Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez began wedding with mindfulness exercise

msn.com:

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck's wedding began with a "mindfulness" exercise. The couple exchanged vows in front of friends and family in Georgia last August, a month after they legally wed in a private Las Vegas ceremony and lifestyl guru Jay Shetty - the former monk who officiated the event - explained how meditation and reflection was at the heart of the wedding.

He said: "That was one of the most surreal experiences of my entire life… "The ceremony was mindfulness- and meditation-inspired.

It began with a mindfulness practice, to help everybody be truly present and bring their best energy to the space, to really celebrate love. " Before officiating the wedding, Jay spent "weeks" preparing by trying to truly "understand" Ben and Jennifer.

He told Telegraph magazine: "My approach was to really listen to the couple, to really understand what they want, what energy they want, to really understand their story. "I mean through them, with them.