Taylor Swift And Travis Kelce Already Wed, Report Says, Party Could Go Till 4am

Pop music megastar Taylor Swift and National Football League player ⁠Travis Kelce are married, the New York Post’s Page Six reported on Thursday, citing unnamed sources as preparations for an expected celebration at Madison Square Garden in New York were under way.

The pair exchanged vows in front of a “tiny group of loved ones”, the outlet said. It did not say when or where the nuptials took place, though it noted Swift’s private jet recently spent time in Nashville.

Swift’s publicist did not immediately respond to a request for comment. As workers scrambled to ‌prepare Madison Square Garden on Thursday for what was expected to be a lavish celebration for the megastars, the pair gave their clearest hint yet of what their plans might be.

While neither has commented on media reports of a holiday weekend bash, the singer’s publicity team on Thursday said that Kelce and Swift had donated US$26 million to several charities in New York and elsewhere this week.

Workers operate inside Madison Square Garden in New York on Thursday, as members of the Armed Forces stand outside. Photo: Reuters

According to a copy of a city permit obtained by Associated Press, the Madison Square Garden celebration is slated to begin at 5pm on Friday and could last until 4am the next morning.

The application – for a “Special Event at MSG” – was approved on Wednesday night by New York’s permitting office, according to a spokesman for Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

Multiple people familiar with the plans have confirmed to AP that the application is tied to the wedding between the superstar singer and the American football player. The people spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to publicly discuss the events.

The permit shows 100 guests will begin arriving at Madison Square Garden at 6.30pm on Thursday for a “pre party celebration”, which officials described as an intimate rehearsal dinner.

A full street closure will then go into effect overnight, allowing crews to erect a “drive-through tent” next to a separate “entrance tent”, according to the permit.

Records show the larger Friday event can host up to 1,000 people.

Beginning on Friday afternoon, several blocks surrounding the arena will be off-limits to vehicles and partially closed to pedestrians, according to information shared by police on Thursday afternoon.

Access to Penn Station – the busiest rail hub in the US, sitting directly below the arena – will be heavily restricted, with transit users urged to use a separate entrance further from the venue.

An NYPD sniper team arrives at Madison Square Garden in New York on Thursday. Photo: Reuters

Frenzied speculation around the wedding has built for weeks, intensifying in recent days as crews have been seen unloading equipment from trucks, including a large carpet.

The couple has yet to confirm any details around the festivities. A representative for Swift has not responded to multiple inquiries, including on Thursday.

City officials, meanwhile, have acknowledged they are preparing for a large-scale event at Madison Square Garden that will require an additional police presence during a particularly busy weekend.

But both Mamdani and his police commissioner have repeatedly refused to discuss the nature of the event – angering some nearby business owners and raising questions about the use of public resources to cover private security.

“This is, in my opinion, ridiculous,” said Michael O’Brien, who co-owns O’Briens Bar and Grill, which is located across from Madison Square Garden.

He said he was worried about losing business because of the pending street closures, which still have not been publicly announced by the police department as of Thursday afternoon.

“If they can afford to buy the permits,” O’Brien continued, “they can afford this big lavish ceremony, why don’t they just buy out the local businesses instead of having us adversely affected?”