Sandler previously spoke about his friendships with Swift and Kelce before officiating the superstar couple's wedding on Friday, July 3
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- Adam Sandler officiated Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding at Madison Square Garden on July 3
- Sandler previously worked with Kelce on Happy Gilmore 2 and praised his acting and personality in interviews
- Sandler has spoken about Swift’s kindness to his family and her immense success as a music icon
Adam Sandler's friendships with Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce predate the superstar couple's wedding.
The Billy Madison star officiated Swift and Kelce's wedding at New York City's Madison Square Garden on Friday, July 3. Before leading the 14-time Grammy winner, 36, and the Kansas City Chiefs tight end, 36, through their "I do's" in front of their loved ones, Sandler, 59, had publicly expressed his adoration for both the bride and the groom.
Sandler's participation in the newlyweds' wedding ceremony comes nearly a year after the comedic actor co-starred Happy Gilmore 2 with Kelce, who had a cameo in the sequel film. Prior to its release, the NFL star spoke about appearing alongside Sandler in the movie during a January 2025 interview on ESPN's The Pat McAfee Show.
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"Working with Happy Gilmore himself, the Sandman and Happy Productions, it was off the chain," said Kelce at the time, adding that Sandler "is every bit as cool off the screen as he is on the screen, and that was a dream come true. That was awesome."
Around the July 2025 release of Happy Gilmore 2, Sandler praised Kelce in an interview with Entertainment Tonight.
“Travis is such a gentle, nice guy, and funny as hell,” said Sandler at the time. “He’s like the guys I grew up with. When I was with Travis, it reminded me of my buddies in high school and just being able to laugh and say the things you want to say.”
He also called Kelce "a great actor and a great human" — as well as "a stud."
In the same Entertainment Tonight interview, Sandler spoke about Swift, who previously shared a sweet moment with him and his daughters Sadie and Sunny at the Los Angeles premiere of her Eras Tour film in 2023.
"Taylor is incredible," said the Uncut Gems star at the time. "Taylor is so damn nice to my family and has always been. My kids have met Taylor a bunch of times over the years, and she’s ridiculously nice to them and warm."
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Before then, Sandler once admitted on a February 2024 episode of Conan O'Brien's podcast that he can "get a little jumpy" around Swift. "Just cause I don't wanna blow it for my kids… I don't stay as cool as I can," he said.
Sandler added of the "Opalite" singer's success at the time, "People talk about The Beatles of it all and her. I mean, so many smash hits. There's not a word my kids don't know."
In addition to the SNL alum as officiant, Swift and Kelce's wedding featured Taylor's brother Austin Swift as her man of honor and Travis' brother Jason Kelce as his best man.
After the pair were announced husband and wife, the jumbotrons outside the arena displayed the message: "JUST&T MARRIED!"
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