“The wedding industry is corrupt”: Joey Logano sends a message to Ryan Blaney ahead of wedding to Gianna Tulio

Ryan Blaney and Gianna Tulio are finally married! On that note, several Team Penske drivers, including Josef Newgarden, Austin Cindric, and reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion Joey Logano, extended their heartfelt wishes to the couple.

But Logano had an interesting insight to share, along with his congratulatory message. According to the Mustang maestro, the wedding industry is corrupted as one always ends up spending more than they can. Recalling his own wedding, Logano said,

“I remember I was pretty cheap about the money we're spending because the wedding industry is corrupt. Very corrupt. And you're gonna spend more money than you feel comfortable but when you're gonna have everybody there, it is worth it.”

Blaney married Tulio, a professional model and recipient of 2021 Miss Hooters International, on December 12 in Aspen, Colorado. As per People.com, the gala ceremony, held at Hotel Jerome on 330 E Main Street, was themed “Winter Enchantment: A Candlelit Aspen Affair.”

“The winter holidays are one of our favorite times of the year," Tulio told People. "We appreciate the ambiance of the holiday decor and how intimate that time is. We love all the crackling fires we get to snuggle up by and be cozy. So when we went to visit wedding venues in Aspen last winter, we had all of those favorite things nestled in that small town."

2025 will mark Blaney’s tenth season in the Cup Series and eighth season driving for Roger Penske, owner of Team Penske and Chairperson of Penske Corporation. The 30-year-old driver has made 13 trips to the victory lane at the Cup level to date. Besides that, he has seven victories in the Xfinity Series and four in the Craftsman Truck Series.

Ryan Blaney’s newlywed wife Gianna Tulio reveals “huge hit” with guests

According to an older story by The Athletic’s Jeff Gluck, there were just two things that Ryan Blaney had always wanted at his wedding- a live cigar roller and cowboy hats for the guests.

Whether Blaney got them for his wedding is not clear yet. But what we know is that the guests loved the custom-made espresso martini ice luge. In one of her Instagram stories, Tulio posted a video of the bartender preparing a shot with the following caption:

“Espresso martini ice luge was a huge hit with the guests.”

(Source: Gianna Tulio/Instagram)

Needless to say, the event turned out to be a grand success. Fans can take a sneak peek at the lavish ceremony right here.

NASCAR will resume action on February 2 with the season-opener Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium. The Clash, also known as the Busch Light Clash, debuted in 1979 and used to be held previously at the LA Coliseum in Los Angeles. This year’s event will mark the return of the Cup Series to the iconic quarter-mile oval for the first time since 1971.