Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce rehearsal dinner at Madison Square Garden

cultureJul 3, 2026263,039

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce held their rehearsal dinner at Madison Square Garden, with CBS News correspondent Jo Ling Kent reporting the event was underway and two law enforcement officials confirming detailed security planning. Media accounts described heavy security for the evening, with one headline likening the precautions to those used for Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. Celebrities including Selena Gomez and Lena Dunham were reported arriving at the venue. Ahead of the wedding, Swift and Kelce announced a combined $26 million in donations to 20 charities: nine food banks, seven educational programs, three children’s hospitals, and an animal cruelty organization. City Harvest publicly thanked the couple for a $1 million gift that the organization said will help feed 2.4 million New Yorkers. Coverage notes the donations were made as part of their pre-wedding celebrations in New York City.

Taylor Swift Updates

@taylorswiftinfo.bsky.social

City Harvest NYC made a video thanking Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce for their $1 million donation, which will help feed 2.4 million New Yorkers!

22586h ago

Down Beat24

Proper thanks to Travis and Taylor but need to give thanks to front line making sure it gets there. :)

Bill Leibenguth19

$26 million in total to NYC charities.

fanciestofcats.bsky.social19

Imagine what Elon Musk could do if he wasn’t actively destroying the planet

BForward12

Hey look! A Billionaire who cares.

Daydreamer12

This is both awesome and completely despicable at the same time. Hats off and a high five for them to do such a large donation, good people!! It’s despicable in a country that has millions of millionaires that there’s even a food line to begin with, much less people dying for lack of medical care!

RamStandsStrong3

And this is what America is ment to be. Giving is an act of selflessness that only good people will understand. I see you Travis & Taylor.

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DTwyman2

What better way to celebrate a wedding? Hats off to Swift & Kelce!

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@starmom45.bsky.social

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce also pay taxes, unlike Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, and Elon Musk. Swift also donates millions of $$ wherever she does concerts, plus they stimulate that local economy. According to Forbes, all her taxes combined paid in 2024 came to almost $300,000,000. ($300 MILLION)

1967h ago

Marcie Lipsitt

@mlipsitt.bsky.social

I don’t care that Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are planning a wedding extravaganza. I do care that they are Democrats and so generous. They have donated $26 million to charities that include New York cares ahead of their wedding! This matters! www.seattletimes.com/entertainmen...

1083h ago

elove711.bsky.social3

So agree!! Share the wealth ~ just live with in means. I don’t have much but would rather help contribute than not

Screaming Pika3

But it’s still a shame that are using Madison Square Garden owned by James Dolan who is a slime mold.

Rav

@rvbdrm.com

EXCLUSIVE: I’ve obtained an excerpt from the wedding vows Travis Kelce will say to Taylor Swift.

I just gave a squirle a peice of bread and it straight smashed all of it!!!! I had no idea they ate bread like that!! Haha #crazy

982h ago

bixlee.baky.social6

haha they're so relatable omg

MileHigh420☭1

Damn, these vows are just so beautiful. I hope they name their first kid Blazer.

Sheril Kirshenbaum

@sheril.bsky.social

I don’t usually follow celebrity news, but Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce are doing things right. This week (leading up to their wedding) they have donated $26 million to food banks & community centers across the US, hospitals for children, animal rescues & shelters & educational programs.

795h ago

factsonly007.bsky.social1

and keeping the wedding here in the states unlike bozo and junior. I mean if you love your country you want the profit to go to your country. Not maga

Kevin

@reginageorgebush.bsky.social

granted I am a longtime Taylor Swift skeptic but getting married at MSG is like the most outwardly evil thing she's ever done lmao

584h ago

Kevin39

let's be so for real right now if asked two weeks ago which celebrity would be likeliest to demand a disruptive holiday-weekend wedding at Madison Square Garden you would have said a member of the Trump family

WSJ AI-Powered Office Fish Vending Machine9

Her fans are going “oh it’s all a fake while she’s getting married somewhere else” and like that’s worse. The millions NYC has to spend securing that shit during the 250th is likely eye watering. And if they’re doing that as a “distraction” frankly arrest Swift for crimes against the republic

Fred, His Enemy Getting a Vote5

Everyone assumes she's the one who insisted and not Travis.

Hey kids🏳️‍🌈Spelling is fun!

@spellingisfunlor13.bsky.social

Why is no one questioning this guest list for a supposed rehearsal dinner???

485h ago

imbreezy.bsky.social7

Mainstream swifties also aren't questioning why there's still a rehearsal dinner if they're already married.

Al5

Right?! 100 person more intimate moment and what?!

life ammunition: ÁGA, the cat. ΘΔ3

babe live perfomance with special contemporary dance with guest Dianna Agron

Sara!2

Since I saw Erin Andrews I’ve been like what lol

swifttalk.bsky.social1

I just finished teaching and I am like wth

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@bluealways.bsky.social

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Donated $26 Million to Charities Ahead of Wedding The 20 charities include nine food banks, an animal cruelty organization, seven educational programs, and three children’s hospitals.

275h ago

Nanu1

I wonder when Bezos, Muskrat and Zuckerberg are going to join in? 🤔

APhilosopherShark

@sharkyyyy.bsky.social

I be saying. Taylor Swift not without her flaws, but she is a breath of fresh air next to every other billionaire. Actually does some amount of good shit with her money.

294h ago

Papa OMG

@papaomg.bsky.social

Taylor Swift & MacKenzie Scott. These very rich women shaming the very small & mean male oligarchs with their philanthropy. Bravo ladies. The real Superwomen.🦸‍♀️

213h ago

Jared Keller

@laserwars.net

The only thing more American than Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce getting married at Madison Square Garden would be a drone strike on that wedding

267h ago

Jared Keller6

I guess I have to clarify that is is a joke about the U.S. government’s habit of drone striking weddings during the Global War on Terror, NOT wanting these two dead!

jimbo1216.bsky.social3

Damn, just leave them alone and let them live their lives! The wedding is big money for NYC so it is helping a lot of people out. They are paying for everything so let them!

Rancid Funnel Cake1

What the fuck is wrong with you? 🤔 You know, not saying anything was an option, right? 🙄

Zach Schonfeld

@zachschonfeld.bsky.social

Once again, Taylor Swift has seated me at the "Indie-Rock Table" with Aaron Dessner and Jack Antonoff. So annoying! All those guys ever do is argue about who Taylor would hire if she hypothetically decided to make a ska record.

134h ago

Scott Smith

@canaansdad1987.bsky.social

It's great to see Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are helping out the needy again. $26 million to food banks around the country #USDemocracy Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce Hand-Picked Charities React to $26M Donations: How They Learned share.google/vKItSqoxMT6F...

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Daniel Shirley

@dmshirley.bsky.social

Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce donate $26M to several charities ahead of wedding www.nytimes.com/athletic/741...

74h ago

Pirate Wench Art (The Pizza Boombah)

@piratewenchart.bsky.social

These two... I'll tell ya. Giving back. This is ONE billionaire and her millionaire husband that I can and will fully support well into the future. They deserve a castle - they deserve ALL the love, ALL the happiness, and ALL the best forever! www.cbsnews.com/news/taylor-...

53h ago

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