Travis Kelce explains why he and Taylor Swift chose MSG as their wedding venue

The useful part

Travis Kelce is finally spilling the tea on his wedding with Taylor Swift, including why the star couple chose Madison Square Garden as their wedding venue on July 3. Despite inviting roughly 1,000 guests, many of whom were high-profile, Kelce said the couple wanted a space that felt private in the middle of New York City. "We wanted to do it somewhere where we could have an intimate and genuine setting without a lot of distractions," the Kansas City Chiefs star said on Wednesday's episode of his "New Heights" podcast.

How it works

• "That was so cool to see how everybody interacted — with no phones comes people not having to be on guard," Kelce said.
• MSG went above and beyond to give us that." The couple also enforced a strict no-phones policy, something Kelce said changed the energy inside the room.
• "It makes everyone be in the moment and be present." Keeping the event confidential went far beyond the venue and the phone restrictions.
• According to a guest who attended the star-studded celebration, the digital invitation included multiple security protocols, including an NDA.
• The couple released the wedding details in stages, first the date, then the city, but held the exact venue until hours before the ceremony.

What to take from it

I wish it could have lasted even longer than it did. Guests learned only that they would be in New York City until the morning of the wedding, when the location was finally revealed.

Details worth keeping

Kelce described the night as emotional and fast-moving. It felt like it just happened at a blink of an eye," Kelce said.