Jennifer LopezandBen Affleckgot romantic on their firstValentine’s Dayas a married couple.
On Tuesday, the “Love Don’t Cost a Thing” singer and herhusband of six monthsenjoyed dinner at Giorgio Baldi restaurant in Santa Monica, California, which is also a favorite ofKim KardashianandRihanna.
Dressed in a belted, two-toned frock teamed with strappy metallic heels and a slicked-back high pony, Lopez held hands with Affleck as he helped her out of their car wearing a midnight blue three-piece suit.
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck celebrate their first Valentine’s Day as a married couple at Giorgio Baldi in Santa Monica.TPG / BACKGRID
Lopez also posted a snap of Affleck’s new ink. The Oscar winner’s tattoo has two arrows crossing one another. The letter “J” is seen above the crossed arrows while the letter “B” is below.
“Happy Valentine’s Day my love,” she captioned the carousel of photos, after writing “commitment,” with an infinity emoji. She added “CommitmentIsSexy #ThisisUsThen #ThisIsUsNow #ThisIsMeNow' in a nod to the past and present couple photos, including one in which she and Affleck appeared torecreate an iconic scenefrom her 2002 “Jenny from the Block” music video.
Lopez and Affleckwalked down the aisleat the Little White Chapel in Las Vegas just before midnight on July 16, months after revealing their engagement in April.
Last month, Lopez confessed thatshe and Affleck almost went another route.
“We were planning to get married in August in Savannah, the family was going to be there, everyone’s going to be there and it was so stressful,” Lopez said onJimmy Kimmel Live!while promoting her new movieShotgun Wedding.
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“A month before, and I don’t know if you guys know this, but 20 years ago we were supposed to get married,” she joked of her first engagement to the actor in 2002.
“I heard that, I read that,” Kimmel joked about the couple’s split just days before their September 2003 nuptials.
“It kind of all fell apart back then and this time, I absolutely had a little PTSD and so I was like, ‘Is this happening?’ " said Lopez.
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“We were so happy, and of course, it was happening, but I just felt like the wedding was so stressful and one day Ben just says, ‘F— it, let’s just go to Vegas and get married tonight.’ "
“I was just like, ‘This is crazy, what are we doing?’ " added Lopez, who went on to reveal that Affleck handled everything and reassured her he was “going to have everything set up.”
“So then you get on a Spirit Airlines flight,” Kimmel quipped, causing Lopez to chuckle.
“It was the best day of our lives,” Lopez replied about her July wedding to the Oscar winner.
source: people.com
