{"id":188963,"date":"2025-09-29T03:33:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T03:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/188963\/"},"modified":"2025-09-29T03:33:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T03:33:13","slug":"how-taylor-swift-played-a-role-in-bff-selena-gomez-and-benny-blancos-intimate-wedding-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/188963\/","title":{"rendered":"How Taylor Swift played a role in BFF Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco\u2019s intimate wedding weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

Taylor Swift reportedly gave a heartfelt speech at Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco\u2019s star-studded wedding reception in Santa Barbara, Calif., over the weekend.<\/p>\n

The \u201cLover\u201d songstress and fellow musician Ed Sheeran, who has collaborated with Blanco on several albums, were among the few to speak at Saturday\u2019s gathering, People reported.<\/a><\/p>\n

The newlyweds\u2019 respective parents also said a few words.<\/p>\n

\"Taylor<\/p>\n

Taylor Swift reportedly gave a speech at Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco\u2019s star-wedding reception in Santa Barbara, Calif., over the weekend, per People. Instagram\/Selena Gomez<\/p>\n

\"According<\/p>\n

According to the outlet, Ed Sheeran also spoke. Getty Images for SiriusXM<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the reception, everyone was letting loose and celebrating them well into the night,\u201d the insider told the outlet.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe vibe was so much fun. They were glowing all night, and both Selena and Benny couldn\u2019t stop smiling. There was so much love in the room.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reps for Swift, 35, and Sheeran, 34, did not immediately respond to Page Six\u2019s requests for comment.<\/p>\n

\"\u201cAt<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the reception, everyone was letting loose and celebrating them well into the night,\u201d the insider told the outlet. Benny Blanco\/Instagram<\/p>\n

\"\u201cThey<\/p>\n

\u201cThey were glowing all night, and both Selena and Benny couldn\u2019t stop smiling. There was so much love in the room,\u201d the source added. Petra Collins, courtesy of Selena Gomez<\/p>\n

As Page Six previously reported, Swift flew into the Santa Barbara airport<\/a> Friday afternoon to celebrate Gomez, 33, and Blanco, 37.<\/p>\n

The \u201cLover\u201d songstress was escorted off her private jet by several people shielding her with black umbrellas.<\/p>\n

Page Six learned that she opted out of booking a room at the ritzy El Encanto hotel, where other guests were reportedly staying for $3,500 a night<\/a>, and instead stayed in a rental home.<\/a><\/p>\n

\"It<\/p>\n

It was reported in July that the couple were only inviting close family and friends to their wedding. @selenagomez\/Instagram<\/p>\n

\u201cShe will be renting a house near the wedding venue, which is a secret to the public,\u201d we were told by an insider. \u201cHer security team feels it\u2019s better than a hotel.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to the Sun, the El Encanto hotel was booked up for the last weekend of September for Gomez and Blanco\u2019s nuptials.<\/p>\n

An insider told the outlet on Sept. 16 that wedding guests would be picked up from the hotel and driven to the ceremony at an unknown location.<\/p>\n

\"They<\/p>\n

They reportedly booked rooms at the ritzy El Encanto hotel for their guests. selenagomez\/Instagram<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

The Sun reported on Sept. 16 that guests would be picked up from the hotel and driven to an unknown location. Selena Gomez \/ Instagram<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone is so excited. Despite the mystery, they know it will be an amazing time,\u201d the insider stated.<\/p>\n

In July, it was revealed that Gomez and Blanco would only be inviting their close family and friends<\/a> to their ceremony.<\/p>\n

With A-listers \u2014 such as Swift and Travis Kelce \u2014 on the invite list, the couple reportedly heightened security measures <\/a>and considered a no-cell-phone policy.<\/p>\n

\u201cSecurity for Selena\u2019s wedding will be of the utmost importance because not only is she a public figure, many of the guests will be too,\u201d a source told the Daily Mail.<\/p>\n

\"Gomez<\/p>\n

Gomez and Blanco reportedly heightened security for their wedding. selenagomez\/Instagram<\/p>\n

\"\u201cSecurity<\/p>\n

\u201cSecurity for Selena\u2019s wedding will be of the utmost importance because not only is she a public figure, many of the guests will be too,\u201d an insider told the Daily Mail in July. Instagram\/selenagomez<\/p>\n

\u201cShe is going back and forth on whether or not to allow people to have their phones as an extra measure of security and privacy, along with the fact that she wants everyone to be present.\u201d<\/p>\n

At the time, another insider denied that the couple had scheduled their wedding for the fall to accommodate Swift\u2019s busy schedule.<\/p>\n

Blanco got down on one knee<\/a> in December 2024\u00a0after a year of dating Gomez.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

The source added that the actress and Blanco were debating on whether to have a cell phone-free ceremony. Instagram\/selenagomez<\/p>\n

\"\u201cShe<\/p>\n

\u201cShe is going back and forth on whether or not to allow people to have their phones as an extra measure of security and privacy,\u201d the insider explained. CBS via Getty Images<\/p>\n

\u201cforever begins now,\u201d the actress captioned photos of herself with the producer.<\/p>\n

At the time, Swift joked in the comments section that she would \u201cbe the flower girl.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

Despite the \u201cLover\u201d songstress and Gomez\u2019s long-standing friendship, the Grammy winner was notably not in attendance at the latter\u2019s bachelorette party<\/a> in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, last month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift reportedly gave a heartfelt speech at Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco\u2019s star-studded wedding reception in Santa…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":188964,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[22811,24229,88,110434,216,18633,22280,4915,4144,110433],"class_list":{"0":"post-188963","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-benny-blanco","9":"tag-ed-sheeran","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-intimate-wedding-weekend","12":"tag-music","13":"tag-santa-barbara","14":"tag-selena-gomez","15":"tag-taylor-swift","16":"tag-travis-kelce","17":"tag-wedding-reception"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188963","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=188963"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188963\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/188964"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=188963"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=188963"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=188963"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}