Will Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce make their red carpet debut as newlyweds at the 2026 VMAs?

Will Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce be making their red carpet debut as husband and wife at the 2026 VMAs?  

It seems unlikely.

The Kansas City Chiefs tight end, 36, will be going head to head against the Miami Dolphins at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida today, six hours before the annual music awards ceremony is scheduled to take place.

Given the game will likely last several hours and is a more than five hour flight away from where the ceremony is being held in Los Angeles, the chances of Kelce being at the show in person are slim.

It's not known for sure if Swift, 36, will also be attending the show. The Daily Mail has contacted representatives for the couple for comment. 

The pop songstress will be cementing her place as the most awarded VMAs solo artist in show history tonight. 

Swift clinched the title after CBS and MTV announced she will be receiving the inaugural MTV VMA Artist Director Honors. She is also nominated this year for 11 awards.

Swift and Kelce tied the knot at Madison Square Garden on July 4 when the star's publicist Tree Paine sent an email blast to journalists detailing the event – and how the couple were styled by Christian Dior.

The bride complemented her look with Cartier jewelry and custom Christian Louboutin shoes. However, two months on from the nuptials, fans are yet to see any photos from the event.

'Taylor & Travis did not have bridesmaids or groomsmen. Instead, her brother Austin Swift served as Taylor's Man of Honor and Jason Kelce was Travis' Best Man. The ceremony joined both families together and was officiated by friend Adam Sandler, Paine's statement read.

Swift commemorated her wedding, an event she has fantasized about in her songs for decades, by serenading her new husband in front of their A-lister guests.

The pop star reportedly took the stage alongside music icons Stevie Nicks and Paul McCartney, though no video or pictures from inside the venue have been released.

A downpour swept across Manhattan just moments after Swift and Kelce said 'I do' – a sign of good luck undoubtedly noticed by the famously superstitious bride.

The dramatic summer storm provided an unforgettable backdrop as the newlyweds kicked off the evening's celebrations inside Madison Square Garden.

'The bride and groom's wedding ceremony looks have been created by Christian Dior Haute Couture. They are designed by Jonathan Anderson, Creative Director of Dior Women's, Men's and Haute Couture Collections, in close collaboration with the Bride and Groom,' Paine wrote in her statement. 

'This is the designer's first couture wedding dress for a world-renowned celebrity. Their shoes were custom made by Christian Louboutin and the bride wore Cartier jewelry.

There was no glimpse of a wedding dress, or titbits from speeches, with every guest under the rule of a strict non-disclosure agreement.

Stars including Steven Spielberg, Jay Z, Paul McCartney, Graham Norton and Beyonce flooded MSG in blacked-out SUVs, while NYPD officials, briefed for the occasion, shut down streets in the sweltering heat.

Swift's beloved girl squad were by her side throughout. She started the day by getting ready at best friend Gigi Hadid's house. Her other trusty sidekick, Selena Gomez, was in attendance, as was Lena Dunham, Ellie Goulding, Dakota Johnson and her childhood best friend, Abigail Anderson Berard.

Making a surprising appearance was Swift's former close friend Karlie Kloss, who wowed in a gold dress alongside her husband Joshua Kushner. 

The couple started dating in 2023 before becoming engaged two years later.  

'I wanna thank everyone at MSG, we wanted to do it somewhere where we could have an intimate and genuine setting without a lot of distractions,' Kelce recently said of the wedding on his podcast, New Heights. 'We needed to have a private feel, and MSG went above and beyond to give us that.

'I can't thank everybody enough, not just who showed up but helped put that show on.

'[...] It was very cool to see how everyone interacted with no phones, everyone is on guard, it makes everyone be in the moment and present. It was cool to see friends of my childhood and of Taylor's all the way to people we encountered through our careers and became good friends with. We wanted it to be a beautiful ceremony and made sure everyone left there having some fun.'