“It was something I’ll never forget,” Weiss said

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• Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco tied the knot at Sea Crest Nursery in Santa Barbara, California, on Sept. 27, 2025
• Mindy Weiss shared behind-the-scenes details of planning the wedding on the latest episode of MasterClass’ Other People’s Business podcast
• “It was something I’ll never forget,” she raved

Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco’s wedding planner, Mindy Weiss, is sharing behind-the-scenes details from their big day.

During her guest appearance on the Wednesday, Nov. 11, episode of MasterClass’ Other People’s Business podcast, the in-demand party consultant reflected on planning Gomez and Blanco’s wedding. The couple exchanged vows on Sept. 27, 2025, in Santa Barbara, California, at Sea Crest Nursery — a venue that Weiss called pure “kismet.”

“They came to me and said they want something bohemian. I had a friend who called me and said, ‘By the way, I just bought a palm tree farm, if you ever want to do an event there,’ and I said to him, ‘I’m never doing an event on a palm tree [farm].’ Just to move those palm trees would be ridiculous,” Weiss told the host, MasterClass founder and CEO David Rogier.

She continued, “[Selena and Benny] said to me, they want something really bohemian, they love Santa Barbara. And I was like, ‘Oh, my God.’ That was kismet. That was why he called. We literally did their wedding in a palm tree farm, moved the palm trees … It was so unique.”

Weiss said the end result was “shocking.” Large white tents were placed across the lush, exotic property to preserve privacy and accommodate the A-list guests for the ceremony and reception.

“It was something I’ll never forget,” she said.

Weiss did everything in her power to bring Gomez’s dream wedding vision to life.

“Benny is a funny guy. We got along quite well,” she recalled. “Benny gave me all the things that were important to [Selena], and that came first to me. I made sure I checked all those boxes, and she couldn’t have been kinder. I mean, she was, like, so excited about it.”

“She wanted these Persian rugs just piled for her aisle, like going all the way down. She loved a certain type of flower look. She had colors in mind,” Weiss continued. “I am not going to say it was an easy wedding, but it flowed.”

Blanco, 38, shared on the Tuesday, Sept. 8, episode of the Friends Keep Secrets podcast that the wedding fulfilled a childhood dream for Gomez, 34.

“We rented a palm tree farm and converted it into a — we just wanted to do something unconventional and Selena … she had a dream for a wedding since she was a kid,” the record producer said. “She’s like, ‘I want to walk down the aisle and I want the aisle to be, like, Persian rugs off centered. I don’t want normal flowers. I don’t want it to feel bougie.’ ”

He continued, “So it was incredible and you could tell we put so much effort into it, but also didn’t feel stuffy.”

The I Said I Love You First collaborators’ wedding was officiated by Lil Dicky. Among the attendees were Steve Martin, Martin Short, Paul Rudd, Ashley Park, Cara Delevingne, Édgar Ramírez, Zoe Saldaña, Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, Paris Hilton, SZA, Camila Cabello, Eric André, Finneas, Nina Dobrev, Jennifer Stone, David DeLuise, Sofia Carson, Tanya Rad, Maria Canals-Barrera, Maiara Walsh and Garrett Clayton.

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A source previously told PEOPLE that Gomez and Blanco curated the perfect night for themselves and their guests to celebrate their marriage, sharing, “There was so much love in the room.”

“The ceremony moved guests to tears. They wrote their own vows, which were both funny and sentimental,” the insider said, adding that “at the reception, everyone was letting loose and celebrating them well into the night. The vibe was so much fun.”

The couple recently celebrated their first wedding anniversary by enjoying a slice of their preserved wedding cake.

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