Casey Affleck was not present at brother Ben and Jennifer Lopez at their wedding celebration in Georgia, and he gave a strange explanation why.
[Bennifer 2.0 surprised friends and fans alike](https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/after-jlo-and-ben-affleck-are-reportedly-in-wedded-bliss-after-surprise-nuptials-and-trip-with-their-families), when they ran off to the Marriage Capital of the World, [paying just $75 to say “I do,”](https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/ben-affleck-and-jlo-only-paid-75-bucks-for-their-wedding-but-took-care-of-the-pastor-later) in a [July 16 Las Vegas wedding ceremony](https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/jennifer-lopez-and-ben-affleck-finally-got-married-and-they-reportedly-did-so-in-a-very-popular-place) decades in the making. Things seem to be off to a blissful start for the reunited couple, as Ben Affleck has reportedly been heard over the past few weeks [telling JLo how happy he is](https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/the-sweet-comment-ben-afflecks-been-spotted-making-to-jennifer-lopez-after-their-wedding) that she is his wife, even if the [paparazzi who followed them on their honeymoon](https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/ben-affleck-and-jennifer-lopezs-honeymoon-seemingly-exposed-their-different-responses-to-paparazzi) elicited opposite reactions from the newlyweds. Bennifer made it official (again) on Saturday, August 20, at [Affleck’s 87-acre estate in Savannah, Georgia](https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/jennifer-lopez-and-ben-affleck-are-reportedly-having-a-second-wedding-at-a-special-location) — the very place they had originally planned their nuptials back in 2003 — but there was a prominent member of the Affleck clan apparently missing from the festivities. [People](https://people.com/movies/casey-affleck-missed-brother-ben-affleck-wedding-celebration-due-parental-obligations-source/) allege that "family, parental obligations at home" are what kept him from attending. The [celebrity siblings worked together](https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/times-celebrity-siblings-acted-alongside-each-other) on movies like Gone Baby Gone, Good Will Hunting and Chasing Amy. Can usually be found rewatching The West Wing instead of doing anything productive. Mom of two and hard-core '90s kid. ["emotional" ceremony in fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada](https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/jlo-and-ben-afflecks-minister-opens-up-about-their-emotional-wedding-and-whether-he-thinks-theyll-last), but an encore performance with friends and family was always in the plans. He seemed unwilling to talk about it earlier last week, as well, when TMZ asked him and girlfriend Caylee Cowan on Thursday if they’d be headed to the weekend wedding. Casey even [offered Ben Affleck advice on a previous breakup](https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2561897/ben-afflecks-brother-casey-has-advice-for-him-and-ana-de-armas-about-the-break-up), so it seems unlikely that his absence would be due to some kind of rift in their relationship. Well, sources for The reporter tried to confirm what the actor had said, but Casey Affleck was apparently done with the conversation.
It looks like Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez's wedding celebration this weekend is missing a key member of the groom's family–Casey Affleck.
[ET](https://www.etonline.com/jennifer-lopez-and-ben-affleck-to-have-big-party-following-vegas-wedding-heres-what-to-expect), "Ben and Jen are so excited to have their wedding celebration this weekend in Georgia. As for this weekend, a source told [PEOPLE](https://people.com/movies/casey-affleck-missed-brother-ben-affleck-wedding-celebration-due-parental-obligations-source/) that the newlyweds “have an extraordinary weekend of celebrations planned,” with “a pre-wedding party, a ceremony and...lots of fun lined up.” [TMZ](https://www.tmz.com/2022/08/20/casey-affleck-not-attending-brother-ben-wedding-party/) published a video taken by a photographer who asked Casey why he isn’t in Georgia. [Jennifer Garner](https://parade.com/tag/jennifer-garner/), and Lopez with [Marc Anthony](https://parade.com/121136/parade/jennifer-lopez-marc-anthony-split/). [morning](https://parade.com/936820/parade/good-morning-quotes/) of the wedding during a Starbucks run. [Ben Affleck](https://parade.com/1274215/jessicasager/ben-affleck-net-worth/) and [Jennifer Lopez](https://parade.com/1205079/jessicasager/jennifer-lopez-net-worth/)’s wedding weekend was missing a key member of the groom’s [family](https://parade.com/1045384/marynliles/family-quotes/)– [Casey Affleck](https://parade.com/910482/jerylbrunner/casey-affleck-light-of-my-life-parenting/).
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[BEN AFFLECK AND JENNIFER LOPEZ SEAL IT WITH A KISS AS PHOTOS FROM THEIR WEDDING DAY REVEAL GORGEOUS CEREMONY](https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/ben-affleck-jennifer-lopez-seal-kiss-photos-wedding-day-reveal-gorgeous-ceremony) [an alleged health scare.](https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/ambulance-leaving-ben-afflecks-home-georgia-ahead-wedding-weekend-jennifer-lopez) [CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP](https://www.foxnews.com/apps-products) [CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER](https://www.foxnews.com/newsletters?cmpid=fnfirstnl) [Academy Award-winner](https://www.foxnews.com/category/entertainment/events/oscars) said, "I have other things." [star-studded wedding](https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/jennifer-lopez-ben-affleck-star-studded-inner-circle-wedding-guest-list) to Jennifer Lopez this past weekend in Riceboro, Georgia. [New York Post,](https://pagesix.com/2022/08/20/casey-affleck-seemingly-not-attending-brother-bens-wedding-to-jennifer-lopez/) Affleck was spotted in Los Angeles Saturday morning and was asked why he wasn't already at the three-day extravaganza.
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez tied the knot for a second time on Saturday, August 20 — details on brother Casey Affleck's whereabouts.
Lo” newsletter in July](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/jennifer-lopez-breaks-silence-after-ben-affleck-wedding-photos/), hours after Us confirmed the pair had [obtained a marriage license in Nevada](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/are-jennifer-lopez-and-ben-affleck-married-obtain-marriage-license/). Ben is a father to [Violet, 16, Seraphina, 13, and Samuel, 10,](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/ben-affleck-jennifer-garners-3-kids-dont-think-hes-cool/) whom he coparents with ex-wife [Jennifer Garner](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrities/jennifer-garner/). [ead our own vows in the little chapel ](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/celebrity-couples-who-got-married-in-las-vegas-pics/)and gave one another the rings we’ll wear for the rest of our lives. Lopez, for her part, [stunned in a Ralph Lauren gown](https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/pictures/every-jennifer-lopez-wedding-dress-in-movies-photos/) with a long train and veil. “I was taken totally off guard and just looked in his eyes smiling and crying at the same time trying hard to get my head around the fact that after 20 years this was happening all over again, I was quite literally speechless and he said, ‘is that a yes?’ I said, ‘YES of course that’s a YES.’” The “On the Floor” songstress, for her part, shares 14-year-old twins The couple’s loved ones — [including all five of their children](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/jennifer-lopez-ben-affleck-have-family-dinner-with-kids-pics/) — all wore white outfits. I could tell them not to fight, but I’m going to have a much bigger impact if I’m able to stop the video when me and Ben get into a fight and resolve it. Love is kind. After being asked why he wasn’t in Georgia for the 50-year-old Argo director’s wedding, he first avoided the question before seeming to mumble that he “fell asleep.” Love is beautiful. [ Ben Affleck](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrities/ben-affleck/) and [Jennifer Lopez](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrities/jennifer-lopez/) [celebrated their nuptials in Georgia](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/ben-affleck-jennifer-lopez-in-georgia-before-wedding-weekend/), brother [Casey Affleck ](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrities/casey-affleck/)was across the country.
Casey Affleck tried to explain why he bailed on Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez's wedding, and his reason was quite the yawner. TMZ obtained video of the ...
[Casey Affleck](https://www.etonline.com/people/casey-affleck) tried to explain why he bailed on [Ben Affleck](https://www.etonline.com/people/ben-affleck) and [Jennifer Lopez](https://www.etonline.com/people/jennifer-lopez)‘s wedding, and his reason was quite the yawner. [TMZ](https://www.tmz.com/2022/08/20/casey-affleck-not-attending-brother-ben-wedding-party/) obtained video of the 47-year-old actor Saturday morning in L.A. For what it’s worth, Casey had been hinting, however slightly, that this was going to be the case. Casey, strutting around in jeans, a hoodie and messy hair, wasn’t in much of a talkative mood but he did utter something to the effect that he “fell asleep.” Casey doesn’t say much else except “Thank you dude” before closing the door and going on his way. [the video](https://www.tmz.com/2022/08/20/casey-affleck-not-attending-brother-ben-wedding-party/), the videographer asks Casey why he’s not in Georgia with Ben, Jen and the rest of their friends and family.
Matt Damon, Jason Mewes, director Kevin Smith, Jordan Monsanto, and a few others made it to Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez's wedding.
“Jennifer Garner is hard at work on a project in Texas and won’t be attending the wedding celebration, but she’s been totally supportive of her kids being there and is really positive in general about the whole thing”, said an insider. The publication revealed that the ‘Manchester By the Sea’ actor was in no mood to converse on the matter but he did utter a few words that sounded like he “fell asleep.” Speaking of Ben Affleck’s wedding to Jennifer Lopez, actors like Matt Damon, ‘Clerks’ actor Jason Mewes, director Kevin Smith, Jordan Monsanto, and top Hollywood talent agent Patrick Whitesell among a few others made it to the gorgeous venue in Georgia. The star couple celebrated their wedding in a grand manner at Ben Affleck’s Georgia mansion which proved to be a star-studded affair.
Famous celebrity site, People revealed that Gone Baby Gone actor missed the Georgia ceremony celebrating his brother's nuptials with Jennifer Lopez on Saturday ...
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck got married for the second time in an extravagant ceremony in Georgia Royal experts have claimed that there had been 'no liaising' between the Sussex staff and royal staff ahead of the trip Famous celebrity site, People revealed that Gone Baby Gone actor missed the Georgia ceremony celebrating his brother's nuptials with Jennifer Lopez on Saturday "unfortunately because of family, parental obligations at home."
The 47-year-old actor was a notable absentee when his brother Ben married Jennifer Lopez in Georgia on Saturday (08.20.22). Casey's absence from the ceremony ...
In the end it was the best possible wedding we could have imagined." We barely made it to the little white wedding chapel by midnight. Casey was also spotted with girlfriend Caylee Cowan in Los Angeles on Friday.
Casey Affleck did not attend older brother Ben Affleck's star-studded wedding to Jennifer Lopez this past weekend in Riceboro, Georgia.
[an alleged health scare.](https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/ambulance-leaving-ben-afflecks-home-georgia-ahead-wedding-weekend-jennifer-lopez) [Academy Award-winner](https://www.foxnews.com/category/entertainment/events/oscars) said, “I have other things.” [star-studded wedding](https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/jennifer-lopez-ben-affleck-star-studded-inner-circle-wedding-guest-list) to Jennifer Lopez this past weekend in Riceboro, Georgia.
Ben Affleck's brother Casey Affleck was absent from the actor and wife Jennifer Lopez's second wedding, and was photographed on the other side of the United ...
[TMZ](https://pagesix.com/2022/08/21/jennifer-garner-shops-as-ex-ben-affleck-marries-jennifer-lopez-again/), hours before the wedding, Garner was photographed at a Sam's Club in South Charleston, West Virginia, near where she grew up. [which took place in Georgia](https://www.eonline.com/news/1342885/inside-jennifer-lopez-and-ben-afflecks-lavish-wedding-celebration-in-georgia). News App](https://eonline.onelink.me/ItsS/1b3e9f57) The actor shares sons Indiana, 18, and Atticus, 14, with ex-wife Summer Phoenix. Casey did not confirm his remarks or elaborate when questioned again and instead shut the car door. [Casey Affleck](https://www.eonline.com/news/casey_affleck) was gone, baby, gone from his older brother [Ben Affleck](https://www.eonline.com/news/ben_affleck)'s second wedding to [Jennifer Lopez](https://www.eonline.com/news/jennifer_lopez).
Casey Affleck posted a throwback photo of newlyweds Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez from 2002 after missing their three-day wedding weekend in Georgia.
[CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER](https://www.foxnews.com/newsletters?cmpid=fnfirstnl) [Ralph Lauren gown](https://www.foxnews.com/category/style-and-beauty), with a high neckline and ruffled sleeves to match a long train. Lopez has twins Max and Emme, 14, with ex-husband Marc Anthony. [married in Las Vegas](https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/jennifer-lopez-announces-marriage-ben-affleck-surprise-wedding-we-did-it-love-is-beautiful) last month, the couple hosted an intimate, three-day affair at his private, 87-acre estate over the weekend, which Casey could not attend. Jimmy Kimmel was also reportedly on hand to witness his friend say "I do" once again. Despite planning a wedding that was intended for September 2003, they postponed the nuptials and eventually called off their engagement in January 2004, only to reunite more than a decade later.