At the 2022 Global Citizen Festival, the ex-monk who also hosts a podcast, casually chatted about the wedding of the couple.

Jay Shetty, a former monk, podcast host, and author, recently shared his experience officiating Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck’s wedding. He expressed how honored he was to lead the ceremony, describing it as absolutely beautiful and a celebration of love. Shetty has been acquainted with Lopez for several years and had the opportunity to meet Affleck through their collaboration on Lopez’s movie, Marry Me. In February, Shetty officiated four couples’ weddings as part of the movie’s promotion, expressing gratitude to Lopez for bringing joy to everyone through her film.

Lopez has been keeping her fans updated about her wedding day through her newsletter, On The JLo. The ceremony, held in Georgia on August 20, was attended by Lopez’s twins, Emme and Maximilian, as well as Affleck’s children, Violet, Seraphina, and Samuel. The couple’s children proudly walked them down the aisle, symbolizing the blending of their two families. The wedding featured a performance by Marc Cohn, who played the song “True Companion,” which Lopez and Affleck had considered their perfect wedding love song when they first dated twenty years ago.

In her newsletter, Lopez shared the special moments of the ceremony, including Affleck quoting a line from his movie Live By Night, saying, “This is heaven. Right here. We’re in it now.” The setting of the wedding was described as idyllic, with a clear blue sky, white clouds, and a warm breeze as the sun set behind lush live oaks. Lopez expressed her excitement and disbelief that the moment she had been waiting for was finally happening.

Meanwhile, Shetty is gearing up to release his new book, 8 Rules of Love: How to Find It, Keep It, and Let It Go, on January 31, 2023. In a press release, he emphasized that the book is not a collection of manipulative techniques but instead aims to help readers develop the skills to practice and nurture love. He stated that the book focuses on embracing one’s preferences and not wasting time on people who are not suitable partners, rather than providing pickup lines or methods to change oneself or others.