Bad Bunny promised the world would dance during his 2026 Super Bowl halftime show. He did not mention there would also be a wedding.
Five minutes into the 13-minute performance at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara on 8 February, the show shifted from high-octane spectacle to something far more intimate. A couple dressed in white stood before an officiant, exchanged vows, shared a kiss and cut into a three-tier cake as dancers celebrated around them.
It was not a theatrical insert.
After the show, the singer’s representative confirmed the couple had legally married on stage. Bad Bunny served as a witness and signed their marriage certificate.
Meet the couple
The newlyweds are Thomas “Tommy” Wolter and Eleisa “Elli” Aparico.
Wolter is a registered nurse who earned his Bachelor of Science in Nursing from California State University, Fullerton in 2021. The couple began dating in February 2023 and got engaged in October 2024 in Cannon Beach, Oregon.
According to reports, they had originally invited Bad Bunny to their wedding. Instead, he invited them to be married during his halftime show.
Following the performance, Aparico shared a clip of the ceremony on Instagram, writing: “My heart is so full. This experience has been nothing short of amazing.”
SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 08: A couple marries during the Bad Bunny performance onstage at the Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show at Levi’s Stadium on February 08, 2026 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
A halftime show steeped in culture
The wedding was just one moment in what many are already calling one of the most culturally layered halftime performances in Super Bowl history.
The elaborate set recreated elements of Puerto Rican life, including a sugar-cane field and a neighbourhood vecindad complete with a barber shop, liquor store and the now-iconic “casita” — a nod to the small house that featured prominently during Bad Bunny’s Puerto Rico concert residency.
The show opened with “Tití Me Preguntó”, as the artist moved through domino tables, food stands and community scenes before taking to the rooftop of the casita for “Yo Perreo Sola”.
Under its roof, celebrities including Karol G, Cardi B, Jessica Alba and Pedro Pascal were seen dancing as the performance transformed into a giant on-field celebration.
Lady Gaga joins the party
Lady Gaga made a dramatic entrance during “Monaco”, appearing on an elevated platform as part of the wedding scene. She performed a salsa-infused version of her 2024 hit “Die With a Smile”, backed by legendary salsa group Los Sobrinos.
Bad Bunny later joined her for a joyful dance to “Baile Inolvidable”, blending Latin rhythms with global pop spectacle in one of the night’s most talked-about moments.
SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 08: Bad Bunny and Lady Gaga perform onstage during the Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show at Levi’s Stadium on February 08, 2026 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
Ricky Martin brings the emotion
Ricky Martin, another Puerto Rican global icon, delivered one of the performance’s most poignant segments. Seated beside an empty chair, he performed before joining Bad Bunny for “El Apagón” — a song that references the island’s prolonged power outages following Hurricane Maria.
The symbolism was unmistakable: pride, remembrance and resilience threaded throughout the show.
“Together, we are America”
As the performance drew to a close, dancers carried flags from across the Americas while Bad Bunny held up a football bearing the message: “Together, we are America.”
He ended with “DTMF” as fireworks lit up the stadium and the field turned into a full-scale dance floor.
It marked the first primarily Spanish-language Super Bowl halftime show, introducing millions of viewers to a performance rooted unapologetically in Latin American culture while embracing global unity.
And somewhere in the middle of it all, a nurse and his partner got married.
Not metaphorically. Not symbolically.
Legally.
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