Adam Sandler officiated Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding at Madison Square Garden on Friday, reprising his role from The Wedding Singer by performing a "humorous yet touching" song at the ceremony, according to TMZ.
The superstar couple, who got engaged last August, finally tied the knot in New York after months of speculation. Swift's publicist confirmed the news on Friday evening, as giant screens outside the arena lit up with the message: "JUST& T MARRIED!"
“Adam Sandler officiated Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding at Madison Square Garden on Friday.”
Sandler, a close friend of the couple, had previously praised them. "Taylor's so damn nice to my family and has always been," he told Entertainment Tonight last year. "She's ridiculously nice to them and warm, and Travis is such a gentle, nice guy. Funny as hell. He's like the guys I grew up with."
The choice of Sandler as officiant made a certain sense given his role in Swift's inspiration for her song Wi$h Li$t, from her last album. Swift told Apple Music's Zane Lowe that the song's happy place was inspired by Sandler's character in his 1996 film Happy Gilmore. "He has this happy place where he goes into... This is where he escapes to mentally in times of stress, pressure, anxiety or chaos," she said. "And that chorus of that song is me just describing what my happy place is."
Kelce even made a cameo appearance in the Happy Gilmore sequel last year. The couple may have got the idea to hire Madison Square Garden from Sandler's 2002 film Mr Deeds, in which his character took over the venue to propose to his girlfriend.
As for Sandler's qualifications, any adult can apparently apply for a One-Day Marriage Officiant License to oversee a marriage ceremony in New York State.
Swift's spokeswoman revealed that the bride and groom's wedding ceremony looks were created by Christian Dior Haute Couture. No photos of the dress have emerged yet.
Hollywood heavyweights descended on Manhattan in droves on Friday, arriving in helicopters, planes, private cars and Ubers, according to reports.
The wedding caps a whirlwind romance between Swift, the world's biggest pop star, and Kelce, a three-time Super Bowl champion. In her song Wi$h Li$t, Swift fantasised about settling down with Kelce, sketching out an idyllic future with "a couple kids" and "a driveway with a basketball hoop." With Sandler's help, they've taken a step toward that happy place.