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Brad Paisley and his wife, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, shared a heartfelt message to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce on the eve of their wedding in New York City.
Paisley, 53, and Williams-Paisley, 54, spotlighted the newlyweds for making a “transformative” donation to The Store. The country artist and the 9-1-1: Nashville actress started the nonprofit, free-referral grocery store to allow individuals and families experiencing food insecurity to shop for their own free groceries “with empathy, dignity, and respect.”
“This is really an amazing thing to think about, the gift that they gave The Store,” Paisley said in a clip he and Williams-Paisley shared on Instagram ahead of the July 3 wedding. ”We just wanted to take a second and say it’s transformative. It will feed so many families, and what a way to start a marriage. I’m very excited.”
Williams-Paisley continued: “We are so, so grateful for your donation. This is gonna go such a long way, as Brad said. Food insecurity is at a 10-year high in Nashville, and the timing is just so critical. We’re just really, really grateful for your generosity. And congratulations on your upcoming wedding.”
Swift, 36, and Kelce, 36, reportedly donated $26 million to various charities before saying “I do” at Madison Square Garden. That includes The Store, and a donation to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. Parton shared her own message to Swift and Kelce, saying, in part, “thank you, and know that I will always love you.”
Paisley and Williams-Paisley were among 1,000 guests at the Swift-Kelce wedding at Madison Square Garden. Others included Kelsea Ballerini, Miranda Lambert and husband Brendan McLoughlin, Little Big Town — made up of Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman, Phillip Sweet and Jimi Westbrook — and their spouses, Maren Morris, The Chicks and more.