Updated: 05:06 BST, 3 July 2026

Preparations for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s over-the-top wedding extravaganza offered the first clues as to what’s unfolding behind the walls of Madison Square Garden. 

A photograph inside the venue saw pink, orange and yellow roses woven into foliage at the top of the iconic venue’s escalator as the couple are entertaining 100 close friends in what is supposed to be an intimate, first-night party.

Workers were also seen escorting large black equipment cases inside MSG with ‘Bon Jovi’ painted on the side, suggesting the eighties rockers would be performing for the crowd. 

The megastar couple are hosting a glittering star studded affair with likes of Gigi Hadid, Bradley Cooper, Selena Gomez and Jack Antonoff all seen rushing to the venue dressed to the nines on Thursday afternoon. 

And while the stars brought traffic to a halt, New York City police have banned the press from assembling near the venue and even threatened to arrest those who don’t comply.

Cell phones are reportedly confiscated from NYPD cops who are working inside the event across the entire weekend, per TMZ.

Reports are circulating that the pair may already be legally married but our sources say they intend to exchange vows in front of 100 of their nearest and dearest tonight, before a blowout, festival-style party for 1,000 guests tomorrow. 

Follow the Daily Mail for every live update from the showbiz wedding of the century…. 

Preparation ahead of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding festivities revealed who would be performing on the night.

A worker was seen escorting Bon Jovi’s cases inside Madison Square Garden, including one labeled ‘Bon Jovi wardrobe.’

The power couple is said to be hosting 100 people this evening, but at least 1,000 more tomorrow for the big bonanza.

Union Station in Kansas City was lit in colors honoring the soon-to-be husband and wife this evening after the pair contributed millions of dollars in charitable donations across the country.

‘Tonight, we light up Union Station in orange and teal for Taylor Swift and red and gold for Travis Kelce,’ the historic station posted on X.

‘Thank you, Travis and Taylor, for your incredible generosity today, supporting charities across the nation, including here in Kansas City, and making a lasting impact that will touch thousands of lives.

‘And from all of us at Union Station and throughout the Kansas City community, enjoy your special weekend. We send our congratulations and wish you every happiness together.’

The newlyweds won’t have time for a honeymoon shortly after their Madison Square Garden extravaganza as they will reportedly attend the wedding of New York Giants wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster and Laura Kruk next week.

The pair are set to wed on July 11 t the Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel in Orange County, California according to TMZ.

The guest list is packed to the brim with NFL stars including Patrick Mahomes, Isiah Pacheco, Kendrick Bourne, George Karlaftis, Tyquan Thornton, and Jacob Tuioti-Mariner.

They arrived wearing berets, sunglasses, gold chains, shorts… and Spider-Man Air Jordans.

Travis Kelce’s bros swept into New York City on Thursday night, dressed in their own unmistakable brand of NFL chic for the wedding of the year.

But behind their bravado, a more delicate drama was unfolding…

She’s the bookish pop superstar who had everything but the husband she’s always craved. He’s the bullish sports bro from Cleveland with a raucous past. But friends say Travis offered Taylor something she couldn’t refuse…

A first glimpse inside America’s royal wedding emerged Thursday evening as an entrance to Madison Square Garden offered a sneak peek at the lavish floral displays awaiting guests.

Pink, orange and yellow roses adorned lush green foliage draped above one of the venue’s escalators.

Earlier in the day, crew members were seen unloading large, bushy trees from a semi-truck as decorators scrambled to transform the iconic venue ahead of the celebration.

A soiree once dubbed America’s royal wedding has quickly become one big money grab.

Indeed Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce – who were labeled as ‘tacky’ for hosting their big day at Madison Square Garden – are seizing the moment to promote podcasts and even make new content for their armies of fans.

Their closest friends used Thursday’s spectacle to peddle their own brands and grab eyeballs on the shut-down streets of midtown Manhattan.

Taylor Swift is planning to capture every moment of her wedding of the century on camera – but has gone completely ‘bridezilla’ on controlling every second of the footage, the Daily Mail can reveal.

The pop superstar, who has built a multi-billion-dollar empire by turning every chapter of her life into a sellable product, has assembled a professional film crew to document her July 3 nuptials with Travis Kelce at New York City’s Madison Square Garden.

Her big day is set to feature a castle being built inside the iconic stadium – setting the stage for the backdrop to be a picture-perfect fairytale straight out of a Disney movie.

Madison Square Garden was lit up in a bright dusty pink on Thursday evening, the same color of the curtains that were hung inside of the venue as wedding decor got underway.

Blake Lively, Taylor Swift’s former close ally, was seen in upstate New York with husband Ryan Reynolds on Thursday, highlighting the pair’s noticeable absence from the star’s wedding festivities.

The pair cheered on their daughter Betty as she competed in a horse show at a local farm in Lake Placid, reported TMZ.

Speculation about the state of Lively and Swift’s once-close friendship has intensified over the past year after the actress’s bitter lawsuit with co-star Justin Baldoni pulled the singer into the drama and drove a wedge between them.

Last month, a source told the Daily Mail that ‘Madison Square Garden holds more than 20,000 people. If Blake isn’t there, nobody can blame a lack of space.’

‘The guest list is so massive that Blake’s absence becomes impossible to ignore. People will notice immediately.’

Abigail Anderson Berard, Taylor Swift’s best friend from high school, was seen in New York City on Monday leaving a five star hotel to head to the megastar’s wedding celebrations.

Swift reportedly wrote the song ‘Fifteen’ on her 2008 album Fearless about Berard.

The songstress was Berard’s maid of honor in her 2022 wedding in Nashville, Tennessee.