Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez have been birds of a feather this vacation season — hummingbirds, to be precise. In an On the JLo publication from Dec. 26, Lopez shared how the 2 shared their first Christmas collectively as a married couple, in addition to the avian symbolism that impressed their decor. “I wish to create a theme for each vacation. . . . To me, hummingbirds are messengers of affection,” Lopez defined. “They’re very agile — can fly ahead, backward, and up and down. They’re additionally the quickest chicken however they all the time have time to cease, eat one thing candy and scent the roses. I determine with them, however greater than something, each time I see one, I really feel prefer it’s an indication from God that every part goes to be OK.”
Having simply written a track titled “Hummingbird” for her upcoming album, this appeared like the proper theme to carry the couple’s respective households collectively. “We have blended households, doubled the individuals, doubled the enjoyable, doubled the love, doubled the presents and tripled the chaos!!” Lopez wrote in her e mail. To be certain the which means of the hummingbird was absolutely current throughout Christmas, Lopez determined one of the best place to start out was with the tree.
“I determine with them, however greater than something, each time I see one, I really feel prefer it’s an indication from God that every part goes to be OK.”
“I needed to have a tree in the home that was a hummingbird tree, reminding us that every part completed in love and with love will all the time be OK,” she mentioned. To high all of it off, she discovered the last word hummingbird costume to put on to their household Christmas get together. “I additionally picked hummingbird colours for my vacation get together costume this yr,” Lopez wrote. “It’s a Gucci costume that I’ve had in my closet which I purchased a yr in the past and I’ve been ready for the proper event to put on. I believed it was good for our Hummingbird Christmas Party.”
The households kicked off their hummingbird Christmas with tacos and Christmas carols. “For the previous 8 years we have been doing a Christmas Edition Taco Tuesday, the place we get collectively and costume up and sing Christmas carols. During the pandemic that went to the wayside, so this was the primary time in a very long time we have been capable of get along with people who we have not seen in perpetually. . . . We sang and danced and had essentially the most wonderful time!” she mentioned.
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez Serenade Their Guests at Their Star-Studded Christmas Party
The Christmas get together in query, which befell on Dec. 17, included a star-studded visitor listing with attendees like Doja Cat, Kim Kardashian, and Billie Eilish. And whereas Lopez might have made it appear to be a humble gathering, this was no abnormal get-together. According to movies posted on-line, a vacation get together on the Lopez-Affleck family truly consists of Steve Mackey on the piano, a hot-chocolate station, and even a gingerbread duplicate of the couple’s personal home. Bonus factors in case you catch Affleck singing John Legend’s “By Christmas Eve” or Lopez becoming a member of Mackey in a spirited rendition of “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year.” The FOMO is actual.
