Thursday 18 August 2022 08:19 PM Preparations begin for Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez's three-day wedding in ... trends now
Let the nuptials begin!
Seen for the first time, these exclusive pictures obtained by DailyMail.com offer the first tantalizing look at the sheer scale of Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez's wedding celebrations set to take place in Georgia this weekend.
One month after they secretly said 'I do' in the Little White Chapel in Las Vegas, Mr. and Mrs. Affleck are hosting an 'intimate' celebration at 50-year-old Affleck's grand plantation-style home in Riceboro, 37 miles south of Savannah.
And this is what 'intimate' looks like when hosted by two global superstars.
Because, DailyMail.com can reveal, while the world only learned about the party this week, the multi-day extravaganza which will take in a rehearsal dinner on Friday, the main event on Saturday and a barbecue on Sunday, has been four months in the planning.
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez are set to have their dream wedding celebration at the couple's enormous plantation-style compound - which includes the main, 'Big House', a 'Farmhouse,' where the nuptials will take place, and a larger Oyster House - in Georgia this weekend
Preparations were underway at the massive property on Thursday - just one day before celebrations are set to kick off
On Thursday security checkpoints were seen on roads leading to the couple's secluded wedding set up on rural Hampton Island Preserve in Riceboro
Large marquees have been erected and huge trucks ferrying food and infrastructure can be seen parked up on site
Going inside: Bennifer will celebrate a second dream wedding at Ben's majestic estate which he bought in 2003 when he was first dating the singer-actress
The couple surprised their fans when they opted for a low-key Las Vegas wedding at the world famous Little White Wedding Chapel last month
We have learned that Saturday's celebrations will take place in the center of the property, focused around a building known as the Farmhouse.
Celebrity life coach and famous podcaster Jay Shetty is expected to officiate as the already married couple confirm their vows on Saturday.
As reported by Page Six, Shetty, who has played host to stars including Gwyneth Paltrow, Kobe Bryant, and Will Smith on his podcast 'On Purpose,' has been close to the couple for years.
Large marquees have been erected and huge trucks ferrying food and infrastructure can be seen parked up on site.
Sprung wood flooring has been laid, furniture shipped in and ice-machines installed across the property to guarantee guests an ice-cold beverage in the heavy heat of the Georgia tidal marsh in which Ben's property sits overlooking the Newport River.
The so-called 'Big House' sits on the edge of the river, beyond the dense woods seen in these pictures.
It sprawls over 6,000 sq ft and is where Affleck and Lopez, 53, are staying with their five children – Lopez's 14-year-old twins Emme and Max, and Affleck's daughters Violet, 16, and Seraphina, 13, and son Samuel, 10.
The Oyster House sits next to it – 10,000 sq ft with three master suites and five further bedrooms. It was originally designed to be a lodge for a private hunting club for the rich and elite that never came to fruition.
Sprung wood flooring has been laid, furniture shipped in and ice-machines installed across the property to guarantee guests an ice-cold beverage in the heavy heat of the Georgia tidal marsh
A high wooden gate has been erected across the access road to Hampton Island, the nature preserve on which Affleck’s property sits
The compound's 'Big House' sits on the edge of the river, beyond the dense woods seen in these pictures
Pictured is the tidal salt marsh on which Affleck's estate sits overlooking the Newport River
Instead, it is part of Affleck's private kingdom and, DailyMail.com has learned, is where some of the couple's wedding guests will stay.
There are 13 further rental homes on the property which have been given over to the couple's starry guests. DailyMail.com has learned that many, including Affleck's brother Casey, already on site
The home has special meaning to Affleck who bought it in 2003 when he and Lopez first got together.
It was reportedly the location in which they intended to marry first time round, before their high-octane engagement foundered under the pressure of their mutual stardom.
Affleck put the property on sale in 2018 for $8.9million. He reduced the price to $7.6million the following year but quietly took it off the market entirely in June 2020.
On Thursday security was tight. A high
