dpThe highly anticipated wedding celebration for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce is expected to take place at Madison Square Garden this week, two sources familiar with the plans told CNN Tuesday.
The sources described plans for two events at the iconic arena in midtown Manhattan. The first event, described as a “rehearsal,” is scheduled for Thursday at 6 p.m. and is expected to host about 100 guests.
A larger wedding celebration is planned for Friday, which will include what the sources described as a “cocktail party” starting in the late afternoon.
The event is expected to continue through 4 a.m. Saturday, the sources said. Approximately 1,000 guests are expected to attend.
Swift’s wedding to the Kansas City Chiefs tight end has fueled intense speculation and media coverage. The power couple started dating in 2023 and announced their engagement in August through joint Instagram posts.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani hinted at the celebration at a Tuesday news conference ahead of a historic heat wave set to hit the city.
“If you happen to be getting married at MSG, you will be staying inside and staying cool and I think it’s a good example to set for the city at large,” he said.
The arena – where Swift has performed eight times in her 20-year career – has struck some as an unusual wedding venue. But it’s an almost impenetrable, secure location – a quality which Swift, whose fans follow her every move, might appreciate.
The arena itself has a capacity of 19,500 for private events, according to the venue’s website.
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And she wouldn’t be the first star to tie the knot there: Funk legend Sly Stone wed actress Kathy Silva at the Garden in 1974, and in 1980 a mass wedding of 4,000 parishioners of the Korean Unification Church took place at the venue.
MSG is also where, just weeks ago, the New York Knicks faced off against the San Antonio Spurs – though the decisive fifth game that clinched the team’s first NBA championship in over half a century took place in San Antonio. (Swift attended Game 4 at MSG, in a “Stevie Knicks” t-shirt.)
This story has been updated with additional information.
