On Taylor Swift’s third summer with Travis Kelce, they said “I do” to all the rest.Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscriptionGet exclusive reporting, live Q&As and ad-free reading.The couple was married Friday evening, the star’s team confirmed.The paire tied the knot in front of a thousand family and friends in a ceremony officiated by funnyman Adam Sandler at Madison Square Garden.The world’s most famous pop star and future Hall of Fame football player didn’t feature a traditional wedding party, as Swift was accompanied by her “man of honor,” brother Austin Swift, while Kelce had brother and fellow football great Jason Kelce serving as best man.The bride and groom’s were dressed in looks by Christian Dior Haute Couture, and wore custom-made by Christian Louboutin.
The bride sparkled in Cartier jewelry, her team said.It was in America’s version of a royal wedding; nearly a year earlier, they broke the internet with a collaborative Instagram post announcing their engagement after two years of dating.The slideshow on social media showed Kelce’s backyard transformed into a lush, floral garden as the pair embraced and showed off Swift’s new ring — a large diamond set in yellow gold.
Speculation about when and how the ultra-famous couple would get married immediately took over, with the most recent round of rumors in early June that they would have the affair at New York City’s Madison Square Garden on the July 4 weekend.NBC News previously reported that a Swift-Kelce event was being held at the Garden on July 3, after the New York Times first reported details of the apparent wedding.
While it wasn’t clear whether the blowout at MSG — complete with 1,100 guests, one source told NBC News — would serve as the actual wedding, permits to close Manhattan streets over the July 4 holiday weekend, along with the venue’s blocked-off schedule, were a part of a trail of clues that led many to believe the wedding would take place that...