Jennifer Lopez confirms Ben Affleck marriage and shares first photos of wedding dress after tying the knot in Las Vegas – and reveals name change-Alicia Adejobi-Entertainment – Metro

Bennifer are officially married (Picture: onthejlo)

Jennifer Lopez has given fans a first look inside her impromptu wedding with Ben Affleck, after the soulmates married in Las Vegas this weekend.

The Love Don’t Cost A Thing singer tied the knot with the Batman actor in Sin City on Saturday, three months after he popped the question – and a year after they reconciled. 

Reports of the nuptials first emerged on Sunday and now Jennifer, 52, has detailed what happened when she and Ben, 49, said their vows. 

In a new blog post on her OnTheJlo website, the Marry Me actress shared a set of photos and videos offering a behind-the-scenes look at their special day. 

One clip shows Jennifer admiring herself in the mirror after slipping into her wedding dresses – one of which was a minimalist yet classic sleeveless white dress featuring a puffball skirt and embroidery, and the other, a strapless gown with lace sleeves, while her hair was worn down in loose curls. 

Meanwhile, the groom filmed himself getting ready in a pretty bog-standard toilet, and wore a white tuxedo. 

Jennifer wore a couple of dresses, including a simple yet classic sleeveless gown with embroidery (Picture: onthejlo)

Meet the new Afflecks (Picture: onthejlo)

Jennifer wrote in the blog: ‘We did it. Love is beautiful. Love is kind. And it turns out love is patient. Twenty years patient.

‘Exactly what we wanted. Last night we flew to Vegas, stood in line for a licence with four other couples, all making the same journey to the wedding capital of the world. Behind us two men held hands and held each other. 

Jennifer and Ben finally made it down the aisle after calling off their first wedding in 2004 (Picture: onthejlo)

Ben had fun filming himself getting ready in a toilet (Picture: onthejlo)

The newlyweds are on cloud nine (Picture: onthejlo)

‘In front of us, a young couple who made the three hour drive from Victorville on their daughter’s second birthday—all of us wanting the same thing— for the world to recognise us as partners and to declare our love to the world through the ancient and nearly universal symbol of marriage. ‘ 

She continued: ‘They were right when they said, “all you need is love”. 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. 

‘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 in the tunnel of love drive through, with your kids and the one you’ll spend forever with. Love is a great thing, maybe the best of things-and worth waiting for.’ 

She signed off the blog with her full – and new – married name: Jennifer Lynn Affleck, confirming details from the marriage licence that saw her indicate she was taking her new hubby’s last name.

It’s not known exactly which guests were in attendance, but Jennifer’s child Emme was seen in one of the pictures posing as they rode in a car.

In April, Jennifer, 52, announced that she was engaged to the Batman actor and revealed the stunning green ring he presented to her during the intimate proposal which happened while she was relaxing in the bath.

It’s certainly been a whirlwind romance for the pair, who began dating in July 2002 and got engaged in November of the same year. However, they postponed their wedding which had been scheduled for September 2003 and ultimately split in January 2004.

More than 17 years after their split, Ben and Jen got back together in spring 2021.

It is Jennifer’s fourth marriage as she was previously wed to Ojani Noa, Cris Judd, and Marc Anthony, with who she shares twins Max and Emme, 14.

Ben was previously married to actress Jennifer Garner, and they share three children, Violet, 16, Seraphina, 13, and Samuel, 10.

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