Taylor Swift was checking in with her longtime friend Gigi Hadid on Wednesday ahead of her buzzy wedding ceremony.
The 36-year-old singer–songwriter was spotted arriving in her SUV at the New York City complex where the 31-year-old model lives in photos shot by the Daily Mail.
The meet-up comes just days before Swift is expected to tie the knot with fiancé Travis Kelce at Madison Square Garden (MSG), with more than 1,000 guests in attendance.
On Tuesday, the Daily Mail definitively confirmed that Swift’s wedding would be taking place in New York City after a key member of her entourage was spotted at the venue.
Large semi-trailers were pictured outside the iconic indoor arena in photos shot by the Daily Mail earlier this week that showed equipment and set decorations that appeared to be for the wedding being unloaded.
The pop superstar stayed out of the spotlight during her friendly visit and remained in her vehicle until it was inside the garage.
Taylor Swift was checking in with her longtime friend Gigi Hadid on Wednesday ahead of her buzzy wedding ceremony. The 36-year-old singer–songwriter was spotted arriving in her SUV at the New York City complex where the 31-year-old model lives
The meet-up comes just days before Swift is expected to tie the knot with fiancé Travis Kelce at Madison Square Garden; pictured together with Sandra ‘Pepa’ Denton, Halsey and Bella Hadid in 2019
However, her security team was seen patrolling the area outside the garage as she entered.
Earlier on Wednesday, Taylor’s silver SUV was seen departing her apartment complex in Manhattan before heading to Hadid’s home.
Although few details about Swift’s wedding have been revealed, plans for a rehearsal dinner on Thursday have recently been disclosed to the Daily Mail.
The dinner will be held at the Infosys Theater, a more intimate venue within MSG, though it’s still unclear where the main ceremony will be held.
The wedding itself, initially expected to take place over the upcoming holiday weekend at Madison Square Garden, has now been nailed down as occurring on Friday, July 3.
The rehearsal dinner is said by a source to require ‘cocktail attire,’ and only family members have been invited for the pre-wedding event.
While it’s assumed that members of Swift’s squad – of which Hadid is a member – are likely to constitute her bridal party, few details have so far leaked about which of her friends will play a major part in her and Kelce’s wedding.
Ahead of the Mirrorball singer’s visit to her runway star friend, other close pals have been spotted congregating on the East Coast.
Earlier on Wednesday, Taylor’s silver SUV was seen departing her apartment complex in Manhattan before heading to Hadid’s home
The pop superstar stayed out of the spotlight during her friendly visit and remained in her vehicle until it was inside the garage. However, her security team was seen patrolling the area outside the garage as she entered
Swift’s visit to Hadid’s home just two days before her wedding suggests the catwalk star may play a role in the ceremony, but few details about her famous friends’ connection to the wedding have been revealed so far; Hadid is pictured at the Met Gala on May 4 in NYC
Ahead of the Mirrorball singer’s visit to her runway star friend, other close pals have been spotted congregating on the East Coast; Swift is pictured with Hadid and Abigail Anderson (L) during Fourth of July celebrations in 2016
Her friend and mentee, 26-year-old Sabrina Carpenter, was spotted enjoying a meal at Emmett’s on Grove in the West Village on Tuesday evening.
A video posted to X showed the beaming songstress chatting with friends ahead of the wedding.
Carpenter was Swift’s opening act for 13 concerts on the 2023 Latin American leg of her blockbuster Eras Tour, before rejoining her the following year for a dozen shows split evenly between Australia and Singapore.
Two of Swift’s male pals were also spotted around New York State in recent days.
Her longtime friend and fellow singer–songwriter, Ed Sheeran, 35, was spotted enjoying the company of The National guitarist–turned–superstar record producer Aaron Dessner, 50, while in Upstate New York.
Dessner produced and co-wrote much of Swift’s Folklore and Evermore albums (both 2020), as well as bonus tracks on the deluxe 3am edition of 2022’s Midnights, before returning to work with her on much of The Torture Poet’s Department (2024).
Sheeran and Dessner, who have previously worked together, were pictured dining at Buona Sera on the Lake in Malta, New York.
The restaurant is only about 60 miles from Dessner’s recording space, Long Pond Studio, where Swift and Sheeran have both worked with him.
Ahead of the Mirrorball singer’s visit to her runway star friend, other close pals have been spotted congregating on the East Coast. Her friend and mentee, Sabrina Carpenter, 26, was seen enjoying a meal in the West Village on Tuesday night; sen June 25 in New Jersey
Her longtime friend and fellow singer–songwriter, Ed Sheeran (L), 35, was spotted enjoying the company of The National guitarist–turned–superstar record producer Aaron Dessner (R), 50, while in Upstate New York; Sheeran, Swift and Dessner pictured in February 2024 in LA
Dessner, who previously worked with Sheeran, produced and co-wrote much of Swift’s Folklore and Evermore albums (2020), The Tortured Poet’s Department (2024) and bonus tracks on the deluxe edition of 2022’s Midnights; seen with Swift in 2023 in Tampa, Florida
The studio was also the set of Swift’s hybrid documentary–concert film Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions.
Buona Sera on the Lake owner Danielle Hartwyk shared a selfie with Sheeran on her Instagram, writing, ‘We had a surprise visit from Ed Sheeran and Aaron Dessner @aarondessner tonight at the restaurant!
‘Thank you for being so generous with your time and your kindness to our guests and our staff!’ she gushed. ‘It really was the highlight of our night!’
The wedding will be full of well-known names.
Believed to be on the guest list are Selena Gomez, the Hadid sisters, Gigi’s boyfriend Bradley Cooper, Emma Stone, Lena Dunham and Zoe Kravitz.
Kelce’s football coach, Andy Reid has already confirmed he will be attending the couple’s nuptials.
Also expected to be there are Kelce’s brother Jason Kelce and his teammate Patrick Mahomes.
Swift and Kelce’s wedding guests have also been left in the dark about the exact ceremony location ahead of the couple’s anticipated nuptials.
Elsewhere in New York, Swift’s friend Ed Sheeran and her Folklore and Evermore collaborator, musician Aaron Dessner were snapped dining at Buona Sera on the Lake in Malta on Tuesday – Sheeran seen posing with Buona Sera’s owner
Sheeran and Swift have been friends and collaborators for more than a decade and Desner collabed with Swift on her Folklore and Evermore albums – pictured 2024
The A-list couple got engaged in August 2025 after two years of dating
Swift’s BFF Selena Gomez will be in attendance at the wedding – pictured 2024
While Gigi Hadid is expected to be in attendance, it is not known if Swift’s former BFF Blake Lively will be heading to the ceremony
Swift and Kelce have allegedly dropped $160,000 for law enforcement presence at MSG on Thursday, July 2 and Friday, TMZ reported; taken on June 29
Earlier this week on Monday, equipment was seen being delivered and unloaded into MSG in photos taken for the Daily Mail
And on Tuesday, more pictures shot for the Daily Mail captured forklifts and additional equipment at the venue
A red carpet had also been laid out over steps leading into MSG before an aide for Swift instructed for it to be rolled up and removed, turning the wedding prep into chaos
A source claimed to Us Weekly last week that lucky guests who scored an invitation to the big day have not yet been informed of the specific location.
‘Taylor and Travis told guests to be in NYC. No other location was provided,’ the insider told the outlet.
Those who received an invite were told to be in NYC on July 2 and July 3 with no other information being provided.
The A-list couple are ‘putting their guests on hold for a couple days,’ the source said, before claiming that they have spent ‘millions’ on the wedding.
The A-list couple are allegedly planning on hosting a smaller gathering at Madison Square Garden on July 2, followed by a larger affair with roughly 1,000 attendees the next night, per the New York Times.
An insider informed the Daily Mail in early June that Swift and Kelce had embraced the idea of a ‘spectacle’ wedding and selected Madison Square Garden as the venue.
Sources also previously claimed to the Daily Mail that guests who received an invitation are being required to sign an NDA before receiving information about the wedding.
Family and close friends of the couple are also allegedly being asked to sign a nondisclosure agreement.
Swift and Kelce’s wedding guests have also been left in the dark about the exact ceremony location ahead of the couple’s anticipated nuptials; seen in 2025
Those who RSVP are then sent a link to the NDA, which requires guests not to disclose information about the wedding.
Last year in August, Kelce popped the big question and Swift shared photos from the intimate engagement on Instagram with the caption: ‘Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married.’
The sports player had turned his backyard in Kansas City into a secret garden wonderland, which offered a romantic atmosphere.
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