{"id":8149,"date":"2026-07-08T12:44:06","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T12:44:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/taylor-swifts-wedding-guest-thought-he-flew-to-nyc-for-nothing-over-scam-invitation\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T12:44:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T12:44:06","slug":"taylor-swifts-wedding-guest-thought-he-flew-to-nyc-for-nothing-over-scam-invitation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/taylor-swifts-wedding-guest-thought-he-flew-to-nyc-for-nothing-over-scam-invitation\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift&#8217;s wedding guest thought he flew to NYC &#8216;for nothing&#8217; over &#8216;scam&#8217; invitation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F07%2Fswift-12.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Champagne problems.<\/p>\n<p>Greg James was so convinced that his invite to <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/entertainment\/everything-to-know-about-taylor-swift-travis-kelce-wedding\/\">Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce\u2019s wedding<\/a> was an \u201celaborate trick\u201d that he worried he flew from England to New York City \u201cfor nothing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cBBC Radio 1 Breakfast Show\u201d host told listeners Wednesday that he <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/entertainment\/all-the-celebrities-invited-to-taylor-swift-and-travis-kelces-wedding\/\">received the invitation<\/a> \u201cin the form of a link \u2026 in the middle of the night\u201d on March 12.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Greg James (pictrued above in October 2025) thought his invite to Taylor Swift\u2019s wedding was a \u201cscam.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">kelcebrothers\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The radio personality thought he and wife Bella Mackie (pictured above on Friday) flew to New York City \u201cfor nothing.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">greg_james\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI basically turned my phone straight off and thought, \u2018I can\u2019t deal with that now, it\u2019s too mad,\u2019\u201d the 40-year-old recalled, noting that he \u201cdidn\u2019t tell anyone [about the message] the whole week.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since \u201cthere was no paper invite to follow [and] it was all electronic,\u201d James thought he might have been sent a \u201cfake\u201d as a prank.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUntil [my wife, Bella Mackie, and I] were in, we thought we may have made a big trip here for nothing,\u201d the DJ admitted. \u201cI wasn\u2019t sure until we got there. \u2026 There was a huge part us that was \u2026 like, \u2018This could not be real. This could be a scam.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>He explained on Wednesday that there was \u201cno paper invite\u201d for guests. <span class=\"credit\">greg_james\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>James believed an \u201celaborate trick\u201d was taking place. <span class=\"credit\">greg_james\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Swift, 36, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/10\/03\/entertainment\/taylor-swift-invites-bbc-radio-1-presenter-greg-james-to-her-and-travis-kelces-wedding-on-air\/\">verbally invited James to her wedding<\/a> during an October 2025 interview on the heels of <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/08\/26\/celebrity-news\/taylor-swift-and-travis-kelce-engaged-after-2-years-of-dating\/\">her engagement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>When James joked about Kelce, also 36, doing \u201ca wrestling move\u201d on him, the pop star replied, \u201cHe\u2019s going to do that as soon as he sees you at our wedding. That\u2019s gonna happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>James then asked whether he was \u201ccoming,\u201d to which Swift confirmed, \u201cObviously.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>More than 1,000 guests <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/07\/03\/entertainment\/taylor-swift-and-travis-kelce-marry-in-front-of-a-list-pals-at-extravagant-msg-wedding\/\">attended Swift and Kelce\u2019s Madison Square Garden wedding<\/a> on Friday.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Swift verbally invited James to her wedding during an October 2025 interview. <span class=\"credit\">BBC Radio 1\/Youtube<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>He received the digital invite on March 12 \u201cin the middle of the night.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">BBC Radio 1\/Youtube<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p>Ashish Ferguson <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/07\/06\/entertainment\/taylor-swift-and-travis-kelces-wedding-invite-unveiled\/\">gave the first look at the couple\u2019s digital invitations<\/a> in an Instagram post over the weekend, with the forest-themed painting featuring a <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/07\/04\/entertainment\/taylor-swift-travis-kelces-lavish-wedding-decor-unveiled-including-custom-pieces\/\">custom double \u201cT\u201d monogram<\/a> and a watermark with the guest\u2019s name.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re invited,\u201d it read. \u201cJuly 3rd, 2026 Manhattan. Love, Taylor &amp; Travis. One night only. Early evening. Black tie.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>James, whose invitation ultimately ended up being legit, \u201chad the best night maybe ever\u201d at the star-studded ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>He called the food \u201cplentiful\u201d and \u201camazing,\u201d adding, \u201cIt wasn\u2019t a sit-down dinner, I\u2019ll say that. There were multiple cakes \u2026 loads of cakes.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The pop star wed Travis Kelce in front of more than 1,000 guests in New York City on Friday. <span class=\"credit\">chrispearson20\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The duo (pictured above on June 13) tied the knot at Madison Square Garden. <span class=\"credit\">Bruce Glikas\/WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI did speak to Taylor and I spoke to Travis, but look, on a wedding you know the bride and groom are very busy, so imagine that, but the bride and groom are Taylor and Travis,\u201d James continued. \u201cThey were just having a great time. They both looked amazing. They were on the dance floor, it was great.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While he shared more information via Instagram, quipping that he has \u201cchanged [his] mind about destination weddings,\u201d the radio personality was wary of saying so much that the bride \u201cnever speaks to [him] again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>James explained, \u201cIt was a wedding and there\u2019s lots of nice family things that they did, so I don\u2019t want to speak about all that stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/07\/08\/entertainment\/taylor-swifts-wedding-guest-thought-he-flew-to-nyc-for-nothing-over-scam-invitation\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Champagne problems. 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