{"id":187478,"date":"2025-08-30T15:06:45","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T15:06:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/187478\/"},"modified":"2025-08-30T15:06:45","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T15:06:45","slug":"we-will-all-be-paying-for-taylor-swift-and-travis-kelces-wedding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/187478\/","title":{"rendered":"We Will All Be Paying for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce\u2019s Wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>This week: <\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We\u2019re paying for Taylor\u2019s wedding. <\/li>\n<li>Cracker Barrel took over our lives. <\/li>\n<li>Carlos, what did you do?!<\/li>\n<li>A perfect trailer. <\/li>\n<li>Barbie always speaks the truth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Time to Shell Out Some Cash<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">It is against every cynical impulse and curmudgeonly part of my DNA to be earnestly excited over the news that <a onclick=\"_sendArticleBodyInlineLinkClickAnalytics(&#039;https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/keyword\/taylor-swift\/&#039;)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/keyword\/taylor-swift\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Taylor Swift<\/a> and <a onclick=\"_sendArticleBodyInlineLinkClickAnalytics(&#039;https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/taylor-swifts-future-father-in-law-spills-details-of-engagement\/&#039;)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/taylor-swifts-future-father-in-law-spills-details-of-engagement\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travis Kelce<\/a> are engaged.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Should we care this much about what these two rich idiots are doing with their lives? Absolutely not. Does it feel good, at a time when every push alert I get on my phone is about some civil liberty being stripped, children being shot, and World War III being imminent, to receive one that\u2019s just \u201cHey, These Two Famous People Are Getting Married\u201d? Absolutely yes. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">This is going to be our country\u2019s royal wedding, as I wrote the day the news dropped. (Read <a onclick=\"_sendArticleBodyInlineLinkClickAnalytics(&#039;https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/obsessed\/taylor-swift-and-travis-kelce-are-giving-the-us-its-royal-wedding\/&#039;)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/obsessed\/taylor-swift-and-travis-kelce-are-giving-the-us-its-royal-wedding\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">that piece here<\/a>. Give me the clicks!) <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/RN7I6ZNYENF3TM7CLDT2WVIZBA.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"534\"\/>Lovebirds Travis Kelce (left) and Taylor Swift delivered the flowers of romance when they announced their engagement this week. Instagram\/TaylorSwift <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">It\u2019s so rare for there to be news that everyone cares about. And everyone, from my parents to my coworkers to my barista, has mentioned this engagement to me at some point this week. The rare occasion of being united around one story brings out the best of us, which in my world means people being hilarious on social media. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">That is how I learned that Swifties are taking on the responsibility of paying for Travis and Taylor\u2019s wedding. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Are they kidding? I hope so, but can\u2019t be sure. I would be foolish to assign a sense of humor to the Swifties. But, to me, at least, it\u2019s hilarious: This idea that this couple who is worth over $1 billion is expecting me, who just paid for toilet paper at CVS with a credit card, to fund their wedding. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The theory is stemming from the fact that Swift has been launching incessant (and frankly exhausting) countdowns to different versions of vinyl releases of her upcoming album, The Life of a Showgirl. The snarky assumption is that she is doing so many because she needs the cash. And she did just drop <a onclick=\"_sendArticleBodyInlineLinkClickAnalytics(&#039;https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/taylor-swift-regains-control-master-recordings-shamrock\/#:~:text=Taylor%20Swift%20announced%20on%20Friday,Billboard%20was%20around%20$360%20million.&#039;)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/taylor-swift-regains-control-master-recordings-shamrock\/#:~:text=Taylor%20Swift%20announced%20on%20Friday,Billboard%20was%20around%20$360%20million.\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">hundreds of millions of dollars<\/a> to buy back the masters of her recordings. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift embrace after Super Bowl LVIII on February 11, 2024\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/FE4IZJBS3RABRPJUKXBAU4WVKE.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"533\"\/>Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift embrace after Super Bowl LVIII on Feb. 11, 2024 Ezra Shaw\/Getty Images <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">It is shocking to me the amount of money fans are willing to spend in support of their favorite artists. I type that bitterly, as I\u2019ve spent the last week jealously watching people\u2019s Instagram Stories of Lady Gaga\u2019s concerts in New York, which are apparently some of the best shows she\u2019s ever put on; the cheapest ticket I could find (and did not purchase) was more than $500. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">But there are those who are willing to shell out, and I don\u2019t judge. I appreciate how candid they are about it, which is why I\u2019ve been so tickled by this sidebar of the engagement news that Swifties are ready to do whatever they need to in order to pay for this wedding. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cAnnounce those tour dates i am ready to pay for that wedding,\u201d one fan <a onclick=\"_sendArticleBodyInlineLinkClickAnalytics(&#039;https:\/\/x.com\/hotasswiftin\/status\/1960390043442282774?s=46&amp;t=tx1rbCMpIOdmSFP12f8FSQ&#039;)\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hotasswiftin\/status\/1960390043442282774?s=46&amp;t=tx1rbCMpIOdmSFP12f8FSQ\" rel=\"\">posted on X<\/a>. \u201cHELP TAYLOR AND TRAVIS PAY FOR THEIR WEDDING DAY BY PRE-ORDERING THE LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL NOW!,\u201d another fan <a onclick=\"_sendArticleBodyInlineLinkClickAnalytics(&#039;https:\/\/x.com\/clayd_yila\/status\/1960388967536157171&#039;)\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/clayd_yila\/status\/1960388967536157171\" rel=\"\">wrote in all-caps<\/a>. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">announce those tour dates i am ready to pay for that wedding<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ema \u2764\ufe0f\u200d\ud83d\udd25 (@hotasswiftin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hotasswiftin\/status\/1960390043442282774?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 26, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">HELP TAYLOR AND TRAVIS PAY FOR THEIR WEDDING DAY BY PRE-ORDERING THE LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL NOW!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 clayd (@clayd_yila) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/clayd_yila\/status\/1960388967536157171?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 26, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The idea of paying for the wedding became a delightful viral trend on social media:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Taylor please. Please I beg. Give us the So High School x Everything has Changed x Mary\u2019s Song from the Era\u2019s tour in an official release format\u2014streaming, vinyl, CD, anything. Charge whatever you want. Swifties will pay for your wedding with a single release of this mashup. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/c1pexJaIwO\">pic.twitter.com\/c1pexJaIwO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ando \u2764\ufe0f\ud83d\udc9b\u2764\ufe0f\u200d\ud83d\udd25 (@LegoMyEigo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LegoMyEigo\/status\/1961228358533980616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 29, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">i cant believe we paid for taylor\u2019s masters and now we\u2019re paying for her wedding. im gonna have to pick up a couple extra shifts <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/apDqdRC8Pj\">pic.twitter.com\/apDqdRC8Pj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 everslay\u2e06\u2e09 \u2764\ufe0f\u200d\ud83d\udd25 (@everslay13) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/everslay13\/status\/1960772784382165018?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 27, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">THIS IS WHY THERES SO MANY SHOWGIRL VARIANTS, SHES GOT A WEDDING TO PAY FOR<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kaya \ud83e\udef6\ud83c\udffb\u2764\ufe0f\u200d\ud83d\udd25\u2728 (@kyylien) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kyylien\/status\/1960393443915473232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 26, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">I used to fear the Swifties. Now I admire them. They own the ludicrous level of their obsession. I applaud that. Taylor, tell me whom to Venmo. I look forward to seeing your dress.<\/p>\n<p><b>How Is This What We Care About?<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">I have fond memories of my childhood eating at Cracker Barrel. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">There was the time I threw up in the parking lot after a meal before even making it from the table to the car. And then the time that I missed the first 20 minutes of a No Doubt concert because it took an hour and a half to get the food that we ordered. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Nothing but nostalgia and good vibes. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"A Cracker Barrel sign featuring the old logo is seen outside of a restaurant on August 21, 2025 in Homestead, Florida.\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/G5WGRTSIGBBXFIJRZVWTLBY4AY.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"533\"\/>A Cracker Barrel sign featuring the old logo, outside of a restaurant on Aug. 21, 2025, in Homestead, Florida. Joe Raedle\/Getty Images <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">I don\u2019t know how or why this restaurant that hypnotized us into thinking that sitting in rocking chairs during an endless wait for a table and playing that silly golf tee game during an endless wait for food was an \u201cevent\u201d is somehow now the cornerstone of <a onclick=\"_sendArticleBodyInlineLinkClickAnalytics(&#039;https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/cracker-barrel-did-more-than-just-ditch-logo-after-maga-meltdown\/&#039;)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/cracker-barrel-did-more-than-just-ditch-logo-after-maga-meltdown\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">American values and politics<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The fact that an entire week\u2019s <a onclick=\"_sendArticleBodyInlineLinkClickAnalytics(&#039;https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/cracker-barrel-backtracks-hours-after-trump-told-them-to\/&#039;)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/cracker-barrel-backtracks-hours-after-trump-told-them-to\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">news cycle<\/a> has centered around its logo and what politicians have to say about it is truly wild to me. It\u2019s as dumb as the similar level of attention being paid to <a onclick=\"_sendArticleBodyInlineLinkClickAnalytics(&#039;https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/world\/nfl-male-cheerleaders-minnesota-vikings-1.7614479&#039;)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/world\/nfl-male-cheerleaders-minnesota-vikings-1.7614479\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">male cheerleaders<\/a> in the NFL. Have you ever seen the passion with which a straight man roots for his team during football season? It\u2019s about the gayest thing I can imagine. But men dancing is a step too far. Sure\u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">I cover Real Housewives, Taylor Swift, and movies for a living. I have a pretty low bar for what\u2019s \u201cimportant.\u201d But even this is testing me. <\/p>\n<p><b>I Am Struggling <\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">I received multiple texts this week from close friends, empathetically asking, \u201cHow are you doing?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">They were referring, of course, to Carlos Alcaraz\u2019s haircut. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In the matter of Carlos Alcaraz Garfia vs. his own hair, the court rules guilty. Punishment: life in prison, no parole, no scissors, no mercy. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EFJSk8rJKj\">pic.twitter.com\/EFJSk8rJKj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ozlem\u00b9 (@hiraethoebe) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hiraethoebe\/status\/1960094308742111523?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 25, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The tennis champion and bona fide stud shocked the world when he debuted a horrendous buzzcut at the U.S. Open. Apparently <a onclick=\"_sendArticleBodyInlineLinkClickAnalytics(&#039;https:\/\/people.com\/carlos-alcaraz-blames-brother-new-haircut-at-us-open-11797587&#039;)\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/carlos-alcaraz-blames-brother-new-haircut-at-us-open-11797587\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">his brother<\/a> messed up while cutting his hair\u2014which raises questions like \u201cwhy is an incredibly rich athlete and Calvin Klein model relying on his brother to cut his hair?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">I\u2019m a Carlito through and through. But man, this is rough.<\/p>\n<p><b>The Perfect Trailer<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">If you want to know what high art looks like, I compel you to watch the just-released trailer for the new season of The Real Housewives of Potomac.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><b>There\u2019s a Movie Clip for Everything<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Barbie tried <a onclick=\"_sendArticleBodyInlineLinkClickAnalytics(&#039;https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/trump-administration-plans-take-control-washington-union-station-2025-08-27\/&#039;)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/trump-administration-plans-take-control-washington-union-station-2025-08-27\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">to warn us<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><b>More From The Daily Beast\u2019s Obsessed<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The Alien: Earth eyeball monster is the creepiest thing on television. <a onclick=\"_sendArticleBodyInlineLinkClickAnalytics(&#039;https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/obsessed\/the-alien-earth-eyeball-monster-is-the-creepiest-thing-on-tv\/&#039;)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/obsessed\/the-alien-earth-eyeball-monster-is-the-creepiest-thing-on-tv\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are giving the U.S. its royal wedding. <a onclick=\"_sendArticleBodyInlineLinkClickAnalytics(&#039;https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/obsessed\/taylor-swift-and-travis-kelce-are-giving-the-us-its-royal-wedding\/&#039;)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/obsessed\/taylor-swift-and-travis-kelce-are-giving-the-us-its-royal-wedding\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">This is the most heartbreaking episode of TV so far this year. <a onclick=\"_sendArticleBodyInlineLinkClickAnalytics(&#039;https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/obsessed\/netflixs-long-story-short-delivers-most-heartbreaking-tv-episode-of-the-year\/&#039;)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/obsessed\/netflixs-long-story-short-delivers-most-heartbreaking-tv-episode-of-the-year\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>What to watch this week: <\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><b>The Toxic Avenger<\/b><b>: <\/b>The gnarly cult classic <a onclick=\"_sendArticleBodyInlineLinkClickAnalytics(&#039;https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/obsessed\/the-toxic-avenger-returns-goofier-and-grosser-than-ever\/&#039;)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/obsessed\/the-toxic-avenger-returns-goofier-and-grosser-than-ever\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">gets a modern update<\/a>. (Now in theaters) <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><b>Caught Stealing<\/b><b>: <\/b>Austin Butler is a <a onclick=\"_sendArticleBodyInlineLinkClickAnalytics(&#039;https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/obsessed\/caught-stealing-review-austin-butler-is-a-grungy-force-of-nature\/&#039;)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/obsessed\/caught-stealing-review-austin-butler-is-a-grungy-force-of-nature\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">grungy force of nature<\/a> in this new flick. (Now in theaters)<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><b>The Thursday Murder Club<\/b><b>: <\/b>A <a onclick=\"_sendArticleBodyInlineLinkClickAnalytics(&#039;https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/obsessed\/the-thursday-murder-club-helen-mirren-shines-in-netflixs-cute-whodunnit\/&#039;)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/obsessed\/the-thursday-murder-club-helen-mirren-shines-in-netflixs-cute-whodunnit\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">genuine delight<\/a>! (Now on Netflix)<\/p>\n<p><b>What to skip this week:<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><b>The Roses<\/b><b>: <\/b>Turns out Olivia Colman <a onclick=\"_sendArticleBodyInlineLinkClickAnalytics(&#039;https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/obsessed\/the-roses-review-benedict-cumberbatch-and-olivia-colmans-go-to-war\/&#039;)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/obsessed\/the-roses-review-benedict-cumberbatch-and-olivia-colmans-go-to-war\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">can\u2019t save<\/a> every movie she\u2019s in. (Now in theaters)<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This week: We\u2019re paying for Taylor\u2019s wedding. Cracker Barrel took over our lives. 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