Ben Affleck and have tied the knot in a breathtaking wedding ceremony on Saturday at his $8.9 million Georgia ‘plantation’ mansion surrounded by family, friends and A-List celebrities. 

The celebrity couple known as ‘Bennifer,’ wowed the audience with Lopez wearing a stunning white, Ralph Lauren couture gown complete with long train and veil, while Affleck looked sharp in complementary white and black tuxedo.

Photographs shot from above showed the picture-perfect A-listers embracing one another through smiles at a waterside jetty, outside their enormous mansion, and while walking along a snowy white altar set up especially for the day.

Ben, 50, donned a smart white tuxedo jacket, black bow tie and black pants, and towered over his 53 year-old bride.

She appeared enthralled by the presence of her fourth husband, and their picture perfect surroundings. A fireworks display from a lake in the property was scheduled to conclude the evening, with Savannah trolley buses pictured entering the property to shuttle the couple’s guests around.

The pair’s happy reunion comes 20 years after they first dated and got engaged, only to call-off their wedding in fall 2003, blaming excessive media attention.

The couple was followed down the aisle after their nuptials by close friends and family, including their children from Jennifer’s third husband Marc Anthony, as well as Affleck’s first wife Jennifer Garner.

Joining Affleck were his three kids from his marriage to Jennifer Garner, Violet, 16, Seraphina, 13, and Sam, 11. And standing by JLO were her twins, Emme and Max, 14,  that she had with Marc Anthony.

Garner was notable for her absence, with Affleck’s brother Casey also declining to attend after saying he had prior parental commitments in Los Angeles.

Pictured: Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez sharing their wedding kiss on Saturday in his $8.9 million Georgia estate

Lopez wore a stunning white, Ralph Lauren couture gown, while Affleck looked sharp in a matching black and white tuxedo

The couple continued to embrace each other following the ceremony, marking the biggest point in their relationship after they called off their original wedding 20 years ago

Pictured: Ben and JLO walking down the white carpet together followed by their family, including their kids

Following the ceremony by the main house, the couple walked over a bridge to take stunning photos together

Following a photo shoot on the white carpet, 'Bennifer' continued to hold onto each other after the cameras stopped rolling

The ceremony saw a packed audience of friends, family and A-Listers at Afflecks estate
Joining the family in celebrating the union were several A-Listers close to the celebrity couple.

Matt Damon, long associated with Affleck and a co-Oscar winner with his fellow Massachusetts native for Good Will Hunting, was spotted at the scene with his wife, Luciana Barroso.

The couple arrived at an airfield near the site of the celebration aboard a private jet.

Director Kevin Smith and actor Jason Mewes – famous for their pairing as ‘Jay and Silent Bob’ – were also spotted in Georgia for the party.

Smith was seen at a Hertz rental pickup with his wife, Jennifer Schwalbach Smith, as they headed for the festivities.

Other stars expected at the party include George Clooney, Jane Fonda, Renee Zellweger, and Jimmy Kimmel.

Notably absent was Affleck’s younger brother, Casey, 47, who said he had to miss out on the wedding due to ‘parental obligations at home.’

Also missing from the celebration was Affleck’s ex-wife, Jennifer Garner, who remains close friends with Affleck but could not attend due to scheduling conflicts as she is filming in Texas.

Following the wedding ceremony, Affleck and Lopez walked with their guest towards the estate’s Oyster House, which is expected to hold the wedding reception.

The power couple shared a passionate first kiss as husband and wife on Saturday night, in Savannah, Georgia

An aerial shot of the ceremony shows the couple posing for photos with arms wrapped around each other as Lopez holds onto a bouquet in her right hand

Affleck is seen holding onto his new bride as photographers pose them together at the back of the aisle

The couple posed loving pictures together on a bridge on Affleck's estate. The veil on Lopez's Ralph Lauren gown was seen draped across part of the railing on the bridge

The couple could be spotted taking a short break in between shots, with the photographers on standby

Pictured: Lopez directing her and Affleck's children to pose for a blended family photo together on the bridge

The guests followed the couple down the aisle as they readied themselves for the reception party
Security was tight around the sprawling 87-acre property ahead of the ceremony. Large security gates were installed at the end of the four-mile road down to Affleck’s sprawling country estate several weeks ago.

On Saturday, a police car sat on the gates while guards busily handed out wrist bands to all comers, their names checked and double-checked against the ‘Master Production’ list.

DailyMail.com has learned that an explosives permit for fireworks display has been quietly secured with Affleck’s plantation style home at its epicenter. Wedding bells were also were also set up ahead of the evening nuptials.

Low flying aircraft, like drones and helicopters, have been warned not to fly within a three-mile radius of the venue due to the large fireworks show that is expected to close out the evening

Meanwhile, the river onto which the property backs is being patrolled by security boats.

JLO could be seen cupping her new hubby's cheeks during the wedding ceremony. Affleck is Lopez's fourth husband, while Lopez stand as his second wife. The two were among the biggest celebrity couples back in the early 2000s

The big day was made all the more special as their kids joined them and held onto JLO's veil

The family members delivered the bride to the front center of the stage as she finally tied the knot with Affleck

Standing together by the steps of the home where they had greeted each other hours earlier, Lopez and Affleck held onto each other and stared lovingly into their eyes as they celebrated their fairytale union

While the couple posed for photos, the attendees could be seen looking on and relaxing throughout Affleck's Georgia home

The photo shoots didn't end at the house, however, as Affleck and Lopez traveled around the estate to pose for pictures
Stunning photos obtained by DailyMail.com show the celebrity couple sharing early smooches prior to the ceremony, a month after they secretly wed in a small Las Vegas service.

Lopez, already decked out in her stunning white gown, greeted Affleck affectionately as he ascended the staircase. Following the early kisses and hugs, the couple headed into the home to prepare for the big ceremony.

Sources told DailyMail.com that Lopez requested guests wear white, with the ceremony revealing the color was a clear theme for the wedding.

Floral displays that festooned the wedding area were also white, with guests clad in the snowy shade seen spilling out of the couple’s plantation mansion as the evening wore on.

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck (top) were caught sharing a kiss on the morning of their big wedding on Saturday

JLo was seen waiting for Affleck at the top the stairs

She was wearing a stunning white gown

The celebrity couple, known as 'Bennifer' were seen preparing for their their second wedding ceremony with loved ones on Saturday at Affleck's rural estate in Riceboro, Georgia

Guests dressed in white are seen spilling out of the compound's plantation house as the Bennifer celebrations continued

An actual wedding bell was seen being set up at Affleck's $8 million Georgia mansion ahead of Saturday evenings nuptials

A white grand piano was also seen at the lavish estate, suggesting live music was on the cards for Bennifer's big day
Despite the classy, all-white ensemble, guests were treated to more casual food for the ceremony.

On the menu will be fried pork chops, rice and vegetables, a staple of Puerto Rico, where Lopez’s family hails from, along with other barbecue treats amid the sizzling 88 degree weather.

Also on the menu will be oven-roasted chicken and mac and cheese, as the couple is embracing Southern cuisine for their Georgia wedding.

Guests were also treated to Jack Daniels barrels of which had been shipped onto the property.

Shortly after nine a convoy of old style Savannah trolley buses made their way out of the property. The buses had trundled in earlier in the day as part of the day’s entertainment to ferry guests across the property.

Lopez and Affleck were secretly wed recently at the Little White Chapel in Las Vegas, an event they kept secret even from some close friends and family

Trolley buses (pictured) were present at the party to drive guests around Affleck's 87-acre estate

The buses had trundled in earlier in the day as part of the day’s entertainment to ferry guests across the property

Some guests opted to ride around in their own vehicles to prepare for the reception party on Friday night

Security is tight at the perimeter of Affleck’s sprawling Riceboro, Georgia estate ahead of Saturday's wedding

A police car sits on the gates, while guards busily handed out wrist bands to all comers, their names checked and double-checked against the ‘Master Production’ list

Last minute supplies were still arriving Saturday morning with catering trucks and musical equipment disappearing down the tree-lined road

Workers manned the perimeter to ensure that nobody on the list slipped through the ring of steel surrounding the ceremony

Casey Affleck was spotted leisurely buying a cup of coffee in Los Angeles this morning, despite the fact that his brother Ben will be tying the knot with Jennifer Lopez about 2,500 miles across the country in Georgia this evening
Last minute supplies were still arriving Saturday morning with catering trucks and musical equipment disappearing down the tree-lined road.

The wedding will be a massive affair that involved months of preparation, including installing dancefloors and shipping in glassware, linens and furniture.

It comes a month after the couple legally wed in a small Las Vegas ceremony that was kept secret from even some family and friends. Now, they will celebrate the union in a larger gathering with loved ones.

Affleck and Lopez will have their second wedding ceremony on Saturday, at Affleck’s gorgeous mansion in Georgia that he first bought for $7.1 million in 2003.

While Affleck recently put the sprawling 87-acre Georgia property up for sale for $8.9 million, he ultimately decided to keep the home and use it for a glamorous wedding ceremony with beau Lopez.

The house, built in 2000, is an ‘imitation plantation’ mansion in Riceboro, Georgia that overlooks the North Newport River on the private Hampton Island.

Lopez is expect to wear a Ralph Lauren dress, and a white walkway has been set from the rear veranda of the Big House down to the water, where a marquee has been installed.

When Affleck first bought the property in 2003, he was reportedly hoping to build a chapel on the grounds, but he and Lopez ended their original relationship shortly after in 2004.

The pair have already faced some unplanned issues with the wedding preparations, including when Affleck’s mom, Christopher Anne Boldt, fell from the dock and was rushed to hospital with an arm injury.

The property was originally home to a ‘thriving’ rice plantation known as Hampton Pastures and was owned by Roswell King.

The plantation was worked by slaves and Creek Indians, and the property dates back to before the Civil War.

In fact, the living quarters for the plantation’s slaves were on the very same island the house is on, and an unmarked slave graveyard is located somewhere on the property.

Campers at a nearby Boy Scouts camp have even found pottery made by Creek Indians on the grounds.

Affleck reportedly first fell in love with the area in Georgia after filming the 1999 film ‘Forces of Nature’ there.

The beautiful nature scene around the island is home to hundreds of species of wildlife including alligators, wild boars, deer and bobcats.

But, according to one inside source, there were certain things that did not come up to Lopez’s exacting standards especially the network of pot-holed roads that loop around the property from the Big House to the Farmhouse and down the four mile stretch to the specially installed security gates at the road’s end.

For the past two months trucks of Georgia clay and lime have been piling in to smooth and grade all the roads.

But torrential rains over the past few nights have undone the work of weeks with Lopez today giving workmen a deadline of 6pm Friday to shore up and refill potholes that have opened once more.

Last Saturday trailers ferried half a dozen piebald horses into the enclave known as Hampton Island Preserve. The animals are now homed in the $3million stable complex built by Affleck.

They are there for any guest who wish to take part in trail ride. Those who prefer their transportation to come with four-wheels will be treated to an ATV tour of the property – an activity that Affleck in particular thought fun as he admitted to one source that he had never actually been on an ATV.

During the big day, summer storms permitting, Affleck and Lopez’s guests can take to the golf course a short buggy ride from guest accommodation.

Inside Ben Affleck’s Gone With the Wind-style $8.9M ‘faux plantation’ mansion where he married Jennifer Lopez SATURDAY in the celebrity wedding of the year 

Ben Affleck’s sprawling Georgia estate where he and Jennifer Lopez will be saying ‘I do’ again is built on a former slave-operated plantation, and sits just south of Savannah where Affleck’s ancestors once owned a host of slaves.

Affleck learned of his family’s sordid past in 2015 when researchers for the PBS show Finding Your Roots found extensive evidence that the actor’s great-great-great grandfather, Benjamin Cole, owned between 25 and 31 slaves at a Savannah farm around the 1850s through the Civil War.

Affleck landed in hot water at the time when leaked emails revealed he implored the show to cut a segment of the episode where he was told about his family’s slave owning past. The show consented, and instead focused on his mother’s history as a freedom rider during the Civil Rights movement. Affleck later apologized for the cover-up.

‘I didn’t want any television show about my family to include a guy who owned slaves. I was embarrassed. The very thought left a bad taste in my mouth,’ he wrote in a Facebook post,  ‘I regret my initial thoughts that the issue of slavery not be included in the story. We deserve neither credit nor blame for our ancestors and the degree of interest in this story suggests that we are, as a nation, still grappling with the terrible legacy of slavery.’

Transcript from the cut segment showed Affleck said the news of his family past gave him ‘a sagging feeling,’ while the show’s host pointed out the irony that 100 years after his family owned salves his mother was putting her life on the line for black rights.

And about 150 years later in 2003, Affleck dropped $7.1 million on the 87-acre property in Riceboro where slaves toiled back before the civil war.

The property was originally home to a ‘thriving’ rice plantation known as Hampton Pastures and was owned by Roswell King.

Affleck and Lopez were dating when he first bought the estate. The property’s current house was built in 2000 as an ‘imitation plantation’ meant to emulate the kind of home wealthy slaveowners would have owned.

While Affleck recently put the sprawling 87-acre property up for sale for $8.9 million, he ultimately decided to keep the home and use it for a glamorous wedding ceremony with beau Lopez.

Some have raised their eyebrows at Affleck’s decision to wed there despite what he’s learned about his family’s past since he bought the property.

‘When he discovered who his ancestors were he tried to squelch it,’ Leslie Harris, co-editor of the book Slavery and Freedom in Savannah told Page Six ‘It’s clear he didn’t learn his lesson. We’re back at the same place with him.’

‘People still build houses that are plantation style. It’s a sign of wealth. It’s surprising that Affleck would choose this place for his wedding when many [historic] plantations have stopped even having weddings.’

The two will have their wedding ceremony on Saturday, a massive $400,000 affair that involved months of preparation, including installing dance floors and shipping in glassware, linens and furniture.

The main 'big house' mansion is the centerpiece of the property and boasts 6,000 square feet of space

The property is an 87-acre, multi-residence compound overlooking the North Newport River on the ultra-private Hampton Island Preserve

The mansion holds five bathrooms and is outfitted with special pinewood flooring

The main 'big house' mansion boasts 6,000 square feet of space, four bedrooms and five bathrooms

It also has 15-foot high ceilings and romantic arched fireplaces scattered around the premises

The big house has four bedrooms and balconies that overlook the nearby North Newport River

The mansion sits on 4,000-acre pristine Hampton Island, about 35 miles south of Savannah, Georgia
The main ‘big house’ mansion is the jewel of the property and boasts 6,000 square feet of space, four bedrooms, five bathrooms and balconies that overlook the swampy river.

The mansion is surrounded by centuries-old live oak trees, and is outfitted with pinewood flooring, 15-foot high ceilings and romantic arched fireplaces scattered around the premises.

The compound also includes two other structures known as the Summer Cottage and the Oyster House.

The screened-in Summer Cottage is a cozy house along a path from the Big House and comes with exposed brick interiors, pitched ceilings, a fireplace and a metal roof.

The final structure on Affleck’s property is the Oyster House, a massive abode that competes with the main mansion in terms of size and amenities.

The 10,000 square foot Oyster House is likely where the wedding reception will take place and comes equipped with three primary suites along with five more bedrooms holding bunk beds that were ‘salvaged from marine vessels.’

Lopez is expect to wear a Ralph Lauren dress, and a white walkway has been set from the rear veranda of the Big House down to the water, where a marquee has been installed.

When Affleck first bought the property in 2003, he was reportedly hoping to build a chapel on the grounds, but he and Lopez ended their original relationship shortly after in 2004.

The pair have already faced some unplanned issues with the wedding preparations, including when Affleck’s mom, Christopher Anne Boldt, fell from the dock and was rushed to hospital with an arm injury.

Ben bought the compound in 2003 while he was dating Jennifer and paid close to $ 7 Million Dollars. He listed the property for sale in 2019 for $8 Million, but had no takers, so he took it off the market

A white walkway has been set from the rear veranda of the Big House down to the water, where a marquee has been installed.

The pair have already faced some unplanned issues with the wedding preparations, including when Affleck's mom, Christopher Anne Boldt, fell from the dock and was rushed to hospital with an arm injury

The Oyster House is expected to hold the wedding reception

The Oyster House serves as a guest house for the property, and boasts an outdoor pool and can sleep more than twenty guests

Affleck reportedly first fell in love with the area in Georgia after filming the 1999 film 'Forces of Nature' there. Oyster Cottage is ringed by deep verandas overlooking the North Newport River on the ultra-private Hampton Island Preserve

The Oyster House has several rooms equipped with bunk beds that were 'salvaged from marine vessels'

The decidedly more rustic three-story "Oyster Cottage" structure spans about 10,000 square feet

Visitors must obtain the permission of an island resident before crossing the bridge that provides access to the exclusive enclave
The plantation was worked by slaves and Creek Indians, and the property dates back to before the Civil War.

In fact, the living quarters for the plantation’s slaves were on the very same island the house is on, and an unmarked slave graveyard is located somewhere on the property.

Campers at a nearby Boy Scouts camp have even found pottery made by Creek Indians on the grounds.

Affleck reportedly first fell in love with the area in Georgia after filming the 1999 film ‘Forces of Nature’ there.

The beautiful nature scene around the island is home to hundreds of species of wildlife including alligators, wild boars, deer and bobcats.

But, according to one inside source, there were certain things that did not come up to Lopez’s exacting standards especially the network of pot-holed roads that loop around the property from the Big House to the Farmhouse and down the four mile stretch to the specially installed security gates at the road’s end.

For the past two months trucks of Georgia clay and lime have been piling in to smooth and grade all the roads.

But torrential rains over the past few nights have undone the work of weeks with Lopez today giving workmen a deadline of 6pm Friday to shore up and refill potholes that have opened once more.

Last Saturday trailers ferried half a dozen piebald horses into the enclave known as Hampton Island Preserve. The animals are now homed in the $3million stable complex built by Affleck.

They are there for any guest who wish to take part in trail ride. Those who prefer their transportation to come with four-wheels will be treated to an ATV tour of the property – an activity that Affleck in particular thought fun as he admitted to one source that he had never actually been on an ATV.

During the day, summer storms permitting, Affleck and Lopez’s guests can take to the golf course a short buggy ride from guest accommodation.

The house, built in 2000, sits on land that was once a slave plantation named Hampton Pastures, and there is even reportedly an unmarked slave graveyard nearby

The newlywed couple recently took a family honeymoon trip to Paris with their respective children

Lopez will walk down the white aisle, pictured, to marry Affleck. The long-awaited nuptials come nearly twenty years after the couple infamously called off their first wedding, which was also set to take place at the Georgia property