Jason Kelce on Wedding Secrecy: 'Unfair to Them'

Jason Kelce described the extensive secrecy surrounding his brother Travis Kelce's July 3 wedding to Taylor Swift as a necessary measure to protect the couple's privacy, despite facing some backlash. The former Philadelphia Eagles center said the effort to keep the event intimate was "incredibly done."

Kelce, speaking on the Philadelphia sports radio show 94WIP, expressed his amazement that so few details and photographs have emerged from the wedding, which reportedly had over 1,000 guests at Madison Square Garden. He acknowledged that the couple received criticism for the lack of transparency.

"I know they got some backlash from Madison Square — it didn’t feel like Madison Square," Kelce said. "They did a great job of finding an area that could be very secure. It would be some place that they would be able to have this kind of control over it while also feeling intimate and really special."

He explained that attendees were instructed to adhere to a strict no-phones policy to maintain the privacy of the event, officiated by Adam Sandler. Kelce stated that he and others involved respected the couple's desire for privacy, understanding the intense public interest in their lives.

"As for us, I mean this is kind of the world we’ve been living in, to be honest with you," Kelce said. "We respect the privacy of Taylor, her family, Travis. There is so much interest in what those guys are doing at all times."

Kelce admitted that he did cry at the wedding, joking that he might have cried more than at his own ceremony. He also confirmed that the couple announced their marriage with pink billboards displayed outside Madison Square Garden. Both Swift and Kelce reportedly wore custom Christian Dior Haute Couture, designed in collaboration with Jonathan Anderson.

"It was incredible. 10 out of 10. More than 10 out of 10," Kelce added on the radio show. He also acknowledged the immense security and control measures undertaken to ensure the event remained private, calling the efforts "unfair to them" if they had to constantly field questions about it.