Taylor Rooks crushed dreams and left a trail of broken bros across the internet after casually dropping wedding pics out of nowhere on July 23.
The sports reporter pulled off a full-on stealth wedding with zero warning and zero leaks, then hit Instagram with a slideshow of glam shots from her big night, captioned: “What a night. This is love.”
Cue the collective meltdown. Thirsty dudes everywhere were blindsided.
One man posted while another wrote, “Woke up to those insane Taylor Rooks photos. The rest of my year is ruined,” while another said “Taylor rooks got married Im gonna stay off social media for a couple weeks. I need time to heal.”
The heartbreak on X was real, with timelines full of crying memes, fake congratulations, and “I’m not OK” tweets.
Taylor Rooks got married. Please respect my privacy at this time. pic.twitter.com/qbrv7x3rUo
— tichaona (@titchdefyne) July 24, 2025
The ceremony itself was private, lowkey, and packed with big names.
Jack Harlow, Lala Anthony, Coco Jones, Joy Taylor, Kevin Durant, Draymond Green, Saquon Barkley and Donovan Mitchell all pulled up.
Family, friends, and celebrities from across the sports and entertainment worlds flocked to Manhattan for a gorgeous ceremony, reception, and late-night after party. https://t.co/S6LCBc1Tyy
— GQ Magazine (@GQMagazine) July 24, 2025
Basically, it was invite-only for the elite, no press allowed and no breadcrumbs for the public until Taylor Rooks felt like sharing.
As for the mystery man? Nobody knows much. Some reports claim his name is Shane Fowler and that he may be in tech or media, but Rooks hasn’t confirmed it.
But one thing’s for sure—Taylor Rooks pulled off the ultimate plot twist and left a bunch of sports bros staring at their phones like they just lost Game 7.
Taylor Rooks got married?! pic.twitter.com/iaLLLvAuYz
— chance. 💫 (@dreamsfindyou) July 24, 2025
Taylor Rooks pic.twitter.com/I69egdt5xj
— Nyce (@Nyce732) July 24, 2025
Now Taylor Rooks off the market? pic.twitter.com/Nuniojc4QD
— FL1GHT 🛩 (@JustinFlightime) July 24, 2025
Woke up thought it was a dream… Taylor Rooks really got married 😔 pic.twitter.com/i1MrSAlejM
— Pimpmikec (@PimpmikeC) July 24, 2025
What do you mean Taylor rooks got married? pic.twitter.com/zAdwJDMAD6
— Uncle homez from Walmart👎🏿💜🕴🏿 (@heishomez) July 24, 2025
Woke up to those insane Taylor Rooks photos. The rest of my year is ruined pic.twitter.com/ms4neRvLIV
— Different_gravy (@Hanny_Kalungi) July 24, 2025
When Taylor Rooks' wedding photos dropped, the TL was in shambles pic.twitter.com/qaizVtSVC4
— Stringer Bell 🤨 (@TheBFLSpeaks) July 24, 2025
Wait a minute…. Taylor Rooks done got married!? 😩😭😔 pic.twitter.com/JYAxe9lxwN
— Ace Boogie ❤💎🏁 (@iamJRudy) July 24, 2025
Me When I found out Taylor Rooks got married: pic.twitter.com/hyFOqdv1mm
— KingDee_305🤴🏾🇵🇦 (@DeeRob305) July 24, 2025