Taylor Swift's wedding rule is sensible so why is the internet raging?

Taylor Swift sang it herself that she’s not the kind of girl who should be rudely barging in on a white-veil occasion, but it turns out there are a lot of people who are happy to barge in and criticise her wedding. The singer and her fiancé, American football ace Travis Kelce, are reportedly now just weeks away from saying I Do, with the Swiftiverse split on whether they’ll marry on June 13 or July 3. Every detail of the big day will be interrogated, with Swifties, myself included, happily hunting for any bit of information we can lay eyes on, but in recent weeks, it's the guest list 'rule' that has sparked debate. In May, it emerged that the invitations had been sent (mine is clearly still on its way to Ireland), with an interesting and pretty controversial rule for their guests apparently included: no plus ones.

This so-called ‘no ring, no bring’ policy has caused quite the stir, with one person calling it ‘awkward’ and putting the fear into them about having to mingle with other guests. ‘My invite did not let me bring a plus one. I mean, what am I supposed to do? Go alone? That is so awkward,’ said one person talking with the Daily Mail.

They continued: ‘I don’t think I am going to attend because I don’t want to go by myself, and I am not sure I will know too many people there. I mean, sorry, I am not friends with Gigi and Bella Hadid.’ First world problems What a position to be in! To be considering turning down an invite to THE celebrity wedding of the year because you mightn’t ‘know too many people’ is quite the first-world problem. Yes, admittedly, it can be awkward at first when you don’t know many people, but by the essence of it being a celebration of love, 99 per cent of the time the vibes are good and people are happy to chat.

It’s also the perfect event for easy small talk with the easiest of icebreakers: how do you know the bride or groom? That’s a question we’re sure will come with lots of great follow-up questions at this wedding. Friendships change Many people have offered their thoughts on the ‘no ring, no bring’ debate surrounding Travis and Taylor’s wedding, and presenter Kay Burley made a good point, saying she thinks it’s a ‘perfectly sensible’ idea. ‘Most couples spend tens of thousands creating the perfect wedding album only to realise, two years later, that several smiling faces in row three have disappeared from their circle for all eternity,’ Kay said. Relationships ending is part of life, but as Kay mentions, people can feel almost entitled to a plus one, and really, should an invitation automatically be for two people?

Especially if a couple doesn't know both, and even more especially a couple like Tayvis who value their privacy. Privacy and price Despite the more candid looks we’ve had at their lives in recent years, Travis and Taylor are celebs, and they’re not going to want just anyone celebrating with them. Considering Taylor and Travis’ combined wealth is sizeable (to say the least), perhaps the cost isn’t the biggest consideration for them, but for mere mortals, it’s a major sticking point in the planning process. If everyone gets a plus one, your wedding size can expand rapidly, and that’s the wedding budget blown faster than you can say it’s a Love Story baby just say… we’ve no money left for anything but the venue.

At the end of the day, it’s Travis and Taylor’s day, and if they say no plus ones, that’s that. Personally, I don’t think it’s that outrageous a request to make of your guests; in fact, it’s pretty sensible, not only to keep the cost down but also to keep the event intimate, if that’s your wish. Time will tell if we ever find out who was invited to the wedding (please do a Lainey Wilson and release a good amount of pics, Tay). I’ll have notifications on for them anyway, although, considering how loud the collective squeal was when the engagement photos went up on Instagram, I’m sure I’ll know about them pretty quickly...