taylor swift i Travis KelceThe star-studded wedding at Madison Square Garden may have been one of the biggest celebrity weddings of the decade, but that hasn’t stopped it from receiving criticism online.The couple, who exchanged vows on July 3 in front of about 1,000 guests in a ceremony at Madison Square Garden, have now been hit by comparisons to fellow billionaire Jeff Bezos’ wedding to Lauren Sanchez.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding cost taxpayers $1 million
A report by The Daily Mail claims that the New York ceremony, which reportedly cost around $20 million, also resulted in the city spending roughly $1 million for extensive security coverage in the area. Preparations for the high-profile event involved heightened security, temporary road closures around Midtown Manhattan and the deployment of hundreds of police officers to manage the crowds, which reportedly cost taxpayers more than $1 million.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding compared to Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez
The scale of the wedding has sparked debate on social media, with several netizens comparing it to Bezos and Sanchez’s lavish wedding celebrations in Venice, Italy last year, which also drew criticism.The ceremony is one of Hollywood’s best-kept secrets, with the Swifties still waiting for the couple to release their wedding photos. Taylor reportedly commissioned a castle inside Madison Square Garden for the celebrations. Other reports claimed that the singer bought every lily available in New York City as part of the wedding decorations, although these claims have not been verified.
About the Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez controversy
Swift and Kelce’s wedding has been widely described as the biggest celebrity wedding since Bezos and Sanchez’s multimillion-dollar celebrations in Venice. Their wedding drew attention not only for its grand scale and guest list, but also for protests from local residents, who accused the couple of taking over parts of the historic city and causing public nuisance.Some protesters even held up banners with the slogan: “If you can rent Venice for your wedding, you can pay more taxes.”Despite the criticism, Bezos and Sanchez continued their celebrations.