Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck first got married in Las Vegas in July 2022. The following month, they celebrated their nuptials in a ceremony in Georgia in front of friends and family. Jay Shetty, the officiant of their wedding, recounted this experience on the podcast
Next Question with Katie Couric
, broadcast this Thursday, April 18. The
Think Like a Monk
author
says his friendship with Jlo began a few years ago. when the actress appeared on an episode of her podcast,
On Purpose with Jay Shetty.
“We hit it off, then we stayed in touch and we got closer,” he says. He adds that the pop star then invited him to “celebrate weddings at the launch of her musical show
Marry Me
”. Based on this relationship, and the fact that Jay Shetty is also known in the United States as a life coach and the author of The
8 Rules of Love
, Ben Affleck's fiancée asked him to officiate the wedding ceremony. his wedding.
Jay Shetty admits to feeling "nervous" over Jennifer Lopez's request, even going so far as to call himself an "anxious wreck." “I was like, 'Wow, that's a lot of pressure. It’s quite difficult to do something like that,” he said. But it was “a very nice discussion” with Jlo that would have helped him “understand the type of ceremony they wanted” and put him at ease with his request.
Movie or reality?
The officiant then told Katie Couric about his memories of the ceremony, describing it as "one of the most surreal experiences of
(his)
life." Although he admitted to always being emotional at weddings "because
(he)
loves everything that has to do with romance", he recognized that it had a particular effect on him. “I wondered if I was in a movie or in reality, because I had never seen weddings like this except in movies,” he recalls. Then I was like, “No, no, no, this is reality. Come back to reality.” The officiant even admitted to having difficulty holding back his tears. “I cry at everyone's wedding because I love love,” he explained.
(Ben Affleck)
was standing right next to me and he was shedding a tear, and Jennifer was walking down the aisle in a dress and everyone was looking at her, I was like, "Jay, don't cry. It's not about you. Do not Cry'." “It was really a great experience,” he concluded, saying he was very “grateful for this opportunity.” “It will always be one of my most special memories, one that I will cherish for a very long time.”