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New details about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's all-star Madison Square Garden wedding were revealed after the newlyweds were pictured in a photo published on social media on Wednesday.
In a post by the Hancock County Humane Foundation of West Virginia, the 36-year-old pop superstar was pictured posing for a photo with her 37-year-old NFL star husband and two of their wedding guests, Kelce's longtime agent, Mike Simon, and his wife Lisa.
In its caption, the Hancock County Humane Foundation revealed that Simon and his wife had made a charitable donation as their wedding gift to Swift and Kelce.
The singer and the tight end reportedly enforced a strict policy prohibiting traditional wedding gifts, and in lieu of them, they requested guests instead make donations to the charity of their choice.
The Daily Mail has reached out to Swift's representative and Simon for comment but has not yet heard back.
Swift and Kelce have been remarkably tight-lipped about their wedding, both before and after the ceremony, and most of the details that have emerged in the wake of the event have been shared by those in attendance at MSG, making the new Instagram post one of the few bits of wedding information that was shared with the public.
A new photo shared Wednesday on Instagram revealed that Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's longtime agent Mike Simon and his wife Lisa donated to the Hancock County Humane Foundation in lieu of a wedding gift (Source: Hancock County Humane Foundation of West Virginia's Instagram)
The Hancock County Humane Foundation captioned the sweet photo: 'Four beautiful people, four generous hearts. The Hancock County Humane Foundation is honored to acknowledge a very generous donation from Attorney Mike Simon and his wife Lisa in honor of a very special wedding they recently attended.'
The foundation added: 'The amazing bride and groom asked for donations to charities in lieu of gifts and Mike and Lisa chose us!!'
The extent of Mike and Lisa Simon's donation wasn't revealed, and Swift and Kelce haven't shared which organizations their guests donated to.
Kelce's agent was among the lower-profile guests at the couple's wedding on July 3 at New York City's Madison Square Garden, which boasted an astonishing 1,000 guests.
Among them were some of Swift's celebrity pals, including her longtime friend Selena Gomez, and even Adam Sandler, who left guests scratching their heads when he officiated the ceremony.
In June, Kelce's friend, San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle, shared on Extra TV that he and Swift 'said absolutely no gifts' from their guests.
However, those closest to the couple, the 100 guests who attended their rehearsal dinner, were given a special present to commemorate the occasion: a champagne flute decorated with diamonds, according to Page Six.
The glasses were reportedly presented in black velvet boxes with the couple's initials written on them in silver print.
Swift and Kelce have remained remarkably tight-lipped about their wedding on July 3 at Madison Square Garden, making the donation announcement one of the few publicly shared bits of information about it (Above, Swift on October 17 in LA)
In June, Kelce's friend, San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle, shared on Extra TV that he and Swift 'said absolutely no gifts' from their guests and instead asked them to make donations to the charity of their choosing (Above, Swift and Kelce in Cleveland, Ohio, in May)
USA Today also reported that the women who attended the main ceremony had the opportunity to play games that entered them into a raffle to win a Chanel or Dior saddle bag.
Men had the opportunity to play a ring toss, mini-golf or the perennial arcade favorite, skee-ball, as they competed for a golf bag.
Swift appeared to reveal why she and Kelce chose to invite so many people back in October 2025 during an appearance on The Graham Norton Show as she promoted her latest LP, The Life of a Showgirl.
Norton asked Swift if the wedding would be in 2026, to which she replied: 'Oh, you’ll know.'
'So you’re going big,' the host responded.
'I just mean that I was going to invite you to it,' Swift clarified.
Norton joked: 'If you’re inviting me, it’s very big.'
The Shake It Off songstress went on to explain that she avoided stressing over the guest list by not forcing herself to pare it down.
While guests weren't allowed to bring gifts, Swift and Kelce had prizes they could win by playing games, and their 100 rehearsal dinner guests received diamond-encrusted champagne flutes (Above, in Kansas City, Missouri, in September)
Swift, who had 1,000 guests at her wedding, revealed in October 2025 on The Graham Norton Show (above) that she was planning to invite so many people because it was less stressful than deciding who to cull
'I know it’s going to be fun to plan because I think the only stressful weddings are the ones where you have a small amount [of guests], and people are on the bubble, right?' she said.
'And you have to evaluate and assess your relationship with them to see if they should be there. I’m not gonna do that. Anyone that I’ve ever talked to [is invited].
'It’s like, "Oh, we have to have hung out eight times,"' she added. 'It’s like, "You’re on the bubble. We’ve hung out five times." It’s going to be fun.
Swift bashfully added: 'I shouldn’t have said any of that.'
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