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July 3, 2026 / 6:00 AM EDT
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After months of speculation and predictions, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding day is here. The couple is expected to welcome around 1,000 guests at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Friday to celebrate their marriage, according to law enforcement sources familiar with the security planning. Festivities kicked off with a rehearsal dinner Thursday night, also at MSG, with about 100 family and friends on the guest list.The couple's big day will include the typical wedding rundown of a cocktail hour, ceremony and then reception, with the celebration expected to stretch into the early hours, the sources told CBS News. But that may be the only thing typical about this star-studded event, which was planned under the tightest secrecy.Private security will be in place at the famous venue, and the New York City Police Department is expected to handle any influx of fans and paparazzi that show up. Streets directly around Madison Square Garden will be closed. Guests should begin arriving around 3:30 p.m. via a special VIP area covered by a tent, the sources said, and the party was expected to go till 2 a.m.The event will feature musical entertainment and crews were building a massive set inside the arena for the occasion. "This is going to be an absolute, spectacular blowout," People magazine editor-in-chief Charlotte Triggs told "CBS Mornings." "According to a source, it doesn't look at all the same inside. They've completely transformed it."
