Swift and Kelce Marry in Star-Studded MSG Ceremony

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are married. The singer's publicist confirmed the news Friday evening as guests packed Madison Square Garden for a ceremony that capped a three-year romance that played out in concert halls, football stadiums, and tabloid pages.

Comedian Adam Sandler officiated, according to a statement from the publicist. Giant screens outside the Manhattan arena flashed "JUST&T MARRIED" before the confirmation arrived.

The guest list read like a cross-section of pop culture and sports. Jennifer Lopez, Ed Sheeran, Ethan Hawke, Jimmy Fallon, and former soccer star Abby Wambach were spotted entering the venue as temperatures hit 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Black SUVs snarled traffic outside, and workers checked electronic tickets at the entrance. Onlookers – many of them Swifties – stood behind barriers, hoping for a glimpse.

One fan held a sign that twisted a Swift lyric: "Karma is the guy on the Chiefs, coming straight to MSG." Jane Lowry, a 15-year-old from Texas in New York on vacation, climbed scaffolding across the street to watch. "I wanted to see Taylor Swift because I do really like her music," she said. She added that she looked forward to the singer's albums about married life: "I think she'll write some cute songs about it."

Workers spent days unloading food and scenery into the arena. The Empire State Building planned to turn its lights light blue on Friday evening, a nod to the "something blue" wedding tradition, according to a social media post from the landmark. U.S. media reported the couple planned a cocktail hour for roughly 1,000 people to kick off the Fourth of July holiday weekend.

Earlier this week, Swift and Kelce donated $26 million to multiple charities through a publicist. Country star Dolly Parton thanked the couple on social media for a $2 million gift to her children's book charity. "It's evident that you two have made giving back a key part of your life," Parton wrote. "So, hey, when you have the firstborn, can I have it? Because that is going to be one special baby."

The relationship began in 2023 when Kelce tried and failed to meet Swift backstage at her Eras Tour show in Kansas City. He aired his frustration on his podcast, saying he was "a little butthurt" he could not give her a friendship bracelet with his phone number. Swift later said on the same podcast that the gesture reminded her of "an '80s John Hughes movie." She said she thought: "If this guy isn't crazy, which is a big if, this is sort of what I've been writing songs about wanting to happen to me since I was a teenager."

Swift, 36, is a 14-time Grammy winner whose global tour made her a billionaire. Kelce, also 36, is a three-time Super Bowl champion with the Kansas City Chiefs and co-hosts the podcast "New Heights." The couple announced their engagement in August 2025 on Instagram with the caption: "Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married."