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Taylor Swift said last year the wedding would be big — and hinted at no-kids event

Taylor Swift attends the Songwriters Hall of Fame 55th Annual Induction and Awards Gala at Marriott Marquis Hotel on June 11, 2026 in New York City.
Taylor Swift attends the Songwriters Hall of Fame 55th Annual Induction and Awards Gala at Marriott Marquis Hotel on June 11, 2026 in New York City. Getty Images

As people try to wrap their minds around what a wedding or wedding reception — or wedding concert? — in Madison Square Garden might look like for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, is it really a surprise that they would have BIG fun on the day?

Nope. She said as much last year.

She allegedly also said: No one under age 18 at the wedding.

Swift appeared on the popular British talk show, “The Graham Norton Show,” on Oct. 3, the same day “The Life of a Showgirl” album debuted.

She has an easy rapport with Norton, having participated in group interviews with other celebrities on his trademark red couch several times since 2013.

She last appeared on Oct. 3, the day “The Life of a Showgirl” debuted, when she spilled some beans about the wedding. That day she shared the couch with “Oppenheimer” star and Academy Award winner Cillian Murphy and actors Greta Lee, Jodie Turner-Smith and Domhnall Gleeson.

Norton brought up the wedding.

“Is next year the wedding year? Is that when it’s happening?” he asked.

“Oh you’ll know,” Swift teased as the crowd cheered.

“So you’re going big?” Norton asked.

“I was just meaning that I was going to invite you to it,” she told him.

“I’ve got to go!” he exclaimed.

“If you’re inviting me it’s very big,” he joked.

“It’s huge!” Swift said.

“Well, I’m sure it will be a fabulous day. Are you, are you in the middle of planning it all now?” he asked.

“No, I just am doing the album thing now. Which is a big thing. And then I think the ... wedding is what happens after that, um, in the scheme of the planning,” she said.

And that’s when she said the event would be so big that no one would be left on the bubble as far as invitations went.

In fact, there’s no bubble.

“I’m so excited about it ... I know it’s going to be fun to plan because I think the only stressful weddings are the ones where you have a small amount ... and people are on the bubble,” said Swift. “And you have to evaluate or assess your relationship with them to see if they should be there.

“I’m not gonna do that ... everyone I’ve ever talked to” is invited, she said.

“That’s why you’re invited,” Lee teased Norton.

“No, it’s like, ‘Oh we have to have hung out eight times ... you’re on the bubble,’” Swift added. “’We’ve hung out five times.’ You know what I mean? We don’t have to think about it. It’s gonna be fun.

“I shouldn’t have said any of that.”

Viewers didn’t get to see a brief exchange between Swift and Turner-Smith during that wedding discussion.

An audience member later posted on TikTok that the British actress asked Swift, “and what about babies?”

Swift, apparently misunderstanding the question, said, “Oh, no under-18s are coming, just adults.”

(So no kids at the wedding? Surely that doesn’t include Kelce’s four adorable nieces, his brother Jason Kelce’s four daughters, all under 7?)

“No, no, I mean, are you going to have babies?” Turner-Smith clarified before Norton stepped in and said, “That’s an off-camera conversation to have.”

The exchange wasn’t shown during the final broadcast.

But Norton’s well wishes made the cut.

“Seriously we just wish you all the best,” he told Swift.

“Thank you! Thank you so much,” she replied.

Lisa Gutierrez
The Kansas City Star
Lisa Gutierrez has been a reporter for The Kansas City Star since 2000. She learned journalism at the University of Kansas, her alma mater. She writes about pop culture, local celebrities, trends and life in the metro through its people. Oh, and dogs. You can reach her at lgutierrez@kcstar.com or follow her on Twitter - @LisaGinKC.
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