{"id":221705,"date":"2022-07-17T21:06:22","date_gmt":"2022-07-18T02:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=221705"},"modified":"2022-07-19T11:26:47","modified_gmt":"2022-07-19T16:26:47","slug":"j-lo-affleck-tie-the-knot-at-las-vegas-wedding-chapel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/j-lo-affleck-tie-the-knot-at-las-vegas-wedding-chapel\/","title":{"rendered":"J. Lo, Ben Affleck Tie The Knot At Las Vegas Wedding Chapel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck had a surprise wedding ceremony in a Las Vegas chapel this weekend. Initially, they reportedly wanted an Elvis impersonator to do the wedding. But it was a regular officiant who actually performed the ceremony.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_221714\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-221714\" data-style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-221714\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/wedding-142x96.jpeg\" alt=\"Celebrities Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck at their wedding ceremony\" width=\"1200\" height=\"810\" \/><figcaption  id=\"caption-attachment-221714\"class=\"text-description\">Celebrities Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck at their wedding ceremony, pictured above. It took place at a Las Vegas wedding chapel. (Image:<em> AP<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>TMZ<\/em> first reported that the two love-struck stars had received a marriage license in Clark County this weekend. It was processed on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The license reportedly lists their legal names: Benjamin Geza Affleck, 49, and Jennifer Lynn Lopez, 52. Officially, the certificate has to be filed with officials within ten days of the ceremony, <em>People<\/em> reported. As of Sunday afternoon, it had yet to be filed.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JLo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JLo<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenAffleck?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BenAffleck<\/a> got a marriage license in Clark County shortly before midnight Saturday night, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClarkCountyNV?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ClarkCountyNV<\/a> confirms. <br \/>County says we won\u2019t know if the marriage is official until the certificate is filed. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FOX5Vegas?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FOX5Vegas<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Jy2wLAsMrs\">pic.twitter.com\/Jy2wLAsMrs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jaclyn Schultz (@JaclynFOX5Vegas) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JaclynFOX5Vegas\/status\/1548738976000798720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 17, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Love Redo<\/h2>\n<p>Their fans remember how the pair were first engaged in 2002. That relationship did not work out. It fizzled in 2004.<\/p>\n<div class=\"callout\">\n<p>But then last year, the two started being seen together. Last August, <em>Casino.org<\/em> reported that Affleck played at a gaming property in Monaco\u2019s glamorous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/ben-affleck-reportedly-spotted-at-monte-carlo-casino-during-european-getaway\/\">Monte Carlo<\/a> for hours. J.Lo was reportedly nearby. The two were traveling in Europe.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>In June 2021 that Affleck also was spotted at Las Vegas\u2019 Wynn Resort and Casino\u2019s high limit room in an early morning stop, <em>TMZ<\/em> reported. Affleck was accompanied in Las Vegas that June by Jennifer Lopez\u2019s mother, Guadalupe Lopez.<\/p>\n<p>Months later, J.Lo was seen wearing an engagement ring. It is a green diamond ring. It was in April that the two officially announced their engagement.<\/p>\n<h2>Destination: Vegas<\/h2>\n<p>The two originally planned on having an Elvis impersonator perform at the wedding, <em>TMZ <\/em>revealed. But given the late hour, he was not around, <em>USA Today<\/em> added.<\/p>\n<p>The couple got there so late, that the wedding chapel was close to closing its doors for the day. The chapel was identified as A Little White Wedding Chapel, the <em>Las Vegas Review-Journal<\/em> reported.<\/p>\n<p>Still, the wedding was a success for the couple. J.Lo shared some details of the ceremony after the couple was wed.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"main-blockquote\"><p><strong>Exactly what we wanted,&#8221;<\/strong> Lopez wrote on her fan newsletter. <strong>&#8220;Last night we flew to Vegas, stood in line for a license with four other couples, all making the same journey to the wedding capital of the world.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The chapel apparently has an onsite pink Cadillac convertible, maybe once driven by Presley, <em>USA Today<\/em> said. J.Lo and Affleck sat in the car to take wedding pics, the report added.<\/p>\n<p>J.Lo now shares custody of 14-year-old twins, Emme and Max, with ex-husband singer Marc Anthony, <em>People<\/em> said. Affleck shares three children &#8212; Violet, 16, Seraphina, 13, and Samuel, 10 &#8212; with ex-wife and actress Jennifer Garner. The children were believed to be in attendance at the wedding.<\/p>\n<h2>Elvis Weddings<\/h2>\n<p>In May, many of the 50-plus Las Vegas chapels which offer Elvis-themed destination weddings got cease and desist letters from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/las-vegas-wedding-chapels-abg-negotiate-on-elvis-presley-themed-ceremonies\/\">Authentic Brands Group<\/a> (ABG), a chapel owner told <em>Casino.org<\/em>. ABG is a licensing company that represents Presley\u2019s estate and the estates of many other celebrities.<\/p>\n<p>But then company apparently then backtracked. Their representatives negotiated with chapel owners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Overall, Las Vegas destination wedding ceremonies are a significant part of the state\u2019s tourism sector. The entire wedding industry produces $2 billion a year.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Clark County issued its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/las-vegas-issues-five-millionth-wedding-license\/\">five-millionth wedding license<\/a> in February.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck had a surprise wedding ceremony in a Las Vegas chapel this weekend. Initially, they reportedly wanted an Elvis impersonator to do the wedding. But it was a regular officiant who actually performed the ceremony. 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