Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck Wanted A Very Private Marriage, So Much So They Considered Eloping

When love is involved, a grand affair isn’t exactly necessary when it comes to saying vows and getting hitched. For Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck, their private and very small ceremony was all they wanted. But don’t worry, another “bigger” and more extravagant one is coming soon.

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After living through the 20 years that stood between their first engagement and their marriage, Affleck, 49, and Lopez, 52, decided to do things their own way. No “lights, camera, action” moment, just a “super small” and sweet ceremony.

A source close to the couple told PEOPLE that it was the couple’s plan to have a private wedding, adding that they’d talked about a possible elopement.

“They were both comfortable with the idea of eloping,” the source shared. “They talked about it for a while. It was very important for them to have a private ceremony. They didn’t want their wedding to be a spectacle.”

“The Las Vegas ceremony was perfect. They both loved it. It was private and low-key,” the source noted. “That’s all they asked for.”

On Saturday, the pair flew to Las Vegas to get married. After obtaining a marriage license earlier, they both “barely made it” to A Little White Wedding Chapel by midnight, Lopez told fans in her On the JLo newsletter.

“They graciously stayed open late a few minutes,” she shared. Recounting the details of their wedding, Lopez said she did a “short” walk down the aisle before saying “I do” with Affleck.

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A few hours after the wedding, the “Marry Me” actress updated fans on her newly wedded status. In the wedding announcement newsletter, Lopez signed her name as Jennifer Lynn Affleck.
She also shared her gratitude to have a bigger family, writing, we are “so grateful” for “a new wonderful family of five amazing children and a life that we have never had more reason to look forward to.”

Jennifer Lopez has twins Emme and Max, 14, and Affleck has Violet, 16, Seraphina, 13, and Samuel, 10.

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