03 July,2026 09:20 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce (Pic/AFP)
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's much-anticipated wedding festivities have already begun. Several guests have started arriving at Madison Square Garden. Adding to the excitement, the pair reportedly donated USD 26 million to charities across the US. Amid all this, several reports claim that the couple has already married in a private ceremony ahead of their grand celebrations.
According to Variety, Swift and Kelce have donated USD 26 million to at least 20 charities this week. While the couple has yet to officially acknowledge their wedding date or the intention behind the donations, they are said to be part of the upcoming celebrations. The beneficiaries include nine food banks, an animal cruelty organisation, seven educational programmes, and three children's hospitals.
"This week, Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift donated USD 26 million to charities across the United States. They include the following..." part of the announcement read. According to details obtained by Variety, the donations were made to organisations across New York City, Los Angeles, Kansas City, Nashville, Cleveland, and other locations.
Amid this, Page Six reported that Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have reportedly already tied the knot in a private ceremony ahead of their star-studded celebration. "They are already married," a source close to the couple was quoted as saying by the outlet.
A music industry insider based in Nashville said word has spread in the city that the couple has already completed the legal formalities of marriage, according to Page Six. However, officials at Manhattan's City Clerk's Office reportedly said there was no record of a marriage licence being issued.
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-toned outfits for the occasion.
Ahead of the festivities, sources told People magazine that Madison Square Garden had been completely transformed in the days leading up to the celebrations. 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 had been 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.
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 jokingly wrote, "Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married."
