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Updated · Deseret News · Jul 5

Andy Reid Urges Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce to Kiss Daily Less Than 48 Hours After Wedding

Updated

Updated · Deseret News · Jul 5

Andy Reid Urges Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce to Kiss Daily Less Than 48 Hours After Wedding

Q: What surprise reception detail, beyond musical legends, best defined the Swift and Kelce wedding?

Beyond the surprise sets by Paul McCartney and Stevie Nicks, the reception was most defined by its carnival-style game night and raffle. At the Madison Square Garden celebration, guests played interactive games such as skee-ball, miniature golf and a football ring toss to win raffle tickets. Those tickets were then used for prizes that reportedly included designer bags, Cartier watches and, most notably, a 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS convertible — a sentimental nod to the car Swift and Kelce rode on their first date. That detail stood out because it turned an otherwise lavish, celebrity-filled wedding into a participatory event with a personal touch. Reports also described the reception as blending grandeur with playful elements, including food from favorite New York restaurants and keepsake handkerchiefs, but the games-and-raffle setup was the most unexpected feature beyond the musical legends.

Q: Why did Taylor Swift choose a lyric from her song 'Blank Space' for her wedding day favors?

Taylor Swift appears to have chosen the “Blank Space” lyric for the wedding favors as a personal nod to Travis Kelce, because it is reportedly his favorite Swift song. Reports about the July 3, 2026 wedding at Madison Square Garden said guests received embroidered handkerchiefs featuring the couple’s wedding date, an entwined “T” with two hearts, and the line “So it’s gonna be forever...” from “Blank Space.” That choice carried added meaning because Kelce had previously said on a 2024 episode of his podcast *New Heights* that “Blank Space” is a song he would “always listen to forever.” The lyric also fit the wedding context neatly. In the song, “So it’s gonna be forever...” is one of Swift’s most recognizable lines, and on a wedding favor it works as a romantic, lasting-marriage message while also referencing a song with special significance to the groom. So the favor served two purposes: it was a romantic wedding-themed line and a tailored tribute to Kelce’s well-known favorite Taylor Swift song.

2 articles · Updated · Deseret News · Jul 5

Less than 48 hours after Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding, Andy Reid said the best marriage advice for the couple was Adam Sandler’s ceremony line: “Keep kissing.”
Reid told reporters in Salt Lake City that daily affection helps prevent conflict, saying it is “hard to argue” when spouses keep showing affection whenever they can.
Tammy Reid added that communication matters just as much, saying couples should talk about everything and stay involved in each other’s lives even when daily routines differ.
The comments came after Reid and his wife attended the wedding at Madison Square Garden before traveling to Utah for a “Music & the Spoken Word” broadcast honoring America’s semiquincentennial.