Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding: Photos Of The Couple’s Big Day In Georgia

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August 21, 2022 10:40AM EDT

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck’s Georgia wedding was as iconic as the couple themselves! See the fabulous photos here!

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding Photos

Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding Photos — The wedding of Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck will go down as one of the most spectacular in the Hollywood history books. With a bride and groom that are Tinseltown’s favorite couple and a love story of second chances, the years-in-the-making celebration was simply iconic. The gorgeous couple, who made it official with a marriage license in July, marked their superstar union with a fabulous fete at Ben’s sprawling estate in Riceboro, Georgia on August 20, 2022.

Jennifer glowed in a stunning white wedding dress with a feather skirt and dramatic veil, while Ben kept it dapper in a white tuxedo suit. Their special guests included Matt Damon, Kevin Smith and a slew of family members like Ben’s mom and Jennifer’s sisters. Ben’s kids Violet, Seraphina and Sam were also in attendance, as well as Jennifer’s cute twins Emme and Max!

Scroll through the gallery to see more photos from the fabulous Bennifer 2.0 wedding!

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck’s reception looks

Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck’s reception looks — Jennifer is gorgeous in one of her three wedding dresses of the night as she snuggles up to husband Ben Affleck after saying their vows. The new photos were release via her OnTheJLo newsletter on Sept. 1, 2022.

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Ben Affleck & Jennifer Lopez stand in front of a ‘Mr. & Mrs. Affleck’ light

Ben Affleck & Jennifer Lopez stand in front of a ‘Mr. & Mrs. Affleck’ light — Jennifer Lopez wears a gorgeous white dress designed by Ralph Lauren as she embraces husband Ben Affleck at their Georgia wedding. The lovebirds posed in front of a light that read, ‘Mr. & Mrs. Affleck.’

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Ben Affleck & Jennifer Lopez smile as they walk down the aisle

Ben Affleck & Jennifer Lopez smile as they walk down the aisle — Shortly after saying their voews, Ben Afflek and Jennifer Lopez smile at each other while sharing an embrace. The couple finally tied the knot 20 years after their intial engagement and just over a year after rekindling their romance.

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Jennifer Lopez embraces Ben Affleck

Jennifer Lopez embraces Ben Affleck — Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez gaze at each other on their wedding day in Aug. 2022. The pair looked so in love after saying vows in front of their friends and family on Ben’s Georgia estate.

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Hold Each Other on Dock

Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Hold Each Other on Dock — Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck were first engaged back in 2002. They broke it off by 2004.

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding

Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — The look of love! Jennifer and Ben stared lovingly into each others’ eyes on their walk down the aisle.

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Stun For Wedding Photos

Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Stun For Wedding Photos — At the time of their Vegas nuptials, the “Waiting For Tonight” hitmaker dished on all the details on her On the JLo newsletter, writing, “We did it. Love is beautiful. Love is kind. And it turns out love is patient. Twenty years patient.”

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck’s Kids Join The Party

Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck’s Kids Join The Party — Jennifer Lopez’s kids and Ben Affleck’s kids were part of the celebration. Jen’s twins Emme and Max and Ben’s brood of three, Violet, Seraphina and Sam looked adorable.

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Embrace At Wedding

Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Embrace At Wedding — Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck wrapped their arms around each other on the dock. The wedding was a very private affair as the plans were kept quite secret.

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Kiss At Wedding

Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Kiss At Wedding — Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck packed ont he PDA during their ceremony. The love story is 20 years in the making!

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Get Closer During Wedding

Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Get Closer During Wedding — Before the big Georgia wedding bash, the superstar couple made it official by registering for a marriage license in Clark County, NV on Saturday, July 16. According to the license filing obtained by Hollywoodlife, Jennifer is taking Ben’s last name, as she is listed as “Jennifer Affleck.”

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding

Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — The gorgeous couple leaned their heads together on the aisle. The pose was definitely camera-ready!

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding

Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — “If the reaction to Gigli hadn’t happened, I probably wouldn’t have ultimately decided, ‘I don’t really have any other avenue but to direct movies,’ which has turned out to be the real love of my professional life,” he said to ET in January 2022. “So in those ways, it’s a gift. And I did get to meet Jennifer, the relationship with whom has been really meaningful to me in my life.”

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding

Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — Again, that train! It was simple stunning, like the bride herself!

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding

Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — Jennifer wrapped her hands around Ben’s neck during the ceremony. The two could not take their eyes off each other.

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding

Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — “I thought I had a good work ethic, but I was completely humbled and blown away by what she was committed to doing day in and day out,” Ben gushed about Jennifer to InStyle. “The seriousness in which she took her work, the quiet and dedicated way she went about accomplishing her goals, and then how she would go back and redouble her efforts.”

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding

Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — “She remains, to this day, the hardest-working person I’ve come across in this business,” Ben said to InStyle about Jennifer. “She has great talent, but she has also worked very hard for her success, and I’m so happy for her that she seems, at long last, to be getting the credit she deserves.”

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck On The Dock

Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck On The Dock — Jennifer Lopez wears a stunning white wedding dress as she celebrates her marriage to Ben Affleck, suitably dashing in a white jacket and black pants. The pair chatted on the dock at Ben’s estate.

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Take Wedding Photos On Dock

Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Take Wedding Photos On Dock — Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck stood close to each other on Ben’s dock as they posed for wedding photos. The couple were simply stunning for the special day.

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding

Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — Jennifer’s twins and Ben’s three kids were a part of the big day! They even had a chance to walk down the aisle!

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding

Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — Following right behind the superstar couple were their kids. The adorable bunch helped carry Jennifer’s veil.

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding

Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — All I can tell you is that I have seen first-hand the difference representation makes, because I have seen, over and over and over and over, women of colour approach Jennifer and tell her what her example as a strong woman and a woman succeeding and demanding her fair share in the business world means to them,” Ben said to AdWeek. “I am in awe of what Jennifer’s effect on the world is,” he added.

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding

Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — The magical moment was made even more special with Jennifer and Ben’s blended family being involved. They even helped escort the couple down the aisle.

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding

Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — You know me. I’m a romantic,” Jennifer told Today in 2021, when asked if she would get married again. “I always have been. I’ve been married a few times. Yeah, I still believe in happily ever after, for sure, 100%.”

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding

Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — “I’d probably say that he is brilliantly smart, loving, charming, affectionate,” Jennifer told Diane Sawyer when asked to describe Ben. “And I just admire him in every way. I respect him. I feel like he teaches me things.”

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding

Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — “It’s just a blanket, a quilt of rose petals, all over the whole entire house,” Jennifer told Diane Sawyer about the first proposal. “So many candles, and vases, bouquets. And my song ‘Glad’ was playing … I walk in and I was just like overwhelmed. I wasn’t expecting it, and I was just like, ‘Oh my God.’”

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding

Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — “It felt like my heart had been torn out of my chest,” Jennifer wrote about the split from Ben in her 2014 book, ‘True Love.’ The singer wasn’t afraid to get candid about the heartbreak.

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding

Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — “I lost my sense of self, questioned if I belonged in this business, thought maybe I did suck at everything, and my relationship [with Ben] self-destructed in front of the entire world,” she told Vanity Fair in 2018. “It was a two-year thing for me until I picked myself up again.”

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding

Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — “(When I first met him) I felt like … ‘OK, this is it,” Jennifer told People. “I think different time, different thing, who knows what could’ve happened, but there was a genuine love there.”

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding

Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — “You have to do what feels good to you all the time,” Jennifer told the NYT in 2022. “But at the same time, you learn from the past, you do things better the second time. There’s a part of it that, yes, we’re together. But there’s a part of it that’s not, you know, being so open the way we were when we were so young and in love many years ago.”

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding

Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — “I just want my future to be full of love and happiness, with my children and my partner,” Jennifer told People in February 2022. “I think everybody just wants to be happy, with somebody to go on the journey with and grow old with, and I feel good about that right now.”

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding

Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — “To see the person, the human being, the man that he is today, the father that he is today, the partner that he is — he is so everything I always knew he was and wanted to be,” Jennifer told People. “What I can teach my children is that real love exists. Some things can be forever, but it doesn’t mean they just have a straight line.”

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding

Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — “Saturday night while at my favorite place on earth (in the bubble bath), my beautiful love got on one knee and proposed,” Jennifer wrote of the proposal in her “On the J. Lo” newsletter in April 2022. “I was taken totally off guard and just looked in his eyes smiling and crying at the same time.”

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding

Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — “We talked about how people kind of see him with one type of person and me with another type of person, and the two of us together is like ‘How did that happen?,'” Jennifer told Diane Sawyer in 2002. “And how we’re probably more alike and from the same kind of background and, you know, same kind of upbringing and same kind of family and same kind of house.”

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding

Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — “I think Jen and I made a mistake in that we fell in love, we were excited and maybe too accessible,” Ben said during an interview on the British TV series Live in 2008. “I don’t think either of us anticipated the degree to which it would take on a world of its own.”

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Lakefront Venue

Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Lakefront Venue — Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck got married at Ben’s mansion in Georgia. The estate includes it’s own lake and dock.

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding Party

Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding Party — The couple kissed and posed for pics around Ben’s $8 million Georgia mansion on Saturday evening before spending the night celebrating their love and their union with family and a raft of A-list friends. All the couple’s children from their new blended family were also spotted.

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck’s Dock Of Love

Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck’s Dock Of Love — The couple and their guests took gorgeous photos on Ben’s dock at his property. Luckily the weather was perfect for the celebration!

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Al Fresco Wedding

Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Al Fresco Wedding — The weather was perfect for their outdoor soiree in Georgia. The sun was shining and not a raindrop in sight!

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding

Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck were one of the first couple’s to have a celebrity moniker: “Bennifer”. Their fans were ecstatic for their reunion and “Bennifer 2.0”

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding Photos

Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding Photos — The celebration was a family affair as Ben’s mom arrived on Friday. She had an accident on the dock, injured her leg and was taken to the hospital shortly after she arrived. She fully recovered.

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — Jennifer and Ben have a love story for the ages. The iconic pair’s romance started while they were both working on the movie Gigli in 2001.

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding

Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — The couple first for engaged in 2002 after Ben popped the question with a magnificent, custom 6.1-carat pink diamond ring from Harry Winston. The ring’s whereabouts is still unknown.

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — Days before the pair were set to wed in 2004, they postpone their nuptials and release the following statement:
“Due to the excessive media attention surrounding our wedding, we have decided to postpone the date. When we found ourselves seriously contemplating hiring three separate ‘decoy brides’ at three different locations, we realized that something was awry. We began to feel that the spirit of what should have been the happiest day of our lives could be compromised. We felt what should have been a joyful and sacred day could be spoiled for us, our families and our friends.”

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — After their split, Jennifer went on to marry singer Marc Anthony. She later wrote, “Marc came back into my life three days after I should have been at the altar saying ‘I do’ to another man.”

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — A year after Jennifer married Marc, Ben would marry Jennifer Garner. The couple would go on to have three children.

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — After Jennifer split from Marc and later her longtime boyfriend Alex Rodriguez, she reunited with Ben. Ben had been divorced for a few years from Garner at that time.

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — In July 2021, Bennifer 2.0 made their reunion and relationship Instagram official. Rumors of their romance had been circulating for a few months.

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding

Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — The gorgeous couple had a very private reception at Ben’s mansion in Riceboro, Georgia and friends like Matt Damon showed up along with family members like Jennifer’s mom! It was an A-list event with A-list attendees to be sure.

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — While Ben’s own brother Casey did not make the special ceremony, his mother Chris Anne certainly make quite the entrance: she had an accident the day before requiring a visit to the hospital! She fell off a dock and injured her leg, but was all patched up and ready to go to witness her son’s big day!

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding

Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — Ben’s BFF Matt Damon and his wife, Luciana Barroso, were one of the first couples to land in Georgia. Matt was all smiles while he helped Luciana with her luggage on the way to the fete.

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding

Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — Ben Affleck has worked with Kevin Smith on several films, like ‘Chasing Amy’ and ‘Dogma’, so it was no surprise to see the director show up! Kevin was joined by his buddy actor Jason Mewes.

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding

Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — Jennifer Lopez’s mother, Guadalupe, her sister Lynda, and her twins Max and Emme were all there to celebrate. Ben’s three kids Violet, Seraphina and Sam were at the party as well!

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — Ben’s ex wife Jennifer Garner did not attend due to her work schedule. She did congratulate the couple earlier however.

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding

Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — Jennifer’s friend Jay Shetty officiated the ceremony, which was planned by Colin Cowie. The event was one for the books!

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — The flower arrangements were simply amazing. Trees full of white blooms surrounded the ceremony site.

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding

Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — The bride looked absolutely incredible in a custom dress by Ralph Lauren Couture which was designed in Italy. The gown featured what appeared to be a feathered and tulle skirt with a fitted bodice and short sleeves

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding

Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — The party comes after their surprise (and quick) Las Vegas wedding at the iconic A Little White Chapel on Saturday, July 16. Of their five kids, just her child Emme, 14, who she shares with ex-husband Marc Anthony, and his daughter Seraphina, 13, who he had with ex-wife Jennifer Garner, were present.

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding

Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — “Exactly what we wanted. Last night we flew to Vegas, stood in line for a license with four other couples, all making the same journey to the wedding capital of the world,” Jen said of their Vegas nuptials. “All of us wanting the same thing— 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…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,” she also said.

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — “We met at a couple of parties. We barely paid any attention to each other,” Jennifer said during a 2003 Dateline interview for the movie Gigli. “We became friends first.”

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding

Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — Nearly two decades after ending their first engagement, the former couple were back together and being called “Bennifer 2.0.” The pair went Instagram official in July 2021, when Jennifer shared a snap of them packing on the PDA during her 52nd birthday celebrations.

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — Ben’s property in Georgia is on a sprawling estate featuring three houses. The site was perfect for a romantic wedding.

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — “And, you know, one of the things I really value across all facets of my life now is that it was handled in a way that reflected that,” Ben told WSJ of their reunion. “My life now reflects not just the person that I want to be, but the person that I really feel like I am — which is not perfect, but somebody who tries very hard and cares very much about being honest and authentic and accountable. It’s hard to say who benefits more, without going into gossipy detail.”

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — “I feel so lucky and happy and proud to be with him,” Lopez told People magazine about reuniting with Affleck. “It’s a beautiful love story that we got a second chance.”

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — The pair get engaged again after Ben surprised Jennifer with a proposal while she was in the bathtub. Jen even shared photos from the sweet exchange.

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — “We’re older now, we’re smarter, we have more experience, we’re at different places in our lives, we have kids now, and we have to be very conscious of those things,” Jennifer told People about the reunion with Ben. “It’s a beautiful outcome that this has happened in this way at this time in our lives where we can really appreciate and celebrate each other and respect each other.”

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — Whie speaking with WSJ, Ben said of their reunion, “And it is a good story. It’s a great story.” He added, “And, you know, maybe one day I’ll tell it. I’ll write it all out. And then I’ll light it on fire.”

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — “I am very lucky in my life in that I have benefited from second chances, and I am aware that other people don’t even get first chances,” Ben said to WSJ. “I’ve had second chances in my career. I’ve had second chances as a human being.”

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding

Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — “It was probably my first big heartbreak,” Jennifer told the Today show in 2014 before addressing how quickly she moved on with Marc Anthony. “And to have one of my best friends who I’d known for years, who I actually love and did have chemistry with, come into my life and say, ‘I’m here’ … What you need to know is, nobody can save you or heal you. Only you can do that for you.”

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — “I really felt like I had found somebody great and he had found somebody great and we thought we could make it work,” Jennifer said to Hoda Kotb about Ben in 2014. Six years later they would marry!

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — “She’s the real thing,” Ben said of Jennifer in 2020 while discussing her movie ‘Hustlers’. “I keep in touch periodically with her and have a lot of respect for her. How awesome is it that she had her biggest hit movie at 50? That’s f—king baller.”

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — “People were so f–king mean about her — sexist, racist. Ugly, vicious s–t was written about her in ways that if you wrote it now, you would literally be fired for saying those things you said,” Ben said of Jennifer on the Hollywood Reporter’s “Awards Chatter” podcast in January 2021. “Now it’s like she’s lionized and respected for the work she did, where she came from, what she accomplished — as well she f–king should be!

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding

Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — The space was adorned with gorgeous flowers and landscape to make the ceremony as beautiful as the couple themselves. It was simple breathtaking.

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — An assistant helped with Jennifer’s dress as she leaned over while holding Ben. There were plenty of hands on deck to help throughout the event.

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — The guests were seated at white and black chairs for the ceremony. A chic modern tent was built over the space.

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — “The most important thing is being a good father,” Ben told WSJ. “The second most important thing is to be a good man. And a good person. And, ostensibly, you know, a good husband. Hopefully.”

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — Jennifer’s wedding dress train was one for the books! It dramatically flowed behind her on the dock.

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — The couple are clearly a picture-perfect pair. And there were plenty of photographers on hand to capture their beauty.

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — “You can’t live life and think that things are just mistakes: I just messed up there, I messed up there. No, it’s all lessons,” Jennifer told NYT. “It’s really what can you extrapolate from it that is going to help you grow and go to the next level of understanding yourself, finding yourself and being able to be at peace with your life, at peace with who you are.”

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — “To see the person, the human being, the man that he is today, the father that he is today, the partner that he is — he is so everything I always knew he was and wanted to be,” Jennifer gushed to People. The singer certainly doesn’t shy away from complimenting Ben!

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — “I was taken totally off guard and just looked in his eyes smiling and crying at the same time trying hard to get my head around the fact that after 20 years this was happening all over again,” Jennifer wrote on her blog. “I was quite literally speechless.”

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding

Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — “It was nothing fancy at all, but it was the most romantic thing I could’ve ever imagined…just a quiet Saturday night at home, two people promising to always be there for each other,” she wrote on her blog of the engagement.”Two very lucky people. Who got a second chance at true love.”

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — “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,” Jennifer explained on her blog. “We had that. And so much more. Best night of our lives.”

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — “We are so grateful to have that in abundance, a new wonderful family of five amazing children and a life that we have never had more reason to look forward to,” Jennifer wrote onthe blog. “Stick around long enough and maybe you’ll find the best moment of your life in a drive through in Las Vegas at twelve thirty in the morning.”

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — “If I have a regret, it was doing the [‘Jenny From the Block’] music video,” Ben said to ET. “But that happened years ago. I’ve moved on. It not only makes me look like a petulant fool, but it surely qualifies as ungentlemanly? For the record, did she hurt my career? No.”

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding

Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — The couple kissed and posed for pics around Ben’s $8 million Georgia mansion on Saturday evening. Then they spent the night celebrating their love and their union with family and a raft of A-list friends.

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — “Where are you keeping the fountain of youth?” Ben mused about Jennifer’s beauty. “Why do you look the same as you did in 2003 and it kind of looks like I’m in my 40s . . . at best?”

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — “We didn’t try to have a public relationship,” Jennifer told Today of their first go at love. “We just happened to be together at the birth of the tabloids, and it was like, ‘Oh my God.’ It was just a lot of pressure”

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — “When the realization that I wasn’t going to have the fairytale family I wanted really set in, well, that was when I really started to fall apart,” Jennifer wrote in her book about the breakup. The singer eventually picked the pieces back up and found love with Marc Anthony.

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — “I would do it all over again, I think. I really would — even the relationship part,” Jennifer wrote. “I just feel like everything is part of your story and your journey and is meant to be and helps you grow if you’re willing to look at it, and I’m willing to look.”

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — Ben purchased his extravagant Georgia estate back in 2003 while he was dating Jennifer. It remains a special place for the couple.

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — Ben attempted to sell the Georgia property for $8.9 million in 2018. He removed the listing in 2020 after it failed to sell.

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — The estate, reportedly known as “The Big House,” boasts 87 acres and is located on the Hampton Island preserve overlooking the Newport River. It includes four bedrooms, four and a half bathrooms and 6,000 square feet of living space.

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — The historic home features a family room, exercise room, formal dining room, library, billiard room, and an outdoor kitchen. It also has massive arched fireplaces.

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — The property was once owned by John Morgan, chairman of Plum Creek Timber Company. The house features 25-foot Doric columns and a wraparound porch.

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — Ben’s estate also has a cottage on the property, which features a five-bedroom guest house with three owner’s suites.

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — A cabin on the property is known as ‘The Oyster House.’ It includes a swimming pool, cabana, fire pit and barn.

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — According to the WSJ, Ben fell in love with Georgia while filming “Forces of Nature” with actress Sandra Bullock in the 1990s. Ben soon found the perfect property to call home in the southern state.

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — Guests are expected to conclude the festivities with a barbeque picnic on Sunday. What a perfectly Southern way to end the event!

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — Top Hollywood talent agent Patrick Whitesell and his wife model and actress Pia Miller were also guests. They joined a slew of other Hollywood elites at the party.

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — The 87-acre compound featured a marquee on the grounds, tables set up on a riverfront dock and a fireworks display constructed. The wedding was an A-list event after all!

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — “This is as formal as I’ve been dressed since maybe my First Communion when I was 7,” Kevin Smith tweeted about his outfit for the wedding. He had posted apicture with his wife.

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — “I always say the color green is my lucky color,” Jennifer shared at the time of her second engagement to Ben. “I’ve realized there are many moments in my life where amazing things happened when I was wearing green.”

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — After their split in 2004, Ben later wed actress Jennifer Garner with whom he shares three children, Violet, 16, Seraphina, 13, and Samuel, 10. Jennifer married Marc Anthony in 2004. The exes are parents to 14-year-old twins Max and Emme.

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — The guests couldn’t get enough of the star-crossed lovers on their big day! All eyes were on Bennifer 2.0!

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — After their Vegas wedding, Bennifer 2.0 flew off to Paris for a fun family vacation! All their kids came along for the trip!

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — Friends and family joined in to celebrate the couple’s big day. The Georgia house was packed full of love!

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — Ben’s brother Casey did not attend as the brothers are said to be on rocky terms. Casey was spotted at an LA Starbucks the day of the Georgia wedding.

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — The aisle was certainly a long one for the wedding party to make their way down to the altar. It gave enough time for the perfect photos to be taken of the wedding party!

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — The locale was simply stunning. And also very cozy as it was Ben’s own home.

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — Ben’s estate in Georgia is just an hour outside of historic Savannah. It sits on the North Newport River.

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — The property spans around 87 acres, and includes a primary residence of 6,000 sq. feet. The location was far from a major city, allowing plenty of privacy.

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — A boat was docked by the wedding party as they took photos near the lake. The lake is fit for boating and fishing.

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — Some guests arrived Saturday afternoon in Old Savannah Tour trolley buses, while others came in black SUVs. They were treated to quite the soiree when they landed at the estate.

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Wedding — Ben and Jennifer looked fabulous as they posed on the dock after the ceremony. No word yet on plans for a honeymoon!

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