Jennifer Lopez Writes Romantic Song for Ben Affleck for Their Wedding Anniversary
One year after the two officially became husband and wife, Jennifer Lopez is commemorating her secret Las Vegas wedding with Ben Affleck with a song.
In her fan newsletter, On the JLo, the multi-hyphenate shared lyrics for a song titled “Midnight Trip to Vegas.” The song detailed the stress that comes with planning a big Hollywood wedding (“It’s crowded with families and agents / Room reservations / Which destination / Paps’ helicopters / Event of the ages”). Lopez and Affleck’s solution? Taking their blended family on a midnight road trip to Las Vegas, where they could get married without the rest of the world knowing (“Didn’t tell a soul ’bout how it’s goin’ down tonight”).
The lyrics reflect the couple’s real Vegas wedding, which took place in July 2022. For the occasion, Lopez’s kids, twins Emme and Max Muñiz, joined the couple for their nuptials.
The “Let’s Get Loud” singer previously revealed that her and Affleck’s first experience wedding planning 20 years ago inspired their decision to get hitched in Vegas. “This time, I absolutely had a little PTSD. I was like, Is this happening? Is this really happening? And we were so happy, and of course, it was happening, but I just felt the wedding was so stressful,” she said on Jimmy Kimmel Live! “Ben just says, ‘F**k it, let's just go to Vegas and get married tonight.’”
Lopez teased the song in her latest Instagram post, in which she shared a few selfies of herself in the bejeweled Valentino minidress she wore during her anniversary date with Affleck on Sunday.
“One year since our Midnight Trip To Vegas … 🤍♠️❤️ Go to On The JLo for a special surprise… #ThisIsMeNow,” she wrote in the caption.
Read the full lyrics to the song below:
I always dreamed that I’d find somebody like you We’re drowning In orchid arrangements Dresses and pastries What if it’s raining, yeah? Is this what we’ve been dreaming of? It’s crowded with families and agents Room reservations Which destination Paps helicopters Event of the ages Caught in the matrix Then you whispered in my ear Said let’s get out of here We can disappear tonight What about a Midnight trip to Vegas Just me and you baby Throw the kids in the back Of the pink Cadillac And us in the bathroom changing Midnight trip to Vegas Both our hearts are racin’ I’ll pick you up late We don’t have to wait Yeah let’s do something crazy Woohoo woohoo woohoo ooo Woohoo woohoo woohoo ooo We could be driving right now 20 miles into the desert by now Your hand on my thigh Laughin’ ’til we cry Didn’t tell a soul ’bout how it’s goin’ down tonight Top down singing Freddie Mercury Waiting in the line at the DMV “Just married” on the window So glad that we could keep it simple Then I whispered in your ear I’m so glad we’re here Dancing with our fears tonight On a Midnight trip to Vegas Just me and you baby Throw the kids in the back Of the pink Cadillac And us in the bathroom changin’ Midnight trip to Vegas Both our hearts are racin’ I’ll pick you up late We don’t have to wait Yeah let’s do something crazy Woohoo woohoo woohoo ooo Woohoo woohoo woohoo ooo I always dreamed that I’d find somebody like you What about a Midnight trip to Vegas Just me and you baby Throw the kids in the back Of the pink Cadillac And us in the bathroom changing Midnight trip to Vegas Both our hearts are racin’ I’ll pick you up late We don’t have to wait Yeah let’s do something crazy Woohoo woohoo woohoo ooo Woohoo woohoo woohoo ooo
As an associate editor at HarpersBAZAAR.com, Chelsey keeps a finger on the pulse on all things celeb news. She also writes on social movements, connecting with activists leading the fight on workers' rights, climate justice, and more. Offline, she’s probably spending too much time on TikTok, rewatching Emma (the 2020 version, of course), or buying yet another corset.
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