Lindsey Carl and Brandon Byrd marry at Eagles tailgate before Monday Night Football
The ceremony in Lot H was sponsored by Garage Beer and included performances by the Philly Pops.
By Jonathan Ramirez ·
Weddings usually happen in churches or banquet halls. Lindsey Carl and Brandon Byrd held theirs at an Eagles tailgate in Philadelphia on Monday evening, ahead of the Monday Night Football game.
The couple, who now live in Chicago, were married in Lot H at an event billed as the Tailgate Wedding of the Century, sponsored by Garage Beer. Carl walked a green aisle with her father while wearing a wedding dress and Eagles cowgirl boots. Byrd wore a green suit, Eagles socks, and a feather pinned to his jacket.
The ceremony drew a few familiar faces from Philadelphia sports. Jason Kelce and Beau Allen handed out beers along the aisle, and former Phillies player Shane Victorino helped officiate. The Philly Pops performed before, during, and after the vows, with family and friends of the couple in attendance.
Vince Rizzuto, CEO of TrueFan Travel, described how the event came together. "Over the summer, we had Garage Beer reach out to us about doing a wedding, and we had our relationship with the Philly Pops. They wanted to perform at a tailgate. So, we put two and two together," Rizzuto said.
Carl and Byrd are Eagles fans who watch the team with a group in Chicago at two bars on Sundays, Mondays, and Thursdays. They entered a Garage Beer giveaway after seeing an ad on Instagram and submitted a 90-second video. Byrd said the pitch focused on the team slogan and their future as the Byrds. "The main part was just 'Go Birds' because we're going to be the Byrds. That was the gist of it," he said.
The couple learned they had been selected about two and a half weeks before the ceremony and began preparations shortly after. The wedding took place on Monday evening, ahead of the Monday Night Football game.
