They first said "I do" to each other in an intimate ceremony in Las Vegas on July 16.
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck later threw a lavish three-day party for friends and family at the American actor's sprawling property in Georgia on August 20.
Kevin Smith, director and longtime friend of the actor, was among the guests.
During the talk show “The View” broadcast on Tuesday September 13, this one declared: “They wrote their vows, but he wrote a great speech which he read to her at the wedding, which was breathtaking.
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“His own fan”
"He's one of my favorite writers in the world," says Kevin Smith.
The director of
Clerks
(1994), who won the Audience Award at the Deauville festival, also kindly made fun of Ben Affleck.
"One of my favorite things about him is that he's his own fan, so he wrote a 12-page speech," he joked.
Joking aside, Kevin Smith was full of praise for the wedding ceremony: “It was wonderful.
Very inspiring,” he said.
Before adding: “It was like the end of a real fairy tale.
And Jennifer has great taste, the whole place was beautiful.
(...) I was happy for them.
They deserve it."
The director also joked, "Even a cold-hearted robot would come out of this ceremony thinking, 'Oh my God, real love can happen!'"
In video, the preparations for the wedding of Jlo and Ben Affleck
"It is paradise.
Same here.
Here we are."
Ben Affleck's speech would have included a line from the film
Live By Night
(2017) which he directed: "It's paradise.
Same here.
Here we are."
In the September 1 edition of the “On the JLo” newsletter published by Jennifer Lopez, the latter wrote: “Years ago, we had no idea that the road ahead of us would involve navigating through so many labyrinths and hold so many surprises, blessings and delights.
Everything culminated in this moment, one of the most perfect of our lives.
We couldn't have been happier.”
The actor, revealed at the age of 25 by
Will Hunting
(1998), and the star of
Marry me
(2022) met for the first time in 2002, while they were filming the police comedy
Amours troubles
(2003) together.
The couple, nicknamed 'Bennifer' later got engaged, planned to get married, but postponed the wedding due to 'excessive media attention'.
He publicly announced their breakup in January 2004, before reconnecting two decades later, and sealing his union.
This time for good.
