Jennifer Lopezhad a lot to celebrate as 2022 came to a close — including her weddings toBen Affleck. To ring in 2023, theMarry Mestarshared a recap videoof her favorite moments of the year, including some never-before-seen pictures of her wedding looks and her engagement ring.
Included in Lopez’s montage of the year — which she called “one of the best years yet” — were a couple closeups ofher green engagement ringthat Affleck used to pop the question in April. When she officially shared the news last year, she revealed in her On the JLo newsletter, “I’ve realized there are many moments in my life where amazing things happened when I was wearing green.”
But it was later in the video where Lopez, 53, really narrowed in on her biggest events of the year: her intimateLas Vegas wedding in Julyand herGeorgia wedding in August.
TheThis Is Me…Nowsinger showed off pictures inher wedding-wear in Las Vegas, including a few snaps in her Zuhair Murad wedding gown alongside Affleck, 50, in his black and white tux. Lopez also donned an Alexander McQueen gown for her Vegas nuptials thatshe’d been holding ontofor the right moment.
“I’ve had this dress for so many years, and I’ve just been saving it, saving it, saving it, and now I’m wearing it on my wedding day,” Lopez revealed as she showed off the timeless design in an emotional clip shared in her On the JLo newsletter in July.
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In August, Lopez and Affleck had a whole wedding weekend in Georgia to celebrate their love with friends and family. From their family outing in Savannah all the way through to the wedding ceremony and reception, Lopez wore a number of high-fashion looks — which she shared again on Instagram (as well as what looks to be some fittings!).
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Three Ralph Lauren gownswere part of Lopez’s big day, including a turtleneck column dress with more than 1,000 handkerchiefs attached to it for her to walk down the aisle in. Lopez later changed into a chandelier pearl gown, which featured micro-pleats of silk tulle, pearl embellishments and Swarovski crystal detailing. 30 artisans worked to hand-embroider the one-of-a-kind, open-back design across 700 hours.
Lopez and Affleck first began dating in July 2002 and got engaged that November. They later postponed their September 2003 wedding just days before their planned ceremony and ultimately split.
Affleck later wed actressJennifer Garnerwith whom he shares three children, Violet, 17, Seraphina, 13, and Samuel, 10. Lopez married Grammy-award winnerMarc Anthonyin 2004. The exes are parents to 14-year-old twins Max and Emme.
In 2021,Lopez and Affleck rekindled their relationship. “We’re older now, we’re smarter, we have more experience, we’re at different places in our lives, we have kids now, and we have to be very conscious of those things,” Lopez told PEOPLE last year about the couple’s second shot at love. “It’s a beautiful outcome that this has happened in this way at this time in our lives where we can really appreciate and celebrate each other and respect each other.”
source: people.com
