Plans are underway at Ben Affleck’s Georgia estate for the actor’s second wedding to Jennifer Lopez this weekend, following their ceremony in Las Vegas last month.
A marquee was seen being erected on the waterfront property on Thursday as officials toiled throughout the day in preparation for the star-studded ceremony.
Meanwhile, the couple was spotted shopping in Savannah, Georgia on Thursday with family and friends.
Their three-day “intimate celebration for family and friends” will kick off with a rehearsal dinner on Friday, our insider shared.
The actors will then tie the knot on Saturday, this time in front of family and friends of celebrities who couldn’t make it to the first wedding, such as Matt Damon, Jimmy Kimmel, Casey Affleck and Drea De Matteo, all of whom are expected to attend.
We also heard that there will be a barbecue on Sunday.
Page Six has also learned that celebrity life coach and podcaster Jay Shetty is expected to officiate at their much-anticipated nuptials.
Shetty and Lopez seem to have been close for a few years now, with her even opening up about her relationship struggles over the years.
On his podcast, she revealed that she went to therapy in her 30s and that “there [was] there is a lot of talk about loving yourself and I said to myself “I love myself!” But obviously I was doing all these things in my personal relationship that didn’t seem like I was loving myself, but I didn’t even understand the concept of that.
She added: “I took my time and it’s been a journey and it’s still a journey for me.”
A tent is erected for the Saturday ceremony. BACKGRID
Lopez and Affleck tied the knot last month in a Las Vegas ceremony, with the singer taking to her ‘On The JLo’ newsletter to gush about their Sin City nuptials.
“Last night we flew to Vegas, stood in line for a license with four other couples, all on the same journey to the wedding capital of the world,” she shared with her subscribed fans.
“Behind us, two men held hands and grabbed 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 – for the world to recognize us as partners and to declare our love to the world through the ancient and almost universal symbol of the marriage.
The Saving Private Ryan star and the Enough actress continued to celebrate their honeymoon in Paris, where they were spotted packing up their personal computer.
Ben Affleck’s Georgia mansion will host the actor’s second wedding ceremony. BACKGRID
Despite the good times, sources close to the couple told Page Six that the heavy paparazzi presence “scared” the actor.
“It was a whole new level,” the source said, adding it was “almost Princess Diana level.”
The two met in 2001 on the set of their film Gigli, while Lopez was still married to her second husband, Chris Judd.
After their split in June 2002, Bennifer was born, with Affleck initially proposing in 2002. Unfortunately, they split and didn’t make it down the aisle.
The couple honeymooned in Paris after their Las Vegas wedding. Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Im
Lopez is married to Marc Anthony, with whom he shares twins Max and Emme, while Affleck is married to Jennifer Garner, with whom he shares daughters Violet and Seraphina and son Samuel.
Both relationships ended in divorce, with the couple eventually getting back together in 2021 following Lopez’s broken engagement to former Yankee Alex Rodriguez.
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