IT’S the wedding that has been almost 20 years in the making — after being cancelled with just four days’ notice in 2003.

But this weekend Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez made up for lost time as they hosted a lavish ceremony at the Batman actor’s £7million plantation in the southern US state of Georgia.

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Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez have got married almost 20 years after their first wedding was cancelled with just four days’ notice in 2003Credit: On The JLo

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The couple hosted a lavish ceremony at Batman star Ben’s £7million plantation in the southern US state of GeorgiaCredit: Splash

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The three-day event, which began with a rehearsal dinner on Friday night, is thought to have cost more than £1milllionCredit: Splash
The couple, who first dated in 2001 and split three years later, were joined by friends and family at the 87-acre property, where their first doomed nuptials had also been planned.

But this time there were no cold feet as A-list guests including Matt Damon, George Clooney and Jane Fonda watched them finally seal their happily ever after.

The three-day event, which began with a rehearsal dinner on Friday night, is thought to have cost more than £1milllion, with £340,000 going on preparing the grounds alone.

It was far cry from their intimate ceremony on July 16, when they officially tied the knot in the Little White Chapel in Vegas, with Jennifer, 53, choosing a dress she first wore for the poster of the 2004 movie Jersey Girl, which also starred Ben, 50.

This time the bride opted for a stunning high-neck Ralph Lauren couture dress with a 20ft train and cut-out back, while Ben looked dapper in a white dinner jacket.

Wedding bells, shipped in for the ceremony, announced the arrival of the bride and groom who walked down a white carpet, followed by Ben’s kids Violet, 16, Seraphina, 13, and Sam, 11, from his 13-year marriage to Jennifer Garner, and J-Lo’s 14-year-old twins Emme and Max, 14, from her relationship with Marc Anthony.

The ceremony, presided over by former monk, author and podcaster Jay Shetty, took place at a waterside altar decorated with white flowers.

A pianist serenaded the couple on a white grand piano and even the guests were colour coordinated, dressed from head to toe in the same shade as the newlyweds.