Taylor Swift and: Travis KelceThe star-studded wedding at Madison Square Garden may have been one of the biggest celebrity weddings of the decade, but that didn’t stop it from receiving criticism online.The couple, who exchanged vows on July 3 in front of an estimated 1,000 guests in a ceremony at Madison Square Garden, are now being hit with comparisons to fellow billionaire, Jeff Bezos’ wedding to Lauren Sanchez.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding cost taxpayers USD 1 Million
A report in The Daily Mail said that the ceremony in NYC which is said to cost about USD 20 million, also caused the city an estimated USD 1 million for the extensive security cover in the area. Preparations for the high-profile event involved heightened security measures, temporary closures of streets around Midtown Manhattan and the deployment of hundreds of police officers to manage the crowd, which reportedly cost taxpayers more than a million dollars.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding compared to Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez
The scale of the wedding prompted debate on social media, with many netizens comparing Bezos and Sanchez’s lavish wedding celebration in Venice, Italy, last year, which also faced criticism.The ceremony is one of Hollywood’s best-kept secrets, with Swifties still waiting for the bride and groom to release their wedding photos. According to reports, Taylor reportedly commissioned a castle inside Madison Square Garden for the celebrations. Some reports say the singer bought every available calla lily in New York City as part of the wedding decor, though these claims have yet to be 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 celebration in Venice. Their wedding attracted attention not only for its lavish scale and A-list guest list but also for protests by local residents, who accused the couple of taking over parts of the historic city and causing public nuisance.Some protesters even put up banners with the slogan, “If you can rent Venice for your wedding then you can pay more taxes.”Despite the criticism, Bezos and Sanchez continued their celebrations.