A rainbow and lightning suddenly appear in the New York City sky after Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding at Madison Square Garden on July 3, 2026. The stunning weather was captured in a series of photos.
Photojournalist Gary Hershorn, who shared a photo “New York City came out with a beautiful rainbow for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding on Friday evening,” Rainbow wrote on Instagram. He shared additional photos Writing about rainbows on Hershorn has worked for major outlets such as Reuters and Getty Images.
Fans noted that Swift sang in her song opalite“You were dancing amidst the flashes of lightning. Onyx was sleepless in the night. But now the sky is opaque.”
“You can’t really make this all up, we’re watching a fairy tale,” one fan wrote on Hershorn’s Instagram thread. “Now the sky is opalite.” Other fans said it looked like a “double rainbow”.
The photographer wrote that the storm ‘passed over New York City just before sunset’
A storm hit New York City just before sunset during Taylor Swift’s wedding on Friday evening, just in time for the sun to create rainbows and light up the horizon. #new york #new york city #nyc #Thunderstorm #sunset #Taylor Swift #Tailor pic.twitter.com/DWbLX2wNBl
– Gary Hershorn (@GaryHershorn) 4th July 2026
The Swift Society said, “A rainbow appeared in the sky after Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce officially got married.” Written on X.
The India Times informed The rainbow appeared 13 minutes after Swift married Kelsey.
That would be something because, like People According to the report, Swift has called 13 her lucky number “for as long as we’ve known her.” From painting it on her hand before concerts to intentionally using it as an Easter egg in her album rollouts, Intense One great reputationTo put 13 at the center of our legacy.”
“I was born on the 13th,” Swift told People. “I turned 13 on Friday the 13th. My first album Taylor Swift went gold in 13 weeks. The intro to my first #1 song was 13 seconds. Every time I’ve won an award I’ve been seated in the 13th seat, 13th row, 13th section or row M, which is the 13th letter. Basically, whenever 13 comes into my life, it’s a good thing.”
Barstool Sports coordinating producer Nick Hamilton also shared photos of the rainbow, Write“Giant rainbow appears in the sky shortly after Taylor Swift’s wedding.”
(Photo by Aeon/GC Images)
“What beautiful shots!” a fan wrote On Harshorn’s thread.
In Oplight, Swift wrote, “It’s fair
storm inside a teacup
But shelter here with me, my love
“Rumble like a drum.”
Harshorn also posted a photo The Empire State Building was lit in blue for the wedding.
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Lightning strikes across New York City as Taylor Swift marries Travis Kelce
The New York skyline and weather, lightning and rainbows after Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding… what an iconic moment in New York City right now 🥹💍
📸 @GaryHershorn pic.twitter.com/3Uk4slZPcf-Taylor Swift Updates (@SwiftNYC) 4th July 2026
Other fans noted that lightning also struck. “The New York skyline and weather, lightning and rainbows after Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding… what an iconic moment to be in New York City right now,” One person wrote on X.
Hershhorn confirmed this, writing, “After the rainbow, lights lit up Midtown and lower Manhattan for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding in New York City on Friday evening.”
Another fan wrote, “This has at least 3 of Taylor’s 3 album covers.”
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