Bad Bunny's Upcoming Super Bowl Performance Almost Ruined Mia McClain's Wedding

When the New York City-based actress posted a lighthearted TikTok about her wedding date, she didn't expect it to go viral for an unexpected reason.

The 26-year-old bride-to-be, Mia McClain, joked that she might have made a scheduling mistake, and before long, thousands of viewers were weighing in with comments, jokes, and unsolicited advice about her big day.

In the now-viral clip, captioned, "am I [expletive]#wedding #miami," McClain laughed as she explained that she had only recently realized the date might pose a problem.

"Our wedding is in South Florida, in Miami, with a bunch of Miami natives," she said, hinting that her timing might not sit well with guests. "So I love that for me."

Her followers were quick to offer solutions — and some mild criticism. "Girl, find a way to stream the performance at your wedding. It would be EPIC!" one commenter wrote.

Another asked, "Ok but why'd you pick a Sunday in the first place?" prompting McClain to explain that it was a Jewish wedding, traditionally held on Sundays. When one TikToker quipped, "Call them and tell them to reschedule the Super Bowl," the irony of the situation finally came into focus.

It turned out McClain's February 8, 2026, wedding was set for Super Bowl Sunday — something she hadn't realized until a friend mentioned missing a party to attend her celebration. The date, however, wasn't chosen at random.

A Wedding Date with Meaning

In an interview with People, McClain said the date was chosen with deep meaning: it's her fiancé's late grandmother's birthday, and it fit perfectly with their religious customs.

"I found out at a friend's party about a month ago when she mentioned she'd be missing her friend's Super Bowl party to attend my wedding," McClain told the outlet.

She recalled that one party guest even lectured her about why planning a wedding on that day was a "terrible idea." Still, McClain wasn't worried. Neither she nor her fiancé — a Broadway producer and Venezuelan Cuban from Miami — is a football fan. Most of their guests work in the arts, she explained, and she was just excited to celebrate with the people who wanted to be there.

"Super Bowl is every year," she said. "A wedding only happens once." But her calm shifted when the NFL announced that Bad Bunny would headline the halftime show — an artist McClain adores.

The revelation turned her mild scheduling conflict into a full-blown cultural dilemma. For a bride who planned to walk into her reception to one of his songs, the timing was almost too ironic to believe.

"I just found it so funny that my wedding [into a Venezuelan Cuban family, no less] was directly conflicting with a huge American/Latin cultural moment," she told the publication. Her fiancé found the situation amusing, insisting that making the wedding perfect mattered more than any football game or concert.

'Bad Bunny Is Performing on My Wedding Day'

As online interest in her story grew, McClain returned to TikTok with an update captioned, "update re: my highly inconvenient and controversial wedding date 🕺#badbunny #superbowl #wedding #hottake."

She told followers, "I have heard your suggestion and I'm happy to update you that we have talked to my wedding planner about it. We're gonna try to stream the halftime show at the reception."

McClain said she's now working with her planner, Events Mastery by Romina, to make it happen. What began as a potential headache might now become one of the most memorable parts of her big day — a celebration that merges love, family, and fandom in true Miami style.

And if anything goes wrong? McClain joked she already has a Plan B: "I'd elope LOL. Maybe on a random weekday in Central Park, and then go get takeout with our immediate family afterward."

The Super Bowl Controversy

As excitement builds for the Puerto Rican superstar's halftime performance, the NFL's decision has also ignited a wave of political backlash.

During a phone appearance on "Greg Kelly Reports," President Donald Trump called the league's choice "unreasonable". He admitted he didn't know who Bad Bunny — real name Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio — was.

"The NFL just chose the bad bunny rabbit or whatever his name [is], this guy who hates ICE," Kelly said on the segment, which ranged from urban crime to government spending. "He doesn't like you. He accuses everything he doesn't like of racism."

Trump agreed, responding, "I never heard of him. I don't know who he is. I don't know why they're doing it. It's like crazy… I think it's absolutely ridiculous."

Global Star Despite Criticism

Bad Bunny has not responded directly to Trump or Johnson, but he has spoken in the past about his discomfort performing in the U.S. due to immigration enforcement concerns.

In a September 2025 interview, he said, "There was the issue of — like, [expletive] ICE could be outside [my concert]. And it's something that we were talking about and very concerned about."

Despite the criticism, the 30-year-old continues to dominate global music. His 2025 album "DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS" blends Puerto Rican genres like salsa, bomba, and plena with deep cultural and family themes.

His earlier projects — "El Último Tour Del Mundo," the first all-Spanish-language album to top the Billboard 200, and "Un Verano Sin Ti," Spotify's most-streamed album ever — cemented his legacy as one of the most influential Latin artists in history. He's also crossed into Hollywood, with credits in "Bullet Train," "Caught Stealing," and "Happy Gilmore 2."

On September 29, 2025, he confirmed his Super Bowl gig via Instagram, "Super Bowl LX. Bay Area. February 2026." Then, during his October 5 "Saturday Night Live" monologue, he joked about the controversy:

"I'm doing the Super Bowl halftime show. […] I'm very excited to be doing the Super Bowl. And I know that people all around the world who love my music are also happy."

A Cultural Moment Beyond the Field

For McClain, that worldwide moment will happen right in the middle of her wedding night. What started as an awkward scheduling conflict now mirrors a much larger cultural divide — between sports and art, politics and pop, tradition and spontaneity.

And as she prepares to stream Bad Bunny's performance between toasts and dancing, one thing's certain: her Miami wedding won't just be remembered for the vows. It'll be remembered for the moment love, Latin pride, and the Super Bowl collided.