{"id":2487137,"date":"2026-07-03T22:02:54","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T22:02:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2487137"},"modified":"2026-07-03T22:02:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T22:02:54","slug":"dolly-parton-shares-wedding-message-for-taylor-swift-travis-kelce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/dolly-parton-shares-wedding-message-for-taylor-swift-travis-kelce\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolly Parton shares wedding message for Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div id=\"videoWrap\" class=\"spacer-large videoWrap\" style=\"position:relative\">\n<div id=\"uwVideoPlaceholder\" slot=\"placeholder\" style=\"z-index:19;width:100%;padding-bottom:56.25%;position:relative\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;width:100%;height:100%;z-index:2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/06\/24\/PNAS\/90682823007-dolly-travel-stop-055.JPG?crop=5968,3358,x0,y310\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"vidplaybtn\" style=\"display:-moz-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:-webkit-flex;display:flex;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,.4);border:2px solid #fff;border-radius:80px;cursor:pointer;height:80px;width:80px;position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);z-index:10\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div slot=\"videoDetails\" id=\"videoDetails\" class=\"videoDetails\" style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px\">\n<div id=\"videoDetailsContainer\" class=\"videoDetailsContainer\" hidden=\"\">\n<p>See Dolly Parton celebrate Tennessean Travel Stop grand opening<\/p>\n<p>The country music legend opened the first location of her Tennessean Travel Stop in Cornersville, Tennessee.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s the closest thing Americans will experience to a royal wedding, and everyone\u2019s favorite celebrities are chiming in.<\/p>\n<p>Dolly Parton shared <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DaVVRSmpX6a\/\">wedding wishes<\/a> for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce via Instagram on July 3, thanking the couple for a $2 million donation to her nonprofit, the Imagination Library, ahead of their nuptials. The charitable program delivers free books to children under the age of five, irrespective of family income.<\/p>\n<p>The gift was <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tennessean.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2026\/07\/02\/taylor-swift-travis-kelce-wedding-the-store\/90785443007\/\">just one of <\/a>many the couple made in anticipation of their big day in New York City. Their donations spanned 20 charities and totaled $26 million dollars to national organizations, as well as many based in cities significant to the bride and groom.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m blown away and overjoyed with that gratitude,\u201d Parton said. \u201cNow it\u2019s evident that you two have made giving back a key part of your life. So, hey, when you have your first born, can I have it? Because that is gonna be one special baby.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Parton&#8217;s joke references the fact that Swift&#8217;s lyrics across many of her albums allude to her desire to have children\u2014a goal Kelce has expressed support for on his podcast, &#8220;New Heights.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you, and know that I will always love you,&#8221; Parton added.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the years, Parton and Swift have shared a mutual admiration. The two music icons first met in 2010. They were backstage at the Grand Ole Opry, where they both performed for the venue\u2019s 85<sup>th<\/sup> birthday. When Swift\u2019s country career was first getting underway, she reportedly distributed a cover of Parton\u2019s \u201cHere You Come Again\u201d (1977) to record labels.<\/p>\n<p>Swift and Kelce are <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tennessean.com\/story\/nletter\/this-swift-beat\/2026\/07\/03\/your-english-teacher-is-marrying-your-gym-teacher\/90701506007\/\">reportedly tying the knot at New York\u2019s Madison Square Garden<\/a>, although some reports suggest that the couple married in secret before Friday\u2019s festivities.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Parton has been busy with her own engagements. On June 24, she <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tennessean.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2026\/06\/24\/dolly-parton-surprise-tennessee-travel-stop\/90657135007\/\">cut the ribbon to a new travel stop<\/a> in Cornersville, Tennessee. The stop, aptly named Dolly&#8217;s Tennessean Travel Stop, features merch, accessories, coffee and barbecue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI couldn\u2019t leave it to the beavers,\u201d Parton joked at that event, making a reference to competitor travel stop Buc-ee\u2019s. Although Parton is not traveling to New York for the wedding celebration, this fond message indicates that she wishes the newlyweds happiness in their new marriage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.tennessean.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>See Dolly Parton celebrate Tennessean Travel Stop grand opening The country music legend opened the first location of her Tennessean Travel Stop in Cornersville, Tennessee. It\u2019s the closest thing Americans will experience to a royal wedding, and everyone\u2019s favorite celebrities are chiming in. 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