Ever since Taylor Swift came onto the music scene in the late 2000s, she has made connections with everybody and anybody in the entertainment world. She and her now-husband, Travis Kelce, just got married on July 3rd at Madison Square Garden in a 1,000-person wedding, and it was truly a who’s who of industry titans and beloved celebrities. In fact, there were quite a few celebrities whose invitations people didn’t quite understand.
From A-listers like Brad Pitt to controversial comedians like Sacha Baron Cohen, there were quite a few random celebrities that even Swifties don’t understand got invited. However, there are a bunch of other celebrities like Avril Lavigne and Joey King who have a history with Swift that many may have forgotten about until now.
While the Madison Square Garden wedding is no more, people are still talking about it. And people are still talking about the most random celebrities who were at Swift and Kelce’s wedding.
Below, see the most random celebrities who were invited to Swift and Kelce’s wedding.
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Liam Hemsworth
Liam Hemsworth
Liam Hemsworth attended an Eras Tour show and refers to himself as a “Swiftie,” but why did he attend the wedding? His fiancee Gabrielle Brooks is close pals with Swift!
Sacha Baron Cohen
Sacha Baron Cohen
There is literally no record that either Swift or Kelce is pals with Sacha Baron Cohen. So this one genuinely makes no sense.
Reese Witherspoon
Reese Witherspoon
Reese Witherspoon has actually been pals with Swift since 2011, and they even worked together when Swift made a song for Witherspoon’s produced movie, Where the Crawdads Sing.
Brad Pitt
Brad Pitt
Brad Pitt was seemingly invited because he previously appeared on Kelce’s podcast New Heights With Jason and Travis Kelce.
Zadie Smith
Zadie Smith
Zadie Smith’s appearance at the Kelce and Swift wedding is also rather confusing because the only known interaction was back in 2016. At the 2016 Met Gala, Swift and Smith were photographed chatting together, but that’s about it.
Eric Stonestreet
Eric Stonestreet
Many think Swift and Eric Stonestreet are close pals since Swift used to be close with his Modern Family co-star Sarah Hyland. But Stonestreet is actually super close with Kelce!
Paulina Gretzky
Paulina Gretzky
Paulina Gretzky is actually pals with Kelce; specifically, they are golfing buddies, which she shared a sneak peek of in a now-deleted Instagram post!
Avril Lavigne
Avril Lavigne
While there were feud rumors, Swift and Avril Lavigne have been pals since 2015 when they did a surprise duet of “Complicated.” Per Page Six, Lavigne won a designer handbag during the wedding raffle.
Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez and Swift have been buddies for over a decade. It all started in 2013 when Lopez performed a surprise duet with Swift of “Jenny From the Block” during Swift’s Red Tour in Los Angeles. Not only that, but Lopez also reached out to Swift to appear in her 2024 documentary, The Greatest Love Story Never Told.
Jessica Alba
Jessica Alba
Jessica Alba and Swift first met in 2015 when Alba starred as “Domino” in Swift’s star-studded “Bad Blood” music video, and the pair have supported each other since!
Machine Gun Kelly
Machine Gun Kelly
Machine Gun Kelly and Kelce have been pals for years, thanks to their shared love of Ohio. Plus, Kelly and Kelce have gone to each other’s concerts, parties, and Kelly even attended Kelce Jam in Kansas City.
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The 79th Annual Tony Awards – Show
Paul Rudd is a Swiftie, but he’s actually closer to Kelce. Since he’s a huge Kansas City Chiefs fan and organically cultivated a relationship with Kelce by attending so many events together.
Fergie
Fergie
We genuinely have no idea how Swift and Fergie know each other.
Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise
According to TMZ, Tom Cruise spent his birthday at MSG. All we know is that Cruise is a Swiftie, but we have no idea how a bond was formed between him and Swift.
Kaia Gerber
Kaia Gerber
Fun fact! Kaia Gerber and Swift have been pals since 2015!
Elizabeth Banks
Elizabeth Banks
Not only has Elizabeth Banks gone to the Eras tour, but they first met in 2012 during The Hunger Games. (Swift wrote the song “Safe & Sound” for the film Banks starred in!) Banks even supported her during her 1989 era!
Jennifer Lawrence
Jennifer Lawrence
Like Elizabeth Banks, Swift met Jennifer Lawrence at the 2012 film The Hunger Games; and have been pals since!
Joey King
Joey King
Joey King has starred in two of Swift’s music videos, the “Mean” music video in 2010 and the “I Can See You” video in 2023! So obviously she was invited.
Millie Bobby Brown
Millie Bobby Brown
Millie Bobby Brown is a huge “Swiftie,” but it seems like the two never interacted, so it confused the heck outta fans.
Ben Stiller
Ben Stiller
Ben Stiller is a newfound Swiftie, and he’s even sat with the happy couple at multiple Knicks games.
Julianne Moore
Julianne Moore
Julianne Moore and Swift did a L’Oréal Paris short film campaign in 2015, and Moore has talked about Swift highly in interviews.
Shaboozey
Shaboozey
Shaboozey and Swift have subtly supported each other’s music, but we never knew there was an actual friendship until he was invited to the wedding!
Jessica Chastain
Jessica Chastain
Oscar-winning actress Jessica Chastain and Swift have been pals since 2011. They met at the Met Gala, where they danced and chatted all night. The following day, Swift surprised Chastain by emailing her a curated breakup playlist. They’ve been pals ever since!
Andrew Taggart and Alex Pall of The Chainsmokers
Andrew Taggart and Alex Pall of The Chainsmokers
Andrew Taggart and Alex Pall of The Chainsmokers are actually pals with both Swift and Kelce, especially after they performed at the Chiefs’ Super Bowl afterparties!
Phoebe Dynevor
Phoebe Dynevor
Phoebe Dynevor is another “Swiftie” who snagged an invite, but has confused fans if she and Swift ever even met before the wedding!
Baz Luhrmann
Baz Luhrmann
Baz Luhrmann and Swift have been pals after being spotted hanging out together in the VIP box at a Chiefs game!
Kesha
Kesha
Kesha and Swift have been pals since 2011, with Swift even donating $250,000 to help with her legal and living costs during the Dr. Luke trial!
Anya Taylor-Joy
Anya Taylor-Joy
Anya Taylor-Joy and Swift have been pals since they both appeared in the 2022 film Amsterdam!
Tom Brady
Tom Brady
Tom Brady has praised Swift and Kelce in the past, but fans have never known it to be anything other than that! Turns out, they’re all actually pals.
Jenny Han
Jenny Han
Jenny Han, the author of The Summer I Turned Pretty and To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before books, asked Swift to use her songs in the adaptations! Jenna Bush Hager’s podcast Open Book, Han mentioned that she “wrote a handwritten note” to Swift, saying “how much it would mean — not just to me, but I thought to the fans. That was the gift I really wanted to give, because I’m like, they’re gonna go crazy for this.”