Jack Antonoff Reflects on His ‘Beautiful’ Wedding to Margaret Qualley and His ‘Biggest Takeaway’ from Their Love

Jack Antonoff didn’t expect to be so swept away on his wedding day.

The Grammy-winning music producer and performer, 39, appeared on Thursday Late night with Seth Meyers where he revealed what surprised him when he and actress Margaret Qualley, 29, tied the knot in August.

Admitting that he initially thought the wedding was just for “everyone else” and that he wouldn’t be nervous about the spotlight being on him because of 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 when everyone you love is in the room,” Antonoff revealed. so I don’t mind if the attention is on me.’ And then as soon as it started, my whole body got wet.”

He said the day was “really nice”, adding: “I’m looking for jokes, but it was really nice.”

“I’m really glad, it’s the perfect way to do it,” Meyers, 49, echoed.

Jack Antonoff during an interview on the ‘Late Night Show with Seth Meyers’ on December 21, 2023.

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A timeline of Margaret Qualley and Jack Antonoff’s relationship

But it wasn’t just the wedding that thwarted Antonoff’s expectations. His relationship with Qualley also opened his eyes to relationships, calling the “crazy emotional twist” of learning about love “my biggest move out.”

“We all have this armor that we wear. Like, ‘Oh, I’m bad at relationships’ or ‘I’m this’ or ‘I’m that.’ And then if you get to a point in your life where it just wasn’t true, you have to unpack so much,” the songwriter said.

“It’s just, yeah, it’s just ‘it wasn’t the time’ or whatever,” Antonoff continued. “That’s the big thing I’m focused on. All those years I had all that mythology and I…”

“…I just haven’t met the right person,” Meyers said, finishing Antonoff’s sentence.

Jack Antonoff and Seth Meyers.

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Margaret Qualley says she absolutely loves married life with Jack Antonoff: ‘It’s the best’

Antonoff and Qualley began dating in 2021 and went public with their romance in early 2022, attending several events together, including the AFI Awards Luncheon and Critics Choice Awards in March 2022.

Two months later, PEOPLE confirmed that they were engaged.

Their wedding was held in New Jersey, and was attended by numerous stars, including the actress’s mother, Andie MacDowell; her dad, Paul Qualley, and her siblings Rainey and Justin.

Other stars spotted at the festivities included Channing Tatum, Zoë Kravitz, Cara Delevingne and frequent Antonoff collaborators Taylor Swift and Lana Del Rey.

Margaret Qualley and Jack Antonoff attend the 27th Annual Critics Choice Awards at the Fairmont Century Plaza on March 13, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.

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Earlier this month, Qualley gushed about married life.

“I absolutely love it, yes!” she said Party tonight in the interview, adding that having Antonoff as a husband is “the best.”

Late Night with Seth Meyers airs weekdays (12:35 p.m. ET) on NBC.

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