Taylor Swift paid $160K for NYC wedding permit, says mayor

Taylor Swift shelled out $160,000 (around P9.8 million) for a New York City permit to hold her blockbuster wedding to NFL star Travis Kelce at Madison Square Garden this month, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Friday, July 10.

Asked whether Swift would reimburse the city for police overtime during the ceremony, Mamdani said the billionaire singer had already paid the $160,000 permit fee for the event.

“Taylor Swift has paid already the cost of the permit that was lodged, which was over $160,000 for that event and for the response to that event,” Mamdani said.

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Swift’s wedding, which took place over two days in Manhattan, drew hundreds of celebrities and involved a large deployment of police officers who shut down streets surrounding the huge indoor arena.

The total cost of the event is unknown, but Forbes magazine estimated that it exceeded $20 million (over P1.2 billion). The couple also donated $26 million to several charities before tying the knot.