Jennifer Lopez becomes Jennifer Affleck, now subscribe to her newsletter

And more thoughts on her recent wedding.

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck at A Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas over the weekend - as advertised by Ms Lopez - has been the talk of the internet. And, perhaps, it set a precedent for future weddings (imitation wedding dresses are already in production).

Perhaps the most notable of all the emerging details was Ms. Lopez announcing that she was changing her name to Jennifer Lynn Affleck. The Styles team discussed it, the location and other bits the newlyweds posted on social media.

Vanessa Friedman: I can appreciate the impetus behind the nuptials of Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck, having renewed my vows myself in Vegas some time ago. It's like a bubble in time when you're on a wedding treadmill, and everyone before and after you is just happy. (When my husband and I renewed our vows, I made my bouquet out of flowers from a hotel centerpiece and then gave it to the bride after me.) That said, there was something very traditional about Jennifer and Ben's marriage, and quite unique, because of who they are: after three marriages, J. Lo became Mrs. Affleck; because she announced the marriage via her newsletter to her fans; because she was wearing two dresses.

Jacob Bernstein: Yes, there was a kind of duality. On the one hand, the daily description she gives of being in line with these three or four other couples; and secondly, how fast it gets that thing downloaded and consumed on its website — after you sign up for the newsletter.

Stella Bugbee : Maybe you're a little too cynical, Jacob. I can see why the fact that it looked ready for release might raise questions like "Is it genuine?" But that seems almost irrelevant. She wanted control, and she got it.

Sandra Garcia: Passing out blurry night on the town photos on Instagram is very "Hollywood," but pretending to don't make it be.

V.F. It seems to me to be part and parcel of how celebrities are taking control of creating images around their private lives, which Rihanna and Beyoncé have masterfully done. They basically set the tone for how it's all handled, with scene-driven natural shots for fans to see just enough to maintain interest, but not so much that it compromises or leads to oversaturation (which has no doubt been a problem for Jennifer Lopez in the past). And when it comes to weddings, it dates back to the nuptials of Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt, when only one or two tasteful blacks and whites were given out to the world, rather than a paid hello! magazine photo shoot.

J.B. Yes and no. I think Beyoncé and Rihanna (as well as Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston) have made it clear that they don't need to engage not just with the paparazzi but with the overall marketing of their private lives, and I think that it's partly a function of the fact that for them what they personalize is their art, whereas for Lopez his art is really what I would call "the art of being J. Lo". She's a great performer on stage, she's great in "Hustlers," but she's great in it because what she is is J. Lo.

S.B. Being J. Lo is no easy feat.

S.G. I watched her Super Bowl documentary and she complains that she's tired of fame, but it's not her hits or movies that make her relevant.

J.B. Totally. She didn't make an album like Beyoncé's "Lemonade" or Madonna's "Ray of Light." She can't summon the sheer exuberance of Janet Jackson. And Brad Pitt became, in addition to an Oscar-w...

Jennifer Lopez becomes Jennifer Affleck, now subscribe to her newsletter

And more thoughts on her recent wedding.

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck at A Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas over the weekend - as advertised by Ms Lopez - has been the talk of the internet. And, perhaps, it set a precedent for future weddings (imitation wedding dresses are already in production).

Perhaps the most notable of all the emerging details was Ms. Lopez announcing that she was changing her name to Jennifer Lynn Affleck. The Styles team discussed it, the location and other bits the newlyweds posted on social media.

Vanessa Friedman: I can appreciate the impetus behind the nuptials of Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck, having renewed my vows myself in Vegas some time ago. It's like a bubble in time when you're on a wedding treadmill, and everyone before and after you is just happy. (When my husband and I renewed our vows, I made my bouquet out of flowers from a hotel centerpiece and then gave it to the bride after me.) That said, there was something very traditional about Jennifer and Ben's marriage, and quite unique, because of who they are: after three marriages, J. Lo became Mrs. Affleck; because she announced the marriage via her newsletter to her fans; because she was wearing two dresses.

Jacob Bernstein: Yes, there was a kind of duality. On the one hand, the daily description she gives of being in line with these three or four other couples; and secondly, how fast it gets that thing downloaded and consumed on its website — after you sign up for the newsletter.

Stella Bugbee : Maybe you're a little too cynical, Jacob. I can see why the fact that it looked ready for release might raise questions like "Is it genuine?" But that seems almost irrelevant. She wanted control, and she got it.

Sandra Garcia: Passing out blurry night on the town photos on Instagram is very "Hollywood," but pretending to don't make it be.

V.F. It seems to me to be part and parcel of how celebrities are taking control of creating images around their private lives, which Rihanna and Beyoncé have masterfully done. They basically set the tone for how it's all handled, with scene-driven natural shots for fans to see just enough to maintain interest, but not so much that it compromises or leads to oversaturation (which has no doubt been a problem for Jennifer Lopez in the past). And when it comes to weddings, it dates back to the nuptials of Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt, when only one or two tasteful blacks and whites were given out to the world, rather than a paid hello! magazine photo shoot.

J.B. Yes and no. I think Beyoncé and Rihanna (as well as Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston) have made it clear that they don't need to engage not just with the paparazzi but with the overall marketing of their private lives, and I think that it's partly a function of the fact that for them what they personalize is their art, whereas for Lopez his art is really what I would call "the art of being J. Lo". She's a great performer on stage, she's great in "Hustlers," but she's great in it because what she is is J. Lo.

S.B. Being J. Lo is no easy feat.

S.G. I watched her Super Bowl documentary and she complains that she's tired of fame, but it's not her hits or movies that make her relevant.

J.B. Totally. She didn't make an album like Beyoncé's "Lemonade" or Madonna's "Ray of Light." She can't summon the sheer exuberance of Janet Jackson. And Brad Pitt became, in addition to an Oscar-w...

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