Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce wedding festivities: Jack Antonoff, Lena Dunham, Greg Olsen arrive at MSG rehearsal dinner
New York, July 3
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's much-anticipated wedding festivities have already started, with several celebrity friends spotted arriving at Madison Square Garden for the couple's rehearsal dinner, according to People.
Guests, including Lena Dunham, Jack Antonoff, Abigail Anderson, Erin Andrews, Charissa Thompson, Greg Olsen and Aric Jones, arrived at the venue, dressed in sequined and jewel-tone outfits for the occasion.
Antonoff, 42, was photographed heading into the venue in a suit, accompanied by his sister, fashion designer Rachel Antonoff, who wore a pink feathered dress and heels. Antonoff has been one of Swift's closest musical collaborators since 2013, having co-written and produced several of her hit songs across albums, including "Folklore" and "Midnights." Dunham, his former girlfriend, is also known to be a longtime friend of the singer.
Jones, another guest at the dinner, has known Kelce since childhood, having grown up together in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, when Kelce was around six years old and Jones was four.
Former NFL player and sports commentator Olsen, who appeared on the "New Heights" podcast hosted by Kelce and his brother Jason earlier this year, had jokingly suggested that his own presence would be essential to making the wedding celebrations memorable, citing the energy and camaraderie he could bring to the event, according to People.
Ahead of the festivities, sources told People magazine that Madison Square Garden had been completely transformed in the days leading up to the celebrations. Trucks were seen outside the arena on June 29, with workers unloading equipment, grass and decorations, including boxes labelled "Garden Party" and "Mirror Ball." A source noted they had never seen the venue look so different before.
The New York Times had earlier reported that Swift rented the iconic venue for a multi-day event, with a City Hall representative confirming that a permit was filed to shut down the surrounding area. According to the report, the couple's plans included a smaller gathering of about 100 guests on July 2 and a larger celebration with around 1,000 attendees on July 3.
Ahead of the celebrations, a representative for Swift confirmed that the couple had donated 26 million dollars to various charitable organisations, including City Harvest, Food Bank for New York City, New York Cares, Feeding America, ASPCA, Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, and several children's hospitals and food banks across New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Kansas City and Rhode Island, among others, according to People.
Swift and Kelce got engaged in August 2025, nearly two years after publicly confirming their relationship in October 2023. Announcing the engagement on Instagram, the couple had jokingly written that "your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married," according to People.
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Reader Comments
$26 million donation is great, no doubt. But can we talk about renting Madison Square Garden for a multi-day wedding? 🙈 Back in India, we just book a wedding hall or a farmhouse for a crockery-breaking, DJ-blasting celebration. Imagine telling your local pandit that you're hosting the *pheras* at an indoor stadium with 1000 guests. Love the glam, but our desi weddings have a charm of their own.
Great to see celebrities like Lena Dunham and Jack Antonoff being supportive friends. And the part about Aric Jones knowing Kelce since they were kids — that's the kind of real friendship we Indians also value. We grow up with our colony/neighborhood friends and they're like family. This wedding seems to blend star power with genuine bonds. That's nice.
I'm a Swiftie since the 'Red' album era 🫶 and this is just surreal. From 'Love Story' to actually getting married at MSG. And that donation to Dolly Parton's Imagination Library? As someone who used to read from a library in a small town in India, literacy programmes matter so much. But one thing: will there be any Indian representation at the guest list? 😅 Would love to see that.
Respectful criticism: while the donations are commendable, the scale of this wedding feels excessive. 1000 guests at MSG with road closures and so much decoration — in a world where so many struggle. I know it's their money, but could've supported more causes with that budget. Also, 'your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married' — cute caption, but feels slightly overdone. Just my two cents.
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