Inside Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck’s First 12 months of Marriage: Unveiling the Particulars

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Jennifer Lopez “can’t imagine” she and Ben Affleck have already hit the one-year mark of their marriage, a supply completely tells Us Weekly.

“The time has completely flown by,” the insider says, including that the couple’s households “have blended so seamlessly” since their shock Las Vegas wedding ceremony.

Lopez, 53, and Affleck, 50, eloped in Sin Metropolis in July 2022 after rekindling their early aughts romance one yr prior. The twosome — who have been initially engaged from 2002 to 2004 — went on to have fun their love as soon as once more with household and pals at Affleck’s Georgia property in August.

Each Lopez and Affleck welcomed youngsters in earlier marriages. Lopez shares twins Elle and Max, 15, with ex-husband Marc Anthony, whereas Affleck coparents Violet, 17, Seraphina 14, and Samuel, 10, with ex-wife Jennifer Garner.

“They love spending time with the youngsters as one massive household,” the supply tells Us of Lopez and Affleck.

Lopez and Garner, 51, have made strides in their very own relationship as nicely. “[They] have develop into very pleasant and everyone will get alongside splendidly,” the insider says.

A second supply tells Us that Lopez and Affleck have a “wholesome” method to elevating their blended household and plan to have fun the anniversary of their Georgia wedding ceremony “on a bigger scale” subsequent month.

Lopez regarded again on the primary anniversary of her July 2022 wedding ceremony in a brand new music titled “Midnight Journey to Vegas,” releasing the lyrics by way of her “On the JLo” publication on Tuesday, July 18.

“Occasion of the ages / Caught within the matrix / You then whispered in my ear / Mentioned let’s get out of right here / We will disappear tonight,” she sings within the opening verse earlier than launching into the refrain. “What a few midnight journey to Vegas / Simply me and also you child / Throw the youngsters behind the pink Cadillac.”

The refrain continues: “Midnight journey to Vegas / Each our hearts are racin’ / I’ll choose you up late, we don’t have to attend / Yeah, let’s do one thing loopy.”

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Since exchanging vows, the twosome have been candid about bringing their youngsters collectively. “The transition is a course of that must be dealt with with a lot care,” Lopez defined in her December 2022 Vogue cowl story. “They’ve so many emotions. They’re teenagers. But it surely’s going rather well thus far.”

She added: “What I hope to domesticate with our household is that his children have a brand new ally in me and my children have a brand new ally in him, somebody who actually loves and cares about them however can have a special perspective and assist me see issues that I can’t see with my children as a result of I’m so emotionally tied up.”

Earlier this yr, Lopez gushed over her children’ shut bond with Affleck. “They love Ben,” she stated on As we speak in Could. “He’s an exquisite, great father. And a father determine to them as nicely, as a result of he has his personal three lovely youngsters, after which there’s us.”

Affleck has been a “implausible” stepdad to the twins, she gushed. “He actually steps as much as the problem of what that’s and what meaning. And so they love him. They love him. And so they recognize him, and so do I.”