{"id":11927,"date":"2026-07-20T22:00:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T17:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=11927"},"modified":"2026-07-20T22:00:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T17:00:40","slug":"one-of-the-least-pretentious-weddings-that-ive-ever-seen-or-ever-will-see","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=11927","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;One of the least pretentious weddings that I&#8217;ve ever seen or ever will see\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Brad Paisley has defended <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/taylor-swift\">Taylor Swift<\/a> and Travis Kelce\u2019s wedding, saying that it was \u201cone of the least pretentious\u201d ceremonies he has \u201cever seen or ever will see\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The pop star and the Kansas City Chiefs tight end <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/taylor-swift-and-travis-kelce-are-engaged-your-english-teacher-and-your-gym-teacher-are-getting-married-3887764\">announced their engagement last August<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/taylor-swift-and-travis-kelce-are-officially-married-3954949\">tied the knot at a star-studded ceremony at New York\u2019s Madison Square Garden<\/a> earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>In the time since, a few details about the largely-private wedding have come to light, with New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani revealing that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/taylor-swift-paid-over-160000-to-obtain-nyc-permit-for-msg-wedding-says-mayor-zohran-mamdani-3956466\">Swift and Kelce reportedly paid over $160,000 (\u00a3119,000) to get married at the iconic venue<\/a>, and news emerging that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/paul-mccartney-and-stevie-nicks-said-to-have-performed-at-taylor-swifts-wedding-3955092\">performances at the ceremony came from Stevie Nicks<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/paul-mccartney-reportedly-played-i-want-to-hold-your-hand-for-the-first-time-since-1964-at-taylor-swifts-wedding-3955161\">Paul McCartney.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now, despite some backlash towards the extravagance of the wedding, country singer Brad Paisley has said what it was like to be one of the 1,000 guests in attendance, and described it as not being as ostentatious as people may presume.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIronically, it was one of the least pretentious weddings that I\u2019ve ever seen or ever will see,\u201d he told <em><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/video\/brad-paisley-on-taylor-swifts-wedding-32819772bfbe4f2b94a90baafbe94683\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Associated Press<\/a><\/em>. \u201cIt meant a lot to be [invited]. It was a big thank you from her to invite us.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Brad Paisley revealed that Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce&#8217;s wedding invitation told guests, &#8220;If you&#8217;re getting this, you mean a lot to us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He also described the celebration as &#8220;one of the least pretentious weddings&#8221; he&#8217;s ever attended, saying the invitation felt like &#8220;a big\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/L6aLHtv89Q\">pic.twitter.com\/L6aLHtv89Q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Taylor Swift Daily (@TheTSDaily) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheTSDaily\/status\/2078278748810498524?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 18, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Paisley attended with his wife Kimberly, and has known Swift for almost two decades now having invited her to be the opening act of his 2007 tour, back when she was a teenager.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI took this personally when I got the invite, because in the invite, it said, \u2018If you\u2019re getting this, you mean a lot to us,&#8217;\u201d the singer told <em>AP<\/em>, also adding that details about the wedding were kept under wraps until closer to the date.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was really fun to watch the cat-and-mouse game of, like, \u2018We can tell you roughly where it\u2019s going to be, we\u2019re not gonna say what building\u2026 and here\u2019s the date. If you\u2019re in, we\u2019ll tell you more,&#8217;\u201d he shared. \u201cI went to my wife, I said, \u2018Want to go?\u2019 and she said, \u2018Absolutely, we gotta be there!\u2019 So, we did it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The ceremony was officiated by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/adam-sandler\">Adam Sandler<\/a>\u00a0and NFL coach Andy Reid later revealed that the comedian and actor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/nfl-coach-shares-marriage-advice-adam-sandler-gave-to-taylor-swift-and-travis-kelce-when-officiating-wedding-3955472\">offered the couple some \u201ctouching\u201d words of advice<\/a> on the day.<\/p>\n<p>According to Swift\u2019s longtime publicist, Tree Paine, the couple did not have bridesmaids or groomsmen. Instead, Swift\u2019s brother Austin served as her \u201cMan of Honour\u201d and Travis\u2019 brother, fellow NFL star Jason Kelce, was the Best Man.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Taylor Swift \u2013 How I Wrote My Massive Hit &amp;apos;Blank Space&amp;apos;\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8bYUDY4lmls?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>As well as Brad Paisley, other guests in attendance included <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/ed-sheeran\">Ed Sheeran<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/selena-gomez\">Selena Gomez<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/jack-antonoff\">Jack Antonoff<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/lena-dunham\">Lena Dunham<\/a>, Gigi Hadid, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/bradley-cooper\">Bradley Cooper<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/zo-kravitz\">Zo\u00eb Kravitz<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/aaron-dessner\">Aaron Dessner<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/haim\">Haim<\/a> sisters, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/sombr\">Sombr<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/ellie-goulding\">Ellie Goulding<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/camila-cabello\">Camila Cabello<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/machine-gun-kelly\">Machine Gun Kelly<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/the-chainsmokers\">Chainsmokers<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/lucy-dacus\">Lucy Dacus<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/benson-boone\">Benson Boone<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Graham Norton, who<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/taylor-swift-shares-opalite-video-starring-graham-norton-after-being-inspired-by-appearance-on-his-show-3927930\">\u00a0appeared in Swift\u2019s music video for \u2018Opalite\u2019<\/a>, was invited as well, as were Marisa Hargitay from <em>Law &amp; Order: SVU<\/em>, Dakota Johnson, Julianne Moore, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/ethan-hawke\">Ethan Hawke<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/hugh-grant\">Hugh Grant<\/a>, Jason Sudeikis, Charlie Day, and Jessica Chastain.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the wedding, it was reported that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/more-of-taylor-swift-and-travis-kelce-wedding-guestlist-and-schedule-revealed-as-couple-donate-26million-to-charities-and-nyc-mayor-zohran-mamdani-reveals-his-favourite-songs-3954701\">Swift and Kelce donated $26million (\u00a319.5million) to 20 charities across the United States earlier that week<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('consent', 'revoke');\n  fbq('init', '370979561341328');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brad Paisley has defended Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce\u2019s wedding, saying that it was \u201cone of the least pretentious\u201d ceremonies he has \u201cever seen or ever will see\u201d. 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