Rob Gronkowski Says Guests Had to Earn Raffle Tickets at Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s Wedding

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding already sounded like a once-in-a-lifetime celebrity event.

Now Rob Gronkowski has revealed one detail that made the celebration even more unusual: guests had to play games if they wanted a chance to win raffle prizes.

The former NFL tight end attended Swift and Kelce’s July 3 wedding at Madison Square Garden in New York City with his girlfriend, Camille Kostek. In a new interview with PEOPLE, Gronkowski said he joined the wedding raffle activities because he wanted to win something for Kostek.

“I did participate in the raffle,” Gronkowski told the outlet. “I was trying to win something for my girl, Camille.”

But according to Gronkowski, the raffle was not simply a giveaway where guests were handed tickets at the door. They had to earn their entries by participating in games during the celebration. That competitive twist made the experience especially fun for the former athlete.

“You had to earn the raffle tickets,” he explained, adding that he appreciated the fact that it was not “hand-me-outs.” For Gronkowski, that made the games feel more interactive and entertaining.

The detail adds another layer to what has become one of the most talked-about celebrity weddings of the year. InStyle reported that the event included an arcade-style experience where guests could compete for raffle tickets, with about 1,000 attendees joining the celebration at Madison Square Garden.

When Gronkowski was not trying to win a prize, he was enjoying the dance floor. He told PEOPLE that one of his favorite parts of the evening was watching everyone perform and celebrate together. The former New England Patriots star said it was exciting to mingle with people from his own world of sports as well as guests from entertainment and other industries.

Even Gronkowski admitted he felt a little starstruck.

“When you meet someone that’s been your hero, that you’ve been watching, but you’ve just gotta play it cool,” he said.

His former teammate Tom Brady was also reportedly in attendance, adding another major NFL name to a guest list that blended sports royalty, Hollywood stars and music icons. The event has continued to draw attention because of how many different celebrity worlds appeared to collide inside one venue.

Gronkowski ultimately described the wedding as “magnificent,” but said it still managed to feel intimate despite its scale. That has become a recurring theme among guests who have spoken publicly about the night. Jason Kelce also praised the couple’s ability to keep the event private and meaningful, calling it “remarkable” that wedding photos had not leaked despite the size of the celebration.

Kostek had her own memorable reaction to the wedding. PEOPLE reported that she said she was “absolutely starstruck” by Julia Roberts and described Swift as looking like “a real-life princess” in her custom Dior wedding look.

Those details help explain why the wedding continues to fascinate fans weeks later. It was not only about the famous bride and groom. It was about the atmosphere they created: a massive event that still felt personal, playful and carefully designed for the people inside the room.

A raffle might sound like a small wedding detail.

But at Swift and Kelce’s celebration, even that became part of the story.

Guests did not just watch a ceremony.

They danced.

They mingled.

They got starstruck.

And if they wanted raffle tickets, they had to play for them.

For Gronkowski, that made perfect sense. At a wedding where NFL legends, Hollywood icons and music stars all shared the same dance floor, a little competition only made the night more memorable.