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Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony Marriage Profile

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Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez arrive at the 79th Academy Awards.

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After her first two rushed marriages failed, Jennifer Lopez rushed into marriage a third time with Marc Anthony. It appears that the third time is the charm for this celebrity couple.

Learn more about their marriage to one another and their previous marriages.

News Updates:

10/12/2008: Jennifer and Marc and Jessica and Carlos Beltran renewed their marriage vows in Las Vegas, Nevada. The renewal ceremony was officiated by Rev. Steven Smith at 3:15 am at Caesars Palace's Forum Tower Penthouse.
Source: Mark Gray. "Inside Jennifer Lopez & Marc Anthony's Renewal Ceremony." People.com. 10/12/08.

Born:
Jennifer Lynn Lopez: Born on July 24, 1969 in the Bronx, New York.

Marc Anthony aka Marco Antonio Muniz: Born in New York, New York on September 16, 1968.

Wedding Date:

Jennifer and Marc were married secretly on June 5, 2004 at her home in Beverly Hills, California. Their wedding took place four days after his divorce. The guests at the wedding did not know they would be attending a wedding. Jennifer wore a Vera Wang gown.

Jennifer and Marc had a short honeymoon at the San Ysidro Ranch near Santa Barbara, California.
Read more about the Wedding of Marc and Jennifer
Children:
Jennifer: Jennifer and Marc announced the birth of their twins, a son, Max, and a daughter, Emme, on 2/22/08. The babies were born in Long Island, New York.

Marc: Three children.

  • Cristian Anthony Muniz: Born in 2001. His mother is Dayanara Delgado.
  • Ryan Anthony Muniz: Born in 2003. His mother is Dayanara Delgado.
  • Ariana Anthony: Her mother is a police officer in New York City.

Residences:

Jennifer owns several homes in the United States. Two of them include a $9.1 million Miami Beach estate and a home in Old Westbury, Long Island, New York.
Previous Marriages and Relationships:
Jennifer has two previous marriages and several significant relationships:
  • David Cruz: David and Jennifer met when she was 16. She and David were a couple until she was 25 years old.
  • Ojani Noa: Ojani, a Cuban actor, and Jennifer met in a restaurant while he was a waiter in Miami Beach, Florida. Ojani proposed to Jennifer in the middle of a dance floor on 10/28/1996 in San Antonio, Texas.
He gave her a marquis-cut diamond ring. Ojani and Jennifer were married on 2/22/1997.

They divorced on 1/01/1998. In 2006 they were in court fighting over a tell-all book Ojani wanted to write.

As of 8/6/2007, a court-appointed arbitrator awarded Jennifer $545,000. The decision was confirmed in September 2007 by a Los Angeles Superior Court judge.

  • Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs, a rapper and producer, and Jennifer, were a couple from 1999 to 2001.
  • Cristan Lee Judd, an actor, dancer, composer, director, choreographer, and backup dancer from Texas, met Jennifer while directing a music video for her in Spain.
Their small wedding on the evening of September 29, 2001 has about 170 guests at a home in Calabasas, California. She wore a dress designed by Valentino. Attorney Barry Hirsch officiated the nondenominational ceremony. Jennifer and Cris divorced on January 26, 2003.

  • Ben Affleck and Jennifer were engaged in October 2002, and Jennifer was wearing a pink engagement ring. Ben and Jennifer postponed their September 14, 2003 wedding and eventually ended their relationship in January, 2004.

Marc Anthony was previously married.
  • Dayanara Torres Delgado: Dayanara, an actress, talk show host, model, former Miss Universe, and dancer from Puerto Rico, married Marc on May 9, 2000.
Marc and Dayanara Renewed their wedding vows on December 7, 2002 in the cathedral in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Their divorce was finalized in the Dominican Republic on June 1, 2004.
Occupations:
Marc: Actor, composer, and singer.

Jennifer: Actress, singer, dancer, and has ownership in a clothing line, perfume line, and a Cuban restaurant, Madre's, in Pasadena, California.

Quotes:
Jennifer about Marc: "He makes me slow down and eat lunch, which I used not to do. We have different philosophies. I've been so disciplined. His process is 'Chill, don't kill yourself.'"
Source: People Magazine. 4/13/2006.

Jennifer: "I'm a born romantic who thinks along the lines of love and marriage. The only mistake I made was getting married too quickly to the men I fell in love with. I just have to be thankful for the fact I'm now married to Marc and I can move on."
Source: CBS2Chicago.com. 4/28/2005.

Jennifer on marriage: "Both people have to really want to be there, you know, and they both have to make that choice. And it's a compromise, and it's how you treat each other when you're hurt. I think that's the most important thing."
Source: ABC7Chicago.com. 9/22/04.

Jennifer on love: "I throw myself into love because I believe in it, but when things don't work you have to take responsibility."
Source: IMDB.com

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