In the world of celebrity power couples, the first holiday as “Mr. and Mrs.”1 is usually a display of untouchable luxury. But for Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco, who officially tied the knot in a romantic Santa Barbara ceremony on September 27, 2025, Christmas is about leaning into the “kitsch,” the cozy, and a very specific obsession with deli foods.
While Selena is a billionaire mogul behind the Rare Beauty empire and a lead in Only Murders in the Building, her husband Benny recently revealed that her holiday tastes are surprisingly… salty.
Three Trees and a “$35 Million” Wonderland
The newlyweds transformed their Los Angeles estate into a holiday village with the help of celebrity event planner Mindy Weiss.2 In a viral social media tour shared in mid-December 2025, Benny Blanco walked fans through their three distinctively themed trees:
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The Vintage Living Room Tree: A massive evergreen surrounded by a working toy train—a nod to childhood nostalgia and “old-school” silver tinsel.3
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The “Glam Room” Tree: Located in Selena’s dressing room, this flocked, snow-white tree is adorned with pink and purple lights and ornaments shaped like Lady Dior bags, hair dryers, and false eyelashes.4
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The “Gourmet” Dining Room Tree: The most talked-about tree of the season, which Benny jokingly calls the “fast-food counter.”
The “Dill Pickle” Ornament and the Bagel Tree
The dining room tree has become a sensation for its “unorthodox” decorations. Instead of traditional baubles, Selena requested a tree that reflected her favorite cravings.5
“I married a Disney princess, but she wants her Christmas tree to look like a fast-food counter!” Benny joked in an Instagram Reel. The tree features a “kitsch-maximalist” display including:
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Slices of cheese, ham, and a seafood tower.6
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A realistic NYC-style seeded bagel with cream cheese.7
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A miniature jar of pickles (a “must-have” for Selena, who is famously a dill-pickle fanatic).8
A Year of Milestones: From “I Do” to the Top of the Charts
The 2025 holiday season is the grand finale to a whirlwind year for the couple:
| Milestone | Date | Key Details |
| Album Release | March 21, 2025 | Released joint album I Said I Love You First, debuting at No. 2. |
| The Wedding | Sept 27, 2025 | A star-studded Santa Barbara event with guests like Taylor Swift. |
| Net Worth | Late 2025 | Selena’s status as a billionaire (approx. $1.3B) was solidified by her beauty brand. |
Simplicity in the Spotlight
Despite the multi-million dollar backdrop, these “Food Tree” stories highlight a couple that prioritizes humor over performative wealth. Benny often refers to Selena as his “favorite person to do nothing with,” a sentiment echoed by Selena, who has shared several makeup-free photos of their “newlywed bliss” this December.9
As they spend their first Christmas together as a married couple, Selena and Benny are proving that the best way to celebrate a billion-dollar life is with a sense of humor and a very large jar of pickles.