Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have officially tied the knot, hosting a star-studded wedding at Madison Square Garden surrounded by their friends and loved ones. Celebrities like Gigi Hadid, Bradley Cooper and Karlie Kloss attended the ceremony, and one name some Canadians may be familiar with also showed up.
Paulina Gretzky, the daughter of NHL legend Wayne Gretzky, was photographed arriving at the venue in New York City on Friday. Ahead of the festivities, the 37-year-old model was spotted through the window of a black car sitting in the back seat.
Doors opened at 3 p.m., and guests arrived through a drive-through tent and entered the private venue where the newlyweds exchanged vows later that evening. Other celebrity guests included Hugh Grant, Ethan Hawke, Mariska Hargitay, Ed Sheeran, Camila Cabello, Maren Morris, Kelsea Ballerini, Benson Boone, Zoe Kravitz and Jack Antonoff, among others.
Details about Swift and Kelce’s wedding were few and far between in the lead-up to the event. For weeks, some thought the couple had been using the Manhattan venue as a front with their actual nuptials planned for a different location. But around 7:30 p.m., marquees outside the arena lit up with the message “JUST&T MARRIED!” to announce the duo had made things official.
How does Paulina Gretzky know Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce?
Paulina Gretzky was seen arriving at Madison Square Garden ahead of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding on July 3. (Reuters/Angelina Katsanis)
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Last October, Swift appeared on The Graham Norton Show to promote her latest album, The Life of a Showgirl. Norton asked if her wedding would take place in 2026, and she later explained she wasn’t stressed about planning because she’d be inviting “anyone that I’ve ever talked to.”
For the most part, Swift stuck to her word; her final guest list was reportedly 1,000 people long. However, a source previously told Us Weekly the couple had been going “back and forth between inviting everyone and keeping it small and private.”
So, how exactly did Paulina make it on the guest list? It turns out that she once spent some time golfing with Kelce — along with her father and her husband, Dustin Johnson.
In June 2024, Kelce spent Father’s Day on the green with Wayne Gretzky and Johnson, who is a professional golfer. Paulina also tagged along, taking to Instagram to share photos of the get-together.
While it’s unclear how close Paulina is to Swift, her brief appearance on Friday shows the mom-of-two is no stranger to the newlyweds.
What’s Paulina Gretzky and Dustin Johnson’s relationship history?
Dustin Johnson and Paulina Gretzky have been married since 2022. (Romain Maurice/Getty Images for Haute Living)
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Gretzky and Johnson began dating prior to the 2013 PGA Tour season. Shortly after, the couple became a staple at global golf events, and Gretzky often stood by the athlete’s side to show her support.
That August, Johnson proposed and the couple shared the news on social media: “Never been happier,” Johnson wrote in a post. “She said yes!”
The duo welcomed two sons, Tatum in 2015 and River in 2017, and they eventually tied the knot in April 2022. They said their “I dos” at Blackberry Farm in Tennessee, after a nearly decade-long engagement.
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