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How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Randall Park

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When it comes to exploring Los Angeles, there are three things that actor and comedian Randall Park loves to do: shop, eat and run. Park, a native Angeleno, grew up on the Westside, attended UCLA, chose a career here and can’t imagine living anywhere else.

“I consider myself a small town person who happened to be born in the big city,” Park says. “I’ve traveled a lot for work, and have gotten a greater appreciation for L.A. There’s a little part of everywhere here. There’s so much good food in L.A., so many fun things to do and really great people here.”

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In Sunday Funday, L.A. people give us a play-by-play of their ideal Sunday around town. Find ideas and inspiration on where to go, what to eat and how to enjoy life on the weekends.

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The son of Korean immigrants, Park grew up in the South Robertson area, “a part of L.A. that was extremely diverse,” he says. “My friends, growing up and to this day, are all different backgrounds, races and religions. We were like a bunch of punk kids running around the city.”

Park is known for his roles as Agent Jimmy Woo in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, FBI Special Agent Edwin Park in the Netflix series “The Residence” and Taiwanese American patriarch Louis Huang in the ABC sitcom “Fresh Off the Boat.”

Recently, Park, his wife (actor Jae Suh Park) and their 13-year-old daughter Ruby left Studio City, where they had lived for 15 years, to move back to the Westside. When asked what his ideal Sunday would include, Park’s answer was jam-packed. It was so jam-packed that it would be impossible to fit it all in one day. So, take his schedule with a grain of salt. This is his magical Sunday where time bends, L.A. traffic doesn’t exist and bellies are never too full.

This interview has been lightly edited for length and clarity.

9 a.m.: Go for a run before a day of delicious eats

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I’d sleep in, then go for a run to the beach and run around Venice. Sometimes my daughter’s up earlier. She’s on the autism spectrum, and really loves art and making stuff. We have a little art room that’s dedicated to her. She’s always painting, drawing, making little sculptures, just always creating.

10 a.m.: Breakfast and then pastries

Rae’s in Santa Monica is a very old-school diner, and we really love it there. They do these biscuits and gravy that are really good. They’re probably not that good for you, but I just ran, so it’s OK. There’s also a great bakery-cafe that we like to go to called Röckenwagner. So breakfast at Rae’s, then a coffee and pastry at Röckenwagner. We’ll be eating all day, which is why I ran in the morning.

11 a.m.: Stroll the farmers’ market

Next, we’d hit up the farmers’ market in Mar Vista. We’ll get fruits and vegetables for later in the week. There’s a hummus stand that I really love. There’s always a band playing, so we just soak it all in. It’s a really nice walk.

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Noon: Shopping, with more eating along the way

Then I’d go shopping, and would either drag my family with me, or I’d go alone while they did their thing. First, there’s a small shop called General Quarters on La Brea. I know the owner there, Blair Lucio, and they always carry the coolest stuff. They specialize in California heritage-style clothing for men. Another store I love is Sid Mashburn in the Brentwood Country Mart. They do suits and really cool menswear. I discovered it in Atlanta when I was working on a job and loved it so much that every time I’d be in Atlanta, I’d go to it. Then I discovered they had one in L.A.

Or, I’d go to Sawtelle Boulevard. That whole street is fun with so many great stores. The Giant Robot store there has a lot of pop culture, Japanese and Asian pop culture, a lot of art, graphic novels. There’s also a great record store called We Share Records. It’s mostly vinyl and a lot of it is from Japan. They’ll even have American artists, but the Japanese editions of their records, so it’s really cool to see the Japanese versions of a Whitney Houston album. The last thing I bought there was a Hall & Oates record from Japan.

For lunch, I’ve been really into a place called Sun Nong Dan on Sawtelle. They have a few locations, but the newer one in Sawtelle is the only one that I go to since I’m on the Westside. I usually get either the Galbi-tang, which is a short rib soup, or the Tta Roh Guk Bap, which is a brisket and dried cabbage soup, or the Dduk Mandu Guk, which is a rice cake and dumpling soup. Very much Korean comfort food. Plus, they’re open 24 hours, which sometimes comes in handy.

If not there, I’d go to El Tepeyac Cafe in Boyle Heights, which is one of my all-time favorites as a kid that my dad would take me to. It’s very homestyle Mexican food, and I would get their Hollenbeck burrito, which is pretty epic.

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6 p.m.: Baseball or dinner out

If there’s a Dodgers game, I’d go to the game. Growing up in L.A., there’s a lot of nostalgia with the Dodgers for me. I’ve always been a fan. My wife and I will go to the games and eat Dodger Dogs and nachos.

If not, we’d go to Musso & Frank Grill to get a shrimp cocktail and steak dinner. It’s very Old Hollywood, and you can feel the history in there. A lot of the leather booths have a story. I love when L.A. preserves its landmarks. Getting a sense of the history of the city through these restaurants is really fun.

For something more low-key, there’s this restaurant in Koreatown called Kobawoo House. They specialize in bosam, which are wraps with [fillings like] pork. They also specialize in Korean seafood pancakes that are so good.

If we’re going to go fancy, which we don’t often do, there’s a restaurant called Kato at the Row, near downtown. It’s a Michelin-starred Taiwanese omakase-style restaurant that’s so good. You don’t order. They just give you courses, and you can pair it with wine or just order cocktails. I usually just order an Old Fashioned, which is really good there. The food is just out of this world.

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8 p.m.: A little night jazz

After dinner, we’d drive down to South Pasadena where there’s a bar and grill called the Barkley. My childhood friend Richie Glaser has a jazz band [the Richard Glaser Quartet] and they play at the Barkley every Sunday night. We’d get a cocktail, listen to the band and hang out.

9:30 p.m.: Winding down for bedtime

We’d come home, relax and watch TV, probably old episodes of “The Dick Van Dyke Show.” My daughter would go to bed before us, and would be asleep before we officially go to sleep. The end of the day is very low-key and quiet. Every Sunday is different, but my ideal Sunday would be one of food, family, friends and frolicking throughout the city.

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‘Wait Wait’ for June 6. 2026: Live in Austin with Not My Job guest Elana Meyers Taylor

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Gold medalist Elana Meyers Taylor of Team United States celebrates after winning the Women’s Monobob Bobsleigh Heat 4 on day ten of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Cortina Sliding Centre on February 16, 2026 in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

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This week’s show was recorded in Austin with host Peter Sagal, judge and scorekeeper Alzo Slade, Not My Job guest Elana Meyers Taylor and panelists Brian Babylon, Rachel Coster, and Tom Papa. Click the audio link above to hear the whole show.

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At 100, Route 66 still beckons as a cross-country caravan takes off from Santa Monica

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At 100, Route 66 still beckons as a cross-country caravan takes off from Santa Monica

Around 7 a.m. Saturday, in a lot beside the shuttered Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, a strange set of cars and trucks began to gather. Three Model A’s. A couple of ’60 convertibles. A 1964 Chevrolet Impala station wagon. Also, a big bull on trailer wheels.

“Am I in the right place?” asked a man in one of the Model A’s.

“Going to Chicago?” asked a guy in a white Denali.

“I wish I could do the whole thing,” said Joe Hernandez of Pasadena, wistfully standing by.

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This was the starting line for roughly 70 drivers who gathered to celebrate the centennial of Route 66 with a 2,448-mile, 20-day caravan to Chicago. Most had come from outside California to share an adventure with fellow “roadies” and boost awareness of the classic scenery and independent businesses along the eight-state route.

But soaring gas prices and hesitant international travelers have added uncertainty to a trip that was always going to be a logistical challenge. Day 1 alone might terrify an L.A. commuter: From the Pacific to Pasadena by surface streets, including miles on Santa Monica and Colorado boulevards.

“I don’t know how it’s all going to happen,” said Gary Daggett, president of the Old Route 66 Assn. of Texas. But he and his wife, Stephanie, have more than a little Route 66 experience to draw upon.

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Mike and Lisa Visket of Prescott, Ariz., pose in Santa Monica at the pier in their Route 66 clothing on June 6, 2026.

“This is our 30th trip over 20 years,” Daggett said. “You can’t see everything. There’s so much…. You start meeting the people, you get hooked on the people.”

Shortly before their 8:30 departure time, organizer Rhys Martin called drivers together.

“Leaving here is going to be a little complicated,” he said.

Martin, who is part of the Route 66 Road Ahead Partnership, is president of the Oklahoma Route 66 Assn., and serves as manager of the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Preserve Route 66 initiative. For the journey, he is driving a ’64 Chevy Impala station wagon with a GPS unit inside so that armchair travelers can follow his journey on the web.

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“It’s going to be impossible to keep everybody together,” he said during preparations. “We’re encouraging people to spread out and support independent businesses rather than all going to one place and demolishing the kitchen.”

A caravan of cars

William Cooke of Pinon Hills participates in a caravan from Santa Monica Pier to Chicago, celebrating the centennial of Route 66.

In song and literature, the route is celebrated as an east-to-west journey. This caravan, running in the opposite direction, will travel from California through Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri to Illinois.

From Santa Monica, the Day 1 schedule took drivers to Beverly Hills City Hall, Grand Central Market downtown for lunch, the Chicken Boy statue and Galco’s Soda Pop Stop in Highland Park, then an overnight in Pasadena.

Day 2 takes the group from Pasadena to Barstow. Day 3, from Barstow to Needles. On June 25, the caravan is due to arrive in downtown Chicago.

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The loose procession was led by a core group of 15 cars, including representatives of all eight states on the route. Since anyone can join or leave the caravan at any time, the number of vehicles will vary by the hour.

Through the decades, the road has grown from an American artifact into a global symbol of small-town Americana. Many merchants, restaurateurs and hoteliers along 66 now say that their summer customers are mostly travelers from abroad, especially Europe. One of the caravan’s drivers, in a rented pickup truck, was Dries Bessels, co-founder of the Dutch Route 66 Assn.

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Brady Wilson of Amarillo, Texas, displays an assortment of Route 66 pins on his cowboy hat. Wilson is part of a caravan of Route 66 enthusiasts who set out from Santa Monica Pier on June 6, 2026, for Chicago.

Though the Model A’s will surely raise eyebrows on the road, the caravan’s most startling element is the fiberglass bull representing the Amarillo-based Big Texan Steak Ranch restaurant, one of the event’s sponsors.

“It’s the same one my dad brought home in ’71. His name is Big Moo,” said Danny Lee, who co-owns the restaurant with his brother, Bobby Lee. “He’s 12 and a half feet high. About 500 pounds. It’s all fiberglass.”

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In 21 cities along the drive, the Big Texan team aims to stage nightly steak-eating contests, giving free dinners to anyone who can eat 72 ounces of steak, a baked potato, three shrimp, a side salad and a roll in 60 minutes.

The caravan’s first challenge came at the Santa Monica Pier, where there was no room for the cars due to a construction project, World Cup preparations and a Children’s Hospital fundraiser. Instead, the caravan gathered by the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. Drivers strolled over the pier for a photo op, then returned to their cars.

“Herding cats,” said George Kulakowski of Huntington Beach, at the wheel of a 1931 Ford Model A Panel Delivery truck.

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Participants in a Route 66 centennial caravan pose for a photo before they depart from Santa Monica Pier on June 2, 2026, for Chicago along the historic highway.

Another challenge awaited in West Hollywood, where Santa Monica Boulevard (aka Route 66) was busy with crowds for the city’s WeHo Pride Street Fair. By plans laid ahead of time, most caravan vehicles detoured around the party while select caravan cars followed a police escort through the action.

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This way, Martin said, “another community along Route 66 gets to share its identity with the community at large.”

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Allison Lehn of Boston participates in a caravan from Santa Monica Pier to Chicago, celebrating the centennial of Route 66.

By 11:15 a.m., Martin’s car had reached Sunset Boulevard in Silver Lake. Meanwhile, assorted other parades and caravans are traveling Route 66 in other states this year; most of them concentrate on short segments.

By 12:45 p.m., caravaners had met the mayor of Beverly Hills and rolled through West Hollywood’s Pride festivities, arriving at Grand Central Market, running slightly ahead of time.

On May 30, an estimated 3,596 classic cars joined a “Capital Cruise” on Route 66 in Tulsa, Okla., becoming a Guinness Book of World Records holder for the largest parade of classic cars, drawing an estimated 100,000 spectators and overwhelming local traffic.

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In Arizona, the Williams Historic Route 66 Car Show was set for Friday and Saturday. In Texas, the Amarillo-based Texas Route 66 Festival is running Thursday through June 13.

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William Cooke of Pinon Hills, left, and Sarah Jane Woodall of Tecopa, Calif., drive along Wilshire Boulevard in a 1960 Edsel Ranger Convertible as part of a Route 66 centennial caravan.

In those states and beyond, the caravan from Santa Monica will find hotels and motels in every kind of condition, vintage neon, road food, blue states, red states and purple states.

As a package of Times stories described in May, some landmarks date to the highway’s days as a scene of Depression desperation in the 1930s, others to its giddy postwar years in the late 1940s and ‘50s.

Route 66 was created in 1926 as a highway stitching together hundreds of local roads. Nicknamed “the Main Street of America” by its boosters and “the Mother Road” by John Steinbeck in “The Grapes of Wrath,” the highway inspired Bobby Troup’s song “(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66” in 1946.

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But economic life along Route 66 has been precarious since the late 1960s, when interstate highways and chain hotels began stealing traffic away from the older, slower road. After Route 66 was decommissioned as a highway in 1985, about 85% of the old route remained in use, often as small-town thoroughfares, country highways and frontage roads alongside Interstate 40.

Efforts to save and rebuild the route as a historic resource began in the late 1980s and gained ground after the 2006 release of the Pixar/Disney animated features “Cars,” which tells the story of the highway’s rise and fall. In small towns such as Tucumcari, N.M., and Seligman, Ariz., the highway remains central to local identity and economy.

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A vehicle in the Route 66 caravan is photographed June 6, 2026.

This year’s centennial improvements along the route “are things that are going to go into the future,” Martin said. “The real impact is going to be next year and the years after.”

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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s Wedding: Try Our Fantasy Wedding Planner

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Fantasy Wedding Planner!

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Wedding details are scarce, but that doesn’t mean you can’t celebrate the event of the season. Channel your inner wedding planner and use your Swiftie knowledge to dream up your own fantasy version of how their big day might look. Your selections will be saved below. Share them with friends and see if you agree!

Where would the wedding be held?

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Holiday House

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An oceanside retreat in Rhode Island

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Venue Holiday House

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Swift’s mansion was the subject of her track “The Last Great American Dynasty,” which tells the story of its former owner, an oil heiress known for throwing swanky soirees. Swift herself has been known to throw star-studded summer bashes at the seaside compound.

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Madison Square Garden

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The iconic Manhattan fixture

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Venue Madison Square Garden

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The perfect choice for a woman who penned the words “Welcome to New York, it’s been waiting for you” and whose love affair with New York City has been well documented in many a lyric.

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Arrowhead Stadium

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A Kansas City venue big enough for two celebs who know everyone

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Venue Arrowhead Stadium

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Both Swift and Kelce have performed here: Kelce on the field and Swift during a stop on her Eras Tour, where Kelce tried and failed to give her a friendship bracelet with his phone number on it. He later recounted his disappointment on “New Heights,” the podcast he hosts with his brother, Jason Kelce.

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Deetjen’s Big Sur Inn

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A rustic, intimate retreat near California’s redwood forest

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Venue Deetjen’s Big Sur Inn

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Swift loves this area, from recommending it to Vogue in 2016 for a romantic getaway to taking a falconry class there in 2018. This secluded spot in Northern California comes with “Folklore” album energy and just enough rooms for a small guest list.

Who would be the maid of honor?

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Abigail Anderson Berard

Childhood bestie

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Maid of Honor Abigail Anderson Berard

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Yes, that is the Abigail from Swift’s song “Fifteen.” Berard and Swift met in English class on the first day of their freshman year at Hendersonville High School in Tennessee. Swift was also a bridesmaid in Berard’s wedding.

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A closeup of Karlie Kloss with two flower accessories pinned in her hair.

Maid of Honor Karlie Kloss

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A wild-card pick. The model and the singer were once thick as thieves, sharing a Vogue cover in 2015 and strutting the Victoria’s Secret runway together, but their relationship seems to have cooled in recent years.

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Selena Gomez

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Singer, actor, beauty mogul

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Maid of Honor Selena Gomez

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They have been friends since the days when they were each dating a Jonas brother, and Swift appeared in behind-the-scenes footage of Gomez’s own wedding to Benny Blanco in 2025.

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Lena Dunham

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Voice of a generation

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Maid of Honor Lena Dunham

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Swift, clad in a silver pleated dress, was part of the bridal party when the writer and actor married the Peruvian-British musician Luis Felber in 2021.

A closeup portrait of Ashley Avignone with short blonde hair.

A closeup portrait of Ashley Avignone with short blonde hair.

Maid of Honor Ashley Avignone

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A longtime friend who is often seen with Swift at football games and has appeared in the music video for “22.” Avignone is a designer, so maybe Swift will let her choose her own dress.

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Pick a surprise musical guest

In a close-up shot, Ed Sheeran, in a fuzzy pastel sweatshirt, stares ahead with a slight grin.

Ed Sheeran

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English singer-songwriter

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Musical guest Ed Sheeran

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Sheeran and Swift go way back, collaborating on songs like “End Game” and “Everything Has Changed.” Rumor has it you can still hear the screams echoing through London from when he surprised attendees by performing onstage with Swift during a stop on the Eras Tour.

Este, Danielle and Alana Haim. Este wears a black t-shirt and skirt; Danielle wears a grey off-the-shoulder sweater and pants; Alana wears a black sweater, black skirt and tall boots.

Este, Danielle and Alana Haim. Este wears a black t-shirt and skirt; Danielle wears a grey off-the-shoulder sweater and pants; Alana wears a black sweater, black skirt and tall boots.

Musical guest Haim

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The trio opened for Swift on the “1989” tour. Plus, lyrically at least, Swift has admitted to being close enough to the sisters to help them commit and cover up a fictitious murder in her song “No Body, No Crime.”

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Kendrick Lamar

Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper

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Musical guest Kendrick Lamar

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The two have hyped each other up plenty in interviews over the years, and the rapper appeared on two Swift tracks, the original “Bad Blood (Remix)” and Taylor’s rerecorded version a few years later.

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Stevie Nicks

Legendary singer-songwriter

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Musical guest Stevie Nicks

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She’s Stevie Nicks. Need we say more? (The two have been close since a joint performance at the Grammy Awards in 2010, and Swift name-dropped Nicks on her song “Clara Bow.”)

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Indie-rock super group

Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker stand in a row, each holding one Grammy award. All three women wear white suits.

Musical guest boygenius

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The three-member band has been on hiatus since 2024, but if anybody can get them back onstage (for one night only!), it’s Swift.

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What’s on the dinner menu?

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Chicken Tenders

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A nostalgic comfort-food favorite

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Main Course Chicken Tenders

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With seemingly ranch. IYKYK.

A spread of various barbequed meats.

Joe’s Kansas City Bar-B-Que

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Accompanied with wet wipes

A spread of various barbequed meats.

Main Course Joe’s Kansas City Bar-B-Que

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The gas station-turned-barbecue joint is a favorite of Kelce and his teammates.

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Cacio e Pepe

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A taste of Italy

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Main Course Cacio e Pepe

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Swift has been repeatedly spotted at Via Carota, even as recently as this spring. The Italian hot spot in Manhattan is known for the signature pasta dish, made with Pecorino Romano cheese and black pepper.

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Mustard-Roasted Fish

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An understated crowd-pleaser with coastal charm

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Main Course Mustard-Roasted Fish

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What’s a wedding without fish? Plus, Ina Garten herself cooked this recipe with Swift back in 2014. (Paired with whiskey sours.)

How would Swift wear her hair?

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Long, wavy and streaming down her back

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Hairstyle Down

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Very “runnin’ with my dress unbuttoned, screamin’, ‘But, Daddy, I love him’” vibes, to quote a song from Swift’s album “The Tortured Poets Department.”

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A Platinum Bob

Something unexpected

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Hairstyle A Platinum Bob

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The return of Bleachella.

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An Up-Do

Just a classic look

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Hairstyle An Up-Do

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Knotted and pinned to the nape of her neck, complete with Swift’s signature bangs — a red carpet staple for Swift.

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A closeup of Swift with her hair braided in a long plait that hangs over her left shoulder.

Hairstyle A Braid

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“Evermore” cover art inspired.

Who would she choose to design her wedding look?

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Ralph Lauren

An American icon for an iconic American wedding

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Designer Ralph Lauren

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Both Swift and Kelce were wearing the brand in their engagement announcement photos.

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Vivienne Westwood

Romantic draping and a cinched corset

Swift on stage singing, wearing a white dress with a voluminous skirt covered in script lettering.

Designer Vivienne Westwood

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Swift has already worn one white gown by the designer, who made her a custom taffeta gown for the Eras Tour. Maybe she’ll just rewear it. Secondhand is very in for bridal these days!

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Stella McCartney

Stylish and sustainably made

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Designer Stella McCartney

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Swift has sung about the British designer and, during her “Lover” era, collaborated with McCartney in 2019 on the “Stella x Taylor Swift” capsule collection inspired by the album.

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Oscar de la Renta

Feminine and embellished

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Designer Oscar de la Renta

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From the stage to the red carpet, Swift is an Oscar de la Renta gal. She made the whole place shimmer in a sequined T-shirt dress by the designer during the Eras Tour and wore a blingy mini to the MTV Video Music Awards in 2022.

What about the wedding favors?

A matchbook with “TNT” in purple letters.

Custom Matchbooks

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Inexpensive and easy for guests to tuck into a pocket or purse

A matchbook with “TNT” in purple letters.

Wedding Favor Custom Matchbooks

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Perfect if you’ve got a picture to burn, a little reference to the inflammatory track off Swift’s debut album.

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Personalized Golf Balls

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If you don’t golf, these have excellent regifting potential

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Wedding Favor Personalized Golf Balls

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“Taylor and Travis Fore-ever!” Fitting for Kelce, an amateur golfer who is known to frequent the links in his off-season.

A blue crew-neck sweatshirt with the letters “TNT.”

Blue Crew-Neck Sweatshirts

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A cozy option

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Wedding Favor Blue Crew-Neck Sweatshirts

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The “it” item of the Eras Tour is back and better than ever with a new custom design specifically for the wedding.

A loaf of sourdough bread.

Sourdough Bread

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A gift that will surely not be tossed out in the hotel room trash when guests check out

A loaf of sourdough bread.

Wedding Favor Sourdough Bread

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The loaves will be made by Swift, a hobby baker, herself. She’ll carefully score each ball of dough with a knife so the top of the final loaf reads “TNT.” Plus a jar of starter for anybody looking to bake their own.

What would be the dress code?

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“Enchanted” White Tie

A storybook-inspired aesthetic

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Dress Code “Enchanted” White Tie

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Big, romantic ball gowns and tuxedos with tails. No exceptions!

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Just Your Basic Black Tie

Traditional, yet fashion forward

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Dress Code Just Your Basic Black Tie

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“The ties were black, the lies were white,” as the Swift lyric goes.

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“Cowboy Like Me” Cocktail

Rodeo, but make it formal

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Dress Code “Cowboy Like Me” Cocktail

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Western-themed attire for all. Think bolo ties and boots, a nod to Swift’s country music roots.

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“So High School” Prom

A joyful parade of sequins, vintage tulle and boutonnieres

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Dress Code “So High School” Prom

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A theme-y option for a little millennial whimsy! Draw inspiration from a song rumored to be about Swift and Kelce’s romance, and don your finest ’50s-style prom fits. It’s also a nod to their engagement announcement, where Swift and Kelce referred to themselves as an English teacher and a gym teacher.

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A Vodka Diet Coke

Make it a double

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Signature Drink A Vodka Diet Coke

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Basic, but a favorite of Swift’s.

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An Old Fashioned

Extra cherries, please

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Signature Drink An Old Fashioned

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Because “nothin’ good starts in a getaway car”— an allusion to her song “Getaway Car,” where the cocktail was a memorable mention in the lyrics.

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A Big Yeti

Imagine how fun it will be to order this from the bartender

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Signature Drink A Big Yeti

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This is Kelce’s drink on the menu at 1587 Prime, the steakhouse he owns with his teammate Patrick Mahomes. It is made with Bourbon, Rye with nocino (an Italian walnut liqueur), Demerara sugar, and bitters.

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Domaine de Terres Blanches Sancerre

A classic glass of crisp white

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Signature Drink Domaine de Terres Blanches Sancerre

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There was a run on this particular bottle of white wine after Swift was seen sipping it in a clip in “The End of an Era,” a documentary about her most recent tour. (It’s OK if you want to ask the bartender to put an ice cube in it, Swift would!)

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What role would Swift’s three cats — Meredith Grey, Olivia Benson and Benjamin Button — play in the wedding?

(Swift’s cats not pictured)

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Flower Felines

Four paws and flower crowns required

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Cat Role Flower Felines

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The trio will walk down the aisle, each escorted on a leash by the actor the cat was named for: Ellen Pompeo, Mariska Hargitay and Brad Pitt.

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Cardboard Cutouts of Their Heads

The photo booth gets a very furry update

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Cat Role Cardboard Cutouts of Their Heads

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Purrrrrfect props for when the dance floor gets wild.

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Cocktail Napkins

Purple with silver lettering

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Cat Role Cocktail Napkins

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Little embossed cat faces everywhere.

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Guests

They’ll have the salmon, please

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Cat Role Guests

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The cats are obviously just invited. Weird that you even had to ask.

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Who would you choose as best man?

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Jason Kelce

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Retired professional football player

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Best Man Jason Kelce

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He’s the brother of the groom.

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Jason Kelce

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Retired professional football player

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Best Man Jason Kelce

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It would only be fair since Travis was Jason’s best man back in 2018.

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Jason Kelce

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Retired professional football player

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Best Man Jason Kelce

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No, really, it has to be Jason.

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Jason Kelce

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Retired professional football player

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Best Man Jason Kelce

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It’s going to be Jason Kelce.

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Milk Bar Birthday Cake

The ultimate rainbow cake

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Dessert Milk Bar Birthday Cake

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Swift is a longtime fan of this flavor, an elevated take on Funfetti by the pastry chef Christina Tosi. It was on the menu at her 34th birthday, and back in 2016, she told Vogue it was the best birthday cake she’d ever eaten.

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Homemade Chai Sugar Cookies

A classic sugar cookie with a twist

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Dessert Homemade Chai Sugar Cookies

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Baked with Swift’s own recipe from her Tumblr days.

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Red Velvet Cake

A southern classic

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Dessert Red Velvet Cake

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A recreation of the wedding dessert featured in Swift’s music video “I Bet You Think About Me.” (A bit of a chaotic choice given the song’s subject material, but still delicious!)

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Doughnut Wall

Who doesn’t love a glazed doughnut?

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Dessert Doughnut Wall

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Specifically made of plain, glazed offerings from LaMar’s doughnuts in Kansas City, which Kelce and his brother taste-tested and rated a 10-out-of-10 on their podcast.

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