It’s official: the 2026 American equal of a ‘royal wedding’ – aka pop mega-star Taylor Swift‘s extremely publicised but extremely secretive wedding ceremony to NFL athlete Travis Kelce – has occurred. While most of the particulars of the three July nuptials got here as no shock (the pair acquired married in New York, the place Swift has lived for greater than a decade, in a locked-down ceremony that no journalist, paparazzi or curious fan might lay eyes or digital camera on; the visitor checklist included extra A-List celebrities than the Grammy’s and the Oscars mixed from Paul McCartney to Hugh Grant to Selena Gomez), a few of the couple’s selections had been, maybe, somewhat stunning. The wedding ceremony itself was a two-day affair in Madison Square Garden: a windowless stadium higher referred to as the sticky-floored venue for basketball video games than romance, though if anybody can rework the venue past recognition, certainly it is a billionaire with the inventive imaginative and prescient to tug off the Eras Tour. Adam Sandler officiated. The bride, apparently, walked down the aisle to one in every of her personal songs and then rapped on stage throughout the reception.
So with the marriage over, all eyes flip to the honeymoon. Will the newlyweds shock the world but once more with their alternative? Or will they persist with a tried-and-true vacation spot, beloved by honeymooners for many years? Obviously, we cannot know till they resolve to inform us – however we requested our skilled travel editors to weigh in with their best advice on the place to e book regardless.
Lake Como, Italy
Sarah James, digital editor
It doesn’t matter should you’re a billionaire movie star energy couple or an extraordinary spouse-to-be – the romance and attract of the Italian lakes is eternal. Something Taylor and Travis know All Too Well, as they cleverly selected Lake Como for a getaway final yr. Why not return, then, for probably the most romantic vacation of all – their honeymoon? I’d suggest reserving one of many non-public villas at Grand Hotel Tremezzo, a film-set-like, Grand Budapest Hotel-style property with staggering views throughout the water.
South Africa
Olivia Morelli, digital options editor
When I image Taylor and Travis on a honeymoon, I think about all of them giddy with pleasure and determined for a while alone, away from crowds and snapping photographers. But, having mentioned that, I can’t see both of them as the kind of individuals who can sit nonetheless for lengthy. A vacation that feels far faraway from actuality however has loads of actions and issues to do is my wager – and I feel Travis’ golden retriever vitality and Taylor’s wide-eyed marvel of the world lend themselves properly to a safari honeymoon. South Africa offers loads of choices to select from – a traditional safari vacation spot with famend non-public conservation areas and recreation reserves. The Farmstead at Royal Malewane (owned by the Biden household, no much less, who Taylor famously endorsed again in 2020) ought to do the trick, with non-public, secluded villas, huge sweeping views throughout the 30,000 acres of Thornybush Game Reserveplains and loads of romantic corners to observe the sundown and catch a glimpse of a lion or two (we will, after all, be ready with bated breath in the hope that Travis items us with a post-Big Five sighting quote as iconic as his “I just gave a squirle a peice of bread” Tweet).