“We are just so happy that she found the love of her life and he happens to also be such a big deal that it feels like a royal wedding to us.”
The wedding itself will reportedly take place tomorrow (NZT) with around 1000 guests, including models Gigi Hadid and Cara Delevingne, singer Selena Gomez and actress Zoe Kravitz, all known to be close Swift pals. Kelce’s teammates from the Kansas City Chiefs are also expected to be on hand.
Rumours have suggested that Stevie Nicks and Tim McGraw, both close to Swift, will perform. Ed Sheeran, another friend, and Paul McCartney may also take the stage.
Guests are said to have signed confidentiality agreements and will surrender their phones during the ceremony, which is expected to begin with mid-afternoon cocktails before a reception going into the night.
Yesterday, a worker unloading a truck near the Garden was seen wearing a Taylor Swift T-shirt, while later a police officer was photographed holding documents marked “Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce wedding”.
Page Six reported that Swift and Kelce were already married, citing multiple sources.
The pair were reported to have said “I do” to each other and signed official documents in private before the big party. The outlet reported that the ceremony was witnessed by a small group of loved ones.
Tomorrow’s ceremony will happen during a time when New York and its police are stretched to the limit on a holiday weekend that will include Fourth of July celebrations and a World Cup match between Brazil and Norway, both taking place in the middle of a heatwave.
Speculation has been rampant for weeks about the wedding, though there has been no official confirmation. A procession of trucks and forklifts has been outside the arena for several days, while police and National Guard troops have a visibly increased presence there. Several surrounding streets are closed.
The couple, who announced their engagement last August, appear to be in New York already. Swift’s private jet landed nearby on Tuesday, and her car was seen in the city. Kelce was photographed jogging in Manhattan.
Ahead of any wedding festivities, the couple announced they were donating US$26 million ($45m) to various charities across the United States, including animal aid groups as well as organisations in Nashville and Kansas City.
– AFP
