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Taylor Swift officially<\/a> got married to Travis Kelce at Madison Square Garden this past weekend, and it sure seems like everyone the couple has ever met showed up at the wedding of the decade.<\/a> A-list musicians, celebrities, sports players, and Hollywood stars made up the 1,000-person guest list, proving just how connected the superstar and NFL player are in their respective circles. Sure, Swift admitted<\/a> that she was basically inviting \u201canyone that I\u2019ve ever talked to\u201d last year, but we didn\u2019t think she meant it literally.<\/p>\n Turns out, she did. Swift and Kelce seemed to invite some of their most random acquaintances, forcing people to figure out how celebrities like Simone Biles or Machine Gun Kelly knew the bride and groom. But from old foes to controversial executives, here\u2019s a handful of attendees that still have us scratching our heads.<\/p>\n More from Rolling Stone<\/strong><\/p>\n Friends break up, friends get married, and sometimes years after a rumored rift, they even wind up as wedding guests of said friend. At least, that\u2019s what happened between Karlie Kloss and Swift. The supermodel was one of the most surprising people to make the guest list, causing pandemonium amongst Swifties and pop culture nerds alike when she was photographed heading to the wedding in a gorgeous gold silk gown (what a gold rush<\/a>). The once-inseparable besties haven\u2019t even been seen together since 2018<\/a>, so how the hell did Kloss nab an invite to Swift\u2019s wedding? It\u2019s quite baffling, and the very public move is a clear indicator that the two are on the mend. Some fans even think Swift\u2019s new country song \u201cI Knew It, I Knew You\u201d<\/a> is about reconnecting with Kloss, who once described the singer as a \u201csister.\u201d<\/p>\n There were plenty of random, power-wielding executives who made the guest list. This fact isn\u2019t that confusing, considering Swift is a billionaire, after all. But one CEO in particular caused a huge stir: Steve J. Demetriou. He is the CEO of Amentum, a government contractor, according to the company\u2019s website<\/a>. Earlier this year, Amentum became the new contractor of the Camp East Montana ICE detention center in El Paso, which the New York Times <\/a>described as \u201cthe country\u2019s largest detention center.\u201d Demetriou is also the father of Ohio Republican Representative Steve Demetriou. According to the Akron Beacon Journal<\/a>, Demetriou Sr adopted Kelce\u2019s longtime friend Reggie King, who was invited to the wedding. King allegedly brought along his whole family. Fans criticized<\/a> Swift and Kelce for allowing someone with ICE connections to their wedding, given their Democratic ties.<\/p>\n A quick look at Kristin Cavallari\u2019s six degrees of separation with Kelce and Swift doesn\u2019t offer much of an explanation about why she was at the wedding. Of course, the reality TV star famously dated Stephen Colletti during the height of Laguna Beach, and a few years later, Colletti starred in Swift\u2019s music video for \u201cWhite Horse.\u201d <\/a>\u00a0That doesn\u2019t exactly scream wedding invite. Flash forward to September 2023 when Kelce joined Cavallari for an appearance on her podcast Let\u2019s Be Honest<\/a>, in which she admitted that she once had a crush on the NFL player and told him \u201cI was in love with you.\u201d This confession came just as Swift and Kelce sparked<\/a> dating rumors, so again, why? Maybe it\u2019s because Cavallari ran in football circles when she was married to Jay Cutler, or maybe it\u2019s because she recently<\/a> called out the fact that Swift being dragged into the Blake Lively-Justin Baldoni suit as \u201cbullshit.\u201d<\/p>\n No guest has the internet more confused than Pulitzer-nominated writer Zadie Smith. \u201cZadie Smith went to Taylor Swift\u2019s wedding at Madison Square Garden\u201d is a sentence I couldn\u2019t have dreamed of 15 years ago,\u201d wrote<\/a> one social media user. They kinda have a point. The English author was hilariously photographed<\/a> giving the middle finger in a car with fellow guests Lena Dunham and Andrew Scott, confirming that she was really there. Maybe she was just one of Dunham\u2019s plus ones? Or maybe Swift and Smith really connected when they were \u201crubbing shoulders\u201d<\/a> at the 2016 Met Gala (a notorious event in the Taylor Swift Cinematic Universe.) Either way, there\u2019s no real clear answer here.<\/p>\n Sometimes, it seems like the Chainsmokers just show up to places (at least, that\u2019s what their college and sports-adjacent gigs look like). So when the electronic music duo were confirmed guests at the Swift-Kelce wedding, it gave \u201cwhat the hell, sure\u201d energy. Last year, they did work with the popstar on a dubstep remix<\/a> of her smash hit \u201cThe Fate of Ophelia,\u201d and previously fan-girled<\/a> when Swift mentioned their song in a 2019 Elle essay, but is that enough to secure a wedding invitation? Seems like it, especially if Kelce, who notably loves house music<\/a>, has a say.<\/p>\n Best of Rolling Stone<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign up for RollingStone’s Newsletter<\/a>. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nKarlie Kloss<\/h2>\n
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