The couple, who were engaged in the early 2000s before being separated for 17 years, were married Saturday night at The Little White Chapel, according to Lopez. “We made it. Love is beautiful. Love is kind. And it turns out that love is patient. Twenty years patient,” Lopez, 52, wrote in her “On the JLo” newsletter on Sunday. “Exactly what we wanted. “Last night we flew into Vegas, stood in line for clearance with four other couples, all making the same trip to the wedding capital of the world,” she wrote. “Behind us two men held hands and held each other. Before us, a young couple who made the three-hour drive from Victorville for their daughter’s second birthday—we all want the same thing—to have the world recognize us as partners and declare our love to the world through ancient and almost universal symbol of marriage”. Lopez said the couple arrived at The Little White Wedding Chapel just before midnight and thanked the venue for being held open for them. “So with the best witnesses you could ever imagine, a dress from an old movie and a jacket from Ben’s closet, we read our vows in the little chapel and gave each other the rings we’ll wear for the rest of of our life. Lopez added. “They even had Bluetooth for a (short) run down the aisle. But in the end it was the best possible wedding we could have imagined. One we dreamed of a long time ago and one came true (in the eyes of the state, Las Vegas, a pink convertible and each other) finally, very, very. “When love is real, the only thing that matters in marriage is each other and the promise we make to love, care, understand, be patient, loving and kind to each other. We had this. And so much more. The best night of our lives.” Confirmation of her marriage came hours after it was revealed that the couple had obtained a marriage license in Clark County, Nevada. The couple first met on the set of 2002’s Gigli and got engaged in 2003 before calling it quits in 200, blaming “too much media attention” for the split. It is the fourth marriage for Lopez and the second for Affleck, who was previously married to actress Jennifer Garner. Lopez has 14-year-old twins Em and Max with ex-husband Marc Anthony. Affleck has three children with Garner – Violet, 16, Seraphina, 13, and Samuel, 10. They were romantically linked in early 2021 after the pop star split from former New York Yankees player Alex Rodriguez. They went public with their relationship last July. Lopez revealed her engagement to Affleck in April 2022. In February, she opened up to People magazine about the differences in the couple’s relationship after nearly two decades apart. “We’re older now, we’re smarter, we have more experience, we’re in different places in our lives, we have kids now, and we have to be very aware of those things,” she said. He added: “It’s a beautiful outcome that this happened in this way at this time in our lives where we can really appreciate and celebrate each other and respect each other. “We always have, but we appreciate it even more because we know that life can take you in different directions.” And in her April fan newsletter, she detailed Affleck’s bubble bath proposal. “Did you ever imagine that your biggest dream could come true?” she wrote “On Saturday night while I was in my favorite place on earth (in the bubble bath), my beautiful love got down on one knee and proposed. I was completely unprepared and I looked into his eyes smiling and crying at the same time trying hard to comprehend the fact that after 20 years this was happening again I was literally speechless and he said, “is this is yes? I said YES, of course that’s a YES.” “I was smiling so big and tears were streaming down my face, I felt so incredibly happy and fulfilled. It wasn’t anything fancy, but it was the most romantic thing I could imagine… just a quiet Saturday night at home, two people promising to always be there for each other.” The Independent has contacted Lopez’s representatives for comment.
