New York prepares for Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce wedding

NEW YORK, United States, July 2 ------ Pop singer Taylor Swift and pro-athlete Travis Kelce's official wedding plans are tightly under wraps, but New York is bracing to host the celebrity marriage of the year this week at Madison Square Garden.

The billionaire superstar and three-time NFL Super Bowl champion, both 36, have kept fans guessing, but details are beginning to emerge as the clock counts down to their big day. US media report that the A-list festivities will kick off Thursday evening with an exclusive dinner — only around 100 people are invited — at the storied sports arena.

The wedding itself will reportedly take place Friday with a star-studded guest list of around 1,000, including models Gigi Hadid and Cara Delevingne, singer Selena Gomez, and actress Zoe Kravitz — all known to be close Swift pals — and Kelce's Kansas City Chiefs teammates.

Rumor has it that Stevie Nicks and Tim McGraw, both close to Swift, will perform. British artists Ed Sheeran — another Swift pal — and Paul McCartney may also go on stage. Guests are said to have signed confidentiality agreements and will be without their phones for the ceremony, expected to begin in the mid-afternoon with cocktails before a reception going into the night.

Celebrity outlet TMZ said that the lavish decor will include a replica castle built inside Madison Square Garden. Outside the arena Wednesday afternoon a clutch of reporters and onlookers watched as trucks and crews unloaded stuff for the big alleged wedding. "This is fascinating!," said Alicia Griffith, 51, who was visiting from South Carolina with her two daughters, aged 10 and 12, both of them Swift fans. Griffith said she told one of them to snap pictures. "She's like, 'But it may not be her wedding.' I'm like, but it may be. I think it is," she added.

Head of the Metropolitan Transport Authority Janno Lieber said he had no inside information about nuptials but recommended public transport as the best way to get to Madison Square Garden, no matter who you are. "I hope and expect that some of the celebrities, if there are celebrities coming to this alleged event, will take full advantage of our service, rather than spending a lot of time stuck in traffic somewhere in Midtown," said Lieber.

Source: philstar.com