Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding at Madison Square Garden brought together a bunch of celebrities and loved ones that likely never would have met any other way. From country musicians and actors to business people and football stars, the guest list was diverse and star-studded. Now, the San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle has opened up about interacting with all these famous folks, and revealed that his mom was the real MVP when it came to these convos.
Considering how tight George Kittle and Travis Kelce are, it’s not a surprise that he snagged an invite to his fellow tight end’s wedding. However, it wasn’t just him who got one of those secretive invitations that some believed were fake; his mom and dad, his wife Claire Kittle and her parents also got to attend the intimate ceremony. That was a real win for everyone too, as George explained on NFL on NBC:
But my mom became one of the MVPs of the wedding because she’s not shy, and she would just walk up to celebrities and be like, ‘Do you watch football? My son’s George Kittle. He plays for the Niners.’ And that’d be her icebreaker, and it was hilarious.
George revealed that at the wedding, he learned that lots of guests were fans of the Niners, and I feel like his mom’s introduction had a lot to do with that. Overall, I love the confidence and pride from Jan Krieger, and I adore how it got her son and husband, Bruce Kittle, talking with the famous people at Swift and Kelce’s wedding.
For example, George explained that he met Brad Pitt through one of his mom’s introductions. And what happened after was a lovely conversation, as the football player recalled:
That’s how I met – one of my favorite meets was, I met Brad Pitt. I’ve been a fan of the Ocean’s movies growing up, and he could not have been nicer, could not have been any cooler. [He] talked to me and my parents for like 15 minutes.
So, not only did Pitt chat with Jason Kelce, but he was also talking with the Kittle family as he made the rounds at the Tayvis wedding, and I love to hear it.
However, let’s get back to the real star of the show here, George Kittle’s mom, Jan. According to the football player, she secured an invite alongside his mother-in-law because they “hung out” with Taylor Swift at Tight End University – a program that was founded by George, Travis and Greg Olsen and that Swift has done surprise performances at for the last two years.
Well, if Jan has the confidence to walk up and casually chat with Taylor Swift at an event, it makes perfect sense to me that she was doing that with celebrities at the singer’s wedding. It’s also got me wondering if she’s the reason George and his dad were able to meet Tom Cruise, as the 49er recalled:
Tom Cruise was one of the first people I met, and I was blown away because I grew up watching Tom Cruise’s movies with my dad. So, me and my dad were both just kind of like, ‘Hello, Tom Cruise, great to meet you.’
Talk about worlds colliding at this wedding. One second the Kittles were talking to Tom Cruise, the next was Brad Pitt, and according to George, he and his mom got to know a ton of cool celebrities while Swift and Travis busted a move on the dance floor.
Now, I’d love to hear some stories about these interactions from the people Jan Krieger approached. It sounds like she was fearless (pun intended) when it came to introducing herself and her son to them, and it seems like delightful conversations followed. So, yes, I do fully believe that George Kittle’s mom was the MVP of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding.
