Kevin Smith could not contain his emotions as he watched his friend Ben Affleck say ‘I do’ to Jennifer Lopez during their Georgia wedding over the weekend.
Speaking with ET Online, the famed director, 52, revealed he ‘bawled throughout’ the ‘overwhelming emotional’ nuptials.
‘I’m a crier,’ he told the site. ‘I cry all the time. I cry watching episodes of The Flash. I cry watching Degrassi for heaven’s sake. But I bawled throughout because it was goddamn beautiful. So beautiful.’
‘I bawled throughout’: Kevin Smith could not contain his emotions as he watched his friend Ben Affleck say ‘I do’ once again to Jennifer Lopez during their Georgia wedding over the weekend; pictured 2006
Smith and actor Jason Mewes – famous for their pairing as ‘Jay and Silent Bob’ – were among the guests attending the wedding over the weekend.
Smith was seen at a Hertz rental pickup with his wife, Jennifer Schwalbach Smith, as they headed for the festivities.
The actor was also seen at the airport in his traditional outfit of an ice hockey jersey and jean shorts but he later posted a photo with Schwalbach Smith, Mewes, and his wife, Jordan Monsanto, in a white suit to go along with a white backward baseball cap.
‘For those who say “He always wears the same outfit…” @JenSchwalbach, @JordanMonsanto, @JayMewes & me, all cleaned up. This is as formal as I’ve been dressed since maybe my First Communion when I was 7,’ he tweeted alongside the photo.
I do! Bennifer exchanged vows again in Georgia over the weekend after their surprise wedding in Las Vegas last month; pictured July 2022 in Paris
At the Bennifer wedding? Smith later posted a photo with Schwalbach Smith, Mewes, and his wife, Jordan Monsanto, in a white suit to go along with a white backward baseball cap
Fans suspected the photo had been taken at the Bennifer wedding, but Kevin remained evasive once the topic of the image was broached.
‘I just read a slew of articles telling me that I went to Ben Affleck’s wedding, man. Those two things seem conflated,’ he told ET Online of the photos. ‘I just happened to be wearing white.’
‘That being said, had I been at that wedding — f***, was it one of the most beautiful events I’ve ever been present for in my life,’ he added.
Former colleagues: Smith directed Jennifer and Ben in the 2004 comedy drama Jersey Girl
Lights, camera, action: The actor has starred with Smith and Mewes in at least seven different movies dating back to 1995’s Chasing Amy, including a cameo in this year’s Clerks III; the trio pictured in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
‘I can’t share details because it would be theirs to share, but overwhelmingly emotional,’ he said.
Affleck and Lopez exchanged vows for a second time in Georgia over the weekend, following their surprise wedding in Las Vegas last month.
The actor has starred with Smith and Mewes in at least seven different movies dating back to 1995’s Chasing Amy, including a cameo in this year’s Clerks III.
Smith also directed both Affleck and Lopez in the 2004 comedy-drama Jersey Girl.
The two actors have since repaired their friendship after suffering a falling out during Ben’s first marriage to Jennifer Garner.
‘He’s got a wife [Jennifer Garner] that don’t [sic] care for me at all. And plus, honestly, he probably don’t care for me at all anymore, [either],’ he told Yahoo Movies in 2014.
‘He’s a triple-A-list movie star and s–t like that. If he’s Jimmy Carter, I’m Billy Carter, to put it in ’70s terms. And I’m not even related and s–t,’ he added.