DUBAI: US superstar Jennifer Lopez has long been showing her support for Arab designers, and what better way to show her love than champion their creations on her wedding day.
This week, the celebrity couple Lopez and Ben Affleck tied the knot — for the second time in just over a month — in a lavish ceremony at the “Good Will Hunting” star’s estate.
For that wedding, the “Marry Me” star wore a custom-made 27-carat cluster pear-shaped diamond earrings designed by Lebanon’s Samer Halimeh.
“JLO looked ever-stunning and breathtaking on her wedding to Ben Affleck. Congratulations to the beautiful couple,” wrote the New York celebrity designer on Instagram sharing a picture of Lopez and the glitzy earrings.
Halimeh, who designed pieces for A-list celebrities including Angelina Jolie, Kourtney Kardashian, Paris Hilton and Hailey Bieber, did not reveal the price of the earrings, but jewelry experts believe it is worth over $2 million.
For the couple’s lavish Georgia wedding, the actress wore three white dresses by US fashion label Ralph Lauren.
The A-list lovebirds wed in Las Vegas in mid-July, but made it official again, this time in front of friends and family at Affleck’s 87-acre (35-hectare) waterfront compound in the southeastern US state of Georgia.
Among the Hollywood attendees at the three-day affair were longtime Affleck pal Matt Damon and director Kevin Smith, People magazine reported.
Guests wore all-white while Lopez donned a Ralph Lauren dress made in Italy, according to Fox News.
The pair first met on the set of the widely panned movie “Gigli” in 2002.
They postponed their planned 2003 nuptials, then announced their relationship was over in early 2004.
Nicknamed “Bennifer” – from their first highly publicized relationship – they set the internet alight last year when photos of them together began circulating.
They announced their engagement in April.
Lopez posted a video of herself appearing emotional and admiring a green ring in her newsletter, “On the JLo.”
US media reported that the ring was an emerald-cut pale green diamond.
This is the fourth marriage for Lopez and the second for Affleck.
Lopez discussed her renewed relationship with Affleck in an interview with People in February.
“It’s a beautiful love story that we got a second chance,” she said.
– with AFP