The pastor, who married Jennifer Lopez (52) and Ben Affleck (49), revealed details of the wedding to “People” magazine. According to this, Ryan Wolfe and his colleague had just started preparing for their closing time around 9 p.m. Saturday and closing the Little White Chapel in Las Vegas when Lopez and Affleck pulled up in an SUV. “And we said, ‘Okay, I think we can do another [wedding],'” the pastor recalls.
At that time, Wolfe was not aware that the two were Hollywood stars. “I didn’t recognize her right away. Mainly because I didn’t expect to see her.” Only when he showed Affleck the way to the toilet, where he wanted to change, did it click. Affleck is said to have assured him that he didn’t need a fancy locker room. “And then it suddenly hit me. I thought, ‘This is Ben Affleck! This is Ben Affleck!'” He tried not to look nervous or overwhelmed, “but it was difficult”.
Despite Hollywood status, the couple said they wanted “just a regular wedding.” Lopez walked down the aisle for the regular “Here Comes the Bride” procession, wearing a strapless dress by Lebanese designer Zuhair Murad and carrying a bridal bouquet. Affleck wore a white tuxedo with a pin.
For the ceremony, the two had prepared their own vows. “They had their own words and they were beautiful words for each other,” revealed Wolfe about the “emotional moment” of the wedding. And further: “You can definitely see the love they have for each other.”
Present as groomsmen were Lopez’s 14-year-old daughter Emme and one of Affleck’s three children. “They would have to be 18 to be legal witnesses, but I allowed the children to sign the document,” the pastor said. An employee of the church signed for the official license.
The children also had a lot of fun at the ceremony: “You could see that they were also close, had a good relationship, really liked each other. They were very excited and you could tell that they were really happy.”
There was no professional photographer, but the children took many photos during the wedding, the wedding ceremony is said to have been recorded with Affleck’s cell phone. By midnight the wedding was over.
Wolfe only has warm words for the future of the two Hollywood stars: He is sure that they are “soul mates”. “I believe 100 percent that it will last. They will do it. I really believe that they are made for each other.”
J.Lo and Affleck met while filming together in 2001. They became engaged in November 2002 but separated in 2004. Affleck married colleague Jennifer Garner (50) in 2005, with whom he has three children. They separated in 2015 and divorced in 2018. J.Lo married singer Marc Anthony (53) in 2004 and has twins with him. Their relationship broke up in 2011. Affleck and Lopez have been dating since last year, and the two got engaged in April 2022.
