NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce will have their wedding at Madison Square Garden on Friday night, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the security plans.
The festivities will kick off with a smaller rehearsal dinner planned for Thursday night, the official said. The person spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss the events.
Speculation about the and nuptials has built to a frenzy in recent days, following weeks of unconfirmed reports that it would take place over weekend at one of New York鈥檚 iconic landmarks.
In recent days, crews have been unloading equipment from trucks outside the Manhattan arena. A large carpet was briefly unveiled outside one entrance and then promptly removed.
Still, nothing has been publicly confirmed by the couple, despite multiple requests from the AP to Swift鈥檚 representative for comment, including on Wednesday.
While city officials have made coy references to an upcoming wedding at Madison Square Garden, they have offered few details about the plan, including potential impacts to nearby businesses or local transit.
鈥淲e are fully prepared,鈥� Mayor Zohran Mamdani said at a news conference on Wednesday. 鈥淭here isn鈥檛 anything to share beyond that.鈥�
In a separate , he offered New Yorkers tips for staying cool during the heat wave, 鈥渆specially if you鈥檙e (hypothetically) having your wedding at MSG this weekend.鈥�
Swift and Kelce first announced their on Instagram last August, fueling widespread speculation among the Swiftie fan base about possible venue locations.
Following initial reports last month that the event would be held at Madison Square Garden, some theorized that the choice could be an elaborate smoke screen to divert attention from the couple鈥檚 real wedding plans.
The arena, which seats up to 19,500 people, is located above Penn Station, the busiest rail hub in the U.S., in the heart of Midtown, Manhattan.
It has on occasion hosted weddings in the past, including funk singer Sly Stone鈥檚 marriage to actor Kathy Silva in 1974 and a mass ceremony officiated by in 1982.
The arena has guarded entrances, a secure garage and a lack of windows, allowing Kelce, Swift and celebrity guests to stay out of sight of photographers or camera-equipped drones.
On Wednesday, New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch outlined a facing the city this weekend, including huge a match and a searing heat wave.
鈥淚 would be remiss not to mention an event that we are tracking at Madison Square Garden on Friday night,鈥� Tisch added. 鈥淭he NYPD will, of course, have a detail in place, but I am not going to go into more specifics on that at this time.鈥�
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