{"id":524787,"date":"2026-07-04T11:17:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T11:17:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/524787\/"},"modified":"2026-07-04T11:17:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T11:17:10","slug":"taylor-swift-opts-against-bridesmaids-as-she-and-travis-kelce-instead-tap-their-brothers-as-best-man-and-man-of-honor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/524787\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift opts against bridesmaids as she and Travis Kelce instead tap their brothers as best man and ‘man of honor’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Taylor Swift is no stranger to having high-profile female friendships, but the queen of the \u201csquad\u201d kept it simple for her wedding day<\/a>.<\/p>\n

People<\/a> reports that Swift and new husband Travis Kelce opted against having a wedding party for their July 3 ceremony at Madison Square Garden. Instead, Kelce tapped older brother Jason Kelce as his best man, while Swift enlisted younger brother Austin Swift as her \u201cman of honor.\u201d The couple also leaned on Kelce\u2019s Happy Gilmore 2 costar Adam Sandler to officiate the star-studded ceremony.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Travis Kelce had brother Jason serve as his best man.<\/p>\n

(Matt Winkelmeyer via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

That said, there was no shortage of close friends in attendance. A who\u2019s who of NFL stars \u2014 including George Kittle, Matthew Stafford and several of Kelce\u2019s Kansas City Chiefs teammates \u2014 were seen making their way to Madison Square Garden. On Swift\u2019s side, gal pals including Alana, Este and Danielle Haim; Zoe Kravitz; Gigi Hadid; Selena Gomez; Lena Dunham; Dakota Johnson; Karlie Kloss; and longtime bestie Abigail Anderson joined the wedding festivities.<\/p>\n

Swift\u2019s famous friends<\/p>\n

Because Swift has been known to keep famous, female company, there had been lots of speculation about who might make the bridal party cut (which is perhaps why she made it a moot point by not having one in the first place). The “Cruel Summer” pop star’s girl gang first gained attention in 2014, around the release of her critically acclaimed fifth studio album 1989, when she was spotted around New York City with Victoria’s Secret models Karlie Kloss<\/a> and Gigi Hadid<\/a>.<\/p>\n

She solidified her then-core squad with the release of her star-studded music video for “Bad Blood”<\/a> in 2015, which featured an elite lineup of A-listers and “it” girls in their respective fields, including Lena Dunham, Hailee Steinfeld, Martha Hunt, Ellie Goulding, Zendaya, Hayley Williams, Lily Aldridge, Jessica Alba, Mariska Hargitay, Ellen Pompeo and Cindy Crawford. Swift’s longtime bestie Selena Gomez also appeared in the video. (Fun fact: Swift also famously attended Gomez’s wedding to music producer Benny Blanco<\/a> last year. Aw!)<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CuZeFNrOdT-<\/a><\/p>\n

More recently, her crew has included, Zoe Kravitz and Haim sisters Danielle, Alana and Este. Haim, who also opened for Swift during the U.S. leg of her Eras Tour<\/a>, recently attended the New York Knicks game with her, where they stepped out in their punny, now-viral tees<\/a>.\u00a0Prior to their rumored falling out, Blake Lively had also been a frequent plus-one.<\/p>\n

Family ties<\/p>\n

While it\u2019s somewhat unexpected that Swift has bucked the bridesmaid trend, it\u2019s little surprise that she\u2019s given her younger brother Austin a role in her wedding. As Cosmpolitan<\/a> reports, the siblings have a tight-knit relationship. Swift has shouted out Austin in song lyrics, and has credited him with helping her buy back her masters.<\/p>\n

As for the groom, having older brother and New Heights cohost Jason as best man must have been a no-brainer \u2014 and a chance to return the favor. Travis was Jason\u2019s best man<\/a> when he wed wife Kylie Kelce in 2018.<\/p>\n