It was reported by TMZ on Sunday afternoon that Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez had officially tied the knot. Of course, as fans of Bennifer know, these nuptials were set to happen two decades ago, but hey… timing is everything, right?
While not much detail was released at the time of the initial announcement, fans have been waiting eagerly to see first-look wedding photos and they’re FINALLY HERE!
In official court documents obtained by TMZ, Benjamin Géza Affleck and Jennifer Lynn Lopez got a marriage license in Clark County, Nevada on Saturday, July 16.
This means the pair officially tied the knot 20 YEARS after their original engagement in 2002.
At the time of the announcement, a source told “ET” that the couple “have so much fun together and thought this would be a fun idea, too.”
“Ben is absolutely in love with Jen and feels loved by her, too. They both feel so comfortable with each other, and like, they share history and know each other so well,” they added.
As fans will recall, the pair first got engaged in 2002 with the STUNNING pink diamond I will always think about.
Sadly for Bennifer fans, the pair called it quits in 2004.
Of course, Ben would go on to marry actress Jennifer Garner and have three children, while JLo married singer Marc Anthony and had twins.
Reflecting on her relationship reboot with Ben back in February, Jennifer explained why things were so different for the pair the second time around.
“We’re older now, we’re smarter, we have more experience, we’re at different places in our lives, we have kids now,” Jen explained to People at the time, “and we have to be very conscious of those things.”
“We’re so protective because it is such a beautiful time for all of us,” she told the publication, adding that she and Ben consider their union to be “sacred.”
“I feel so lucky and happy and proud to be with him,” the Marry Me actress gushed. “It’s a beautiful love story that we got a second chance.”
“It’s beautiful the way it feels very different than it was years ago,” she said. “There’s more of an appreciation and a celebration for it, which is nice.”
“When you find somebody and you really, really love them and you get a second chance at that? That is a really rare, precious, beautiful thing and we don’t take it for granted.”
Okay sorry, I had to take a moment to WIPE MY TEARS.
Now, we finally have a first look at the pair’s nuptials, and omg… it’s even more gorgeous than we could have imagined!
Sharing a first look on her website, OnTheJlo.com , fans got to see that the pair kept it super lowkey but still super glam.
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“They were right when they said ‘all you need is love,'” the singer began in a message to fans.
“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 moments of your life in a drive through in Las Vegas at tweleve thirty in the morning in the tunnel of love drive-through, with your kids and the one you’ll spend forever with.”
“We did it. Love is beautiful. Love is kind. And it turns out love is patient. Twenty years patient.”
Also, please note she signed off the letter with MRS. JENNIFER LYNN AFFLECK.
I’M CRYING A THOUSAND TEARS.
From what we can see, Jennifer wore a beautiful off-the-shoulder, long-sleeve gown while Ben opted for a cream-colored tux.
To be fair, these two could have shown up in garbage bags and looked absolutely stunning. I CAN’T WAIT TO SEE MORE PICS!
Congrats, love birds!
