Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce splurge on her Rhode Island mansion renovations for fairytale wedding… as shocking price tag exposed
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have been swept up in preparations for their fairytale wedding – just months after the NFL player popped the big question.
Back in September, an insider told Daily Mail that the lovebirds have chosen her sprawling $28 million Rhode Island mansion as the venue for the ceremony – and pricy renovations are now underway.
Earlier this month, Swift’s A-list bridesmaids were revealed ahead of the nuptials – with BFFs Gigi Hadid and Selena Gomez claimed to be among the bridal party.
A source claimed to The U.S. Sun that the Grammy winner wants to turn her oceanfront estate into a floral wonderland.
Both she and Kelce are willing to spend around $1.2 million on just the landscaping, with the songstress wanting to plant flowers ‘months’ ahead of the wedding.
Included in the shocking price tag for those renovations alone is extra security to ensure that changes are concealed before the big day.
Taylor Swift, 35, and Travis Kelce, 36, have been swept up in preparations for their fairytale wedding – just months after the NFL player popped the big question; seen earlier this month in NYC
A source claimed to The U.S. Sun that the Grammy winner wants to turn her oceanfront estate into a floral wonderland
The source also claimed to the outlet: ‘She wants the entire celebration to feel like a wave of flowers, with arrangements of white, purple, and pink orchids, plus blue, white, and pink hydrangeas, and peonies in pink, white, and red tones.’
When Kelce got down on one knee back in August, he had notably transformed his backyard into a secret garden paradise.
‘Taylor dreams of being fully surrounded by flowers, with lush floral bushes everywhere, making her teenage dream of marrying in a sea of flowers come true,’ the insider stated.
When it comes to the wedding planning, Swift’s bridesmaids have been offering their input while both the pop star and football player’s mothers are also involved.
The Bad Blood singer is aiming for a three-day wedding extravaganza for ‘a unique, unforgettable memory they’ll cherish for the rest of their lives.’
The source additionally claimed that Swift is aiming to whisk herself and close pals away for a number of bachelorette-themed getaways such as to the Bahamas and Italy.
‘The goal is to have fun, spend weekends together, and enjoy the process,’ the insider said to ‘create the best wedding weekend of her life.’
Swift could possibly pay around $750,000 on the floral decorations alone which also include bouquets and other arrangements.
When Kelce got down on one knee back in August, he had notably transformed his backyard into a secret garden paradise
The Bad Blood singer is aiming for a three-day wedding extravaganza for ‘a unique, unforgettable memory they’ll cherish for the rest of their lives’; seen in 2023 in Nashville
Swift could possibly pay around $750,000 on the floral decorations alone which also include bouquets and other arrangements
A few months earlier in September, a separate source told Daily Mail that the couple are set on her Rhode Island mansion as the wedding venue.
‘His family doesn’t care where it’s at. It could be in Timbuktu and they’d go there for it. But yeah – right now is that it’s going to be in Rhode Island at her mansion,’ the insider said.
But when it comes to the kind of wedding the pair desire to have, the source claimed that Kelce wants a ‘blowout.’
‘He wants a big blowout with everyone he loves, but he did say that he has to run it by her. So I’d guess he wants a bigger thing than she does.’
The lavish manor sits on five acres and the singer purchased the mansion back in 2013 for $17.75 million.
The location is also known for the Fourth of July parties Swift would throw with her close group of friends.
Back in January, the value of the estate went up to $27.8 million. It came after Swift’s plans to make $1.7 million in renovations was revealed.
Earlier this month, some of the singer’s bridesmaids were also revealed ahead of the anticipated nuptials.
‘He wants a big blowout with everyone he loves, but he did say that he has to run it by her. So I’d guess he wants a bigger thing than she does,’ the source told Daily Mail; seen in September in Kansas City
Earlier this month, some of the singer’s bridesmaids were also revealed ahead of the anticipated nuptials
It was claimed that Gigi Hadid and Selena Gomez – who recently tied the knot with Benny Blanco – are set to be two of the Swift’s bridesmaids, per The U.S. Sun.
The Love Story hitmaker had dinner with Hadid in NYC where she asked the supermodel to be one of her bridesmaids.
While Hadid ‘wasn’t expecting’ to be asked, she was ‘thrilled’ to accept.
The source told the outlet at the time, ‘Taylor wants to start the wedding process this way – building her bridesmaid group and getting everyone involved in the preparations, celebrations and planning.
‘She wants it to be fun and memorable for everyone, with parties, trips and time spent together leading up to the big day.’
Last month in October, Swift offered an additional detail about her wedding – and who could possibly perform.
During an appearance on the Hits Radio Breakfast Show, the songstress was asked if her pal and fellow music artist Ed Sheeran will sing at the ceremony.
‘I mean it would be hard to keep him from it I think! That’s the thing, he’s like, “I’m always being asked to sing at weddings,” and you’re like, “Ed, if there’s a stage, you know that you’ll be on it!”‘ Swift replied.
‘She wants it to be fun and memorable for everyone, with parties, trips and time spent together leading up to the big day,’ the source told the outlet; seen in 2024 in Baltimore
During an appearance on the Hits Radio Breakfast Show, the songstress was asked if her pal and fellow music artist Ed Sheeran will sing at the ceremony; seen earlier this month in L.A.
Back in August, Swift and Kelce announced their engagement with a sweet Instagram post captioned with: ‘Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married.’
The couple could be seen in a loving embrace after he got down on one knee and proposed.
He transformed his backyard into a secret garden wonderland with pink and white floral arrangements placed throughout the area to create a romantic atmosphere.
Kelce popped the big question with a massive 10-carat diamond ring and Swift offered insight into the special moment while on The Graham Norton Show in October.
‘So he really crushed it when it came to surprising me. Because we had actually filmed a podcast episode – he has a podcast called New Heights.’
Back in August, Swift and Kelce announced their engagement with a sweet Instagram post captioned with: ‘Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married’
The star continued, ‘So we filmed the podcast for about three or four hours or whatever.
‘And meanwhile, behind his house, he was having the whole back garden turned into this,’ she said, motioning towards photos of the engagement.
‘And one of the things that he put in there very strategically was a wall of hedges that weren’t there before and inside the hedges was my tour photographer hiding in bushes that had not previously been there.’
Swift – who was first linked to the Kansas City Chiefs tight end in 2023 – then gushed, ‘He went all out. Ten out of 10.’
