{"id":282071,"date":"2026-02-09T12:13:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T12:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/282071\/"},"modified":"2026-02-09T12:13:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T12:13:09","slug":"that-wedding-during-bad-bunnys-halftime-show-it-was-real","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/282071\/","title":{"rendered":"That wedding during Bad Bunny&#8217;s halftime show? It was real"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"anchor-25c714\" class=\"body-graf\">Bad Bunny helped one couple tie the knot in a very special way: during his Super Bowl halftime show. <\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-609bd8\" class=\"body-graf\">The man and the woman, who appeared on the field during the show in a white tuxedo and wedding gown, actually got married during Bad Bunny\u2019s performance Sunday, his representative said in a news release.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-1073b9\" class=\"body-graf\">The duo, who were not named in the release, had sent the Puerto Rican musical sensation an invitation to their wedding but ended up getting a halftime show invitation, instead. <\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-1e164d\" class=\"body-graf\">They were married live, with Bad Bunny signing the marriage certificate and a wedding cake being provided, &#8220;turning the moment into a joyful celebrating unfolding in real time,&#8221; the news release said. <\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-93c0b4\" class=\"body-graf\">It&#8217;s unclear whether some of the people in the background of their on-the-field wedding were friends and family members or just backup dancers from the performance itself.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-563bb8\" class=\"body-graf\">Regardless, the moment appeared to bring joy to many viewers online \u2014 and added to Bad Bunny&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/pop-culture\/pop-culture-news\/bad-bunny-super-bowl-halftime-2026-when-is-time-watch-who-perform-rcna257182\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">well-received show<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-a1497d\" class=\"body-graf\">On Sunday, the six-time Grammy winner became <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/pop-culture\/music\/bad-bunny-super-bowl-halftime-show-guide-lyrics-popularity-rcna257181\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">the first Spanish-language Latin solo artist to headline the Super Bowl halftime show<\/a> at Levi\u2019s Stadium in Santa Clara, California.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-a10d06\" class=\"body-graf\">Bad Bunny, whose real name is Benito Antonio Mart\u00ednez Ocasio, first sang at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pILCn6VO_RU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Super Bowl in 2020 alongside headliners Shakira and Jennifer Lope<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pILCn6VO_RU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">z<\/a> in Miami, delivering an unforgettable performance that showcased Latin music\u2019s might and rising mainstream success.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PR_reaction_thumb-6995av.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-73a02b\" class=\"body-graf\">When Bad Bunny was announced as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/sports\/nfl\/bad-bunny-will-headline-super-bowl-60-halftime-show-rcna234334\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">this year&#8217;s headliner in September<\/a>, he drew criticism from a handful of conservative pundits and Fox News commentators. But on Sunday, he emphasized a message of unity while he paid tribute to his Puerto Rican roots.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-5cecea\" class=\"body-graf\">Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin joined him during the performance.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-897b36\" class=\"endmark body-graf\">Celebrities Alix Earle, Cardi B, David Grutman, Karol G, Jessica Alba, Pedro Pascal, Ronald Acu\u00f1a Jr. and Young Miko also made cameos. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/author\/saba-hamedy-ncpn1275941\" tabindex=\"-1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/230203-byline-saba-hamedy-v2.jpg\" alt=\"\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-bio expanded-byline__bio \">Saba Hamedy is the trends and culture editor for NBC News.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/author\/rohan-nadkarni-ncpn1310269\" tabindex=\"-1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/260206-rohan-nadkarni-cs.jpg\" alt=\"\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-bio expanded-byline__bio \">Rohan Nadkarni is a sports reporter for NBC News.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/210423-bill-feather-axc-843p.jpg\" alt=\"\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-bio expanded-byline__bio \">Bill Feather is an assignment editor for NBC Los Angeles who covers general assignment and daily breaking news, primarily in Southern California.<\/p>\n<p>Nicole Acevedo  contributed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bad Bunny helped one couple tie the knot in a very special way: during his Super Bowl halftime&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":282072,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[458,146,85,46],"class_list":["post-282071","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-il","tag-israel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/282071","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=282071"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/282071\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/282072"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=282071"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=282071"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=282071"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}