Taylor Hanson

Taylor dated Krystal Winfry in 1998, and has since married long term girlfriend Natalie Bryant in June this year.

Rumors of other girlfriends include him dating Marion from M2M in late 2000, towards the end of/after the This Time Around Tour, but Taylor has been with Natalie for two years- ie: since about June 2000, which would make it nothing more than a rumor.

Taylor & Krystal
dated in 1998

Krystal Winfry is the younger half-sister of Keshet, who dated Isaac in 1998. The family live(d) in Tulsa, and the girls were photographed with the Hanson brothers several times.

Krystal (jeans & blond hair), with Isaac, Taylor (red shirt) and Keshet (green dress), at a movie theatre in Tulsa after a screening of Godzilla, with the Hanson family and friends.

Taylor & Natalie
married june 8th 2002, after dating for two years

"Our wedding was exactly how we envisioned it - romantic and intimate, and surrounded by our family and friends. Natalie and I are looking forward to our life together." Taylor said in a statement released five days after their wedding.

Taylor, 19, married Natalie Anne Bryant, 18, at Callaway Gardens chapel in Pine Mountain, Georgia, on Saurday June 8th 2002. They had been together for two years, after Isaac introduced them in 1999. The private ceremony and reception was held with eighty guests- many family members, close friends and celebrities such as Mandy Moore. Lava-Atlantic recording artist David Garza provided music for the newlyweds. The wedding came as a surprise to most fans, with no official engagement nor advanced notice.

Taylor and Natalie, posing for a photo with two girls.
Some people say that the girl to the left is Natalie's cousin. Others say that they are sisters, Andrea (left) and Diane (right) and that their father was the minister for the wedding, Andrea is a big Hanson fan and Diane graduated with Natalie.

A 'rude' girlfriend marrying a teen idol who is reported to have 'knocked her up?'
--Article by Finvara Ravenbrooke

Following the wedding a near media black out on the event caused speculation from fans and even friends of the brothers Hanson and their family.
If this seems strange to you, you're not alone. What began as a small rumor days into the honeymoon, soon exploded across the world wide web in a flurry of gossip bundled with a photo and a 'leak' by the (unconfirmed) daughter of the priest who performed the ceremony.
As speculation grew so did the ear splitting silence coming from not only Taylor himself, but the entire Hanson 'camp.' As if things couldn't have gotten worse (for the fans) Island Records (Universal Music Group), Hanson's label distributes a press release. Setting off a wave of anger and disbelief among fans and friends of the Hansons confirming the marriage of Taylor and Natalie. The release was broadcast by nearly every radio station, television news, magazine and newspaper in the country. If you find yourself confused as to why anger and disbelief took the place of happiness and congratulatory reactions, so were we.

Apparently for nearly two years Taylor's new wife has damaged her image with Hanson’s fans (and friends). Ask any Hanson fan who 'Natalie,' or 'Nat' is and you will get nearly the same reply. Most of which cannot be repeated. "She was tolerable when they first started dating. But over a period of time many of us wondered just how much longer it would last," states a friend of the Hansons. It's one thing to dislike fans, especially the ones who force themselves on your boyfriend and all that, but even Taylor was aware that she pretty much despised all of their supporters and wasn't shy about it." After a while they broke up, but every now and then we'd see her again. It was pretty clear that if we asked why they were together again we wouldn't get a straight answer."

Turning harmless gossip into scandal comes the reports of Natalie's pregnancy. "You can ask any of us if we'd believe Taylor got her pregnant and we'd say no," another close friend exclaimed. "He always had a negative stand on premarital sex, and proclaimed to be waiting for the right person. Unless he's a great actor (laughs) most of us still don't buy him being the happy father."
"If she is pregnant, and he is the father, it sure would explain why the only people there were the immediate family, the fewer people there the less likely anyone was to speak up during the ceremony, which is why next to none of us (close friends) were invited," another friend claims. "I've known Taylor for at least two years, I know for a fact his ideal wedding wasn't held June 8th. Especially with this pregnancy, and no engagement," says another friend.

One is left to consider these things when observing the handling of Hanson's public relations with Taylor’s shotgun wedding. Is Natalie pregnant? Photographs that have surfaced show her well over weight from the last photographs on 'fan file.' All things taken into consideration it would appear to be true. A 'rude' girlfriend marrying a teen idol who is reported to have 'knocked her up?' That is enough to steam up even non-teenyboppers, especially when you're talking about Hanson. Adding insult to injury comes Ashley Greyson, long time Hanson family friend, videographer and frequent spokesman. After releases were distributed and reactions made public from fans and friends, the Hansons still refused to make an appearance even on their own 'official' website hanson.net leaving Mr. Greyson to soothe ruffled feathers.

Unfortunately what could have calmed upset fans, explained Hanson's actions and set things right, only served to put Hanson even deeper into the mess which could all but destroy their fan base. What started off as a non direct threat of "without you, no more tours, no more band," aimed obviously at those whom have felt so mistreated they've resigned as fans, turned into a defensive slap and constant throb of excuses for Hanson’s actions. "We do not say things until they are rock solid because the second it gets mentioned from us, it IS official," Greyson repeated numerous times. Leading one to believe Hanson’s own family and management could have been unaware of Taylor getting married and needed time to clarify. "It was the plan to release a statement and picture on hanson.net FIRST. We were simply waiting for a photo to be developed, it is that simple. No conspiracy, just a pic. Not in small part due to our own fans thirst for every tidbit Hanson related, some media outlets ran with the story early which was out of our control," Greyson again insists. Not stopping to realize that such stories running on media outlets were spawned by a press release from Hanson's own label Island Records titled "For Immediate Release," which was submitted by Hanson themselves. "I think the PR was handled great, several TV shows, magazines etc are running the story," Greyson exclaims.

Ignoring the very fact that the story was running before Hanson would even officially admit to the wedding which is what did the heavy damage in the first place. "We've always gotten the word from the guys first. Hearing it from a record label and not being able to even get a confirmation from Hanson themselves is what really pissed a lot of us off," states a fan.

Greyson continues, "It is and will remain our policy to provide only the accurate up to date CONFIRMED information. We do not control the media outlets and rumor mills. I assure you Hanson always has the intention of pleasing their fans first. Maybe a little more faith, a few less rumors and a little more patience will solve the communication ‘problem,’" Greyson continues appearing to insinuate that this entire dilemma was propagated and magnified by the fans themselves. While in fact poor timing and bad judgment on Hanson's part lit the fuse on the bombshell whose shockwave has moved slowly and destructively across the ranks of fans. Unfortunately in Greyson’s swift attempt to defend the 'honor' and 'actions' of Hanson he didn't stop to realize that a defensive was the last course of action that should have been taken.

-Article by Finvara Ravenbrooke

Natalie and Taylor, on New Years Eve 2001.

Taylor, Natalie, Zac and Kate (?), leaving the Trump Hotel in New York City.

Taylor and Natalie, Zac and Kate (?) and someone else, leaving the Trump Hotel in New York City.

Tay and Nat, walking down the Trump front steps together.

Marit and Isaac, and Taylor and Natalie, leaving the Trump Hotel in New York City.

Zac, Kate, Natalie (with her back to the camera) and some others at a pizza restaurant in New York City.

After dining at the restaurant with Isaac, Marit, Zac and Kate, Natalie and Taylor got hot drinks before walking back to the hotel.

Taylor and Natalie, walking back to the Trump Hotel in New York City.

Natalie, somewhere sometime.

Natalie, leaving the Hanson's house (is this right? Please e-mail me if you know) in her car, on Sunday June 23rd, two weeks after the wedding.

NB: Please remember that it is very likely that some of this information be false. Very little is confirmed by Hanson, everything else is simply a collection of what people believe.

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