Taylor Swift's MSG Wedding: NYC Mayor Confirms Permit Fees Topped $160,000, Street Closures Paid For

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce married at Madison Square Garden in New York in early July 2026. New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani addressed the wedding's street-closure permit at a consumer protection press conference on July 10, stating that Swift had paid more than $160,000 (about £119,000) in city permit fees, covering "the event itself and corresponding police deployment." The permit was issued in the days before the wedding.

The Street Closure Controversy

Several streets in Midtown Manhattan were closed during the wedding, prompting criticism from some politicians who publicly called for Swift and Kelce to reimburse the NYPD and taxpayers. Mamdani's statement was aimed at clarifying that the fees had already been settled, while responding to press questions about who bore the cost of police overtime.

Details of the ceremony itself remain limited. According to a statement from Swift's longtime publicist Tree Paine, the wedding had no traditional bridesmaids or groomsmen; Swift's brother Austin Swift served as "Man of Honour," while Travis's brother Jason Kelce was best man. Adam Sandler officiated.

Performers and Guest List

Paul McCartney and Stevie Nicks performed at the wedding. Guests included Ed Sheeran, Selena Gomez, Jack Antonoff, Aaron Dessner, the Haim sisters, Ellie Goulding, Camila Cabello, Lucy Dacus, Benson Boone, Bradley Cooper, Zoë Kravitz, Gigi Hadid, Dakota Johnson, Hugh Grant, and Jessica Chastain, along with Graham Norton, who appeared in Swift's "Opalite" music video.

A week before the wedding, Swift and Kelce also donated a combined $26 million (about £19.5 million) to 20 charities across the United States. According to NME, Mamdani's remarks are the most detailed official response so far to the controversy over public costs tied to the wedding.