Flowers, food and a fairytale castle: Taylor Swift wedding comes to New York

A Taylor Swift poster at Madison Square Garden. Photograph: Andrew H Walker/Shutterstock View image in fullscreen A Taylor Swift poster at Madison Square Garden. Photograph: Andrew H Walker/Shutterstock Flowers, food and a fairytale castle: Taylor Swift wedding comes to New York Singer and fiance Travis Kelce have been coy but festivities appear to be getting under way at Madison Square Garden In her hit song Welcome to New York, Taylor Swift sings: “Like any great love, it keeps you guessing.” The megastar has certainly done that this week, as preparations got under way for what appears to be a giant wedding at Madison Square Gardens in New York . Vans unloading flowers, food, and what looks like the makings of a massive, white fairytale castle, have been seen outside the arena in recent days. Many had questioned whether Swift was actually holding her wedding to the American footballer Travis Kelce in the huge venue. It was rumoured previously that the singer would tie the knot on her Rhode Island estate, or in the grounds of a castle on the shores of Lake Como. Even the British private members’ club, Estelle Manor in the Cotswolds, was on the list of potential venues. Perhaps the New York City location was an elaborate decoy? The location was, however, apparently confirmed on Thursday evening when Donna Kelce, the mother of the groom, was seen walking through JFK airport with a huge grin on her face. View image in fullscreen Workers believed to be a part of the wedding between Swift and Kelce cross a road outside Madison Square Garden. Photograph: Christian Monterrosa/Reuters While some thought Swift would go for a more understated affair, she has been saying for some time that she wanted a giant wedding with thousands of her closest friends. She told The Graham Norton Show on the BBC last year: “I know it’s gonna be fun to plan because I think the only stressful weddings are the ones where you have a small amount and people are on the bubble. I’m not gonna do that – it’s gonna be fun.” ‘Something is up’: New York prepares for wedding of the century amid Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce rumors Read more The couple’s friends and family were also seen leaving the Ritz-Carlton in New York , where rooms are about £1,000 a night, to attend a rehearsal dinner at the stadium on Thursday. These included Swift’s childhood best friend Abigail Anderson Berard, resplendent in yellow silk, Kelce’s aunt and uncle, and Swift’s publicist Tree Paine. The actor and author Lena Dunham, Swift’s longtime collaborator Jack Antonoff, the supermodel Gigi Hadid and the Hollywood star Bradley Cooper were also spotted on the approach to Madison Square Garden for the rehearsal. Ed Sheeran, Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Sabrina Carpenter have also been seen arriving in New York City, presumably ahead of the event. Eagle-eyed fans noticed that one former best friend of Swift, Blake Lively, was not among those at the rehearsal dinner, instead attending a horse show in upstate New Yo