It is a truth universally acknowledged that a modern wedding doubles as a statement about who a couple is together. And Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck’s second ceremony—the one for friends and family, held nearly 20 years after the pair broke off their original engagement—certainly followed the dictum. Lopez and Affleck are A+ celebrities, so they hosted a three-day celebration in a remote-ish location to their largely Los Angeles-based or New York-based guest list (Georgia, United States). One of them is a platinum-grade musician and one of them is a movie star, so they wore white and asked the wedding party and guests to do the same. And there were apparently some high-Pinterest-core “live, laugh, love”–type signs around the place confirming what we already know: These two are sweet, sweet corny people.
One shocking thing to note: The presence of New England’s finest coffee purveyor, Dunkin’, has not yet drifted up from the flotsam of details out of the weekend. It’s strange considering Affleck is its biggest fan; Dunkin’ is such a big part of his typical day that one would expect it to be a huge part of his very special day. Maybe the news just hasn’t made it out of the weekend yet; there is already a lot to chew on. So while we wait to hear whether guests enjoyed Sunday brunch Munchkins, here are the best details that have come out of the romantic weekend:
His and Hers Looks
Affleck’s look wasn’t so far off from his Las Vegas ’fit. He wore a Hollywood classic: the white tuxedo jacket and black bow tie. Very Humphrey Bogart. Very (young) Sean Connery. Very on theme (“Old Hollywood”).
For her third wedding dress (the other two were worn during their Vegas wedding), Lopez wore a mock-neck, short-sleeve mermaid dress that flared ever outward at the bottom. There was a cutout around the back. The rumor was that the dress would be designed by Ralph Lauren and made in Italy.
And then…
The Veil
It was big. Huge. There was a real sweeping quality to this truly enormous veil. For photos, she draped it over a bridge and spread it out across a lawn. It was really quite a veil.
The Children—All the Same but Different
The family all donned white for the occasion (or black and white). Violet, Affleck and Jennifer Garner’s eldest, wore a white tulle ball gown. Seraphina, their middle child, and Max, one of Lopez and Marc Anthony’s twins, wore white suits with black ties. Max topped his off with a straw hat. Samuel, Affleck and Garner’s youngest, mirrored his father with a white tuxedo jacket, bow tie, and black pants, while Lopez’s other twin, Emme, wore a double-breasted suit (no tie).
The Guests
These two got Kevin Smith into a three-piece shorts suit. “This is as formal as I’ve been dressed since maybe my First Communion when I was 7,” the director said. Affleck’s Boston bosom buddy Matt Damon and his wife, Luciana, was there, as was top Hollywood talent agent Patrick Whitesell and his wife, Pia.
As expected, the podcaster and “purpose coach” Jay Shetty officiated the ceremony, and his wife, Radhi, also attended.
The Setting
Arrangements of white flowers supplemented the natural beauty of Riceboro, Georgia, trees during the ceremony. A long white carpet led guests from the ceremony, held on an assembled platform with chairs, to the main house where the reception was held on Saturday. There was an all-white piano and a fireworks display, per People.
Affleck had tried to sell this property as recently as 2019, before he and Lopez had rekindled their love. It was where they had intended to hold their wedding nearly 20 years ago, before they broke off their engagement, went their separate ways, married other people, had children, enjoyed successes, and endured failures. And now on the other side of all that, there they were at the house Affleck couldn’t manage to off-load, finishing the job. There’s a sweetness to the symmetry, and you know those two live-laugh-lovers found meaning in this spot.