{"id":2052862,"date":"2026-07-20T15:42:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T12:42:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2052862"},"modified":"2026-07-20T15:42:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T12:42:25","slug":"brad-paisley-defends-marriage-of-taylor-swift-and-travis-kelce-one-of-the-least-pretentious-weddings-that-ive-ever-seen-or-ever-will-see","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2052862","title":{"rendered":"Brad Paisley defends marriage of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce: \u201cOne of the least pretentious weddings that I\u2019ve ever seen or ever will see\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/brad-paisley-Taylor-swift@2000&#215;1270.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Brad Paisley defends marriage of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce: \u201cOne of the least pretentious weddings that I\u2019ve ever seen or ever will see\u201d<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The country singer invited Swift to be the opening act of his tour back in 2007<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Liberty Dunworth<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-20T16:42:25+01:00\">20th July 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/brad-paisley-Taylor-swift@2000x1270-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Brad Paisley (L) and Taylor Swift in 2016\" title=\"brad-paisley-Taylor-swift@2000x1270\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Brad Paisley (L) and Taylor Swift in 2016. CREDIT: Kevin Mazur\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<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.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: <b>Taylor Swift \u2013 \u2018The Life Of A Showgirl\u2019 review: magical when the songwriter just lets herself be<\/b><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The pop star and the Kansas City Chiefs tight end announced their engagement last August and tied the knot at a star-studded ceremony at New York\u2019s Madison Square Garden earlier this month.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\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 Swift and Kelce reportedly paid over $160,000 (\u00a3119,000) to get married at the iconic venue, and news emerging that performances at the ceremony came from Stevie Nicks and Paul McCartney.<\/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>The Associated Press<\/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 pic.twitter.com\/L6aLHtv89Q<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Taylor Swift Daily (@TheTSDaily) July 18, 2026<\/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<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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 Adam Sandler\u00a0and NFL coach Andy Reid later revealed that the comedian and actor offered the couple some \u201ctouching\u201d words of advice 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<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As well as Brad Paisley, other guests in attendance included Ed Sheeran, Selena Gomez, Jack Antonoff, Lena Dunham, Gigi Hadid, Bradley Cooper, Zo\u00eb Kravitz, Aaron Dessner, the Haim sisters, Sombr, Ellie Goulding, Camila Cabello, Machine Gun Kelly, the Chainsmokers, Lucy Dacus and Benson Boone.<\/p>\n<p>Graham Norton, who\u00a0appeared in Swift\u2019s music video for \u2018Opalite\u2019, was invited as well, as were Marisa Hargitay from <em>Law &amp; Order: SVU<\/em>, Dakota Johnson, Julianne Moore, Ethan Hawke, Hugh Grant, Jason Sudeikis, Charlie Day, and Jessica Chastain.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the wedding, it was reported that Swift and 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News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Watch NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani make surprise cameo at Djo\u2019s Forest Hills show<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-above\">\n<div class=\"td-image-container\">\n<div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><span class=\"entry-thumb td-thumb-css\" data-type=\"css_image\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Teddy-Swims-performs-at-Electric-Castle-2026.-CREDIT_-Miluta-Flueras-for-Electric-Castle-400x254.jpg\" data-img-retina-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Teddy-Swims-performs-at-Electric-Castle-2026.-CREDIT_-Miluta-Flueras-for-Electric-Castle-800x508.jpg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n                    Music News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Teddy Swims covers Van Halen\u2019s \u2018Jump\u2019 at Electric Castle 2026<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span>                <\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<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.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: <b>Taylor Swift \u2013 \u2018The Life Of A Showgirl\u2019 review: magical when the songwriter just lets herself be<\/b><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The pop star and the Kansas City Chiefs tight end announced their engagement last August and tied the knot at a star-studded ceremony at New York\u2019s Madison Square Garden earlier this month.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\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 Swift and Kelce reportedly paid over $160,000 (\u00a3119,000) to get married at the iconic venue, and news emerging that performances at the ceremony came from Stevie Nicks and Paul McCartney.<\/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>The Associated Press<\/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 pic.twitter.com\/L6aLHtv89Q<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Taylor Swift Daily (@TheTSDaily) July 18, 2026<\/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<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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 Adam Sandler\u00a0and NFL coach Andy Reid later revealed that the comedian and actor offered the couple some \u201ctouching\u201d words of advice 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<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As well as Brad Paisley, other guests in attendance included Ed Sheeran, Selena Gomez, Jack Antonoff, Lena Dunham, Gigi Hadid, Bradley Cooper, Zo\u00eb Kravitz, Aaron Dessner, the Haim sisters, Sombr, Ellie Goulding, Camila Cabello, Machine Gun Kelly, the Chainsmokers, Lucy Dacus and Benson Boone.<\/p>\n<p>Graham Norton, who\u00a0appeared in Swift\u2019s music video for \u2018Opalite\u2019, was invited as well, as were Marisa Hargitay from <em>Law &amp; Order: SVU<\/em>, Dakota Johnson, Julianne Moore, Ethan Hawke, Hugh Grant, Jason Sudeikis, Charlie Day, and Jessica Chastain.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the wedding, it was reported that Swift and Kelce donated $26million (\u00a319.5million) to 20 charities across the United States earlier that week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/brad-paisley-defends-marriage-of-taylor-swift-and-travis-kelce-one-of-the-least-pretentious-weddings-that-ive-ever-seen-or-ever-will-see-3958078&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/brad-paisley-Taylor-swift@2000&#215;1270.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Brad Paisley defends marriage of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce: \u201cOne of the least pretentious weddings that I\u2019ve ever seen or ever will see\u201d The country singer invited Swift to be the opening act of his tour back in 2007 By Liberty Dunworth 20th July 2026 Brad Paisley (L) and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,78],"class_list":["post-2052862","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-nme-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2052862","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2052862"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2052862\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2052862"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2052862"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2052862"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}