Adam Sandler recently embraced one of his most exciting roles yet: officiating a wedding. The beloved actor stepped up to lead the celebrity-filled nuptials of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, which took place last Friday at the iconic Madison Square Garden in New York City, Swift’s publicist confirmed to Page Six.
The decision to have Sandler officiate appears to have been influenced by a recent collaboration with Kelce. The dynamic duo shared the screen in the upcoming film “Happy Gilmore 2,” set for release in 2025. This cinematic connection seems to have strengthened their real-life friendship, prompting the newlyweds to choose Sandler for the important role in their ceremony.
The latest on Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding
In “Happy Gilmore 2,” Kelce, aged 36, delivers a memorable cameo performance. Directed by Kyle Newacheck, the scene sees Kelce sporting nothing but an apron as he is humorously covered in honey by Bad Bunny’s character, Oscar, a restaurant worker under Sandler’s character, Happy Gilmore. This charming and comedic sequence helped set the stage for Kelce and Sandler’s close rapport, making the wedding collaboration all the more meaningful.
Kelce, 36, made a cameo in the Kyle Newacheck-directed movie, as he wore only an apron while being smothered in honey by Bad Bunny, who portrayed Oscar, a restaurant employee working under Sandler’s character, Happy Gilmore.
In the scene, Sandler’s character instructed Oscar to go to his “happy place,” which led the latter to envision himself approaching Kelce’s character with honey in preparation to be eaten by a bear.
Sandler was front and center to celebrate Swift and Kelce’s wedding, alongside the hitmaker’s brother and man of honor, Austin, and Kelce’s brother and best man, Jason.
The “Love Story” singer and the NFL star, both 36, also tied the knot in front of 1,000 people, including Selena Gomez and Gigi Hadid.
Leading up to their special day, there was plenty of speculation over where — and when — Swift and Kelce would say “I do.”
Insiders previously told Page Six that the two were planning to host their wedding at Madison Square Garden over the July 3rd weekend. Other reports claimed that guests who received an invite were required to sign an NDA before receiving any details about the time or location.
The newlyweds were initially believed to be eyeing Rhode Island — where Swift owns a large estate next door to a hotel — for the nuptials. A source later told Page Six in November, though, that the two were thinking about scrapping that idea and going “all out” at a totally different venue that could accommodate more attendees.
However, hours before their rehearsal dinner on July 3, multiple sources confirmed to Page Six that the Hollywood couple were “already legally married.”
Swift and Kelce broke the internet when they announced their engagement in August 2025 via social media after two years of dating.
The Kansas City Chiefs player popped the question in a flower-filled garden at his Kansas City home after they filmed an episode of his “New Heights” podcast.
“Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married 🧨,” the couple’s joint Instagram post read, which featured pictures from the romantic engagement.
Swift then gushed about the engagement and her then-fiancé two months later when she appeared on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.”
“He’s just my favorite person I’ve ever met — no offense to everyone else,” the “Life of a Showgirl” singer said. “But the fact that this is the person that I get to hang out with every day forever is just, like, that’s the whole thing.”
That same month, Swift shared on SiriusXM’s “The Morning Mash Up” that while it’s “hard to pinpoint” exactly when she fell in love with Kelce, the moment happened pretty early on.
“He’s one of those people where as soon as you meet him, you know he’s the best,” the pop star explained. “There’s no one else on the planet that’s ever been even remotely similar to him.”
Kelce echoed those sentiments in his August 2025 cover story interview for GQ, telling the outlet that once they fell in love, their romance “just took the f–k off.”
“We are two fun-loving people who have the morals to appreciate everyone for who they are,” he explained. “We share all those values.”
“Whenever I’m with her, it feels like we’re just regular people,” he added.
The tight end broke his silence on the proposal during a September episode of his “New Heights” podcast.
“It’s been really fun telling everybody who I’m going to be spending the rest of my life with,” the athlete told listeners while expressing gratitude for the well-wishes he’s received.
He raved about how “cool” it feels to “[call] someone your fiancée,” which he did at a University of Nebraska vs. University of Cincinnati game around that time.
“It was the first time introducing Taylor as my fiancée to a few of my teammates,” Kelce recalled.
After the couple shared their engagement news publicly, the NFL star’s dad, Ed Kelce, revealed the Grammy winner had been eagerly waiting for her man to pop the question.
“I think she was getting maybe a little antsy, but he was going to put her off till this week, to, you know, make some grand thing, to make it a big special event,” he told Cleveland’s ABC News 5 last August.
“And I told him repeatedly, you know, you could do it on the side of the road, do it any place that makes it a special event … when you get down on one knee and ask her to marry you.”
The father of three had previously credited Swift for his youngest son’s happiness while speaking to People that same month.
“There’s no question about it,” Ed said, adding, “They’re two people obviously very much in love.”
The three-time Super Bowl champ and the “Bad Blood” singer went public with their relationship in September 2023 after Swift cheered the athlete on at his home game against the Chicago Bears.
Since that sporting event, the pair have supported each other’s careers, both in public and in private behind the scenes, and have not shied away from packing on the PDA at various events.
