Jennifer Lopez Reveals The Reason Behind Her And Ben Affleck’s Vegas Wedding

Jennifer Lopez revealed why she eloped with Ben Affleck.

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She said she got married to Affleck in Vegas in order to take the pressure off of planning the big wedding.

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Lopez and Affleck got married in Vegas in the presence of their family.

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The duo almost didn’t make it in time for the wedding in sin city.

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Lopez commended Affleck for planning the surprise Vegas wedding.

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They had another ceremony at Affleck's Georgia estate a month later.

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Jay Shetty officiated the ceremony, according to reports.

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Lopez and Affleck first dated in 2002 and subsequently got engaged that same year.

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They called off the engagement at the time, blaming excessive media attention.

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