THE RUNDOWN
- For weeks, reports have been swirling about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce having their wedding at Madison Square Garden on July 3.
- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and local police officers have added fuel to the rumors of a major event over the holiday weekend.
- The New York Times, NBC News, and other outlets also shared intel they received from sources about the singer’s New York City wedding plans.
Reports have been circulating for weeks that Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce will be getting married this Friday, July 3, in New York City. While the couple hasn’t confirmed anything themselves, police, public officials like New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, and outlets like The New York Times and NBC News have shed light on some details leading up to the rumored wedding at Madison Square Garden.
Here, a roundup of all that has come out.
The New York Times reports that the couple will have their first wedding event on July 2 at Madison Square Garden.
An entertainment executive told The New York Times that Swift has rented out Madison Square Garden. The venue’s next event is Bon Jovi’s concert on July 7.
That insider and a second source revealed that she is planning an intimate gathering of about 100 people at the Garden on Thursday, July 2. There are rumors this will be her rehearsal dinner, but the Times’s sources did not specify the exact event.
A spokesperson for Mayor Mamdani confirmed that an event permit had been requested for the area around Madison Square Garden from July 2 to 4.
The New York Times reported that a permit was filed to close the streets around the West 34th Street arena from July 2 to midday July 4 by Winick Productions, an event planning company with decades of experience producing large-scale events like the Grammys, Emmys, CFDA Awards, and Tony Awards.
A rep for the New York City mayor later confirmed the permit, telling NBC News that it requests a crowd size between 500 and 999 people, along with a tent and street closures around the Garden. The spokesperson did not reveal who filed the permit.
Both the New York City Police Department and Amtrak police have been notified about the singer’s wedding this weekend.
The New York Times reported that Amtrak police officers who work in Penn Station—the transit hub Madison Square Garden is attached to—had been told to expect the singer’s wedding this weekend.
Additionally, two NYPD officials spoke to Variety, confirming they had “been briefed about a potential influx of Taylor Swift fans, paparazzi, and onlookers” on July 3.
The wedding is expected to take place on July 3 at the Garden, where 1,100 guests are expected.
Swift and Kelce appear to be having a massive wedding celebration on Friday, July 3. The New York Times reported that about 1,000 guests would be at the Garden for the event, though the outlet did not specify when during the day it will occur.
A source told the outlet that several of Kelce’s Kansas City Chiefs teammates had booked hotel rooms at the Marriott Marquis in Times Square for dates around July 3.
NBC News had a slightly higher guest count: 1,100. A source that’s invited told the outlet that guests were sent electronic invitations with NDAs.
Swift spoke in October about her plans to have a large wedding, telling Graham Norton that she would be inviting everyone in her bubble.
“I know it’s going to be fun to plan because I think the only stressful wedding is when you have a small amount [of space for guests],” she said, adding that’s when “you have to assess your relationship to see if they’re going to be there.”
Stevie Nicks is among the artists believed to be performing at Swift’s July 3 wedding.
A source who’s invited to the wedding told NBC News that performances from multiple artists are expected at Swift’s wedding.
Sources revealed one performer to Rolling Stone: Swift’s good friend, Stevie Nicks.
Swift called Nicks one of her three favorite people in December while on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. “I have Stevie Nicks in my life in a way that affects me positively constantly,” she said. “Like, being able to talk to her and have a phone call with her and hear what she’s been through. She paved the way for me and any other artist to get to do this on this level so I feel very lucky that she’s lent her very magical, wonderful, wise approach to life to me.”
Trucks were seen delivering lighting and décor to Madison Square Garden on June 29.
Photos were released of cargo trucks delivering lighting gear and equipment to Madison Square Garden on Monday, further fueling speculation that Swift’s wedding will take place there later this week.
The New York Times reported that members of Swift’s team had been seen at Rock Lititz, a production campus in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Swift worked with the company on her Reputation Stadium Tour.
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