Jennifer Lopez Shares The REAL Reason She Eloped To Las Vegas With Ben Affleck

Jennifer Lopez has finally revealed the reason behind her Vegas wedding to actor Ben Affleck.

Lopez and Affleck announced their second engagement in April 2022, some 20 years after they first started dating and got engaged.

The couple later married in a private ceremony in Las Vegas, Nevada, before hosting another lavish ceremony in Georgia a month later.

Read on for more details.

Why Jennifer Lopez And Ben Affleck Went To Las Vegas

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The “Hustlers” actress revealed that she and Affleck had to elope to Vegas for a secret ceremony to avoid the stress of planning a big family wedding.

When asked about her wedding planning during a press event for her new film “Shotgun Wedding,” Lopez reportedly joked that the stress of planning was what ultimately led to their decision.

“I think that’s why we ran off to Vegas and got married there in the first place,” Lopez said Insider. “Takes all the stress out of the big family wedding we had.”

Lopez praised Affleck for planning the surprise wedding, saying, “He has amazing eyes. He has incredible taste… But everything we do, we try and do together.”

“Planning a wedding is a lot. Very stressed,” said the singer.

They Almost Didn’t Make It To Their Marriage

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The “Ain’t it Funny” singer revealed that, but thanks to the Little White Wedding Chapel, she and her husband Affleck barely made it to their Vegas wedding.

follow InsiderLopez, 53, explained in her newsletter that she and Affleck arrived at the church for their wedding ceremony very late and the church stayed open until after midnight to accommodate their nuptials.

“They stayed open a few minutes late, let us take pictures in the pink Cadillac convertible, which was obviously used by the king himself (but if we wanted Elvis himself to show up, it cost extra and he was in bed),” she wrote. .

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The singer also revealed that they had to queue behind four other couples to get their marriage license in Clark County, Nevada, before heading to Vegas.

“[We] standing in line to get a license with four other couples, all making the same trip to the wedding capital of the world,” Lopez said.

He added, “Behind us, two men were holding hands and holding each other. Before us, was a young couple who drove three hours from Victorville on their daughter’s second birthday—we all wanted the same thing—for the world to recognize us as a couple and express our love to the world through an ancient and almost universal symbol of marriage.”

Jennifer Lopez And Ben Affleck Had A Luxury Wedding In Georgia

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Last August, the couple celebrated their wedding with a grand ceremony at Affleck’s Georgia estate after holding their private wedding in Vegas with their children in attendance.

follow Many peopleLopez wore a white Ralph Lauren gown with a long train and hood, while Affleck wore a tuxedo with a white jacket and black pants.

The event was officiated by popular podcaster and life coach Jay Shetty. It lasted three days and was attended by friends and family of Lopez and Affleck. Among the famous celebrities present for the ceremony were Matt Damon, Affleck’s close friend, and Leah Remini, Lopez’s best friend.

Ben Affleck Meets Jennifer Lopez on the Set of ‘Gigli’

MEGA The “Ain’t Your Mama” singer and the “Deep Water” actress first dated in 2002 after meeting on the set of the critically acclaimed romantic comedy, “Gigli.”

Affleck proposed to the singer at the time with a custom-made six-carat pink diamond engagement ring from Harry Winston.

“It’s just a blanket, a rose petal blanket, all over the house,” Lopez said of the unexpected proposal in Boston, per Insider. “So many candles, and vases, bouquets. And my song ‘Glad’ was playing … I walked in and I was just overwhelmed. I didn’t expect it, and I was like ‘Oh my God.’”

The two called off their engagement in the Fall of 2003, blaming excessive media attention. “That’s part of what destroyed us, the outside energy coming at us. It’s hard and we love each other,” Lopez said.

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