Taylor Swift shared the details of her speech at Selena Gomez’s wedding, including what she chose to leave out.
The singer, 35, appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on Monday, just hours after her longtime pal Gomez, 33, shared behind-the-scenes photos of them from her wedding to Benny Blanco, 37, last month.
While Swift, who’s engaged to NFL star Travis Kelce, 36, admitted that she did make a speech at the wedding, she denied rumors about making a joke that the actress beat her to the altar.
‘So I did make a speech but I actually made a point not to mention anything about my engagement,’ the Grammy winner shared.
‘Nobody wants you to be like, “Hey, I know this is your wedding day but…”‘ she went on, jokingly pointing to her massive sparkler from Kelce.
‘I was like “don’t mention it, maybe turn it around,”‘ she said while twisting the gorgeous ring — which reportedly cost between $700,000 and $1,000,000 — on her finger.
Taylor Swift, 35, shared the details of her speech at Selena Gomez’s wedding, including what she chose to leave out, while appearing on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on Monday
The singer’s appearance came just hours after her longtime pal Gomez, 33, shared behind-the-scenes photos of them from her wedding to Benny Blanco, 37, last month
‘This is her day,’ Fallon agreed.
Swift then shared: ‘I did do some light teasing about the way that we used to dress in 2008, the year that we met. ‘Cause we met when we were teenagers in 2008, it was quite a year. Let me tell you.’
‘And so I talked a little bit about 2008. I talked about, how happy I am for her and how beautiful it’s been to get to be part of her life. But I did not make it about me,’ she insisted.
‘I got to see her be the most elegant, gorgeous, not only bride, but just vision that I’ve ever seen in my life. I’ve never seen anything so beautiful as her on her wedding day,’ Swift gushed about her friend.
Speaking of Gomez’s now husband, Swift said, ‘Benny is… he is him. He is so funny. He’s the best.’
She also shared Selena is the last person she texted.
The subject was brought up when Swift and Fallon then played a game, where the host read five rumors he heard about her, with only one of them being true.
The first one was that Swift turned down performing at the Super Bowl halftime show because the NFL wouldn’t allow her to own the footage.
The second one was that her close friend Ed Sheeran learned about her engagement on Instagram.
While Swift, who’s engaged to NFL star Travis Kelce, 36, admitted that she did make a speech at the wedding, she denied rumors about making a joke that the actress beat her to the altar
‘So I did make a speech but I actually made a point not to mention anything about my engagement,’ she added
‘Nobody wants you to be like, “Hey, I know this is your wedding day but…”‘ she went on, jokingly pointing to her massive sparkler from Kelce
‘I was like “don’t mention it, maybe turn it around,”‘ she said while twisting the gorgeous ring on her finger
‘I talked about, how happy I am for her and how beautiful it’s been to get to be part of her life. But I did not make it about me,’ she insisted
Speaking of Gomez’s now husband, Swift said, ‘Benny is… he is him. He is so funny. He’s the best’; Selena and Benny pictured on their wedding day
The third was about Selena beating her to the altar.
The fourth was that she had been spotted walking a mystery dog in Florida, and the fifth was that Kelce can be heard harmonizing on the song ‘Opalite’ from her new album.
Fallon guessed that the true rumor was the one about Selena, however Swift said that was false and admitted that the true one was about Ed finding out about her engagement from Instagram.
Swift’s fans went wild after learning her reaction to Gomez’s wedding look, in a never-before-seen video that the actress posted on Monday.
Swift was seen fussing and marveling over the bride, who was getting her veil adjusted in front of a large mirror.
‘Are you even serious right now?’ the superstar gushed over Gomez’s stunning bridal makeup as she filmed the moment on her phone. ‘What? Look at her. Oh, my God! Oh, my God!’
Gomez answered: ‘I’m so happy, I’m getting married! Finally!’
Selena was pictured smiling in a white silk pajama top and a white slip dress underneath, with her bridal makeup already done.
‘I’m gonna cry, the absolute sweetest friendship.. or let me say sisterhood!! LOVE seeing you happy, being loved and being surrounded by the best people possible! PS, obsessed with Taylor’s album too,’ one fan wrote.
‘The way you always show up for each other is such a beautiful friendship, queens supporting queens forever nothing makes me happier than seeing this love.’
She also shared: ‘I did do some light teasing about the way that we used to dress in 2008, the year that we met’; The duo pictured in 2008 in Los Angeles
One insider told the Daily Mail Swift’s speech was ‘so beautiful that some guests were crying.’ Unsurprisingly, Gomez was among those who found herself reaching for a tissue
Selena also added in a few other snaps of them.
‘In honor of SHOWGIRL … blessed to have you by my side almost 20 years later gator! I love you,’ Gomez captioned her Instagram post, referencing Swift’s newly-released album The Life of a Showgirl.
The carousel of images shows Swift in a shimmering peach-sequin gown.
In one playful shot, Swift leans in with a cocktail as Gomez puckers up beside her; another captures the pair sharing a tight hug under strings of glowing lights at the evening reception.
She also included footage of the Actually Romantic hitmaker recording her getting ready before walking down the aisle.
It’s unclear whether Swift officially served as a bridesmaid, but she took on several of the traditional roles — including delivering a heartfelt speech.
On the Friday before the wedding, Swift had joined other A-listers, including Gomez’s Only Murders in the Building co-stars Martin Short and Steve Martin, for a rehearsal dinner at a mansion in the private community of Hope Ranch.
The main nuptials on Saturday night were held at nearby Sea Crest Nursery, a 17-acre palm-filled paradise spilling onto the Santa Barbara cliffside.
And it was there, next to the beating Pacific, that Swift delivered a tear-jerking speech in honor of her beloved ‘sister’ Gomez.
As one insider told the Daily Mail, Swift’s speech was ‘so beautiful that some guests were crying.’ Unsurprisingly, Gomez was among those who found herself reaching for a tissue.
During the sweet speech, it is understood that Swift ‘talked about how she and Selena have both been through so much together both professionally and personally,’ and ‘said that whenever one of them had their hearts broken from failed relationship over the years, they were always there for each other.’
Swift, who has famously catalogued her ‘long list of ex-lovers’ in her pop music, told the gathered guests that it was only ‘when Selena finally came to the realization that she was just fine with who she was and concentrated on being just her that she fell in love with Benny.’
Swift is gearing up for her own wedding, having recently announced her engagement to Kelce; They are pictured in New York City in October 2024
She added that Blanco and Gomez were a ‘perfect pair’ – surely a well deserved title after Gomez’s years of romantic turmoil with on-and-off ex Justin Bieber – and that ‘in all the years she has known Selena, she has never seen her so happy.’
A second source told the Daily Mail that Swift talked about ‘always having Selena’s back and how they are sisters – and that while Selena may see Taylor as the big sister, Taylor sees Selena as teaching her so much.’
While appearing on y SiriusXM’s The Morning Mash Up on Monday, Swift gushed about what it was like to attend Gomez’s wedding, believed to have cost around $4 million.
‘Not just the most beautiful bride, just like the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen,’ Swift said. ‘I’m just so happy, and she deserves it so much. And you only wish that for people, you know?’
