Selena Gomez reveals her unconventional wedding day menu ahead of Benny Blanco nuptials
And this week the 33-year-old Only Murders in the Building actress used her Rare Beauty brand's TikTok account to spill details about the food she hopes to serve on her big day.
But unlike dishes guests may typically feast on, Selena is going for an untraditional menu.
'Whenever that day comes, I do know I don't want a big cake,' she said in an undated video showing her sitting with a peach-colored blanket spread over her lap.
Gomez, who got engaged to 37-year-old Blanco last December, added, 'I think I'd want a mini one, for just us, that we can freeze.'
'My preferred dessert would be biscuits and gravy,' The Texas native revealed. 'My Nana's biscuits and gravy. That sounds like dessert to me.'
After insiders leaked details of Gomez and Blanco 's wedding plans — including their celebrity guest list, set date and Montecito venue — the soon-to-be husband and wife have been left scrambling to regain control.
Delaying the nuptials is out of the question, however, given Gomez's busy upcoming schedule.
Gomez reportedly needs the wedding to take place before the September 9 season 5 premiere of her Hulu series Only Murders in the Building.
'Selena and Benny are fuming their wedding plans have been leaked,' one insider told the Daily Mail this week.
'If it wasn't just two months away they'd think about changing the celebrations, but that's an impossible task and they don't want to delay the wedding and find a new location. Instead, they're doubling up on security to make the event as private as possible.'
The Daily Mail previously reported that the wedding celebration will be a two-day September event in Montecito, California — an elite enclave of Santa Barbara that's home to A-listers including Meghan Markle, Oprah Winfrey and Gwyneth Paltrow.
The ceremony will be attended by close friends and family only, and invitations have already been mailed.
Among the expected attendees are Taylor Swift and co-stars Steve Martin, Martin Short and Meryl Streep.
Gomez's main concern will be making sure her guests feel comfortable surrounded by ramped-up security measures.
'Security for Selena's wedding will be of the utmost importance because not only is she a public figure, many of the guests will be too,' a second insider told the Daily Mail.
Gomez has reportedly even considered implementing a no-phones policy.
'She is going back and forth on whether or not to allow people to have their phones as an extra measure of security and privacy, along with the fact that she wants everyone to be present,' the person said.
The news that Gomez and Blanco are set to say 'I do' in just a few weeks comes shortly after Blanco claimed during a Therapuss with Jake Shane podcast appearance that they haven't started planning their wedding.
'We've both been working so much,' the music producer said earlier this month.
It's the intricate details that have yet to be fully ironed out, our source revealed, noting the couple has been 'procrastinating' on the specifics, such as where guests will sit and who will deliver speeches.
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