Taylor Swift marries Travis Kelce in NYC ceremony officiated by Adam Sandler

Taylor Swift marries Travis Kelce in NYC ceremony officiated by Adam Sandler . Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce wed in NYC - here's how the day unfoldedByNardine Saad and Nada Tawfik, Pratiksha Ghildial, Grace Eliza Goodwin and Sakshi Venkatraman, Reporting fromoutside Madison Square GardenPublished4 July 2026Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have officially tied the knot at New York's Madison Square Garden, in a star-studded ceremony officiated by actor Adam Sandler. The pair wore Christian Dior, Swift's publicist said, and did not have bridesmaids and groomsmen.

Swift's brother, Austin Swift, served as her man of honour, and Jason Kelce, Travis's brother, was his best man. The event shuttered one of Manhattan's busiest corridors and brought out Hollywood A-list stars, such as actors Hugh Grant and Jason Sudeikis, singer Benson Boone and model Gigi Hadid.Fans huddled outside the venue throughout the day, with some onlookers climbing scaffolding to try catch a better view. Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's weddingPublished4 JulyDior dress, Adam Sandler and a man of honour: what we know about Taylor and Travis's weddingPublished4 JulyThe wedding celebrations began on Thursday with a much smaller "'pre-party" event, according to permit filed with New York City officials.The ceremony on Friday was much a larger event, with a stream of blacked-out SUVs seen driving through a pop-up tent erected outside the stadium to shield guests' arrival.Some celebrity guests were still spotted upon their arrival, including model Gigi Hadid, her actor boyfriend Bradley Cooper, actress Dakota Johnson, and members of Kelce's football team, the Kansas City Chiefs. ravis Kelce and Taylor Swift at a music awards ceremony in March As Swift's publicist, Tree Paine, said confirmed the pair had officially wed, an announcement appeared on a display outside Madison Square Garden that read "JUST&T MARRIED" - a play on Taylor and Travis's names.

Jonathan Anderson, a creative director at Dior, designed Swift and Kelce's outfits, Paine said. "This is the designer's first couture wedding dress for a world-renowned celebrity," Paine said in a statement. Their shoes were custom made by Christian Louboutin, she added, and Swift wore Cartier jewellery. lit up a pinkish lavender colour after the pair were wed rlie Kloss and husband Joshua Kushner were among the celebrities pictured on their way to the ceremony ant and wife Anna Elisabet Eberstein were also among the 1,000 guestsThe New York City Police (NYPD) closed the streets around the arena midday, closing them off to vehicles and pedestrian traffic.Swifties - the singer's legion of fans - lined nearby blocks around the arena, braving sweltering temperatures of up to 37C (98.6F).

Some chanted lyrics to their favourite Swift songs and cheered: "We love you Taylor"."I thought it was going to be more gardens, more flowers, more tropical. Something more fancy, something more Taylor Swift," Canadian teen Emily told the BBC outside the venue.New York resident Rose said it was "sort of absurd" that the couple shut down the busy streets around the arena, but believed the ceremony would be beautiful "because it's Taylor Swift"."I hope it's a beautiful wedding... but I think they should do it somewhere that's less inconveniencing to [the] general populace of New York City," she laughed. n Hawke was among the stream of celebs seen at the venue son Boone, right, donned a tux at Madison Square GardenThe couple likely spent tens of millions of dollars to rent out Madison Square Garden, planning experts told the BBC. The spectacle showcased the power the couple holds, with Swift widely recognised as one of the world's most powerful and famous people.

The two-day wedding celebrations led news broadcasts, lit up the Empire State Building in NYC and spurred millions in online betting markets as details of their nuptials left people speculating for weeks. Pop culture critic Kristen Meinzer told the BBC that their marriage was meaningful because Swift and Kelce are from two important worlds when it comes to pop culture and American identity. "We worship at the throne of music and football, these are all the things we love in America married together," she said.

New York City also has a long-standing ethos of treating celebrities as part of the fabric of everyday life."We aren't people who run up to our celebrities, we usually leave them alone," Meinzer added. . Fans, celebrities and police - What it's like outside the Swift weddingThe Pennsylvania-born singer has been based in New York since 2014 - when she bought two adjoining Tribeca penthouses for $20m (£15m) and combined them into one massive living space. She fell in love with the city after discovering she could go shopping without being bothered, saying she was "physically different since" moving there.