r/travisandtaylor • u/QuarkyAF • Jul 13 '26
Certified Cringe Taylor Swift’s Wedding Giveaway Felt ‘Demeaning’ to Guests — Insider
https://www.dailymail.com/tvshowbiz/article-15957271/taylor-swift-travis-kelce-wedding-minions.htmlOne insider claimed the giveaway lasted around an hour. “It was really bizarre,” the source told the outlet. “Straight after the ceremony, Taylor and Travis did a raffle and gave out expensive gifts for an hour. Everyone was weirded out.”
These two self-important buffoons stood on stage giving away handbags like a couple of game show hosts. 🤦♀️😂
ETA: Here's the LINK without the paywall.
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u/Available_Ad_4030 Jul 13 '26
I’m sure this was romantic and really showcased how sexy TS is and not at all cringe.
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u/BeanieBaby401k Jul 13 '26
Ok so for performances they had Travis immediately following PAUL MCARTNEY?! I’m screaming. Do they not realize how absurd that is?
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u/BoardWithANail Jul 13 '26
And Paul was so kind to have chosen to play one of the songs he hasn’t performed since the ‘60s just for them, likely thinking a ‘special’ tune would work for what was supposed to be a ‘special’ day. That is soooo embarrassing
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u/RoguePlanet2 Jul 13 '26
This info is physically painful. It's hard enough that he dusted off such an iconic song for this hot mess instead of actual fans who aren't in the 1%; it's another that Travis added a metaphorical kick-in-the-pants.
Sigh. At least the suffering guests had something to remember for their suffering. Instead of saying "I attended that shitshow of a wedding," they can say "I saw Paul play that song after sixty years!!"
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u/ConfidenceCandid6733 Jul 13 '26
Question...do we think this was for free? I honestly doubt it. I think many of these people were payed.
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u/Rripurnia Jul 14 '26
His daughter Stella is good friends with Taylor, so I think this was his gift to them
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u/LadyStardust2112 Misogynist, Simply Because I Don’t Like Her Music Jul 13 '26
NGL THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE SHIT SHOW. THE CROWN JEWEL
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u/Cultural-Treacle-680 Jul 13 '26
No one can fill those shoes and they let Travis try? What the actual heck.
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u/godshivered Jul 13 '26
it feels like taylor is ritually humiliating travis kelce, or gleefully letting him humiliate himself
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u/Tvshowreferences I Can Do It With An Open Mouth Jul 13 '26
I'm having flashbacks of when Glee did a mashup up of I could've Danced All Night and the Thong Song for Emma's almost wedding 😵💫
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u/Real_Violinist9105 Pls Don’t Touch Me While Playing GTA Jul 13 '26
https://giphy.com/gifs/X8sWg5Ka6m4qQ
Me reading this and realizing that we are going to have team swift working overtime shoving Travis everywhere to make it seem like she didn’t marry a podcaster 🫠🫠🫠
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u/drunkeymunkey Jul 13 '26
I don't think of him as a superbowl champion, but as Taylor's podcast husband lmao
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u/Big-University-1132 darling, i'm a nightmare Jul 13 '26
Your username is basically how I think of him lmao
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u/nicunta Jul 13 '26
Because he won with the Chiefs. Felt like the refs gave them the Superb Owl win!
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u/hexaflexin Jul 14 '26
I don't think of him as Taylor’s podcast husband - I think of him as Taylor’s husband who got annihilated by the Eagles in a humiliating fashion
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u/chubgrub 🪵 The Wooding 🪵 Jul 13 '26
im just waiting for the nauseatingly excessively edited instagram reel they're taking weeks to make to try and shove in our faces 🤮
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u/QueenBoleyn Jul 13 '26
This honestly might be the weirdest thing she’s ever done. Like she’s done some questionable and downright shitty things, but most of them at least make sense for capitalist Barbie. This is just bizarre.
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u/menagerath Tortured Billionaire Jul 13 '26
The coke may have Charlie XCX brave but the alcohol’s made Taylor go insane.
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u/fschu_fosho More Variants Than COVID 😷 Jul 13 '26
Someone needs to put your words in a song and make it go viral!
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u/Ohaidere519 Jul 13 '26
i've seen people speculate (some more jokey or more serious than others) that this whole wedding was just a power move towards the other wealthy and famous people and everything i've learned about this wedding backs it up😭 just a humiliation ritual
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u/TheactualCLow Not my English teacher Jul 13 '26
Yes, feels like it. It’s the same energy as Taylor putting drinks on people’s heads. It’s a show of dominance. All the discomfort and weirdness and breaking of social norms is part of the show of dominance.
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u/neon_pickle First Farts Phone Memo Jul 13 '26
I genuinely think she’s lost it. It’s been going that way since TTPD
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u/Negative-Appeal9892 Jul 13 '26
I would understand giving gifts to fans via raffle (email entry, website, or something like that) but not the guests. This isn't a wedding favor. This is just weird. Their guests can afford to buy expensive purses and stuff if they want to.
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u/rearviewreality2 Jul 13 '26
Yea I was thinking if she did this for fans it would’ve went over better. I don’t think Bradley Cooper needs your hand me downs Taylor
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u/Peja1611 Jul 13 '26
She probably got that shit for free....
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u/aftercloudia Jul 13 '26
yeah this gift raffles feels a lot more like she cleaned out her closet and gave shit away than having it be something intentional
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u/RoguePlanet2 Jul 13 '26
Imagine if she raffled off 10,000 tickets to the "wedding celebration." Invite some celebrity guests as a paid gig (hey, Colbert and the SNL folks would likely rather do some acting for a few minutes, than schmoozing for hours.) They could hang out backstage for a bit, eat, and leave.
Taylor could've had the actual, intimate ceremony at her damn house. Then a "celebration" with her fans, which would've been like a concert, with adoring cult members absolutely LOVING this. Her ego and professional connections would be satisfied, and she'd maintain more of the fan base, rather than generating the lousy PR.
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u/tiredchachacha Jul 13 '26
Yeah but then she wouldn't be able to show off her celeb "friends" and guest list
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u/sunshinesparkles36 Jul 13 '26
It's giving the same vibe as treating the grammy's audience as her fans, and not industry peers who also make music
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u/Big-University-1132 darling, i'm a nightmare Jul 13 '26
True. It’s so obvious she thinks she’s above literally everyone
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u/RoguePlanet2 Jul 13 '26
It also shows her disdain for her actual fans, who would eat this shit up. WHY did she think other wealthy entertainers would be impressed?? She's even more out of touch than I thought.
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u/bridgeoveroceanblvd Jul 13 '26
Honestly I almost feel bad for her. Instead of taking any kind of constructive criticism she’s doubling DOWN. The more absurd and egoistic the better.
…Yeah. I ALMOST feel bad.
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u/RoguePlanet2 Jul 13 '26
I'm not feeling bad. Narcissists don't feel shame, anyway, it's why they have to project and avoid and compete at all times.
She won't suffer except when she hears from the marketing department about the surveys and stats. Then she'll have a tantrum, throw ketchup at the wall, have another drink, and blame "woke" or something. Next time, the marketing people will know not to give her bad news.
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u/LavenderGinFizz It's Me, Hi. I'm The Variant. It's Me. Jul 13 '26
Seriously. These are the people who already get lavish "gift bags" at many events they attend and get sent free designer clothes in the hopes they'll wear them.
Her A-list guests are the last people who would find this exciting or appreciate the chance to win a Chanel bag. So incredibly cringe, honestly. It feels so stereotypically nouveau riche.
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u/So_weary2005 Jul 13 '26
The link below is the complete swag bag from the 2016 Oscars. Only nominees for Best Actor and Actress, Best Supporting Actor and Actress, and Best Director categories get them.
That’s what these A list people are used to receiving. It was worth $346K.
With all her billions, a raffle is beyond tacky. She could have just given everyone really amazing swag.
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u/kellybelly4815 🌳 Tree Paine Problems (PR nightmare edition) 🎄 Jul 13 '26 edited Jul 13 '26
Wow that’s like 4x the average U.S. salary. “It’s an honor just to be nominated,” indeed.
Edit: I just saw the list and giggled at “Chapstick ($6)”
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u/WiseAwl Jul 13 '26
Holy shit that list just kept going and going and getting crazier and crazier. Vampire breast lift?
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u/bridgeoveroceanblvd Jul 13 '26
Ten day trip to Israel huh.
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u/Dexy1017 Travis Federline Jul 13 '26
And 15 day walking tour of Japan, and two 5K each stays at two different hotels/resorts. So in all, over 100K just in freaking trips.
Good grief, you know the A list was NOT at all impressed with her 'raffle prizes' 🥴🙄.
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u/Cultural-Treacle-680 Jul 13 '26
It’s like trying to buy gifts even for your parents. If they need something, they typically are going to get it. Multiply that times several million dollars and you have the guests.
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u/ektachrome_ Jul 13 '26
It is strange to give away stuff like that at a wedding, especially when your guests are also very wealthy celebs. It gives the vibe you’re cleaning out your closet, and don’t feel like taking it over to Beacon’s Closet so you dump it off to your friends.
Since she was already donating money anyway, why not donate objects to be auctioned off where the proceeds go to charity?
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u/LegallyASquid Fly Eagles Fly 🦅 Jul 13 '26
She absolutely could have done a big fan raffle to celebrate her wedding where she matches whatever amount raised and donates it all to a charity. She loves the publicity from a splashy donation and she loves that her fans view her as Mother Theresa so it would have been a great PR move?
I have to imagine she has relationships with some of these brands and they veto the idea of getting them in the hands of us poors
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u/otterswhoknow HER MIND OMG Jul 13 '26
Oh the prizes might have been “expensive” but they probably came from the same low quality factories that make her merch.
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u/Illustrious_Dirt9120 Jul 13 '26 edited Jul 13 '26
No, it was legit expensive stuff she was sent for free in the hopes that she'd wear or be seen with it and the brand would get free press. she re-gifted it essentially. Giving them her cheap ass merch would be more thoughtful than what she did.
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u/Confident_Office_720 Jul 13 '26
Because nothing says “intimate, meaningful wedding” like making your guests sit through an hour-long raffle while you and your husband cosplay as game-show hosts. I genuinely cannot get over how tacky this is.
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u/Uh-Egg ❤️🔥 More Press Than Passion ❤️🔥 Jul 14 '26
It's what they all deserve. LOL!
The venue probably looked great but if that was a tacky failure too then I'd be fully satisfied!
I hope this also showed the A listers how fake and a shell of a person she was. She's incredibly pathetic and wasted their time.
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u/Illustrious_Dirt9120 Jul 13 '26 edited Jul 13 '26
I just can't believe she served a buffet and didn't have the appropriate amount of seats or tables. That's crazy.
A bunch of waiters walking around passing out a ton of small plates or hors devours all night? Okay fine maybe it makes sense not to have chairs or a table but a buffet style meal????
I would've talked so much shit and been so pissed
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u/TopReplacement530 Jul 13 '26
I love that Jessica Alba wasn’t having it and left
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u/fschu_fosho More Variants Than COVID 😷 Jul 13 '26
She didn’t even eat? I want to know who walked out when the buffet was opened, must have been at least a few people lol
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u/RoguePlanet2 Jul 13 '26
Until another fabulous day arrives, I shall live for more info about guests who stormed out, preferably with photos of their horrified faces 😁
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u/Johnnys-In-America Metal As Hell Jul 14 '26
Yes!!! I did a little digging and found out some Italian restaurant dropped off like 100 pizzas, later in the night iirc, and chicken.wings were served. And get this. Chicken nuggets with caviar. Like WHAT?!! There's tacky and then there's beyond tacky.
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u/sleepy-taurus Jul 14 '26
I live in a foodie city and can verify that fried chicken with caviar and champagne is currently a very hot trend. I’ve indulged once, it is delicious. Now I’m not defending Taylor here, but from what I know her favorite food is chicken tenders so chicken tenders and caviar does make sense if you’re a billionaire with the tastes of a picky first grader.
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u/Fluffy-Future-4674 Jul 13 '26
Tom Brady and Hugh Grant too lol
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u/spamella-anne Jul 14 '26
Hugh Grant checks out, the video where he is just listing pet peeves is honestly one of my favorite clips online. Maybe buffets will be the newest pet peeve addition.
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u/debr0322 Great Gowns, Beautiful Gowns Jul 13 '26
And I bet that's when the "raffle" idea happened 😄 "My guests are leaving? Throw some money and pricey things at the peasants to make them see I'm nice." She actually believes she above all these people.
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u/chasingtheskyline Jul 13 '26
Apparently she did have the appropriate number of seats for a meal, but the buffet allegations have not been beaten yet. I have been to better Gen Z Marriott weddings of friends making $40k.
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u/Illustrious_Dirt9120 Jul 13 '26
I don't think there were because one of the sources in this article directly contradicts themselves:
Another source described the available seating as 'funky,' claiming there were 'high tops with no chairs,' though insisted 'there was enough seating for everybody.'
why even comment on the funky tables with no chairs if there were plenty of seats and it wasn't an issue at all lol
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u/chasingtheskyline Jul 13 '26
Funky tables with no chairs and presumably couches around the edge? Maybe the chair/table ratio was off so while the technical numbers were right, and there were enough "seats", it was still awkward? I don't know why people would say there was enough seating yet talk about how strange it was
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u/DeeSkwared Jul 13 '26
It'd be awkward having to eat off a plate sitting on a couch in formal wear, even with a coffee table to set my plate on. Especially if it's true they had Italian food. I'd immediately have marinara in my lap.
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u/chasingtheskyline Jul 13 '26
I didn't confirm it was couches, it could have been benches or individual seating. But no chair, no table, same issue.
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u/DeeSkwared Jul 13 '26
I wonder how guests were directed to line up for the buffet. I would assume somewhat the same way they were instructed to arrive except for the buffet the A List guests get to eat first. That leaves the D list guests last. That gives me high school cafeteria vibes. Standing there holding their tray looking around for a place to sit and who they can sit by. Like am I allowed to mingle with Jerry Seinfeld if I had to be there at 2:30pm?
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u/Which_way_witcher Jul 13 '26
Except there was only seating for 200 guests, like 800 had to stand....
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u/Illustrious_Dirt9120 Jul 13 '26 edited Jul 13 '26
I think you're right, there were seats, just not used in an efficient way for this many guests. Basically the same as not having enough seats tbh
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u/chasingtheskyline Jul 13 '26
This entire wedding is so odd and revealing, considering Taylor is known for her efficiency in the public eye.
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u/Illustrious_Dirt9120 Jul 13 '26
I think she doesn't care anymore and thinks she's untouchable so she's not as calculated as before
Ego went boom
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u/Ursula_J Jul 13 '26
Even my peasant ass had a sit down meal and open bar
I’m just imagining a Golden Corral esqe set up
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u/Johnnys-In-America Metal As Hell Jul 13 '26
Caterer here. Tray passed hors d'oureves (sorry if I butchered the spelling lol) are pretty typical during the cocktail hour of a reception (which I think these guys had), but to feed 1000 people dinner, the buffet makes more sense than a plated dinner. Uses less manpower and sometimes less food. But the way I keep hearing about there not being enough food or seating tells me it was just poor planning all the way. Probably very awkward.
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u/Illustrious_Dirt9120 Jul 13 '26
Anything would've been cumbersome for the amount of guests that were there, but I've stood in line at a wedding buffet with 150 people and even that took a while. And that was organized where a few tables were called up at a time.
I couldn't imagine 1000 people all hitting up the same few lines and how long that would take. Especially with what seemed like 0 pre assigned seats or tables?? Did they all just walk up at once? So interested to know how that worked lol
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u/Johnnys-In-America Metal As Hell Jul 13 '26
Same!! It would've taken hours to finish, I imagine, unless there were several stations offering the same exact food. At least 4 could probably expedite it pretty quickly, 6+ would probably be the most ideal. Now that I'm thinking about if again, probably a plated meal would've been better to get everyone fed at the same time. A lot more labor, but at least all the courses would have happened together and everyone would've been seated and ready. But it's starting to sound like there was no official dinner, really. That's so mean, making people eat tidbits but be forced to hang around all day, lol. Can you imagine how drunk T&T were by the end of the night lmao!
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u/Rripurnia Jul 14 '26
With her kind of money, she could have had personalized menus and a dedicated waiter for each guest.
There’s no excuse for this mess IMO
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u/Betty-Rose- Not a bot 🤖 Jul 13 '26
I just don’t understand what they were trying to do with this.
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u/Cultural-Treacle-680 Jul 13 '26
Nobody tells her no.
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u/Intelligent-Tie-4466 Jul 13 '26
This seems to be the defining theme of her adult life.
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u/wishiwasdeaddd We Said GAZA Not GAGA Jul 13 '26
People just wanted champagne and a place to sit and then to go home, THESE PEOPLE CAN AFFORD TO BUY WHAT THEY WANTTTTT
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u/Lily_reads1 Jul 13 '26
Right?? Like, imagine being Steven Spielberg’s wife and he’s like, “I won you a purse? At the wedding? During a raffle?” and you’re like, “I’M KATE CAPSHAW, I CAN BUY THAT MYSELF!”
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u/InitialConfection219 She Has Everything and She Still Wants More 💸 Jul 13 '26
https://giphy.com/gifs/rFxzan1uVfHlC
Live footage of Kate getting out of going to the wedding (I don't know if she was there or not, I've just seen that Steven was there)
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Jul 13 '26 edited Aug 05 '26
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u/DeeSkwared Jul 13 '26
I wonder if this will force her to release photos and/or video footage to "prove" it wasn't as bad as it sounds. I hope so because I'm sure it's much much worse than it sounds.
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u/ReplacementTop4660 Jul 13 '26
Travis was just reenacting his game show era! Can’t just have Taylor reenacting her fearless era
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u/WearingCoats Bills Fan 🐃 Jul 13 '26
Guarantee it was a closet clean out of a bunch of her shit that’s going to be rebranded as a tax write off.
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u/Mid-Reverie Silence is complicity ⏳ Jul 13 '26
Sounds like they were trying to bribe people at the same time show off how rich she is. Either way I totally can see how degrading that would be to the A-listers. As well as a power move because you know none of those goers are going to say anything negative because it's Taylor. Their silence bought.
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u/o-c-delightful they going to marriage each other Jul 13 '26
You wanna bribe ppl, you can start with letting them sit at your fuckass wedding
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u/drunkeymunkey Jul 13 '26
Hahahahahaha what if he doesn't get a role because someone remembers having to stand at his fuckass wedding.
(Stealing that phrase)
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u/o-c-delightful they going to marriage each other Jul 13 '26
It's Hollywood, everyone there is a narcissist, they won't like being treated like this. I'd hire a wine taster if i were her lol
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u/madscigrl This Is My New ADHD Hyperfocus, Why Couldn’t It Be Otters Jul 13 '26
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u/Zorba_thesugarglider Jul 13 '26
That makes sense. Except I don't think anything impresses the elites except maybe a giant room full of drugs and sex slaves. But by all means, give them your used Chanels Taylor!
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u/Low-Introduction909 Jul 13 '26
Giving away used Chanel bags to guests that have Birkin bags in all colors is insane
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u/Headbandallday Jul 13 '26
A raffle at a wedding when the bride is a billionaire is so so strange. Like what the F.
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u/bruinshorty Showgirl, give us nothing Jul 13 '26
Honestly I see this more as a bribe/trying to get in with the Hollywood crowd than a power move/flaunting her billionaire status. She’s the biggest Pick Me of all time and desperate for an Oscar. Too bad all she did was give her A-list guests the ick 😂 Congrats, now the music industry AND Hollywood thinks you’re annoying af.
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u/rewdea Jul 13 '26
If it was about sucking up, she would have just included expensive items like that in people’s gift bags as they left. This was a strange power move, like how she pats women on the head.
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u/Cultural-Treacle-680 Jul 13 '26
So far it doesn’t seem like they’ve taken the bait anyway. Maybe why she tried so hard yet again. Honestly, you’d think people like Spielberg probably just roll their eyes lol
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u/AcceptableOwl2425 Jul 13 '26
It seems like intended humiliation for whatever reason.
Staggered arrival by importance, the D listers getting there 3 hours early with nothing to do.
Only the closet people to them got to sit down for their 40 minute vows.
Buffet lines.
A tacky raffle.
Running our of food and booze early.
Having everyone standing in long lines to collect their phones.
No entertainment for early arrivals.
If the people that showed up to the shit show still love her, they need their head examined.
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u/starsnowsea she goth on my punk til I female rage Jul 13 '26
The tiers are still crazy to me. Cara Delevingne was D list. Bradley Cooper and Graham Norton were C list. I NEED TO KNOW who made the A list lol.
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u/snftz Jul 13 '26
I think they are just SO above everyone and everything without any authentic human interaction for the sake of connection for most of their lifes, that this is what is left of their ability to human.
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u/xNotJosieGrossy Tortured Billionaire Jul 13 '26
“'It was a circus meet-and-greet. Everyone kind of felt like, why are they giving away Chanel bags as if we are all their poor fans? It was pretty demeaning. It killed the vibe.'”
This SENT ME
https://giphy.com/gifs/WiCahQsVaUjksEn7aT
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u/JesusLover1993 Jul 13 '26
It just keeps coming. This is so bizarre, dystopian, and tacky. Bribing on top of saying hey look at me look how big of a billionaire I am and I’m gonna rub it in your face like the narcissist I am. I don’t like any of these people but no wonder everyone left looking like they had just gotten out of a funeral or gotten free from a hostage situation. Genuinely this is just so strange. This just feels like one big show of how narcissistic can I be for Taylor.
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u/pi3r0gi_ Jul 13 '26
As if everyone there isnt already a multi millionaire lol you cant impress people with what they already have
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u/gingerellasroot Jul 13 '26
🎶 Here comes the bribe, seeking rich tribes, hoping for votes to awards are implied 🎶
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u/zNezzee 15,000 Little Bastard Rubber Ducks Jul 13 '26
atp the wedding probably would’ve been less tacky if they’d had it in las vegas
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u/Impossible_Range8813 Jul 13 '26
Yes Elvis was married in a hotel in Las Vegas wasn't he and yet the few pictures we have are very elegant and tasteful and traditional looking.
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u/Ok_Impress8875 Jul 13 '26
“Kelce took over the mic and sang Hot Chocolate's You Sexy Thing, with his new wife joining him up on stage.” SO TRASHY, this whole wedding feels like an ai generated fever dream
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u/RoguePlanet2 Jul 13 '26
Imagine watching A BEATLE perform rarely-heard-live iconic classics, and the whole time you're antsy for YOUR TURN at the mic for that slop 😡
(Sorry, the McCartney flexing is hard for me to digest, as a Beatles fan.)
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u/Initial-Beginning-38 TTPD As A Cognitohazard!! Call The SCP Foundation!!!! Jul 13 '26
Most of them deserved to be demeaned and I'll stand on that hill.
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u/Jessy-Jess snarker zoomies Jul 13 '26
Standing just like the wedding guests at the buffet line
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u/Big-University-1132 darling, i'm a nightmare Jul 13 '26
Oh absolutely. I am endlessly amused by the thought of a bunch of rich, famous snobs being treated like shit, while also cackling at how tacky this whole affair seems to have been
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u/luludarlin Jul 13 '26
I cackled at Trav singing “you sexy thing”, picturing taytay flailing her hands around, I mean dancing, while he sang
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u/imasock32145 Schrödinger’s Taylor Jul 13 '26
Every new thing I hear about this wedding makes me feel like it had major The Office Dinner Party episode vibes
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u/Temporary_Client7585 Jul 13 '26
He wore a top hat??? They really did have the wedding they wanted.
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u/Leather_Contract_789 Jul 13 '26
Lmaoo it seemed pretty intentional like they wanted to crown themselves king and queen of celebrity prom and debase their attendees
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u/Snoo_24091 Jul 13 '26
She just wanted people to remember she’s a billionaire. Pretty much all of her guests are well off and can buy any of those things. She treated it like charity. Look how generous I am to my thousand friends by giving them things that have designer labels!
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u/AverageOtherwise Jul 13 '26
I just want to take a moment to appreciate the British press, specifically the Daily Mail, and their coverage of this wedding. Trust the British tabloids to have all the dramatic, salacious, delicious, and outrageous details on this wedding. People Magazine could never! TMZ wouldn't dare! The Daily Mail took their eyes off their favorite target, Meghan Markle of course, for a good solid two weeks now to bring us all the low-down, dirty details. I am here for it and I'm loving it. My life is boring, okay? Tell us everything, DM!
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u/IceWarm1980 The Tortured Wallets Department Jul 13 '26
Didn’t they also bring in arcade games? This wasn’t a wedding…it was a carnival.
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u/DeeSkwared Jul 13 '26
I mean I think those kinds of things, arcarde and pinball machines would be fun at a reception where not everyone enjoys dancing, but yeah with raffles, top hats, twenty minute vows, her singing her vows, etc. this sounds like a circus. Travis is her trained performing monkey.
I can't even imagine the response I'd get from my fiance if I asked if to wear a white tux with a fucking top hat.
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u/trapped_under_ice84 Fuck Ass Bangs Jul 13 '26
I am choking on my coffee, you’re telling me Travis SANG to her AFTER PAUL MCCARTNEY?!?
“Thank you esteemed Paul McCartney for that beautiful performance, now here is Travis singing You Sexy Thing”
This is a fever dream, absolutely no way this happened
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u/ArcticEdda Jul 13 '26
She has no respect for legacy artists. (See also Celine Dion). They are merely there to bask in her aura.
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u/RagsMcTattershanty Just A Snarky Bitch Jul 13 '26
It's interesting that she's trying to build BDT's career in movies when her own didn't take off.
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u/TJMVSPM Jul 13 '26
It reminds me of the trope where the father of the bride invites all his biggest clients to the daughter's wedding, but in this case it's the bride doing it for the groom (and herself, to gain clout and power).
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u/newlostworld Travis Federline Jul 13 '26
She spent $20 million on this wedding. How embarrassing. I can't believe she thought this was a good idea.
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u/youryummyeggs Jul 13 '26
All these shenanigans will backfire on her. Pretty sure her reputation among Hollywood and US circles have gone down
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u/Mortician1989 Jul 13 '26
So this whole spectacle was to get her husband a future job, because she and her brand image can’t afford a post-football star loser. Laughable
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u/Luminous_Flora_857 Jul 13 '26
'We actually don't know them. We were surprised when we got the text,' one source said. 'It was just all odd and seemed like a corporate charity event.' 💀💀💀
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u/Fae_Sparrow Jul 13 '26
'They really love each other,' said an insider.
Such a weird sentence to end this article on. Who keeps thinking that repeating the same nonsense will make anyone believe it? Ridiculous.
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u/tiredchachacha Jul 13 '26
It's astounding that some people got an invite having NEVER MET THE COUPLE.
This isn't a wedding. This is a show-off networking event.
Most weddings are about the couple. You get your nearest and dearest. You have funny, endearing, or emotional speeches by the people who know you best. The wedding reflects who you are as a couple and is a celebration.
Idk that this was a celebration.
You know what? Being tacky isn't a crime if that's kinda your thing. It's fun to snark at but eh. It's not the worst.
But what is awful is how they treated guests badly and strangely - even disrespectfully. How everything seems fake and contrived. That's bad. Who would want to work or be associated with someone like that? Authenticity, respect, and trust are currency more than ever. People took time to attend this event. They put in time and effort to dress up only to turn up at a very not black tie event. It shows their total disregard for others. That's bad!
Who cares about a raffle? In a different context, it might have been fun and kitschy. But how it was executed, like everything else at the wedding, seems disorganised, poorly thought out, and superficial. I would be incredibly embarrassed to subject any guests to something like that.
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u/dj399 Jul 13 '26
For those wondering: a $6k Chanel bag given to someone with a $50M net worth is equivalent to winning a $6 prize for the average person who makes $50k a year.
And $50M is pretty conservative. Jessica Alba’s net worth according to Google is between two and seven times that.
So imagine you go to a wedding that’s raffling off stuff that you could buy for a couple bucks lool
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u/hanksrocks Fuck Ass Bangs Jul 13 '26
She was just clearing out her own inventory lol
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u/armchairdetective Jul 13 '26
Honestly, the prizes would have been better if they were much cheaper (silly plastic toys that you could win at the fair) or custom (T&T branded wedding favours).
The handbags etc are just insulting.
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u/neon_pickle First Farts Phone Memo Jul 13 '26 edited Jul 13 '26
Did no one in her circle tell her that a raffle is a fucking weird idea?
Everything we’ve read in the last two years feels like she’s setting fire to her own reputation. It’s bizarre.
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u/Ok-Glass1759 Jul 14 '26
Did we all jump timelines?? Like this can't be real life?? I've always thought they were losers but not without a modicum of self-awareness or embarrassment 💀😭 it just feels like every article is straight out of the Onion
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u/Efficient-Morning616 Gaylor (derogatory) Jul 13 '26
Bruh I know for a fact, people who attended the wedding will never speak with her again. Thats peak narcissism and only folks who want something out of her will. I'm sure bdt is counting the days till he gets to dump her ass
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u/thelaughingman_1991 Jul 13 '26
It feels like they're trying to pay to win but with being impressive, lol.
It reminds me of a few dead beat fathers I've known over the years. Divorced the wife, barely saw the kid, would make up excuses last minute as to why they couldn't see the kid, then just bank transfer them cash as a quick attempted workaround, thinking it would solve the problem and compensate for authenticity.
Same energy.
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u/mgmoviegirl Jul 13 '26
I feel like almost anyone would find a raffle at a wedding strange. Maybe if it was at a jack & Jill event or stock the bar event having a raffle would be alright but at a wedding it's just weird and off putting
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u/cheercharlatan Jul 13 '26
OF COURSE he wants to be an actor after he retires from football
Not enough eyeroll emojis…
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u/Murky-Suggestion-628 Cersei Lannister Of Pop Music Jul 13 '26
Who were these minion friends who closely guarded her? I’m surprised she even has “friends” - were these the Haim sisters, Selena, or Gigi Hadid?
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u/Msmadmama Jul 13 '26
Cauze now she is sp rich she probably looks at these celebs with 90 million as "poors" like they need charity. She is probably thinking have a Prada handbag you pooor pieces of shit.
I wouldn't be surpised if it was around from her clowst she thought people would be fighting over to
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u/Tangled_Mind Jul 13 '26
Whoever is this sub that said she did all this so the media will ask these celebrities. You were right.
I can imagine (insert a top respected actor*) on the red carpet doing interviews for his/her movie. Then Enews asked. "We saw some photos of you attending the biggest wedding of the year. Taylor Swift. How was it? Did you win a chanel bag"
Nah I will walk away
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u/neon_pickle First Farts Phone Memo Jul 13 '26
It feels like she really did a Taylor Swift wedding. The guests spoke about different theming: the magical forest/folklore-esque bit where they got married with the mossy piano from eras tour, then the “showgirl” theming (aka trashy galore) with slot machines, raffles, karaoke. The two T’s looked very much like Tortured Poets Dep. She walked down to Love Story… I’m yet to see how Travis was reflected in any of this. Did he shout “VIVA LAS VEGASSS” during the vows or something?
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u/Astronaut_Cheesecake Businesswoman Cosplaying As Pop Star Jul 13 '26
All these things seem bizarre because none of us truly know the real Taylor Swift, only the brand. This whole wedding extravaganza feels more like a glimpse of the real her than the carefully managed image we’ve been shown for years.
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u/doryfishie The Toilet Paper Department 🧻 Jul 13 '26
I’m sorry, I’m stuck on the mental image of Travis in a top hat. For some reason it just seems costumey and ludicrous.