Everything We Know and Don’t Know About Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s Rumored Wedding at MSG
Everything We Know and Don’t Know About Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s Rumored Wedding at MSG
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Kansas City ChiefsIn about a week, Chiefs star Travis Kelce will officially become Travis Swift. Are you ready for it? We certainly are, if only so that Tony Romo will stop trolling them on-air this upcoming NFL season.
After roughly three years of dating, Kelce and Taylor Swift are rumored to be tying the knot sometime this summer. When? No one knows for sure. Where? No one knows for sure, either. What we do know is that there will be a wedding—well, probably.
Based on morsels of unverified celebrity gossip and a recent New York Times report, here’s everything we’ve uncovered about the Swift-Kelce wedding so far:
Is it really going to happen at Madison Square Garden?
When the Page Six article first came out, we refused to believe it. But lo and behold, the clues—or Easter eggs, as Swifties would call them—are stacking up.
The New York Times recently published a new story revealing that a permit has been filed with New York City to close the streets surrounding Madison Square Garden from July 2 to midday July 4. The event in question will take place on July 3.
Now, given that this is Fourth of July weekend, there could be any number of high-profile celebrities flying in to NYC to throw a massive-scale, exclusive Independence Day party. But wait—there’s more.
An anonymous city official briefed on the upcoming preparations said, frankly, that MSG will host the wedding festivities on July 3. Amtrak police officers patrolling the area have also reportedly been told to “expect a Swift wedding” that weekend. In addition, several members of the Kansas City Chiefs have already booked hotel rooms for dates around that time at the Marriott Marquis in Times Square, according to the New York Times article.
Why Madison Square Garden, anyway?
Is one of the all-time greatest songwriters and perhaps the biggest pop star of this generation really about to get married in ... a sports arena? In ... midtown Manhattan, which might be the absolute most unattractive area of the entire city? Surely this isn’t what Swift dreamed for herself as a lovestruck teenager, is it?
Despite MSG’s lack of aestheticism or romantic ideals (some would argue there’s nothing more romantic than that Knicks’ championship run!), the venue does provide plenty of advantages for Swift and her soon-to-be husband. Mainly: Security. As part of its secure infrastructure, the arena has no windows and includes multiple discrete entrances that would allow guests to be transported to and fro in a secretive manner. That way, the paparazzi would essentially be blocked out, and the photos from the event would be controlled to an extent (as opposed to, say, an open air venue).
MSG could also easily accommodate a stage (it has hosted countless concerts over its lifetime), if Swift decides she wants to perform on her special day.
It’s also possible MSG would instead serve as the site of the wedding reception, and not the site of the actual nuptials or exchanging of vows.
What about Swift’s Rhode Island mansion?
Ah, yes. The famous historic mansion. The “Holiday House” from “The Last Great American Dynasty.” Those who know the (folk)lore, know.
Swift allegedly bought the sprawling, 12,000-square-foot estate in Watch Hill, R.I., in 2013 for $17 million. Last owned by Rebekah Harkness, an eccentric patron of the arts and a “shameless” socialite, the mansion, which sits on the highest point in the seaside enclave and includes a huge private beach, quickly became engrained in Swiftie lore as the go-to spot for the pop star’s then-annual and legendary Independence Day parties.
Earlier this year, rumor had it that Swift’s wedding would take place on June 13 (one of her favorite numbers) near her Rhode Island mansion, but that turned out to be false.
Who’s invited to the wedding?
The definite RSVP-ed list: Family members, Patrick Mahomes, and maybe Andy Reid.
Earlier this year, Kylie Kelce, Travis’s sister-in-law, notably got fed up with public probing questions about the upcoming wedding. In an April episode of her podcast Not Gonna Lie, Kylie cleared the air once and for all:
“Quit asking me and me and my mother-in-law [Donna] about upcoming nuptials,” Kylie said. “Nobody’s f---ing telling you anything. ... I don’t have any details. I don’t have any details. I don’t have any details. I have no details. I have none. Look at that. That’s how many details I have. None. None.”
Another confirmed guest is George Kittle. During this year’s edition of Tight End University in Nashville, the 49ers star and his wife Claire revealed they were both invited to the wedding. Their lips were completely sealed on any details, though, with George saying he didn’t even know where the wedding would take place.
Other expected wedding attendees include Swift’s current inner circle and former collaborators: Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco, Gigi Hadid, the Haim sisters, Zoë Kravitz, Cara Delevingne, Suki Waterhouse, Jack Antonoff, Aaron Dessner and Ed Sheeran.
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KRISTEN WONGKristen Wong is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. She has been a sports journalist since 2020 and has a bachelor’s in English and linguistics from Columbia University. Before joining SI in November 2023, Wong covered four NFL teams as an associate editor with the FanSided NFL network and worked as a staff writer for the brand’s flagship site. She is a lifelong Liverpool fan who enjoys solving crossword puzzles and hanging out at her neighborhood dive bar in NYC.
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Badenoch blasts 'moaning' female Labour MPs over Burnham jobs 'quota'
Kemi Badenoch has told Labour women to earn a job in Andy Burnham's Cabinet instead of demanding they are handed jobs because of their gender.
The Tory leader lashed out today amid reports that female MPs are demanding the de-facto new prime minister introduce a 50:50 gender split 'quota' in his government.
Amid reports that former foreign secretary David Miliband is being lined up to return to the role, possibly with his brother Ed as Chancellor, one female minister also complained that Burnham could not have 'more Milibands than women' in the top posts.
But in a scathing article in the Times today Mrs Badenoch told them to 'stop moaning' and get chosen on merit instead of retreating into 'more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country'.
'There are many, many reasons why you shouldn't have any Milibands in the cabinet,' she said.
'But complaining that the boys haven't given them the right jobs or that the boys are taking all the jobs, just shows that Labour's women still don't get it.'
The idea of quotas was also attacked by Baroness Jacqui Smith, Labour's Skills Minister.
Asked by Times Radio if Mr Burnham should reserve jobs for women, she said: 'No, I think what Andy Burnham should be doing is building the very best team around him to change this country.'
A letter written by the Women's Parliamentary Labour Party has called on Mr Burnham to ensure a 50:50 split between men and women in government jobs
Amid reports that former foreign secretary David Miliband (above, right, in 2010) is being lined up to return to the role, possibly with his brother Ed as Chancellor, one female minister complained that Burnham could not have 'more Milibands than women' in the top posts
But Mrs Badenoch told them to pipe down and get chosen on merit instead of retreating into 'more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country'
A letter written by the Women's Parliamentary Labour Party and seen by the BBC has called on Mr Burnham to ensure a 50:50 split between men and women in government jobs after he succeeds Sir Keir Starmer.
'We are asking you to demonstrate this change from day one and address the toxicity and misogyny within our own party and government,' it said.
Labour has never had a female leader, while the Conservatives have had three, and Mrs Badenoch urged the government to follow its meritocratic example.
'If you run a meritocracy, then you do not have to worry about jobs for the boys,' she wrote.
'Every woman who is a Conservative MP, every woman who has ever won the leadership, has had to fight to get where she is.
'By contrast, Labour women are demanding guarantees from Burnham. But the truth is he doesn't have to give any guarantees.
'If none of Labour's women are prepared to get their hands dirty and challenge him for the leadership, their demands are toothless.'
'In fact, it's quite revealing that the women's parliamentary Labour Party has written to Burnham asking him to commit himself to at least 50 per cent female ministers.
'This has nothing to do with meritocracy. It is yet more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country.'
