TMZ said: “As for why, we’re told the couple bailed after word got out about the venue.”
The couple’s original plan was for a June 13 celebration at Swift’s Rhode Island mansion. Photo / Getty Images
It states Madison Square Garden is now the place where Swift and Kelce will “host a huge shindig” on July 3 for “a gaggle of friends and family” to celebrate their wedding.
TMZ also said: “It’s looking increasingly likely the nuptials will not take place at the garden, but somewhere more intimate.”
The report comes after the outlet published photos showing a mass of activity at Swift’s Rhode Island seaside mansion.
A TikToker shot video on Wednesday of four women on a rooftop balcony of Swift’s home, three of whom were wearing black robes and a fourth dressed in white.
Page Six reported a woman who appeared to be Swift’s best friend, Abigail Anderson Berard, was also on the balcony carrying a toddler.
Abigail has a child who will turn 2 in August.
A witness who lives in the area told TMZ the lights at Swift’s mansion are typically off, but were still on by Wednesday night.
There was also a massive security presence seen at the mansion, with a witness telling TMZ they “saw a security detail in the driveway as the gate opened and an SUV with tinted windows left the property”.
The source said an armed guard stood by the gate until it closed.
The witness also said he saw two more armed minders with “huge binoculars” surveying the beach area around Swift’s home.
TMZ stressed the Madison Square Garden celebration was scheduled for July 3 and said there was the “feeling” Swift and Kelce’s wedding “might take place before that”.
The report comes after Kelce was spotted out on a boys’ night on Wednesday in West Hollywood, prompting speculation it may have been his bachelor party.