Nearly two months after marrying Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce has revealed the one thing he wishes had been different about their wedding night: he wanted more time.
Kelce returned to New Heights with his brother Jason on September 2 and spent part of the season five premiere looking back at the couple’s July 3 wedding at Madison Square Garden. “It’s a night out we’ll never forget,” he said, according to PEOPLE.
“I wish it could have lasted even longer than it did,” Kelce said. “It felt like it just happened in the blink of an eye.” Jason joked that the guests had been kicked out, prompting Travis to note that people naturally began leaving once the drinks stopped being served.
The conversation went considerably further than Kelce’s brief remarks at Kansas City Chiefs training camp in August. He explained why Madison Square Garden worked for the couple, what the phone ban changed for their guests and how Adam Sandler approached officiating the ceremony.
Kelce Wishes the Wedding Night Had Lasted Longer
Kelce said he and Swift remained grateful to everyone who attended, from the people who witnessed their vows to the friends and family members who celebrated with them afterward.
Jason particularly liked the way the reception moved away from formal wedding programming once the ceremony was complete. He said there was no long stretch of speeches or seated activities. Guests were instead given time to mingle and enjoy the party.
The loose structure also produced some unusual combinations of people. Jason recalled seeing Brad Pitt hugging Conan O’Brien before suddenly spotting someone from his own past among the celebrity guests.
Madison Square Garden Gave Them the Privacy They Wanted
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Kelce said he and Swift chose Madison Square Garden because they wanted somewhere that could feel intimate and genuine despite the enormous scale of the celebration.
“We needed it to be a private feel,” he said, thanking the MSG staff for giving them that environment. The wedding ultimately drew about 1,000 guests while crowds and media gathered outside the Manhattan arena.
The couple also required guests to put away their phones. Kelce said that removed the feeling of having to remain on guard and allowed people to stay present instead of worrying about being photographed or recorded.
He particularly enjoyed seeing people from his childhood mix with Swift’s family, longtime friends, professional collaborators and people the couple had met during their careers.
Adam Sandler Got Ordained to Officiate the Ceremony
Kelce reserved one of his biggest thank yous for Adam Sandler, who became ordained in New York before officiating the wedding.
Kelce called Sandler “the best person on this planet” and said the comedian gave him and Swift more than they could have imagined during what he described as the biggest night of their lives.
Jason said he initially expected Sandler to make the ceremony funny. Shortly before the wedding, he realized the actor’s sentimental side could make him particularly well suited to the role.
Sandler’s involvement had already been confirmed immediately after the July 3 ceremony. Swift’s representative said he officiated the wedding, while Austin Swift served as his sister’s man of honor and Jason stood beside Travis as best man. The couple did not use a traditional group of bridesmaids and groomsmen.
Kelce Previously Called It the Best Night of His Life
Kelce first spoke publicly about the wedding at Chiefs training camp on August 12.
“Wedding was the best night of my life,” he told reporters, according to Reuters. He thanked everyone who attended and described the celebration as a crazy night before quickly returning the conversation to football.
The new New Heights episode offered considerably more detail. Kelce described Madison Square Garden as central to creating the privacy they wanted, praised the phone policy and credited Sandler with making the ceremony more memorable than he expected.
His one wish for July 3 was not a different venue, guest list or ceremony. He simply wanted the night to last longer.