Taylor Swift pays $160,000 New York wedding security bill at Madison Square Garden, Mayor Zohran Mamdani reveals

With a trash-grabbing claw and plastic bag in hand, Justin Gignac dressed up in his wedding tuxedo and waded through the Swifties, some of whom had spent hours standing outside Madison Square Garden.

The couple faced criticism after street closures and heightened police deployment during the July 4 Independence Day celebrations prompted complaints from some New Yorkers.

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are officially stepping into married life, and fans cannot get enough.

Pop star Taylor Swift and American football player Travis Kelce’s massive wedding at Madison Square Garden in New York on July 4, which reportedly had approximately 1,000 guests, faced backlash from a section of the public after many called out the couple for blocking major streets in one of New York's busiest locations and making the police work overtime when they were already burdened with work due to July 4, the Independence Day of the USA.