A pensive Tom Brady sits in the passenger seat of an SUV while attending Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding celebration at Madison Square Garden in New York on July 4, 2026. Photo by Carlos Barria/Reuters.
About 1,000 visitors packed Madison Square Garden on July 3rd, and the walkout ran from 10pm to 2am.
Gigi Hadid waves through a rain-stained car window as she and Bradley Cooper leave Madison Square Garden together after the Swift-Kelce wedding on July 4, 2026, in New York. Photo by Bing Guan / Reuters.
Tom Brady was one of the first big names to come out around 10 p.m., with George Stephanopoulos following shortly after.
Jessica Alba and Danny Ramirez ride in a black Cadillac SUV as they leave Madison Square Garden following Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding celebrations in New York City on July 3, 2026. Photo by Bing Guan/Reuters.
Earlier in the evening, the paparazzi also caught Jessica Alba and Danny Ramirez going out, Hugh Grant and Anna Eberstein walking, and Chris Rock going out alone.
Adam Scott, accompanied by a smiling woman in the backseat, leaves Madison Square Garden after the Swift-Kelce wedding ceremony on July 4, 2026, in New York. Photo by Bing Guan / Reuters.
Steven Spielberg, Michael Strahan and Stephen A. Smith were seen walking in the same area.
St. Vincent – born Anne Erin Clark – peeks into the in-car camera as he leaves Madison Square Garden following the July 4, 2026 wedding celebrations in New York. Photo by Bing Guan / Reuters.
The 1 a.m. wave brought Selena Gomez in a sparkly one-shoulder dress, Gigi Hadid and Bradley Cooper sharing a car, and a host of Kings including head coach Andy Reid, Chris Jones and Khalen Saunders.
Around 2 a.m., Ethan Hawke and Ryan Shawhughes flagged down a yellow cab, and Laura Dern was inside as one of the finalists for the event.
Ice Spice, her bright orange hair flowing forward, looks down as she rides in the back of an SUV leaving Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding celebration at Madison Square Garden on July 4, 2026. Photo by Bing Guan/Reuters.
Tom Hanks and Paul McCartney rode together in what may have been the last car of the night. It is reported that McCartney performed during the reception, alongside Taylor Swift himself and Stevie Nicks.
Tom Hanks and Paul McCartney ride together in a car as they leave Madison Square Garden following Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding celebrations in New York on July 4, 2026. Photo by Bing Guan/Reuters.
Brad Pitt was also seen walking with his current girlfriend, Ines de Ramon.
Security was tight enough (NYPD detail, closed streets, curtained off exits) that the paparazzi were able to avoid it.
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