2026年7月2日 / 美国东部时间上午11:10 / 哥伦比亚广播公司新闻（CBS News）
作者：
克里··布林 新闻编辑
将一座篮球馆改造成适合超级巨星的婚礼场地，听起来或许令人望而生畏。但对名人活动策划师和设计师而言，这不过是日常工作罢了。
有关泰勒·斯威夫特即将与堪萨斯城酋长队近端锋特拉维斯·凯尔西完婚的传闻甚嚣尘上。执法消息人士向CBS新闻透露，二人计划在纽约市中心标志性音乐会场馆兼篮球馆麦迪逊广场花园举行婚礼。
尽管在部分人看来，该场馆的选择颇为怪异，但两位名人活动策划师向CBS新闻解释了，宾客到场时这里将如何焕然一新，以及这座体育馆独有的优势所在。
“实现不可能的要求”
总部位于伦敦的活动设计师拉里·沃尔什曾操办过多场耗资500万至1000万美元的婚礼，他表示，为名人及高净值客户策划婚礼，更像是制作一部“大片”，而非普通婚宴。
沃尔什透露，这类项目可能需要数百人参与，他最近参与的一场婚礼团队就雇用了800名工作人员。通常，这支“小型团队”会签署保密协议，防止信息泄露。
纽约曼哈顿第七大道夜间的麦迪逊广场花园入口外景。Plexi Images/GHI/UCG/Universal Images Group 供图/盖蒂图片社
沃尔什表示，独特性与排他性往往是核心要义，名人客户常常“试图突破创意边界”。
有时，客户希望婚礼举办地充满奇幻色彩，比如冰岛荒野或沙特阿拉伯偏远沙漠。在婚庆产业尚未成熟、配套设施匮乏的地区，筹备工作甚至需要为参与活动的数百名工作人员搭建临时营地。团队可能需要进口所有物资，甚至包括餐具，沃尔什说道。
“我的部分工作是创意设计与艺术指导，但我的工作更多涉及后勤与工程统筹，”曾策划过跨国多日奢华庆典的沃尔什表示，“我们要设法将不可能的要求变为现实。比如，如何让花朵看起来像是悬浮在空中，却又看不到支撑物？如何设计出这类装置，同时确保它不会倒塌伤人？”
沃尔什称，与他策划过的部分婚礼相比，麦迪逊广场花园的改造工作相对简单，甚至还提供了一些不同寻常的便利条件。
“这里的优势在于，场馆内已经预装了大量索具！还有许多优质的灯光和技术设备。这里有大量现成的基础设施可以利用，”沃尔什补充道，客户往往会选择相反的路线，挑选一处景色优美却毫无配套设施的场地。“通常两者不可兼得，挑战在于如何让二者尽可能和谐地融合。”
“彻底焕然一新”的麦迪逊广场花园
目前无人知晓斯威夫特与凯尔西的婚礼将呈现何种样貌，曾在2024年参与操办印度首富之子多日奢华婚礼的活动设计师普雷斯顿·贝利表示，麦迪逊广场花园最终将变得面目全非。
2024年7月5日，阿南特·安巴尼与拉迪卡·默钱特在印度孟买的吉奥世界会议中心。拉朱·辛德/《印度斯坦时报》供图/盖蒂图片社
沃尔什表示，要让场馆氛围显得“私人化、浪漫且充满居家感”可能需要耗费大量时间，但对这对超级巨星情侣而言，创意空间不受限制。贝利称，设计师可以“打造馆中馆，几乎完全遮盖场馆周围的看台”。团队还可以“划分出不同区域”，分别用于仪式、鸡尾酒会、招待晚宴及其他活动，他说道。场馆的空白基底属性使其成为“完美选址”，贝利表示。
“如果他们愿意，可以让每个区域看起来完全不同，”贝利说，“二人都是常年在体育场工作的专业人士，因此我认为麦迪逊广场花园是再合适不过的选择。”
《人物》杂志主编夏洛特·特里格斯在《CBS早间节目》中表示，斯威夫特对该场馆的熟悉度使其成为极具吸引力的选项。
“在多数人看来，这似乎是世上最奇怪的选择，但对她而言，这里恰到好处。场馆安保完备，别忘了，她对这里非常熟悉，曾多次在此演出，”特里格斯说道。
特里格斯提到有报道称设计师正在场馆内搭建城堡，并指出斯威夫特此前曾在过往巡演中，将场馆改造为私密空间。她表示，场地搭建工作已持续整周。近日有大型卡车停靠在场馆外，工作人员正在卸下舞台设备、灯光及其他器材，大部分物品都被遮盖起来。部分物品上标有“Garden Party”（花园派对）或“GP”字样。
“这场婚礼必将是一场极致壮观的庆典，”特里格斯说，“据消息人士透露，内部完全看不出原本的样子，他们已经彻底改造了场馆。”
麦迪逊广场花园外的卸货现场。CBS新闻
我们已知的泰勒·斯威夫特婚礼细节
沃尔什表示，统筹婚礼活动与安保工作将如同“执行军事行动”，不过他指出，任何习惯组织此类活动的策划师都有能力胜任。斯威夫特与凯尔西已聘请私人安保团队，纽约市警察局预计将协助处理预期的交通、安保、媒体、粉丝及狗仔队问题。沃尔什称，即使是报道中的街道封闭措施，对习惯处理此类活动的策划师而言也并非难事。
执法消息人士向CBS新闻透露，婚礼相关活动将于周四启动，届时将在花园场馆内的印孚瑟斯剧院举行彩排晚宴，预计约有100人参加。
消息人士称，真正的庆祝活动将于周五拉开帷幕，当晚计划为约1000名宾客举办婚礼庆典，活动将持续至周六凌晨。消息人士表示，场馆大门预计将于下午3:30左右开放，宾客将通过带顶棚的VIP区域入场。执法消息人士透露，宾客可先在场馆6楼大厅享用鸡尾酒，随后于下午5:30举行仪式，具体时间可能有所变动。
招待晚宴将于下午6:30开始，持续至凌晨2点，消息人士称。活动将设有音乐表演环节。
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/key-details-before-taylor-swift-and-travis-kelce-get-married/
How Taylor Swift could transform Madison Square Garden into a perfect wedding venue, according to elite planners
July 2, 2026 / 11:10 AM EDT / CBS News
By
Kerry Breen News Editor
Turning a basketball arena into a wedding venue fit for a superstar might sound intimidating. But for celebrity event planners and designers, it’s just another day.
Rumors have been swirling about Taylor Swift’s impending nuptials to Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. Law enforcement sources told CBS News the pair plan to tie the knot at Madison Square Garden, the iconic concert venue and basketball arena in the heart of New York City.
While the venue may seem like an odd choice to some, two celebrity event planners explained to CBS News how it could become unrecognizable by the time guests arrive — and the unique aspects the arena offers.
“Making the impossible request happen”
When it comes to planning for celebrities and high-net-worth clients, it’s more like producing a “blockbuster movie” than hosting a wedding, said Larry Walshe, a London-based event designer who regularly works on weddings that cost between $5 to $10 million.
There may be hundreds of people involved in such a project, said Walshe, who recently worked on a wedding team that employed 800. Often, the “small village” of staffers will be under a non-disclosure agreement to prevent leaks, Walshe said.
Crowd outside Madison Square Garden entrance at night, Seventh Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. Plexi Images/GHI/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images
Uniqueness and exclusivity are often the name of the game, he said, with celebrities regularly “trying to push that creative envelope.”
Sometimes, clients want their wedding to be somewhere fantastical, like the wilds of Iceland or the remote deserts of Saudi Arabia. In places where the wedding industry is non-existent and guest infrastructure slim, prep work can include building a temporary village for the hundreds of staff involved in the event. The team may need to import everything, down to the silverware, Walshe said.
“Part of my job is to be creative, like design and art direction, (but) so much of my job is logistics and engineering,” said Walshe, who has planned multi-day extravaganzas that cross countries. “It’s trying to find a way to make the impossible request happen. How do you make flowers look like they’re levitating, but don’t look like they’re standing up on something? How do you engineer something like that, that also isn’t going to fall over and kill someone?”
Walshe said that compared to some of the weddings he has choreographed, Madison Square Garden is straightforward — and even offers some unusual perks.
“The thing that’s quite nice about it is that it’s got a lot of rigging already in there! It’s got some really great lighting and technical things already there. There’s a lot of infrastructure that you could make work,” Walshe said, adding that clients often do the opposite, choosing a site that is beautiful but has no infrastructure. “It’s usually one or the other. The challenge is, how do you make those two things meet in the middle as harmoniously as possible?”
A “completely transformed” Madison Square Garden
While no one knows how Swift and Kelce’s nuptials will look, Preston Bailey, an event designer who was part of the team that created a multi-day extravaganza for the son of India’s wealthiest family in 2024, said Madison Square Garden will likely be unrecognizable.
Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai, India on July 5, 2024. Raju Shinde/Hindustan Times via Getty Images
Walshe said it might take a lot of time to make the space feel “personal, romantic and residential,” but the sky is the limit for the superstar couple. Bailey said designers could “create a space within a space that would virtually eliminate” the bleachers that surround the arena floor. The team could also “create different areas” for the ceremony, cocktail hour, reception and other events, he said. That blank-slate element of the arena helps make it the “perfect location,” Bailey said.
“If they want, they could make each section look completely different,” Bailey said. “Both of them are professionals that normally work in stadiums, so I think Madison Square Garden could not be a better option.”
People Magazine editor-in-chief Charlotte Triggs told “CBS Mornings” that Swift’s familiarity with the venue makes it an appealing option.
“I think for most people, this seems like the weirdest choice in the world, but for her, this is spot-on. It has total security. Also keep in mind, she’s very familiar with it. She performed there multiple times,” Triggs said.
Triggs highlighted reports that designers are installing a castle inside the venue, and noted that Swift has previously turned venues into intimate spaces for some past tours. Load-ins have been ongoing all week, she said. Large trucks have been seen parked outside the venue in recent days, with work crews unloading stage equipment, lights and other gear, much of it under wraps. Some of it was labeled “Garden Party” or “GP.”
“This is going to be an absolute, spectacular blowout,” Triggs said. “According to a source, it doesn’t look at all the same inside. They’ve completely transformed it.”
Unloading outside Madison Square Garden. CBS News
What do we know about Taylor Swift’s wedding?
Walshe said that jugging the wedding and the expected security will be like “running a military operation,” though he noted any planner used to organizing this type of event would be capable of handling it. Swift and Kelce have hired private security, and the New York City Police Department is expected to help handle the expected traffic, security, media, fans and paparazzi. Even reported street closures wouldn’t be difficult for a planner accustomed to these kind of events, Walshe said.
The wedding events are reported to begin on Thursday, with a rehearsal dinner at the Infosys Theater at the Garden, law enforcement sources told CBS News. That will be for about 100 people, according to the sources.
The party really starts on Friday, the sources said, with a wedding celebration for about 1,000 people planned to begin that evening and stretch into the early hours of Saturday morning. The doors of the arena are set to open around 3:30 p.m., the sources said, with guests entering through a covered VIP area. They will be treated to cocktails on the arena’s 6th floor concourse before the 5:30 p.m. ceremony, according to the law enforcement sources, who noted that the exact times are subject to change.
The reception is set to begin at 6:30 p.m. and last until 2 a.m., the sources said. The event will feature musical performances, they said.
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/key-details-before-taylor-swift-and-travis-kelce-get-married/