Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck quietly sealed their marriage, according to court documents uncovered by TMZ.
The pair obtained their marriage license on July 16 at a court in Clark County, Nevada. The documents list the spouses as Benjamin Geza Affleck and Jennifer Lynn Lopez.
“They approached it like a couple wandering into the desert for a spontaneous yes,” TMZ notes, alluding to the Nevada landscape.
Official confirmation of the wedding has not been issued by the celebrities themselves, though broadcast outlets reported that the ceremony did occur. In the meantime, the couple has been seen orchestrating a shared life: paparazzi photos show them on family trips with their children, and they recently scoped out a home together. A New York real estate listing valued the property they favor at about $60 million. TMZ additionally reports the home was once owned by Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman.
HollywoodLife had earlier suggested that a larger celebration in Los Angeles would follow the private nuptials, slated for late summer or early fall.
engagement
The couple announced their engagement in April. Lopez discussed how Affleck proposed in a candid recounting that captured headlines.
“Have you ever dreamed that your biggest dream could come true? Saturday night I was in my favorite place in the world—in a bubble bath. Then my girlfriend joined me, went down on one knee, and proposed. I slipped off the ring and said, ‘Will you marry me?’” she recalled.
When paparazzi captured a ring on Lopez’s finger, she was photographed shopping with her daughter Emma at a furniture store, adding to the public buzz around the engagement.
The engagement ring itself weighs 8.5 carats. Diamond Pro head Mike Fried told Page Six that a green diamond of this size is exceptionally rare. He pegged the ring’s value at around $10 million. Lopez has often described green as her lucky color in interviews.
Ilana Portugali of Beverly Hills Diamonds, who crafted the ring, offered congratulations and noted that among fancy colored diamonds, green stones are among the rarest and most coveted. “Green embodies nature and calm, symbolizes life and health, and is linked to good fortune and prosperity,” he observed.
twenty years apart
Affleck first proposed to Lopez in 2002, but the engagement dissolved just before the wedding day due to intense public scrutiny and media pressure. In a Rolling Stone interview, the actor reflected on those challenges, recalling how constant criticism undermined what was a powerful love at that moment.
Affleck went on to marry Jennifer Garner, with whom he shares three children. Lopez later married Marc Anthony and had two children with him. In 2021, the couple reunited, reigniting a long-standing connection that endured years of separations and separate relationships.
In a February interview, Lopez spoke about the renewal of love and life with Affleck, describing a moment of profound happiness and gratitude. She spoke of a journey that brought them to a second chance and emphasized the importance of showing their children what true love looks like.
Lopez added that she hopes her children learn to recognize genuine love when it appears and to hold onto it with care.