What turned Travis Kelce into a puddle as rare…
ESPN announcer Joe Buck spilled the tea on Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s July 3 marriage ceremony, despite feeling “like we’re supposed to still be in the NDA mode.”
During Saturday’s installment of the “Starkville” podcast, Buck recalled the Chiefs tight end crying when he noticed Swift — and gushed over the celebrities he mingled with at Madison Square Garden, where the lavish event befell.
“Their vows were long,” said Buck, who attended the marriage with his spouse, Michelle Beisner-Buck, a NFL reporter with ESPN. “They have been very well written, they have been humorous, they have been candy, they have been emotional.
“Travis was a puddle watching his nieces come down the ramp and when she (Taylor) walked out, he was a puddle.” 😭 pic.twitter.com/9Y3ISe8nmX— 🏈👑❤️🔥 | fan acct. (@tayvishazetoo) July 28, 2026
“Travis was a puddle watching his nieces come down the little ramp that they built. And then when she [Taylor] walked out, he was a puddle.”
“… Then, I think when they took everyone’s phone and everyone could relax .. and I’m standing next to [singer] Beck, who’s an artist I love … watching Paul McCartney sing ‘I Want to Hold Your Hand’ for the first time publicly since 1964. It was a pinch-yourself kind of night and I’m glad we got to go.”
Joe Buck and Michelle Beisner-Buck arrive at Madison Square Garden in New York City for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s marriage ceremony on July 3, 2026. REUTERS
Buck also recalled the “star quality” in the room and a dialog he had with actor Tom Cruise.
“I dont know. It feels like were supposed to still be in the NDA mode. I wouldn’t add much, other than I sat at the wedding … I’m sitting there in front of [actor] Brad Pitt, next to [actress] Scarlett Johansson, behind [actor] Hugh Grant and two rows behind Paul McCartney and [actor] Tom Hanks.”
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are seen on May 15, 2026 in New York City. GC Images
“It was 1000 people, legitimately … It was fairly surreal and the star high quality, clearly.
“When you walk in, and for me being 57-years-old, to get to talk to [actor] Tom Cruise for 20 minutes was better than any part of the entire night to me, other than watching them get married.”
Swift and Kelce stored their marriage ceremony under wraps, having yet to share pictures of the nuptials.
The bride and groom both wore Christian Dior Haute Couture seems and labored in close collaboration with inventive director Jonathan Anderson, who designed the items in Paris, Swift’s rep confirmed in a assertion.
Kelce and Swift, both 36, almost broke the web last August when they announced their engagement.
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