Travis Kelce Reacts to Fake AI Photo of Taylor Swift Wedding
Travis Kelce isn’t punting away an opportunity to laugh.
Ahead of the Kansas City Chiefs tight end’s rumored wedding with Taylor Swift, he reacted to an AI-generated picture that comedian Bert Kreischer shared of himself standing alongside the happy couple in wedding outfits.
Though the faux Swift and Kelce are smiling at the camera in the fake pic, Kreischer is looking off to the side, which he explained in the caption of his July 2 Instagram as “The moment @jason.kelce called me over to the bar for a shot.”
Instead of throwing a flag on the joke, Kelce took the moment in stride, leaving a collection of crying laughing emojis in the comment section of the post.
It remains to be seen if Kreischer will actually be part of the squad that celebrates with the Grammy winner and NFL star during the rumored July 3 ceremony at Madison Square Garden; however the bride and groom’s guest list does seem to be emerging from the lavender haze.
Indeed, Swift’s pals Ed Sheeran, Sabrina Carpenter and Camila Cabello were seen in and around New York City July 1, the day before her rumored rehearsal dinner.
Plus, bestie Selena Gomez hinted at attending the wedding festivities—albeit without her husband Benny Blanco, writing on her Instagram Stories July 2, “I wish benny was here rn.”
Meanwhile, Swift’s soon-to-be mother-in-law Donna Kelce is certain to be cheering when she sees the “Opalite” singer’s face again, as she was seen arriving at Madison Square Garden for the rehearsal dinner after landing in New York City.
And Jack Antonoff—the Bleachers frontman and Swift’s longtime collaborator—and his ex Lena Dunham were separately spotted in the city dressed in black-tie attire and seemingly headed to the special event.
Ahead of Swift and Kelce’s ceremony, read on to learn more details about their big day.
Reports that Swift and Kelce will wed at the historic New York City arena—home of the Knicks and Rangers, as well as countless major musical moments through the years—have only picked up steam since Page Six first put it out there June 5.
The bride and groom have not confirmed this, nor have they denied it.
Meanwhile, the rationales for getting married in such a venue have multiplied, from the relentlessly tight security infrastructure that's already in place to the fact that simply being indoors in a space with underground parking and no windows is a good way to avoid photographers peeping from above with helicopters and drones.
While the musical guest possibilities are endless, should Swift take the stage on her big day it will mark her first performance at MSG since the Z100 Jingle Ball on Dec. 13, 2019—a.k.a. her 30th birthday.
You'd think more rich and/or famous people would've said "I do" at MSG since 1964. But the most memorable vow swaps to date remain Sly Stone marrying Kathy Silva onstage in front of 20,000 Sly and the Family Stone fans in 1974, and when 2,075 couples wed in 1982 at a mass Unification Church ceremony presided over by Sun Myung Moon.
But people and companies do book events there, with rates starting in the thousands to rent a luxury suite and veering toward $1 million-plus to buy out the arena.
Knicks owner James Dolan told WFAN that reporters got "half of it wrong" in speculating that Swift and Kelce were given free NBA Finals tickets in exchange for paying top dollar to hold their wedding at MSG.
"Travis is in a mandatory training camp," Dolan added, possibly clarifying that he meant Swift alone got complimentary courtside seats and the rest is true. But possibly not.
Aside from July 3 being a blank space on MSG's calendar, Swift loves to go all out for Fourth of July—which conveniently falls on a Saturday this year. You know, to make it a wedding weekend.
But don't discount the numbers game, Swift reminding during her August New Heights appearance, "I love numerology. I love math stuff, I love dates."
In this case, 7 + 3 = 10, and that's just perfect.
It's also a convenient time for the groom, whose 14th NFL season doesn't kick off until September. (And official training camp doesn't start until July 29.)
Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid said during a June 11 news conference that he'd witnessed "no distractions" for Kelce in the off-season, quipping, "If it's like when I got married, my wife did everything…Maybe he's doing more, but he looks like he's pretty focused in on this job, too."
Real ones like Reid are exercising their right to remain silent, the bemused 68-year-old telling reporters, "Can't talk about it."
Jason Kelce's wife Kylie Kelce advised on her podcast back in April, "To literally everybody, I know it usually comes from a good place, not always, but quit asking me and my mother-in-law about upcoming nuptials."
And at this point, it's tough to say who's being cheeky and who's being sincere about getting an invitation, with everyone from Niall Horan to Prince William down as a maybe.
“I’m gonna go to Taylor’s wedding, and maybe I’ll get some inspiration," Swift's friend Suki Waterhouse, who's engaged to Robert Pattinson, told Variety when asked about her own nuptial planning. "It will be amazing."
Swift was en route to Australia when Karlie Kloss got married in 2018, but the model reportedly is on the singer's guest list.
And the bride-to-be did indicate she'd be going with the adage of "the more, the merrier," if not an MSG-capacity crowd of 22,000.
"I know it’s going to be fun to plan because I think the only stressful weddings are when you have a small amount and people are on the bubble," Swift told Graham Norton in October when she extended an invite to the talk show host on-air. "You have to evaluate or assess your relationship with them to see if they should be there—I’m not gonna do that.”
Several notable wedding planners have been linked to the Swift-Kelce nuptials.
Tara Guérard had to clarify in April that she was not the 1, presumably to protect her actual clients from a swarm of Swifties descending on their June 13 wedding at the Ocean House in Westerly, R.I.
Some fans made the trip anyway, but the nuptials were otherwise undisturbed.
Page Six has since identified Mark Seed—whose past clients include Jennifer Lawrence—as Swift's chosen wedding planner. Reportedly known for his discretion, Seed has not commented.
What does the mayor know and when did he know it? While discussing World Cup security at a June 15 news conference, Mamdani noted that his city is "used to big events" and they were "incredibly excited" for further soccer action at MetLife Stadium.
"We know it coincides with the Knicks’ Finals run," he continued. "We know it coincides with July 4, America 250, Taylor Swift’s wedding—all happening at the same time—and we are so excited to welcome the world here.”
Mamdani will only be playing a role in some of those events, however, the mayor noting, "I wish them a lovely wedding. I'll listen to 'Only the Young' at home on my own."
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