Taylor Swift's wedding: Taylor Swift paid NYC $160k to cover costs for MSG wedding

[BeyonkaAte 901]

it just kept getting worse the more i read... my god 

[TaylorSwift 161,977]

A New York artist picked up the garbage last Friday from city streets around Madison Square Garden, where the couple staged a glamorous event for hundreds of celebrity guests amid a global frenzy.

All of items, sold individually, were snatched up by Wednesday within 24 hours of sales starting: water bottle caps, ring pop candy, police caution tape, straws, utensils -- as well as a single left AirPod.

"It's getting a lot of Swifties who just want a tangential piece of the wedding," said Justin Gignac, who is selling the trash on his website New York City Garbage.

Each item -- described online as a "sculpture" -- is sealed inside a tiny plastic cube to avoid leaking or smells.

Gignac told AFP he has made $1,250 from selling 50 items so far, and he may put more on the market.

"I try to commemorate cultural moments in New York City, and this seemed to be a big one, so just capturing a little time capsule from that moment in time," he said.

Gignac, who sells other city trash on his website, said he tied some of the items into knots to "hammer home the wedding theme."

He pointed out the garbage was from outside the barriers that surrounded Madison Square Garden for Swift's wedding, not from inside the venue.

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[InsomniaMonster69 3,740]

9 minutes ago, TaylorSwift said:

A New York artist picked up the garbage last Friday from city streets around Madison Square Garden, where the couple staged a glamorous event for hundreds of celebrity guests amid a global frenzy.

All of items, sold individually, were snatched up by Wednesday within 24 hours of sales starting: water bottle caps, ring pop candy, police caution tape, straws, utensils -- as well as a single left AirPod.

"It's getting a lot of Swifties who just want a tangential piece of the wedding," said Justin Gignac, who is selling the trash on his website New York City Garbage.

Each item -- described online as a "sculpture" -- is sealed inside a tiny plastic cube to avoid leaking or smells.

Gignac told AFP he has made $1,250 from selling 50 items so far, and he may put more on the market.

"I try to commemorate cultural moments in New York City, and this seemed to be a big one, so just capturing a little time capsule from that moment in time," he said.

Gignac, who sells other city trash on his website, said he tied some of the items into knots to "hammer home the wedding theme."

He pointed out the garbage was from outside the barriers that surrounded Madison Square Garden for Swift's wedding, not from inside the venue.

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Of course. Swiftiesare buying trash music so it makes sense that they buy actual garbage too

[TheMontebello 1,102]

They buy her garbage all the time. How is this any different?

[Ladle Ghoulash 51,558]

The closest thing we have to medieval peasantry today 

[Wet Fire 8,346]

This is more hilarious and horrifying than the worst Reddit wedding story 

[TaylorSwift 161,977]

a fan account that posted about buying garbage had to delete its post, and Swifties started putting community notes under their posts

 

[EART HL I NG 1,136]

Girl the mess of it all 

[Economy 52,756]

On 6/24/2026 at 2:59 PM, Pablo said:

All for a marriage that will probably end in 5 years

I give it 4 tops

[TheMontebello 1,102]

1 hour ago, Economy said:

I give it 4 tops

Is @Controversiagaone of them?

[AsleepOnTheCeiling 6,916]

5 minutes ago, TheMontebello said:

Is @Controversiagaone of them?

@NUTELLA definitely is

[TheMontebello 1,102]

3 hours ago, AsleepOnTheCeiling said:

@NUTELLA definitely is

God, I knew I was mixing up the names 

[AVeryGagaHolyDick 31,647]

They’re just like us 15 years ago 

[River 126,938]

It's a parody, I can't 

[TaylorSwift 161,977]

8 minutes ago, River said:

It's a parody, I can't 

parody accounts have started posting ridiculous tweets, and her fans are worried that people will think it's true