Fan on Getting Married at Taylor Swift’s Eras Concert

Someone simply mentioned “I do” at an Eras Tour cease — and is breaking down every part that went into the large second in entrance of Taylor Swift’s stage. René Hurtado, a 30-year-old California native who serves as a office operations supervisor for a tech startup, married Max Bochman, 32, throughout night time two of Swift’s Eras Tour at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, AZ, on March 18, she confirms to POPSUGAR. Their maid of honor officiated the marriage after being ordained within the state for the large event.

“I really love Taylor because she is the greatest songwriter, I think in my lifetime. Not even of our generation — I think ever,” Hurtado says days later, nonetheless awash in newlywed bliss and the topic of a lot web consideration.

Hurtado and her new husband now reside in Tempe however first acquired collectively greater than eight years in the past whereas working for the Stockton Ports, a minor league baseball workforce. Bochman popped the query in September 2021, lengthy earlier than Swift ever introduced her career-spanning tour and dates had been launched. But pre-wedding-party nuptials had been all the time the plan for the couple. Hurtado says she was desirous to take her new husband’s final title and did not need to await the large festivities. “When we started thinking about it logistically, it made sense to get legally married ahead of time,” she explains. “Last summer, I started telling Max that I wanted to elope the day of Taylor’s concert, whenever that would be. And then we would go to her concert as our reception. And then my friends kind of came up with the idea of, ‘You should just get married at the concert.’ And I thought that was really fun and it sounded like something I would do because I like to do things a little bit outside of the box.”

Bochman took slightly convincing, although. Well, a number of months of convincing. “He does like Taylor, but he’s not a hardcore Swiftie like me. Taylor doesn’t run through his veins like she does me.” Ultimately, she says, “He was like, ‘OK, I’ll do it. Because I know it’d be super special for you.’ “

Luckily, Hurtado did not should navigate the much-discussed Ticketmaster debacle that left many followers with out Swift tickets, which might have been one other apparent roadblock. “I had a whole squad with presale codes,” she says, laughing. And with simply quarter-hour within the digital queue, front-row seats to her wedding ceremony had been secured.

On the large night time, Hurtado — sporting a white Anthropologie robe and veil — says they opted to say their vows throughout a “quiet time in the arena.” But different followers sitting round them shortly observed what was taking place. “When we kissed, they all cheered, and they were just so nice to us,” she says of the unintentional wedding ceremony attendees. And whereas she hasn’t heard from Swift herself (but), she says one of many singer’s workforce members gifted her a guitar decide she used throughout the present. Hurtado believes it was the decide Swift used to play “Invisible String,” which occurred because the couple concluded their makeshift ceremony. “That makes it 10 times more special,” she says.

Hurtado admits she did count on among the web consideration movies of her vows have gotten on platforms like TikTok, however mainstream media protection is a shock. And now she and Bochman can focus on their massive, conventional wedding ceremony celebration set for March 2024. Just like they did over the weekend, they will probably stroll down the aisle accompanied by Hurtado’s favourite artist, in fact.