What Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco Have Shared About Wedding Planning

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The heart wants what it wants. And when it comes to staying on top of Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco’s wedding plans, fans won’t want to skip a beat.

It was in December that the singer, 33, and the music producer, 37, announced their engagement. And if you haven’t heard the story yet, well, come and get it.

"I thought we had a shoot that day," Selena recalled on a March episode of Jay Shetty’s On Purpose podcast. "I had hair and makeup, and I was doing my regular day. I get in the car and I’m thinking to myself, 'Where are we going?' Because at this point, I feel like I know a lot of the studios that I go to. I just started getting a little frustrated because I was like, 'This seems far right?'"

However, her security team didn’t spoil the surprise.

"I walk in and all of a sudden I see no one’s in the room," the actress continued, "and I just look at my assistant and she just shuts the door."

Luckily, there was only a romantic proposal—complete with her favorites from Taco Bell as a picnic—in this building. 

"I think you envision all the things that you would do and say when someone asks you, but it is actually the craziest feeling," Selena added. "It was really special. He said the sweetest things, but I also was so shocked that it just felt unreal for a long time. I don’t know. I always dreamt of that moment, and he couldn’t have made it more perfect. It was one of the best days of my life for sure."

And the ring gave a special nod to one of her hit songs.

"She’s a marquise," the Rare Beauty mogul told Interview Magazine in February of her new bling. "Ever since the ‘Good for You’ days—that was, gosh, so many years ago—that’s the diamond I’ve always dreamed of."

But if you’re wondering when Selena is going to start pickin' out this dress and tryin' on these shoes for the wedding, she and Benny have indicated they’re not rushing down the aisle.

"We’re both working on so many things that we haven’t even had time to get into it," the Open Wide cookbook author explained on a July 9 episode of Jake Shane’s podcast Therapuss. "But we’re so excited. I think this summer we’re gonna sit down and be like, 'OK, what are we doing?'" 

To learn what Benny and Selena have shared about their wedding plans and inspiration so far, keep reading.

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The Wedding Date

Haven't received your invitation to Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco's wedding yet? Baby, calm down, calm down. 

While Ed Sheeran suggested in a May lie detector test for Vanity Fair that he'd already been invited, Benny has insisted he and Selena haven't finalized a date.

"I was like, 'I'm going to have a wedding, and you're going to come to the wedding,'" Benny explained in a June interview for Australia's Today show. "I guess literally newspapers take things out of context and stuff. Eventually Ed will come to our wedding when we do have one, but unfortunately, we have not scheduled one yet—but we will."
 
And who says the couple needs to get married right away?

"I think every day she’s planned a new wedding in her head," Benny added in a March interview with Rolling Stone. "We’re very much 'take it one day at a time'-type of people. We’re still not over this moment."

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The Star-Studded Guest List

Ed won't be the only celebrity on the guest list. And you probably don't need to go round and round trying to guess who else Selena and Benny will invite.

After the pair announced their engagement in December 2024, Taylor Swift offered her services.

"Yes," the 14-time Grammy winner and Selena's longtime pal wrote on Instagram, "I will be the flower girl."

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The Speeches

Of course, we can't forget about Steve Martin and Martin Short.

When Drew Barrymore suggested that Selena's Only Murders in the Building costars officiate the ceremony, the bride-to-be replied, "Oh my gosh! I haven't even thought about that."

However, she had given some thought to other potential roles.

"Marty is due to give a speech," Selena continued on the April episode of The Drew Barrymore Show. "I told him he must. Steve will probably pull out his banjo, but I feel like Marty would have an epic speech."

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The Music

While fans already know Selena and Benny love each other like a love song, they might be wondering what actual tracks the two will play on their big day. And given the singer and the music producer's careers, it's no surprise they're making the tunes a priority.

"We’re definitely not planning exactly at this moment, but we do want to make sure that the music’s good," Selena shared on a March episode of The Tonight Show. "And I’m gonna let that be his job."

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The Cake

When it comes to dessert, the actress doesn't have that same old love for a multi-tiered cake.

"Whenever that day comes, I do know I don't want a big cake," Selena said in a July TikTok video for her brand Rare Beauty. "I think I'd want a mini one for just us that we can freeze."

Instead, she'd rather serve a different option and tell her guests, when you're ready, come and get it.

"My preferred dessert would be biscuits and gravy," Selena continued. "My nana's biscuits and gravy, that sounds like dessert to me."

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The First Dance

A first dance is hardly a rare tradition, but it's one Selena seems comfortable skipping

"I don't think we're looking at having one of those," the Wizards of Waverly Place alum said on an April episode of Table Manners with Jessie and Lennie Ware. "Cause they're a little..."

When Benny noted Selena gets shy, she acknowledged, "I feel embarrassed."

But that doesn't mean the Emilia Pérez star will stay completely off the dance floor. In fact, she said she'd like to "have a special dance with my papa."

"He's my mom's father," Selena said, referencing mother Mandy Teefey, who eloped with Brian Teefey in 2006. "He never got a chance to walk my mom down the aisle because, good for my mom, she decided to go to Vegas and be like, ‘Whooo’ and she’s still been with him ever since they were 26. So it's very cute that they did that, but I wanted to give him an opportunity."

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