Decoy Wedding?!

I’m sure they’ll be gutted you think it’s ‘tacky’.

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1000 people probably isn’t excessive for this couple. We had 150 and we are an ordinary, non famous couple.

I know Indian couples who had hundreds at their weddings.

For example, in an American Football team has 53 players plus coaches, physios etc (according to Google). In a normal workplace you could just invite your immediate team but let's be honest, if they invited half of the team then there would be drama made about those they didn't invite and ig falling outs would be fabricated so it's probably easier just to invite everyone.

So with coaches etc round it up to 100. Add in partners and that makes 200 people just for his work colleagues. Suddenly 1000+ people doesn't seem excessive does it?

Plus, lots of people here have/want big weddings but presumably don't have such a big social circle or need to worry about politics quite as much as these 2.

And how very dare they want their wedding ti be about them and make a fuss?

She is the billionaire, she very clearly had control over all of this and it was tacky.

Europe, the middle of America, literally anywhere. There’s so many places that aren’t as tacky as this. Given the “JusT&T married!” that popped up on the screen as she said I do, you can tell it was all for the attention. And that, in my opinion, is tacky.

But equally, there’s nothing inherently wrong with loads of guests. What’s the limit before people criticise?

I had 10 guests at my wedding, technically I didn’t “need” all 10. I only needed 2. That doesn’t mean that anyone who had 100, 500, or 1,000 is doing something wrong.

And it seems they did have a small private ceremony earlier that no one knew about if that makes you happier about the “genuine moment” you say they’ve lost. And now are having a big party.

If they’d had it in Europe, she (specifically her, as she gets all the criticism, including in your post which doesn’t mention him at all) would have been slagged off for making guests fly across the Atlantic and contributing to climate change with the air miles

Okay. I guess I don’t feel the need to sit and defend a billionaire online all day, because someone dared to think her choices were tacky.

Better to shut down MSG, that is designed for this sort of thing, than take over Venice like Bezos did.
Security would have been top of their list after the near miss in Vienna.

If they had lillies then the cats must have stayed at home.

Or... by controlling the narrative and controlling what is released, they (there are 2 people getting married and making these decisions afterall, despite what many people seem to think) can take away power from the paparazzi.

Ben Afflick and Jennifer Lopez did exactly the same. The realised they'd been spotted so put some photos out themselves. You could see it as just wanting attention or you could see it as them saying "we have the power and can shut the press down" before they start. We release the photos first so the pap photos become worthless.

For those talking about closing some blocks in New York, yes it's very, very disruptive and I admit I'd be so annoyed if I was having to take a different route to work because of it. However, the local infrastructure can cope with it and they are used to dealing with big events and security. If they chose to get married in somewhere not set up for this, it would have been chaos. They'd have been criticised for not thinking if the locals or logistics for that too.

Aw, such a big heart to be a billionaire!

Give over. She wanted the spectacle, and that’s fine, but it was tacky as hell.

Why would she want to get married in Europe, though? She and her partner are American, as are many of the guests. And I bet she had a big bash because she wanted to include so many people, like her employees - dancers and band etc. from her Eras tour. She's got such a big heart that she probably didn't want to leave anyone out.

There are plenty of places in Europe that would be able to accommodate a large wedding. She didn’t need to invite 1,000+ guests. It was purely for the celebrity factor that she did. It turned what should’ve been a genuine moment into a circus.

Hotels can't accommodate the amount of guests she wanted, though. You need big venue for an event of that size. Don't forget she is used to running massive events.

They did it because they wanted to be the centre of attention.

Taylor Swift has a net worth of $2.1 billion. She could easily have shut down any venue and done it all entirely privately if she wished. Other celebrities have. Instead, she did it very publicly, leaked all the details, and had professional film crews there to produce a “special” of her wedding.

Tacky.

They did it because other celebrity weddings have been spoiled by the noise of helicopters above, and this way no paparazzi can see inside. Plus they have both made their fortunes in stadiums.

NO. I do not. There is nothing figurative about this. IF I DON'T SEE THIS DRESS SOON, I WILL DIE! LITERALLY!

Hiring MSG, to start

Me too! 🤣 I don't feel so embarrassed about that now!
I'd imagined it as a lovely intimate outdoor venue.

I am just stunned to discover that Madison Square Garden is a big concrete stadium, with a circular exterior, and not a lovely shaded treelined park in the centre of New York, with a stage for major stars like Dylan to come and do small sets for invited fans, as I'd fondly pictured it when mentioned over the years.

I thought it was a decoy but it makes sense. Loads of space, no drones or helicopters and they can keep it secure. I think Taylor said something about how it would be too hard to have a small guest list. They may as well embrace it. It would have been miserable if they'd tried to cordon off a pretty small town for it.

waiting for the official photo

Do you mean
I am figuratively going to burst at the seams if I don't see that dress soon. Which if I did, would make me die. Literally.

Based on what?

It's from one of her songs. It talks about the grief she gets and how it would be different if she were a man. Lyrics below. I don't think anyone would argue with that.

There is also another one that calls out some people on the internet for being cowards and jealous of successful women.

I would be complex
I would be cool
They'd say I played the field before I found someone to commit to
And that would be okay
For me to do
Every conquest I had made would make me more of a boss to you

I'd be a fearless leader
I'd be an alpha type
When everyone believes ya
What's that like?

I'm so sick of running as fast as I can
Wondering if I'd get there quicker if I was a man
And I'm so sick of them coming at me again
'Cause if I was a man
Then I'd be the man
I'd be the man
I'd be the man

They'd say I hustled
Put in the work
They wouldn't shake their heads and question how much of this I deserve
What I was wearing
If I was rude
Could all be separated from my good ideas and power moves?

And they would toast to me, oh
Let the players play
I'd be just like Leo
In Saint-Tropez

I'm so sick of running as fast as I can
Wondering if I'd get there quicker if I was a man
And I'm so sick of them coming at me again
'Cause if I was a man
Then I'd be the man
I'd be the man
I'd be the man

What's it like to brag about
Raking in dollars
And getting bitches and models
And it's all good if you're bad
And it's okay if you're mad
If I was out flashing my dollars
I'd be a bitch, not a baller
They paint me out to be bad
So it's okay that I'm mad

I'm so sick of running as fast as I can
Wondering if I'd get there quicker if I was a man (you know that)
And I'm so sick of them coming at me again (coming at me again)
'Cause if I was a man (if I was a man)
Then I'd be the man (then I'd be the man)

I think it's great. I think it's great she's surrounded herself with people she likes and have a massive fucking party.
In sure she will be devastated that people who she will never meet express their disgust.

A very tacky affair all around 😬

Pretending to not know who Taylor Swift is is like pretending to not know about Jesus.
One is a famous pop star and the other one is made up, but still...