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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce won\u2019t be the first, and probably not the last, people to get married at Madison Square Garden.<\/p>

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There’ve been two other weddings at MSG, and one of the ceremonies included approximately 4,000 people.\u00a0<\/p>

Mass wedding at Madison Square Garden<\/h2>
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It was 1982 and a crowd of men and women clad in wedding attire lined up to get married at the same time in Madison Square Garden.<\/p>

It wasn\u2019t a stunt, but a genuine marriage ceremony of 4,000 members of the Unification Church.\u00a0<\/p>

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FILE – Wedding En Masse. Semi-general view of Madison Square Garden July 1 as some 22000 couples of Reverend Sun Myung Moon’s Unification Church are wed en masse. Reverend Moon, his wife and other church officials are on raised platform in background<\/span> <\/p>

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By the numbers:<\/p>

The church spent approximately $1.5 million to put on this lavish display of love.\u00a0<\/p>

Dig deeper:<\/p>

In video captured by FOX 5 New York of the mass nuptials, one couple said they had just met six days before they decided to tie the knot.<\/p>

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One couple told FOX that their common background working for the church made getting married quickly a non-issue.\u00a0<\/p>

What they’re saying:<\/p>

“Reverend Moon recommended we marry,” the groom said. “We have a long, common background of working for the church. So our common background is the same. So when you have something in common, there’s no problem.”<\/p>

Past celebrity wedding at MSG<\/h2>
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FILE – ly Stone gets an old-fashioned hug from bride, Kathy Silva, 20, mother of the rock star’s 9-month-old son, Sylvester Jr., after the couple’s wedding before 23,000 screaming fans at Madison Square Garden. (Photo by Vincent Riehl\/NY Daily News A<\/span> <\/p>

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In 1974, legendary funk musician\u00a0Sly Stone<\/u> got married to actress Kathy Silva on stage during one of his concerts.<\/p>

Both Stone and Silva\u2019s wedding ceremony, as well as the mass Unification Church ceremony, took place in the main area, according to USA Today.<\/u><\/p>

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