"It was the biggest heartbreak of my life." When Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck announced that they were rekindling their romance almost twenty years after they called off their wedding, the noughties nostalgia was real.
Guests have arrived! Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck's wedding weekend has officially started, and some of the closest family members and celebrity friends have arrived for the celebration, including Hollywood actor Matt Damon and his wife Luciana Barroso.
Page Six reported that friends like Matt Damon and his wife Luciana Barroso; Jimmy Kimmel; director Kevin Smith and his wife Jennifer; Clerks actor Jason Mewes and his wife, film producer Jordan Monsanto; and talent agent Patrick Whitesell and his wife, model Pia Miller, were in attendance.
Who was Jennifer Lopez engaged to before Ben Affleck?
Lopez was previously married to Ojani Noa from 1997 to 1998, Cris Judd from 2001 to 2003 and Marc Anthony, with whom she shares twins Max and Emme, from 2004 to 2014. Before marrying Affleck in 2022, they were previously engaged from 2002 to 2004.
Jennifer Garner Reveals Shocking Details About Ben Affleck and J-Lo
Who is Ben Affleck's best friend?
Matt Damon and Ben Affleck's friendship spans 4 decades. How it all began. The childhood friends from Massachusetts cemented their star statuses with “Good Will Hunting” — and have been working together ever since.
“Ben's best friend Matt Damon will be invited to the wedding, but not in any official role. Ben's brother, Casey Affleck, will be his best man, while the couple's children from their previous marriages, will also be very involved as well,” a source exclusively tells OK!.
While many celebrities were in attendance, The King of Queens alum (and Lopez's close friend) Leah Remini was notably absent. Stars like Matt Damon, Jimmy Kimmel, Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes were reported to have been at the ceremony, but fans began to wonder where Remini was.
Around 170 guests were in attendance, including Jen's then-manager Benny Medina, who acted as the best man, her two sisters Lynda and Lesley, who were bridesmaids, and her childhood friend Arlene Rodriguez, who was the maid of honour.
An alternative. Jennifer Garner skipped out on both Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez's weddings. Fans spotted her in her hometown with her boyfriend at an unsuspecting superstore instead of her ex-husband's second wedding.
They both loved it. It was private and low-key. That's all they asked for." The low-key affair was attended by very few people, including Lopez's daughter, Emme, and one of Affleck's three children.
“Even though he was in his late 20s, I was in my early 30s, it still, it wasn't ... we weren't ready to deal with, and look at each other and go, what we have is real, we need to buckle down, we need to do some work,” she explained.
"We had a big wedding planned—14 ushers and bridesmaids—and three days before, we just crumbled under the pressure." Affleck said something similar, saying that “the massive amount of scrutiny around our private life” ultimately resulted in them calling off the wedding.
"We had a big wedding planned — 14 ushers and bridesmaids — and three days before, we just crumbled under the pressure," Jennifer, 54, explained, adding that they "broke up." Ben, 51, agreed with his wife's take, adding their demise was due to "the massive amount of scrutiny around our private life."
They don't get along and when you go up against someone's partner, you always lose,” a source told Radar. “Leah was there for Jen when Ben broke her heart. Leah knows everything, all the ugly details about what went down between her best friend and Ben. No wonder she doesn't like him.
Among the attendees are Affleck's longtime friends Matt Damon and his wife Luciana, filmmaker Kevin Smith and wife Jennifer, Clerks actor Jason Mewes and wife Jordan Monsanto, top Hollywood talent agent Patrick Whitesell and his wife model and actress Pia Miller.
Why did Casey Affleck not go to his brother's wedding?
Casey Affleck was unable to fly to Georgia to attend the celebrity wedding of the decade — the marriage of his brother, Ben, to mega-star Jennifer Lopez — because it appears he had to take his 14-year-old son to soccer practice.
A source close to the family told HollywoodLife on July 22, 2022, that Jen Garner did everything she could to welcome the newlywed couple. The Adam Project star “congratulated Ben and J. Lo following their Vegas wedding, and she sent them a beautiful bouquet of flowers.” J-Lo felt “really touched” by the gesture.
Affleck was seen a short time later boarding the private plane with his best friend Matt Damon, 51, and his wife and children in tow as they prepared to board the private plane.
According to OK! Magazine, the pair does not have a prenup even though they have a combined $550 million fortune, with J. Lo at a whopping $400 million and Ben at $150 million.
