a special screening of Marry Me at DGA Theater on February 8, in Los Angeles. Photo: Invision/AP

In July, the celebrity power couple obtained a marriage license in Clark County, Nevada, three months after getting engaged for the second time. On August 20, Affleck, 50, and Lopez, 53, made their union extra official at a private affair attended by their friends and family.

The Gone Girl actor and the Let’s Get Loud singer were previously betrothed in the early 2000s before calling off their engagement and going their separate ways. Last spring, however, the former flames rekindled their romance for Bennifer 2.0.

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck were first engaged in the early 2000s before rekindling their romance last year. Photo: @BstOfAffleck/Twitter

“We did it. Love is beautiful. Love is kind. And it turns out love is patient. Twenty years patient,” Lopez wrote in her “On the JLo” newsletter soon after marrying Affleck in Vegas last month.

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“Love is a great thing, maybe the best of things – and worth waiting for.”

Here’s everything we know about the Bennifer nuptials, part two.

Where did the wedding take place?

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck on the red carpet for Marry Me at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles, California, on February 8. Photo: Reuters

The couple’s second wedding was held at Affleck’s estate in Riceboro, Georgia – where they reportedly planned to marry after getting engaged for the first time in 2002.

According to People magazine, the Tender Bar star’s Southern home is an 35-hectare (87-acre) compound outside Savannah, which was decorated Saturday with a marquee, white chairs, dining tables and a white piano surrounded by dense foliage and elegant white floral arrangements. The wedding party also posed for photos at a nearby dock on the riverfront.

Who was there?

Actors Matt Damon and Ben Affleck arrive at the 71st Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles, in 1999. Photo: AFP

Among the wedding guests – dressed in all white – were Affleck’s long-time friend and creative partner Matt Damon, with wife Luciana Barroso. Also there were filmmaker Kevin Smith and wife Jennifer Schwalbach Smith; actor Jason Mewes and wife Jordan Monsanto; and actor Pia Miller and her husband, Hollywood talent agent Patrick Whitesell, according to People.

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Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck were married from 2005 to 2018. Photo: Invision/AP

Affleck’s children with ex-wife Jennifer Garner – Violet (16), Seraphina (13) and Samuel (10) – and Lopez’s twins with ex-husband Marc Anthony – Emme and Max (both 14) – were included in the ceremony as well.

Casey Affleck poses with the award for a Leading Actor for his work on the film Manchester by the Sea at the BAFTA British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Albert Hall in London, in February 2017. Photo: AFP

Notably absent from the festivities was Affleck’s brother, Casey, who said in a video obtained by The New York Post that he had “other things” to attend to.

What did they wear?

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have resparked “Bennifer” – the amicable nickname coined by fans rooting for their relationship. Photo: AFP/Getty Images/TNS

According to People, Affleck donned a black and white tuxedo, while Lopez wore a wedding dress designed by Ralph Lauren.

Paparazzi photos from the heavily guarded ceremony show the Hustlers star walking down the white aisle in a ruffled white gown with a long train and an even longer veil.

Who officiated at the ceremony?

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez got married in Las Vegas in July. Photo: @BstOfAffleck/Twitter

The event was officiated by influential podcast host and life coach Jay Shetty, People reported. The wedding was organised by luxury event planner Colin Cowie.

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Where to next?

After their Vegas wedding, Affleck and Lopez honeymooned in Paris, where they celebrated the On the Floor singer’s birthday with a romantic dinner near the Eiffel Tower.

Last week, an insider told People the lovebirds didn’t have an additional “honeymoon planned yet, but Jennifer says that every day with Ben is a honeymoon”. Aww.

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After marrying at a low-key ceremony in Las Vegas in July, Bennifer has tied the knot again, this time in Georgia on August 20 with close friends and family
Violet, Seraphina and Samuel, Affleck’s kids with ex-wife Jennifer Garner, and Emme and Max, Lopez’s twins with ex-husband Marc Anthony, were all there