Hollywood heavyweights assemble in NYC for party of the decade: Jay-Z and Steven Spielberg touch down for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding celebration

Taylor Swift’s blowout wedding celebration with Travis Kelce is scheduled to kick off on Friday afternoon at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

And Hollywood heavyweights have descended on Manhattan in droves, arriving in helicopters, planes, private cars and Ubers.

On Friday morning, rapper Jay-Z and his daughter Blue Ivy were spotted exiting a helicopter in Midtown alongside film director Steven Spielberg.

At the same time, Bradley Cooper was already in his tuxedo, seen making his way to the venue with his girlfriend Gigi Hadid, who showed off her glam for the bash on social media.

Other stars who have already been seen in the Big Apple include Selena Gomez who was spotted at high-end hotel Fouquet’s in Tribeca on Friday morning. 

Also spied in the city were Dua Lipa, Zendaya, Sabrina Carpenter, Camila Cabello, Ed Sheeran, Graham Norton, Este Haim, Jack Antonoff, Suki Waterhouse and Anya Taylor-Joy.

Swift’s close friend Lena Dunham was seen on Thursday near MSG for the first night of Swift and Kelce’s multi-day celebrations. 

Additionally, the the singer’s longtime friends Ashley Avignone and Abigail Anderson were spied too. Swift’s Opalite music video costar Graham Norton was spotted at the JFK airport after jetting in from the United Kingdom. 

Travis’ mother, Donna Kelce, was also spotted arriving by plane into New York City on Thursday. 

Steven Spielberg arrived in NYC via helicopter on Friday before Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding celebration at Madison Square Garden

Jay-Z and Blue Ivy were seen at the heliport on the same day 

A permit issued by the city for Friday’s event allows for roughly 1,000 guests and there are 100 NYC police officers outside the venue; Swift and Kelce seen

A permit issued by the city for Friday’s event allows for roughly 1,000 guests and there are 100 NYC police officers outside the venue.  

Then there are Travis’ pals.

His teammate Patrick Mahomes’ wife Brittany already shared a photo from inside Swift’s Thursday party.

Other pals include Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers, Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford and his wife, Kelly Stafford, former NFL player Beau Allen, Chiefs offensive lineman Creed Humphrey and fiancée Ana Demmer.

Then there is San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle and his wife, Claire Kittle, and retired tight end Greg Olsen.

Kelce’s longtime friends Reggie King, Ross Travis, André Eanes, Aric Jones, and Joe Oravec, as well as his college roommate Derek Wolfe, were also seen around midtown.

Travis’ cousins Zachary Jamison and his wife, Gabrielle, and Tanner Corum and his wife, Samantha, let fans know via Instagram that they are already in New York City.

Guests reportedly have signed a NDA for the wedding celebration and have also been told to not bring their cell phones to MSG. 

Bradley Cooper was in a tuxedo as he headed to the event of the year

His girlfriend Gigi Hadid was spied in a pink gown as she sat in the back of the SUV

Hadid shared her glam hours before Swift’s celebration

His teammate Patrick Mahomes’ wife Brittany already shared a photo from inside Swift’s Thursday party

Also seen was Paige Buechele, wife of Kansas City Chiefs Player Shane Buechele

Selena Gomez shared her Thursday look when she met with Swift at MSG

Here the wife of Benny Blanco was seen heading to the party

Jack Antonoff wore a tuxedo as he headed to the Thursday event

Anya Taylor-Joy and her husband, Malcolm McRae, were spotted in New York City on July 1

The event will take place at Madison Square Garden; seen on Friday

Swift turned Madison Square Garden pink for her wedding rehearsal dinner as she prepares for her Kelce wedding celebration.

The 36-year-old pop superstar is holding her event at the fabled New York City venue.

The venue was lit up with pink lights and adorned with dusty pink curtains while the interior was decked out with peach-colored flowers.

Guests were seen heading to the venue on Thursday while Swift is believed to have arrived at the venue in an SUV.

According to a police memo obtained by the New York Times, the rehearsal dinner took place on Thursday evening – kicking off at 6pm local time – for around 100 guests – while a larger celebration for around 1,000 people is expected to be held on Friday.

The Friday bash will reportedly be the wedding itself – though PageSix has said she already wed – starting at 4pm local time with a cocktail hour on the sixth floor of the venue before the ceremony in the main arena around 5.30pm which will be followed by a reception.

Streets have been shut off around the venue and large security cordons have been put in place with the New York Times reporting hundreds of police officers will be posted outside MSG throughout the festivities.

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Dua Lipa seen in NYC on Thursday; she is expected to attend the event

Bad Blood costar Zendaya is in town and believed to be a Swift guest

The two have been pals for over a decade; seen in 2015

According to People magazine, sources have said MSG has been ‘transformed,’ with one insider adding: ‘I’ve never seen it look so different.’

One insider told the publication: ‘It looks very special. They have grass, carpets, canopies and it looks like a place where you’d get married. There’s a stage set up but it’s special.’

People reports the dress code for Friday’s celebrations is black tie and there will be a strict no phones policy in place.

It comes after New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani joked about the wedding when a reporter asked about the rumors during a press conference about a heat wave.

Sports reporter Erin Andrews was seen on Thursday

Swift’s close friend Abigail Anderson was also seen

Sarah Blackburn King and Ross Travis were seen leaving their hotel

George Kittle and Claire Kittle held hands outside their hotel

Swift’s Opalite music video costar Graham Norton was spotted at the airport

Alana Haim and Este Haim have been in NYC too; seen in June at MSG

Mamdani, 34, replied: ‘My recommendation to all New Yorkers is to stay inside and stay cool. And if you happen to be getting married at Madison Square Garden, you will be staying inside and you will be staying cool. And I think it’s a good example to set for the city at large.’

Mamdani also discussed Taylor and Travis’ wedding while talking about preparations for the soccer World Cup. The mayor – who is a huge soccer fan – said at the time: ‘We are the biggest city in the country. We are used to big events, and we are incredibly excited for this one.

‘We know it coincides with the Knicks’ Finals run. 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.’

Elsewhere, New York Post column PageSix has reported Taylor and Travis have already legally married ahead of their big day.

One source told the publication: ‘They are already married.’

PageSix also reported rumors suggested the pair may have exchanged vows in a small, private ceremony in Tennessee, where the singer moved with her family when she was a teenager to pursue a career in country music.

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