Jennifer Lopez decked out the holidays in style with a special theme thisyear.
The Mary Me star, 53, shared photos from her holiday celebrations on thelatest installment of her On the JLo newsletter, and announced that shecentered her Christmas theme and style this year around the idea of thehummingbird.
“To me, hummingbirds are messengers of love,” Lopez wrote in her newsletter.”… They’re also the fastest bird but they always have time to stop, eatsomething sweet and smell the roses. I identify with them, but more thananything whenever I see one, I feel like it’s a sign from God that everythingis going to be OK.”
J.Lo wore over the Christmas holiday including a Gucci dress
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She even decorated her Christmas tree with silver and gold hummingbirds andteal blue ornaments, which she matched in photos posted to Instagram with asimilar teal blue dress with red ribbon motifs. The collar and cuffs on thedress were white with a flower motif, which she complemented with white floralearrings and red, patent leather ankle-strap platforms.
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“So, I decided this year that the hummingbird would be a perfect theme,” shesaid, adding that she wrote a song called “Hummingbird” for her new album. “Wehave blended families, doubled the fun, doubled the love, doubled the presentsand triple the chaos!!”
Lopez also admitted that the bird influenced her outfit for the star-studdedholiday bash she threw with Ben Affleck, 50, at their Los Angeles home earlierthis month.
“I also picked hummingbird colors for my holiday party dress this year,” shewrote. “It’s a Gucci dress that I’ve had in my closet which I bought a yearago and I’ve been waiting for the perfect occasion to wear. I thought it wasperfect for our Hummingbird Christmas Party.”
The extravagant floor-length silk gown featured what appeared to be fan orwing patterns in several hues of silver, teal and green across the span of thelong-sleeved dress. The sleeves of the dress poofed around her wristtransitioning into velvet black cuffs and a silver pattern detailed the highneckline of the dress. She accessorized the dress with silver drop earringsand wore her hair up in an elegant ponytail.
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J.Lo wore over the Christmas holiday including a Gucci dress
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The actress and singer went all out for the first holiday season she sharedwith Affleck since tying the knot with him earlier this year.
“For the past 8 years we’ve been doing a Christmas Edition Taco Tuesday, wherewe get together and dress up and sing Christmas carols,” Lopez said in hernewsletter. “This was the first time in a long time we were able to gettogether with people that we haven’t seen in forever. The party was filledwith family, friends, colleagues, and people we’ve known from over the years.We sang and danced and had the most amazing time.”
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Several videos from the party popped up on social media including a video ofLopez leading the crowd in a sweet rendition of “Jingle Bells,” and holdingthe microphone out to those gathered around.
Her beau Affleck also got in on the fun, taking over the mic for a performanceof John Legend’s “By Christmas Eve.” In another video, he and Lopez werecaptured sharing a sweet smooch and embrace.
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The couple tied the knot on July 16, during a private Las Vegas ceremony atthe Little White Wedding Chapel, and then held a second wedding to celebratewith family on friends on Aug. 20.
“It’s a beautiful outcome that this has happened in this way at this time inour lives where we can really appreciate and celebrate each other and respecteach other,” Lopez told PEOPLE earlier this year of her and Affleck’s secondchance at love.
She added, “We always did, but we have even more of an appreciation because weknow that life can take you in different directions.”