BEN AFFLECK - BEN AND JEN SCRAP WEDDING PLANS

BEN AFFLECK and JENNIFER LOPEZ have postponed their weekend wedding plans because the big day has become a circus of media attention.

The couple were hoping to keep their nuptials as quiet as possible, but when news leaked of a ceremony at Santa Barbara, California's FOUR SEASONS BILTMORE HOTEL earlier this week (beg08SEP03), the stars chose to rethink their plans.

According to entertainment news guru PAT O'BRIEN, who secured the only TV interview with the couple earlier this summer (03) on his show ACCESS HOLLYWOOD, the wedding is now off.

Reports have been circulating all week about the big day, with only a handful of facts confirmed.

These include J.LO planning to wear a VERA WANG gown and LAURA MERCIER's Pink Beige lipstick, yellow and white roses decorating the unknown wedding chapel, and the couple's wedding bands being crafted by jeweller to the stars HARRY WINSTON.

Other information included the fact that the Sunday (14SEP03) wedding was to be preceded by a Saturday night (13SEP03) barbecue, and the couple were planning to stage their first dance as man and wife on a clear plastic floor built over a swimming pool.

The reported postponement will be a blow to Affleck's best pal MATT DAMON, who was flying back from the Czech Republic, where he's currently filming THE BROTHERS GRIMM, especially for the big day.