Friday 19 August 2022 12:58 AM JLo's mom Guadalupe, 76, arrives in Georgia for her daughter's wedding trends now
She missed her daughter's low-key Las Vegas wedding last month but Jennifer Lopez's mom Guadalupe, 76, has arrived in Georgia for her lavish second ceremony this weekend.
Exclusive DailyMail.com photos show Puerto Rican socialite and former school worker making her way through Savannah Hilton Head International Airport after a two-hour Delta flight from New York.
The mom-of-three was dressed down for the trip in patterned pants, a red cardigan and Nautica sandals and carried her own suitcase.
Asked whether she was looking forward to the wedding, which will take place over the weekend, Guadalupe – who goes by 'Lupe' - declined to comment.
The 76-year-old was driven away in a black Suburban SUV which was later seen being escorted by local cops into 84-acre Ben Affleck's $8m Riceboro mansion where the glitzy party will take place.
Lopez has admitted to having a 'complicated' relationship with her mother and claimed she 'beat the s***' out of her as a child in her recent Netflix documentary Halftime.
The 52-year-old star said: 'She [Rodriguez] did what she had to do to survive, and it made her strong, but it also made her tough. She beat the s*** out of you.'
Lopez also told how she moved out at 18 following a fight with her mother. She said: 'My mom was like, 'If you're gonna live in this house, you're gonna get your education.
'We got into a bad fight one night and I just left.'
Jennifer Lopez's mother Guadalupe Rodriguez, 76, was seen at arriving in Savannah, Georgia, Thursday
Her mother was seen at the airport in a red cardigan and sandals, pulling a small pink suitcase
Preparations are underway for Guadalupe's daughter's wedding to Ben Affleck at their plantation-style home in Georgia
Rodriguez also appeared in the documentary and said she had been hard on Lopez and her two sisters Leslie and Lynda.
In one scene, she is seen speaking to Lopez and telling her: 'I always had the highest expectations of them. It wasn't to be critical.
'It was only to show you that you could do better. Jennifer, she gave me the hardest time, to tell you the truth. We butted heads a lot.'
She added: 'I was far from the perfect mother. The one thing I can always say, everything I did, I did with their best interest at heart.'
The pair now have a close relationship, with Guadalupe telling the View's Sunny Hostin that she always knew Ben Affleck was her daughter's true love.
Speaking after the couple's surprise Vegas wedding, Hostin said: 'I knew they would get back together. I knew that they were in love.
'I've spoken to her mother, Lupe, about it. Lupe has always said that Ben is her true love.'
Affleck, 50, has also endured difficult family relationships – in particular with his Scottish father Timothy, 77.
Affleck Sr, who lives in upstate New York, is a retired social worker who struggled with alcohol abuse in the past – a trait he shares with his son who has endured several stints in rehab.
In 2020, Affleck spoke about his dad's battle with the bottle, telling People magazine: 'My father didn't get sober until I was 19 and so I know how important those years are and they are all the more critical for me.
'I also see my Dad's life for what it is, which is the guy who tried his best, who dealt with addiction and then overcame it.
'My father was definitely a low bottom alcoholic and yet for thirty years, he hasn't had a drink. And now, I take that as the principal lesson and legacy of his life - is that he dramatically improved it.'
It is unclear whether Affleck Sr will attend the wedding and he admitted to being left in the dark when the couple reunited.
Speaking to the Sun in June 2021, the 77-year-old said he didn't know the pair were together again and said he hadn't seen his sons for two years.
He said: 'I talk to my kids about their lives when I see them and they share with me what they want to share.
'I haven't seen my kids in so long, what with their work and Covid.'
Affleck's brother Casey, 48, will be there for Saturday's big day and is also expected to attend Friday's rehearsal dinner and a family barbecue on Sunday.
Earlier today, DailyMail.com revealed the wedding has been four months in the planning and huge marquees have already been erected in the grounds of Affleck's plantation-style estate.
Trucks carrying wedding infrastructure and food have also been seen arriving in the past day with the ceremony expected to take place at the center of the property close to a building named the Farmhouse.
Celebrity life coach Jay Shetty has been lined up to officiate.
Guadalupe was seen grabbing lunch in Malibu, California, with Ben and Jen back in May
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 Riceboro, Georgia this weekend
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
Exclusive pictures obtained by DailyMail.com offer a 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.
Preparations were underway at the massive property on Thursday - hours before the multi-day celebration is 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
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
