Taylor Swift's wedding at Madison Square Garden on July 3rd was always going to generate conversation. But one of the most talked about outfits from the night did not belong to the bride.
Sabrina Carpenter, 27 — one of Swift's closest friends and longtime mentees — showed up in a gothic black lace dress with a fitted bodice, a flowing skirt, and a pink rose embellishment on the chest. For a wedding, it was unconventional. For Sabrina Carpenter, it was completely on brand.
Photos surfaced this week showing her preparing for the evening — a selfie taken inside a car on the way to the venue, another with her stylist Jared Ellner and actor Owen Thiele, who was also a guest. The post was shared without a caption, set to a Rush song, and revealed almost nothing about what actually happened inside.
Which is fitting — because almost nobody has said anything about what happened inside.
Despite roughly 1,000 guests attending — including Gigi Hadid, Selena Gomez, Steven Spielberg, and Karlie Kloss among others — details from the night have been kept remarkably quiet. What is confirmed is that Adam Sandler officiated the ceremony, the couple wore custom Christian Dior Haute Couture, Swift chose her brother Austin as her man of honor instead of bridesmaids, and Jason Kelce served as best man.
The venue itself was transformed into an enchanted garden — towering trees, emerald drapery, soaring archways inside one of the most famous arenas in the world.
Sabrina Carpenter attended all of it in a black lace dress. And honestly — it worked.