As Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce get set to tie the knot at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Friday, July 3, a hot topic of debate is the celebrity couple's plans for a cocktail hour ahead of their ceremony — an event that could far surpass the traditional hour and instead go as long as 2.5 hours, according to multiple reports about the weekend events."Yes, cocktail hours traditionally last one hour," said Florida-based etiquette expert Jacqueline Whitmore in response to reports about the unusual length of the pre-wedding event as part of a whirlwind day that could last into the wee hours of Friday evening."This gives the newly married couple time to take pictures, and it gives the guests time to socialize and relax."But "sometimes," she said, "the cocktail party can last more than an hour if the wedding party is quite large, running late — or if guests and the wedding party have to travel quite a distance to the reception venue."TAYLOR SWIFT'S UNUSUAL WEDDING GIFTS RULE IGNITES ETIQUETTE DEBATE: 'HONOR THEIR WISHES'Whitmore also said that, in her view, "it’s perfectly acceptable for the cocktail hour to run longer, as long as enough food and beverages are provided.
Otherwise, the guests will most likely get cranky."As Fox News Digital previously reported, Swift’s wedding to three-time Super Bowl winner Kelce may be a days-long affair involving street closures, hundreds of VIPs, a special police detail and taxpayer-funded security measures, according to a source with knowledge of the event.Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are apparently going all out for their July 3 wedding, and a super-long cocktail hour is no exception.(Aeon/GCImages)Roughly 1,000 guests are expected to attend — with many described as "high profile" and "VIP" by the police department. The reported schedule is igniting debate, however.CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE STORIES"Hospitality is measured by comfort, not by the clock," said Lisa Mirza Grotts, a California-based etiquette ...