Selena Gomez's wedding weekend draws co-stars and Swift to Goleta ceremony

Selena Gomez will marry music producer Benny Blanco in a private ceremony at Sea Crest Nursery, a 70-acre plantation perched on a clifftop bluff overlooking the Pacific in Goleta, California. The wedding weekend has drawn a high-profile guest list that includes Gomez's Only Murders in the Building co-stars Steve Martin, Martin Short and Paul Rudd, who arrived in advance of the celebration.

The guest tally is about 170 people, with most attendees staying at the El Encanto, a Santa Barbara luxury resort that has reportedly sold out for the weekend. Guests are scheduled to be shuttled to the main events, with Friday night’s rehearsal dinner taking place at a Hope Ranch estate in Goleta. The seven-acre property, built in the 1930s and currently owned by insurance executive Greg Econn, provided the backdrop for Gomez and her guests before the weekend’s formalities.

Taylor Swift, Gomez’s longtime friend and collaborator, was seen arriving in Santa Barbara for the weekend, staying at the Rosewood Miramar in Montecito. Swift’s presence adds a high-profile note to the celebration, even as her own fiancé, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, was unavailable because of an NFL game. Beyond Swift, Paris Hilton was also listed among the guests expected in Santa Barbara.

Rehearsal activities kicked off with a Friday gathering at the Hope Ranch estate, which sits on a broad, private tract in the foothills of the Santa Ynez Mountains and is known for its exclusivity. The El Encanto hotel, which starts at about $1,000 per night, has become the central lodging hub for the guest list, with security reportedly heightened as Gomez’s weekend unfolds.

The Sea Crest Nursery ceremony marks a new chapter for Gomez, whose relationship with Blanco has unfolded publicly in recent years. The couple announced their engagement in December, sharing that Forever begins now in a social-media post featuring a close-up of Gomez’s marquise-cut diamond engagement ring. The pair first collaborated on music in 2019 and grew closer during the creation of songs that helped propel Gomez’s music and television projects forward.

Gomez’s past relationship with Justin Bieber—begun when she was a teenager and described by Gomez as toxic in a 2020 NPR interview—remains a part of her personal history, but organizers have kept the weekend focused on the present and the forthcoming nuptials. Blanco has described his happiness in interviews and public appearances, framing the engagement as a personal milestone rather than a media event.

As the weekend progresses, guests will continue to enjoy the blend of intimate ceremony and lavish hospitality that has become a hallmark of Gomez’s high-profile celebrations. The couple’s decision to wed in a private, coastal setting underscores Gomez’s preference for privacy and a ceremony that centers on the vows they are about to exchange. The wedding will bring together members of the entertainment industry—alongside close friends and family—in what is expected to be a carefully staged but personal celebration.