This is both surprising and not so surprising, right? Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged! It’s surprising because many of Taylor’s fans have spent YEARS arguing that how dare anyone suggest that she wants to get married, she’s unmarried by choice, she’s protecting her assets, etc. And yet… if you listen to her music, you can hear a woman who is romantic, who dreams of big love, who wants to be really “settled down.” If you’ve been following the two year saga of TNT (Taylor & Trav), you’re also not surprised at all – these two have been severely smitten with each other this whole time. Well, now it’s happening!
One step closer to “End Game” — Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged! The “Cruel Summer” singer and the Kansas City Chiefs tight end, both 35, announced their engagement in a joint post on Instagram alongside several photos from their floral-filled garden proposal on Tuesday, Aug. 26.
“Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married 🧨,” Swift wrote in the caption.
Kelce proposed with a ring he designed with Kindred Lubeck of Artifex Fine Jewelry. The dazzling stone is an “Old Mine brilliant cut,” which Swift shows off in a series of photos announcing the big news.
The first engagement photo is of Kelce proposing on bended knee as Swift lovingly rests one hand on his face. Other shots show the pair embracing and sitting on a bench underneath pink-and-white floral trellis.
Congratulations to them! I love that they posted photos, and I love that there’s a dedicated photo for the ring. I read “old mine brilliant cut” before I saw the photo and I was like “hm, I hope this doesn’t suck.” Ladies, it does NOT suck. It’s a good ring, with a vintage flavor and very, very big. But also not too big that she’s lugging around a rock which needs its own security. The perfect happy-medium.
Photos courtesy of Taylor’s instagram.
Very happy for them. 💝
Me too! And the “Eng teacher and Gym teacher” thing is cute.
I’m very happy for both of them. They are so happy together and I see this lasting. He loves being in the limelight at much as Taylor. They are well suited.
Same, their personalities are such a good match. I wish them a lifetime of happiness!
Hoping this is their first and last engagement, they’re still besotted after 2 years and they’re both family oriented. Releasing the news in their own way with very little if any Tree Paine involvement is a healthy grounded thing.
No rumors, leaks, tabloids, even if it’s weird how dialed-in reporters Adam Schefter and Ian Rapaport are to announce it to all the nfl bros.
Congrats to them!
I wonder if William will try to shoehorn his way into this wedding.
I saw somewhere on social media that Can’t and Won’t liked Taylor’s post.
Thank you for posting this after hours! I am so excited for them!
But it was nice of the couple to release the news on a weekday without major tennis conflicts. And we don’t have to thread jack the Links page anymore, so there’s that.
I think both Kelce brothers will cry at the wedding, they’re both criers and we should normalize big NFL guys tearing up at life events. Travis cried with Taylor when she got her masters and this is just as big of a deal.
They really do make a beautiful couple. Congratulations to them☺️
I tell you, I did not know how many Swifties I knew until my Facebook and Threads and IG blew up with this news. Even my husband texted me (he saw it in an alert from Adam Schefter hahaha). My first thought was something about fan bases that have a parasocial relationship with their star…..
….Then I remembered I bought two jars of marmalade and another box of crepe mix this morning because I wanted to support a millionaire duchess and I mean……I have some sense of self-awareness, lmao.
Anyway while I have not followed all of her relationships (okay really any of them besides the matty healy mess), and I do not have that parasocial relationship haha, this news still made me smile because they really do just seem so happy together. I said in the other post that they seem to be each other’s biggest cheerleaders and even for an old curmudgeon like me that’s sweet to see.
My guess is they were engaged before the podcast/album announcement. This also makes sense with the house hunting in Cleveland, if they’re searching for a home base outside of Kansas City since he’s likely going to retire in the next year or so.
Love this comment Becks! We Celebitches stan for Meghan, one of the world’s most recognizable women, who’s married to a literal prince, and we’re willing to buy [admittedly lovely] things we don’t need to show our support. We can’t exactly turn our noses up at Swifties who are willing to buy 3 copies of the same album to further enrich the most sucessful pop star of all time.
We all have our reasons for our fandom. I’m not a Swifty, but I admit I have enjoyed my local radio station’s Taylor Swift weekend, jamming out to songs I haven’t heard in years as I was in the car running errands. Parasocial relationships are toxic because of the lack of understood boundaries between fan and subject, but plain old fandom’s a lot of fun!
Yep, well-said. I’m not a Swiftie but I got no heat for her. I loved her posing with her cat after creepy JD Vance was saying all that shit. The jeans in that pic were great. And yeah, I just bought some freaking ORANGE marmalade when I said I wouldn’t buy anything orange, lol. So congrats to them and I agree with Kaiser, that vintage ring is a stunner and I’m not even a big diamond jewelry person.
In a year of absolute dumpster fire news, this truly brought a smile to my face! I love that they shared news in their own way and on the heels of the podcast, it has been such a fun august to be a Taylor Swift fan. She really did “live for the hope of it all.” I wish them all the best and am curious to her what her music will be like moving forward.
I agree, Becks1. Just had our 30th anniversary last week. I think I grin so much bc it reminds me of the closeness in my & my husband’s relationship. Of course, not every year was good and happy, but I’m so glad we’ve had the time together that we’ve had. Having a mutually loving and respectful relationship with a partner who becomes your best friend is priceless. I feel like that’s what these two kids have, and it just makes me really happy for them.
100% agree – they definitely were engaged at the album reveal – I even had that thought to myself watching the clips. Then late did a lovely photoshoot. A sweet moment in a dark time.
I also thought they must have been engaged during the podcast BUT THEY WEREN’T! If you know anything about Travis, he is “naught and sneaky” (as said by his tiny niece in a famous video). WHILE THEY WERE FILMING THE PODCAST, he had people coming in and transforming their backyard into a fairy tale garden (“secret garden of my mind” – a famous Taylor lyric). After the podcast, she got changed for dinner and he said, “Let’s go have a glass of wine outside.” In the engagement photo, you can see the indentation caused by the headphones from the podcast being on her hair for two hours. How do we know most of this? Because his dad gave a phone interview after the engagement was announced! When you go back and watch the podcast where Taylor keeps saying “says my boyfriend” every time Travis complimented her, Travis gets the sneakiest look on his face. It also puts into perspective why Jason seemed to get emotional when Taylor talked about Travis. Also – how smart of Travis to propose when he knew she would have had her hair and makeup professionally done!
Val I love you for these details so much!
Good for them. They seem to really adore each other. After the wedding there will of course be breathless debate on when their first child will be born.
The ring looks like a heavier version of Zendaya’s bezel set engagement ring.
I legit feel bad for her and the bump-watch that we all know is coming.
I’m sure she has it all planned out—baby will be her 13th “release.”
Congratulations! This is such fun news…we need it 🙂
Love the ring! ITA Kaiser, description not great, but wow, great ring. Simple and love the close fit to the finger, won’t get stuck in a sweater.
My engagement ring is an old mine cut, but it was cut in the 1800’s. I wonder if the ring is a family heirloom.
I’d like to see a better picture of the ring, because I like the idea of it, but in that photo, the diamond looks dull and a bit gray/beige rather than clear.
I figured they would get married after watching the podcast and assume they were engaged during it. Lots of Travis talking about how lucky he is, lots of Taylor talking about his family like they were her family already.
Low key that aspect of it is one of the main reasons why I thought they’d be endgame. When you love their family, fit right in and are totally embraced by them, and your families mesh really well with each other, which seems the case with the Swifts and Kelces, that’s a sign.
According to his dad, he proposed that evening. The proposal was being set up while she was distracted filming.
This really is so helpful, and it makes things so much more pleasant and smoother. It’s good for the children also. Of course if you don’t care for your own birth family it wont’ matter to you if they like or your partner or not, and that’s fine. But these two are both close with their families so it mattered to them that they other fit in well and was well liked.
I wouldn’t blame them a bit if they just went off somewhere and quietly got married without all of the drama. It would be so romantic.
That ring! It suits her.
Does anyone have any information on her watch? It is gorgeous.
Looks like a Cartier Tank watch with diamonds.
The way my eyes went past the ring and straight to the watch!
It is reportedly a gold Cartier Santos Demoiselle.
https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/taylor-swift-wears-a-discontinued-cartier-santos-demoiselle-in-her-engagement-announcement
They just did a photoshoot for their engagement. They are not running off into the sunset. We will all know everything about this wedding and the sponsors
yeahhhhh this wedding might not be livestreamed like some swifties seem to want but it not going to be quiet.
What I could see happening is they get married at a courthouse or their backyard very quietly and then have the wedding ceremony and reception later but with most guests thinking that’s the real wedding.
I mean yeah they could do it quiet but I can see Taylor having ideas of a fun big wedding with family and friends. If she does go that way, people are gonna be hoping hoping for an invite. I would be!
Will be interesting to see if Blake is invited, lol.
Congratulations Taylor and Travis
Kicking my feet and giggling over here 😂. I watched/listened to that podcast like three times because it was just such a balm to see people being in love and funny while everything else has been a gd nightmare. Also that podcast is I think the first time I’ve heard her talk for longer than a 30 second clip, I was surprised by how much I liked her. The photo caption is hilarious. Made me smile today, and I got to breathlessly text ppl 😂
I thought it odd that she kept saying, “says my BOYFRIEND” in that interview, I thought immediately she means “husband.” I thought maybe they might have had something small and intimate already. They seemed even more connected/close then. In fact, all three were a little too hyped for just her album release, now that I think about it.
Congratulations to the Gym teacher and the English teacher!!!!!!
Aw – I was kinda hoping they’d got secretly married already.
I’m glad it’s an announcement rather than corny pix/video of the proposal.
LOVE the ring. Love brilliant cut and the simple style of the ring.
I hate the Chiefs as a Raiders fan, but even I’ll admit they’re really cute together. Best wishes to them!
And as a fan of all things sparkly, that is a gorgeous ring! 😍
I saw this about 10 mins ago on another site, and I am still grinning. I’m so happy for them both.
It’s been fun watching this relationship blossom. I don’t think Taylor has ever looked happier or healthier than she has these past two years, and more relaxed as well, in spite of her massive and presumably stressful tour. And my God, Travis still beams every time he looks at her (I wish that his obvious pride in her accomplishments didn’t impress me as much as it does, but there are too many awful men out there who couldn’t handle their partner being so insanely successful).
LOVE the ring. Not too gaudy, classic without being bland. Good job, Travis!
The way they look at each other, the way they support each other, the way he shows his pride in her accomplishments, reminds me so much of Harry and Meghan. Soulmates who don’t need one “dominant” partner, which is so lovely. No envy, no stepping back for the other needs to shine more, just love and pride, and support. These two are in for the long run, and I love that for them.
I hope I’m someday as happy with a man as I am happy for her right now! This is such great news <3
Nice ring, goes well with her watch. Good luck to them. 🥂
It’s my husband’s and my anniversary today, so I was already being sappy about love, but this made me so happy … Finding your person is such a gift in this hellscape we’re living in.
Plus, we’ll hopefully get photos of Jason Kelce as best man and they are going to rule. Yay, T&T!
(I guess the TNT is what sparked — pun intended — the firecracker emoji in their Insta post. Made that connection thanks to Kaiser’s post. Thanks for working overtime, Kaiser!)
I’ve legitimately been expecting this since his first Chiefs press conference after the news broke and he was so calm about everything – proud to acknowledge her, not mad at people for asking, but also not promptly spilling tea. “A lot people that care about Taylor, and for good reason.” (Obviously I wasn’t expecting it RIGHT THEN, but you just knew this was going to be The One)
I knew from watching a clip of his podcast last year where he said something along the lines of “once a Kelce man decides to do something, he does it.” He committed to the relationship and this was clearly end goal for him. They’re the same age, both in the public eye, top of their respective fields, and he’s clearly not scared of her fame – it just makes sense.
Aww! They look so happy in that last pic. There’s going to be a lot of gossip drama about the guest list
I think the haircut gave him his mojo back! 🙂
Congrats to them! Maybe Kelce will be so distracted with wedding planning that he’ll mess up the Chiefs season. #BillsMafia #JustOneBeforeIDie
I feel for you. From, A Red Sox fan who had my only wish in life to yet be fulfilled on 10/27/2004. What a ‘paw-ty’. OMG!🧢 ⚾️!
@ Samipup, I’m in the PNW, and keep hoping the Mariners FINALLY make it to the World Series. I don’t even care if they lose in four games, but please, in my lifetime, let us just finally get there!
Congratulations ❤️🔥❤️🔥!
I’m glad for both of them, congratulations. Agree with Kaiser, even back 2 years ago, I posted on here that it seems she really wanted marriage. She sees many of her friends around her getting married and having kids, and I had a feeling she wanted the same. I also had a feeling Travis was the one for her 😊.
So happy we have something besides old royal news to keep us happily entertained and gossipy for the next year! Weeeeeeeee!!!
Oh, the BM will find ways to shoehorn the royals into this as well. We’re likely just a few hours away from the Fail gloating that the TNT engagement has overshadowed Meghan’s latest As Ever release. And despite no previous associations between TNT and the Sussexes, look forward to speculation as to whether or not they’ll be invited to the wedding; if they aren’t, it will be cited as proof that Hollywood hates Harry and Meghan. It’s definitely coming. 🙄
Actually, I noticed Meghan “liked” Taylor’s Insta post, so wait for headlines about that! 🙂
More like “…your music teacher and your gym teacher are getting married…”
I found myself touched by the announcement, even though I am an absolute hard-boiled marriage cynic. There was something so sweet about the teacher angle that even I melted.
This might actually work…here’s hoping…
Yay! Such fun and happy news! They seem so suited for each other and very happy which is so lovely to see.
And that ring! Honestly, that is the most perfect ring for her! Travis really picked/designed a great ring for her. The fact that it is an “old mine brilliant cut” that large is lovely, but the rarity of it speaks to how Travis loves her–he wanted something unique, antique, and just a little bit flashy. I love it!
Congrats to the lovely couple! I hope they have nothing but happiness and good times and good health!
I’m so happy for them, it brought a big smile to my face when I saw the notification from Instagram. It’s been a fraught journey for our girl and we’ve been along for the whole ride through all her albums but I’m glad they are so happy together. The world is full of sh!t but real love should always be celebrated. I love this for them 💛 please let there be a post with her telling Olivia or Meredith she’s engaged and them not giving a single fk 😂
“Yawn.”
Yet you take the time and effort to respond, lol
I’m not even a little bit trying to pretend I have much in common with Swift. We’re actually worlds apart and could not look less alike for two white women (I am a bit older than her, but also shorter and darker haired). But actually we have this one thing in common. I dated tons of sensitive artsy boys and assumed that was my type. I also was in love with the idea of love but was skeptical of marriage. Then I met a tall, beefy, all American boy with a heart of gold and a liberal streak. And I fell madly in love. Reader, I married him.
What’s up with the English teacher bit? Is she eluding to being a renowned writer? Lollllll
It’s a reference to a song she wrote about him on her last record, “So High School.” Plus, you know, she IS a renowned writer. There are plenty of artists I don’t particularly care for, but understand they’re popular and talented even if they don’t appeal to me. It’s okay for people to like things that you don’t.
She’s a brilliant lyricist, and that requires mad language skills.
“Touch me while your bros play Grand Theft Auto” GET REAL
you’re about to get swift-splained lmao.
(I saw that term on threads and loved it.)
I actually think someone made that joke/reference and it became a thing in Swiftdom or whatever you call it. Someone said that this couple was like the English teacher dating the Gym Teacher or Coach. I remember seeing it and thinking it was funny and pretty apt. They must have thought so too so they through her fans a bone by using it in their announcement.
I’m not even a Swiftie and this made me kinda verklempt. lol
I just really like how obviously proud he is of her and her accomplishments. He really admires and respects her. After watching the podcast it’s clear she’s very enamored of him as well.
I know alot of Swifties think he’s a big dope but I suspect they share the same fundamental values and IMO that matters alot more than shared interests. I’m rooting for these kids!! 🙂
They seem like a really well-matched couple. They both enjoy fame but like to have control over when and how the public accesses them. They’re both talented — top of their respective games right now. They’re both extraordinarily wealthy and philanthropic. Neither one of them is marrying down in any way. And much deeper than that, they both seem like individuals who really really wanted to find The One, get married, be appreciated by one another’s family, and find lifelong happiness in a loving, committed, monogamous relationship. Congratulations to T&T!!
I think even more than that they’re both so EXTRA and that is what she was missing in all of her previous partners <3 <3
So happy for them. They seem so happy and well matched. Both successful in their own right (but with no career competition), both genuinely supportive and proud of each other, both from similar midwestern family backgrounds. They just complement each other well. And he isn’t bothered by her fame and the spotlight!
I’m so glad she found someone who doesn’t need to dim her light to feel secure. And I’m glad he found someone who appreciates him. Good luck you two.
I love this. Totally good for eachother. I like the caption about the English teacher and the gym teacher 🥹