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07/02 15:26 CDT Permit obtained by AP shows schedule for Taylor Swift and
Travis Kelce's wedding
Permit obtained by AP shows schedule for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) --- Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding is slated to begin at
5 p.m. Friday at New York's Madison Square Garden and could last until 4 a.m.
the next morning, according to a copy of a city permit obtained by The
Associated Press.
The application --- for a "Special Event at MSG" --- was approved Wednesday
night by New York City's permitting office, according to a spokesperson for
Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
Multiple people familiar with the plans have confirmed to the AP that the
application is tied to the wedding between the superstar singer and the
football player.
The people spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to
publicly discuss the events.
The permit shows 100 guests will begin arriving at Madison Square Garden at
6:30 p.m. on Thursday for a "pre party celebration," which officials described
as an intimate rehearsal dinner.
A full street closure will then go into effect near the Manhattan arena
overnight as crews erect multiple entrance and drive-through tents, according
to the permit.
The "main event" begins at 5 p.m. Friday and can continue until 4 a.m. the next
morning. Records show the larger Friday event can host up to 1,000 people.
Frenzied speculation around the wedding has built for weeks, intensifying in
recent days as crews have been seen unloading equipment from trucks, including
a large carpet.
The couple has yet to confirm any details around the festivities. A
representative for Swift has not responded to multiple inquiries, including on
Thursday.
City officials, meanwhile, have acknowledged they are preparing for a
large-scale event at Madison Square Garden that will require an additional
police presence during a particularly busy weekend.
But both Mamdani and his police commissioner have repeatedly refused to discuss
the nature of the event --- angering some nearby business owners and raising
questions about the use of public resources to cover private security.
"This is, in my opinion, ridiculous," said Michael O'Brien, who co-owns
O'Briens Bar and Grill, which is located across from Madison Square Garden.
He said he was worried about losing business because of the pending street
closures, which still have not been publicly announced by the police department
as of Thursday afternoon.
"If they can afford to buy the permits," O'Brien continued, "they can afford
this big lavish ceremony, why don't they just buy out the local businesses
instead of having us adversely affected?"
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Associated Press video journalist Joseph B. Frederick in New York contributed.
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