Jack Antonoffdidn’t anticipate he’d be as swept away on his wedding day.
The Grammy winning music producer and performer, 39, sat down appeared on Thursday’sLate Night withSeth Meyerswhere he opened up about what surprised him when he and actressMargaret Qualley, 29,tied the knotin August.
Admitting he initially thought the wedding was just for “everyone else” and that he wouldn’t be nervous having the attention on him due to his experience in the spotlight, Antonoff told Meyers, “I was wrong.”
“Someone told me that when you die and when you get married is the only time everyone you love is in a room," Antonoff revealed. “And I was like, ‘Oh that is just a thing someone says and I perform for a living so I don’t mind if the attention is on me.' And then as soon as it started, my whole body became wet."
He went on to say that the day was “really beautiful,” adding, “I’m looking for jokes, but it was just really beautiful.”
“I’m really glad, that is the perfect way for it to be,” Meyers, 49, echoed.
Jack Antonoff during an interview on the ‘Late Night Show with Seth Meyers’ on December 21, 2023.Paula Lobo/NBC via Getty Images
Paula Lobo/NBC via Getty Images
But it wasn’t just the wedding that thwarted Antonoff’s expectations. His relationship with Qualley opened his eyes about relationships, too, calling the “crazy emotional twist” of learning about love “my biggest takeaway.”
“We all have this armor that we wear. Like, ‘Oh I’m bad at relationship’ or ‘I’m this’ or ‘I’m that.’ And then, if you come to a point in your life where that just wasn’t true, you have to do so much unpacking of that,” the songwriter said.
“It was just, yeah, it was just ‘not time’ or whatever,” Antonoff continued. “That’s the big thing I’m focused on. For all those years I had all this mythology and I…”
“…just haven’t met the right person,” Meyers said, finishing Antonoff’s sentence.
Jack Antonoff and Seth Meyers.Paula Lobo/NBC via Getty Images
Antonoff and Qualleybegan datingin 2021 and went public withtheir romancein early 2022, attending several events together including the AFI Awards Luncheon andCritics Choice Awardsin March 2022.
Two months later, PEOPLE confirmed thatthey were engaged.
Other stars seen at the festivities wereChanning Tatum,Zoë Kravitz,Cara Delevingneand frequented Antonoff collaboratorsTaylor SwiftandLana Del Rey.
Margaret Qualley and Jack Antonoff celebrate the 27th Annual Critics Choice Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on March 13, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.Michael Kovac/Getty
Michael Kovac/Getty
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Earlier this month, Qualley gushed about married life.
“I absolutely love it, yeah!” shetoldEntertainment Tonightin an interview, adding that having Antonoff as a husband is “the best.”
Late Night with Seth Meyersairs weeknights (12:35 a.m. ET) on NBC.
source: people.com
