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Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez are set to tie the knot again this weekend during an extravagant three-day celebration at his sprawling estate in Riceboro, Georgia.
The 50-year-old actor and the 53-year-old singer first married last month during a midnight ceremony at the Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas.
Now, they’re celebrating with an elaborate affair – and this weekend festivities will mark the culmination of the couple’s 20-year journey to the altar.
In images obtained by Fox News Digital, party trucks and cars are seen driving down a private road leading to Affleck’s sprawling Georgia estate Thursday.
The three-day celebration of their love is set to take place over the weekend at Ben Affleck’s estate in Georgia.
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Staff members were also seen checking the drivers’ identifications upon their arrival at the property.
The couple’s first wedding was more intimate. This time, it will be more elaborate with more people in attendance to celebrate.
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While Affleck and Lopez’s first wedding was an intimate affair attended by a handful of people, including three of their children, their upcoming nuptials will be a more elaborate fête.
Here’s what to know about the three-day extravaganza:
The venue
Affleck purchased the wedding venue in 2003 when he was dating Lopez the first time. He tried to sell it in 2018 and took it off the market in 2020 when it failed to sell.
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Affleck initially purchased his sprawling Georgia estate in 2003, while he was dating Lopez. The Oscar winner listed the property for $8.9 million in 2018 but took it off the market in 2020 after it failed to sell.
The estate, located on the Hampton Island preserve approximately an hour outside of Savannah, is comprised of three structures overlooking the Newport River.
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The plantation-style primary mansion includes 6,000 square feet of living space and features four bedrooms, 25-foot-high Doric columns and a wraparound porch.
Wedding preparations have begun on the estate.
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In addition to the main house, there is a smaller cottage for entertaining and a five-bedroom guest house with three master suites.
Matt Damon, Jimmy Kimmel and Drea de Matteo are reportedly among the wedding guests who will stay at the 10,000 square foot cabin, known as the Oyster House, over the weekend.
The officiant
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez’s wedding will be officiated by life coach and former monk Jay Shetty. Shetty and Lopez worked together on an episode of “Couch Conversations” on YouTube.
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Life coach and former monk Jay Shetty will officiate Affleck and Lopez’s weekend nuptials.
The United Kingdom native and Lopez worked together on an episode of the “Couch Conversations” YouTube series in January 2021. The actress appeared on Shetty’s On Purpose podcast in March 2021, joining the long list of his past celebrity guests that includes the late Kobe Bryant, Gwyneth Paltrow, Khloe Kardashian and Alicia Keys.
Lopez later asked Shetty to officiate four weddings during the press tour for her 2022 romantic comedy “Marry Me”. Shetty has prior experience as a celebrity wedding officiant, having presided over Lily Collins and director Charlie McDowell’s nuptials last year.
Wedding festivities
The three-day celebration will kick off with a rehearsal dinner Friday, the ceremony Saturday and a barbecue Sunday.
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The wedding weekend extravaganza will kick off with a rehearsal dinner on Friday night while the main ceremony will be held on Saturday.
The celebration will conclude with a barbeque on Sunday.
Fox News Digital has learned that during their stay, attendees will potentially be treated to yoga sessions and will enjoy a spectacular fireworks show.
The three-day wedding weekend has been two decades in the making for the couple as Affleck and Lopez were initially set to walk down the aisle in September 2003 but postponed their nuptials with just a few days’ notice. The pair, who were famously dubbed “Bennifer,” ended their engagement in early 2004 after two years together.
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The “Argo” star went on to marry Jennifer Garner, 50, with whom he shares daughters Violet, 16, Seraphina, 13, and son Samuel, 10. Affleck and Garner separated in 2015 and finalized their divorce in 2018 after 13 years of marriage.
Lopez married Marc Anthony, 53, in 2004 but the two, who are parents to 14-year-old twins Max and Emme, divorced in 2014.
After the “On the Floor” hitmaker ended her engagement to Alex Rodriguez in March 2021, she and Affleck rekindled their romance. Lopez announced that the couple had become engaged for the second time in April 2022.
