Travis Kelce’s dad reveals that Travis proposed to Taylor Swift two weeks ago

Taylor Swift really is America’s princess, because it seems like every major demographic is obsessed with her engagement to Travis Kelce. Political reporters were breaking the news live outside the White House, tennis commentators broke the news in the middle of Jannik Sinner’s match, and everyone’s obsessing over the engagement news online. Interestingly enough, Travis’s father Ed Kelce ended up spilling some major tea about the proposal. Is this an unauthorized leak???

Ed Kelce is sharing the details of his son Travis Kelce’s romantic proposal to Taylor Swift. In an interview with News 5’s John Kosich, Ed revealed that the proposal took place “maybe two weeks, not quite two weeks ago” at Kelce’s home.

“He was going to put it off till this week. I think she was getting maybe a little antsy, but he was going to put her off till this week, to, you know, make some grand thing, to make it a big special event,” Ed said. “And I told him repeatedly, you know, you could do it on the side of the road, do it any place that makes it a special event … when you get down on one knee and ask her to marry you….He got her out there, they were about to go out to dinner, and he said, ‘Let’s go out and have a glass of wine’ … they got out there, and that’s when he asked her, and it was beautiful.”

Following the proposal, “They started FaceTiming me and their mother and her folks to make sure everybody knew. So, to see them together is great. I got a FaceTime call from them, and as soon as I saw the FaceTime, I saw it was Travis, and then I saw Taylor there with him, I knew what they were going to say,” he said, “and they, you know, let us know.”

Ed revealed that on Sunday, he supported Kelce at ESPN’s premiere of The Kingdom, telling the outlet, “his mother and I went with him back to his house for dinner, where Taylor made dinner, and we had a wonderful dinner with them outside on the patio and to just watch the two of them, just crazy about each other,” he said.

[From People]

Y’all know Tree Paine is going to have a sit-down conversation with Travis’s father, right? “You cannot call into a local Cleveland station and spill details about your son’s proposal.” But it’s sweet, and it adds to the “America’s princess” vibe – for royal engagements, the parents always issue statements too. Ed Kelce’s son won the heart of the princess! And I agree with him about “you could do it on the side of the road, do it any place that makes it a special event … when you get down on one knee and ask her to marry you.” There was a Twitter thread/conversation months ago about women accidentally messing up their man’s proposals, and it was so funny. Story after story about “he wanted to go see some beautiful garden and I refused because I didn’t want to walk that far, so he proposed in the kitchen.” The proposal is what makes it special, not the location! Still, Travis knows Taylor well enough to know that he needed to go all out.

Photos courtesy of Taylor & Travis’s Instagram.

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44 Responses to “Travis Kelce’s dad reveals that Travis proposed to Taylor Swift two weeks ago”

  1. JoanCallamezzo says:

    Ed say nothing and then say less. I thought they were secretly engaged maybe married already. They are wonderful together. I would have given the public one pic from the proposal at most, keep the private life as private as possible.

  2. North of Boston says:

    I’m really happy for these two. And love how their parents are all in, and happy to hang out and thrilled with how happy, comfortable they are together.

    It’s also nice to have a prominent woman, who has the attention of lots of young girls, in a solid relationship with a guy who values her, is happy for her success, is happy to be part of her world AND that she seems the same towards him, his success, his world. And that he, as a prominent manly-man, successful athlete is showing young people and dudes that it doesn’t diminish you to be positive, supportive of your partner and be joyful about *their* achievements, not threatened.

    Meghan and Harry also model a positive couple dynamic, 2 people who adore each other, celebrate/support each other’s work and interests and show a positive example for people.

    • MaisiesMom says:

      I agree. I have a 20-something daughter and while she is not a Swiftie, I feel like she has been in wont of high profile models of relationships like this. Taylor has a successful (understatement of the year) career, good friends and a social life, is close with her family and is in control of her own destiny. But she still wanted to find someone who was in the same place and could accept and celebrate all of that for and with her.

      My daughter ended things with her (IMO way too flaky) partner this past spring and has seriously changed her tack in whom she is choosing to date. She’s really had a re-set. This is before Taylor and Travis got engaged of course, but this announcement might solidify her goals. Her roommate is a Swiftie so she will hear about it. Everyone will!

    • Jane says:

      Yes, I really hope this will counter all the pick-up artist stuff, the negging, the fuckboi behaviour, even the tradwife stuff that is currently doing the rounds. You don’t have to make yourself smaller to appeal to the right person, and young girls need to both know this and see it happening.

  3. Well they did get engaged in private good for them I’m sure it must have been special.

    • Nicki says:

      Love that it was private. I know they’re mega-famous but their romance has had a very appealing authentic vibe. Also, two weeks ago would have been the 13th.

  4. Renee says:

    Tree is going to do no such thing. Ed and Jason are who they are and Taylor doesn’t have any issues with it. And this isn’t really anything scandalous, an excited father talking…..I am happy for Taylor and Travis. They look so happy together, they get each other, support each other. Travis really is Taylor’s biggest hype man. Like all the best wishes to them. Side note, Jason’s little girls’ are going to make the cutest flower girls.

  5. Eleonor says:

    Am I the only one who is disappointed by the ring?,?

    • Denise says:

      Yes, you are.
      The ring is lovely

    • Worktowander says:

      Nope. Not to my taste at all, but happy for her.

    • ariel says:

      I’m sure not the only one.
      But i thought the ring was lovely, and someone on threads did a little investigating into the “mine cut” style of ring.
      They are old diamonds, found generations ago in diamond mines, and they have more flaws than modern diamonds because they were cut by hand (as no machines could do it at the time).
      But they are therefore all a bit imperfect and unique.

      And i like that it is large- but not GIGANTIC, so that it would need its own security team, or would look odd on her hand.

      Mostly, it is just a lovely engagement scene.
      What do they say, Travis reminds us that “if he wanted to, he would” – and some guys just don’t want to put forth the effort to fly from Los Angeles to Ireland in time to see part of her show, or to throw an eras themed party for her birthday after the tour wrapped up….

      I digress….
      I think the ring is lovely.

      • Megan says:

        My engagement ring is an old mine cut, but it’s from the 1800’s. I had no idea people were still using this cut.

    • Louisa says:

      You’re not alone. My 2 best friends and I also dislike it. But as long as she loves it.

    • wendy says:

      I love it, but I love an old school vibe — it reminds me of my great grandmother’s class ring — I also think the pic isn’t very clear so I don’t have a true visual to judge.
      Will be interesting to see how a band will go with it — I’m sure it was designed for a band, but at first sight it doesn’t look like one would sit.

    • Magdalena says:

      You’re not the only one who is not keen on it, though “disappointed” is a bit strong. It’s an interesting ring, more like a cocktail ring than an engagement ring to me, but I do like the vintage design. I am wondering how the wedding ring is going to fit with it (I guess it will be like Princess Diana’s, under the stone).

      However – if you look at her watch, then you realise that the ring is right up her street in terms of taste. They match. The man clearly knows his future wife’s tastes in jewellery, and designed something he knew she would appreciate. Good on him, and best wishes to the couple.

    • SpankyB says:

      I like it because it’s different. I do like vintage styles, though. My ring is a vintage style, but not vintage.

      What I find funny about it, is the diamond is big, I’d love to know the carat weight, but her fingers are so long it makes the diamond look smaller. Poor Travis had quite the job there finding a ring big enough to show up on her finger, but not so big it looks fake or breaks the bank. LOL

    • North of Boston says:

      I love it, it seems to suit her vibe.

  6. Alla says:

    Germany here, yesterday evening every news outlet in Germany was reporting the engagement. Not just gossip but serious media. Crazy!
    Im Very happy for them and can’t wait for the wedding and lots of Babies.

  7. Juniper says:

    This is the most Cleveland thing ever, and I love it. I believe the actual proposal happened earlier and this is a staged version of it to make the announcement. But that’s just me being cynical.

    • Becks1 says:

      So the way he words it – about Taylor getting antsy and him putting her off – makes me think they were engaged but not ENGAGED. For example my parents decided to get married in September. My dad did not propose with a ring until January. but my mom has always considered their engagement to be in September because that’s when they said to each other “yes, we’re going to marry each other.”

      I kind of figure this was the same way – they discussed marriage, and had reached the point of knowing they were going to marry each other and probably had even discussed a wedding timeline – but this was the actual “down on one knee proposal.” So they were engaged (because I think if you’re discussing a wedding and marriage you’re engaged) but not with the ring and the formal moment etc. and honestly I think that’s how a lot of people handle it especially as older adults.

      • ariel says:

        I assume in every modern relationship, marriage is talked about way before the proposal.
        And we should not be marrying people who ask if we have never talked about what our future will look like.

        So i am sure they have talked about the future, about kids, about his post nfl life, about what they do when she goes on tour again.

        I’m sure the pre-nup is in the works, not because anyone thinks it won’t work out, but because she is a smart business woman who understands she needs to protect her assets.

      • Becks1 says:

        100% there will be a prenup and there should be! they both are bringing significant assets into the marriage. If there is no divorce then its just a piece of paper.

        I feel this way about anyone with any type of asset getting married – even if you just own your house before marriage – get a prenup.

    • Sparky says:

      What does this is the most Cleveland thing ever mean? I’m Cleveland born and raised although tbh I haven’t been back since school.

  8. Sunny says:

    Oh Ed! What is so sweet about the proposal is how well it shows he knows her. On his podcast, she joked about if Travis wasn’t crazy, the way he approached her was basically what she’d been dreaming of and writing about since she was a teenager. He responded that he went to her tour, and that he listened to her songs.

    Clearly he was paying attention! He built her “the secret garden in her mind,” from her song “I hate it here” on Tortured Poets. In the song, she talks about fleeing to that place in her mind when the world gets to be too much. He made that place real for her.

  9. ThatGirlThere says:

    This is so endearing, Papa Kelce is super excited for his Travis and how dope to have two exceptional women as daughters-in-law.

    The gardener and florist who worked on the yard of his home did gorgeous work. It reminds me of the Hailee Steinfeld and Josh Allen engagement photo.

    Good for them.

  10. Mandragora says:

    Nah, I actually think this is Tree-condoned. Lots of cute, relatable details slipped out in a way that is much more genuine and wholesome than a source in People.

    They could have shut Ed down from doing stuff like this any time in the past couple of years and they haven’t.

    • Truthiness says:

      Agreed. It’s more homespun and charming than Tree releasing the news to People.com. He’s just being a dad.

      It says a lot about Ed and Donna’s household long ago that they have two sons who are happily paired up with strong women.

      • Aidee Kay says:

        I love your comment @Truthiness. Yes, the Kelces raised two sons who are not only outstanding athletes (i.e., “manly men”), but also loving partners to intelligent, empowered women. If only all the parents trying to raise sports stars would put in equal effort to making sure their boys know how to appreciate, support, and love women as equals!!!

    • wordnerd says:

      My thoughts exactly! I don’t think he just called up a news station, I think this was arranged so he could share some of the cute details on their behalf. The part about her getting antsy is so relatable – clearly, they’d been talking about getting engaged, and she was probably like “ok…when’s this happening?”

      I knew my now-husband was going to propose for a few months, but didn’t know when. And you can bet I was antsy! This is cute, I’m happy for them.

  11. Alex Can says:

    I’m in the tiny minority but I find these two insufferable. But they’re happy and in love and good luck to them.

  12. Aimee says:

    I’m glad the ring isn’t some huge, tacky sparkler like Sanchez or a Kardashian. They can certainly afford one like that but this ring is more appropriate for who Taylor is.

  13. Harla says:

    Congrats to the english teacher and the gym teacher! I wish them lots of love and happiness!!

  14. C-No says:

    If it was so lovely and spontaneous and private — who took the pictures?

    • Abby says:

      I haven’t seen anywhere saying it was spontaneous. Or private. Where are you seeing that? The garden was carefully set up with MANY MANY flowers by a team.

      Also I’ve been the photographer for two “private” proposals. The proposal itself, I hid and shot with a long lens. And then we had a mini photo shoot afterward. It’s a super fun and sweet way to document the event..

      • C-NO says:

        Ed says Travis was going to wait until “this week” and make it a big event, but instead did it two weeks ago in his garden before going out to dinner. To be fair though I may have read that wrong, that could have been the plan that replaced the original “big event” plan. Meaning he planned to propose that evening before dinner( hence the photographer and flowers).

  15. L4Frimaire says:

    Congratulations to them. What type of stone is that? What is the cut?

    • MinnieMouse says:

      It’s called an “old mine cut” which basically means it was hand cut a long time ago, before modern practices using machines to maximize sparkle. It will have more flaws in it as a result, and less flash.

      • MotherOfPugs says:

        The older cuts have a different type of sparkle, less glittery, more chunky almost? Gems cut pre-modern lighting have a whole other vibe. I have an Old European Cut and it truly looks it’s most spectacular by candlelight.

  16. Normades says:

    I like the ring. They could have had the biggest honker ever but chose something vintage and wearable.

  17. Marcia says:

    What is she going to write about if she’s happy? 🙂

    • Marie says:

      She actually wrote one of her most heartbreaking songs all while in love with Joe (Death By A Thousand Cuts). She’s specifically addressed this when she did NPR, that she’s inspired not just by her own stories but stories from movies, novels etc. The Death song was written after she watched Someone Great.

  18. QuiteContrary says:

    I’m an Eagles fan (and a Swiftie, though too old to be a hardcore one), so I’m predisposed to love the Kelces.

    I loved the honesty of Ed’s interview … it was so consummately dad-like.

    And I agree with those who appreciate the way Travis Kelce is modeling love and respect for his superstar soon-to-be-wife. He knows he’s lucky to have her and he’s undaunted by her insane success. And she knows she’s lucky to have him, too.

    Jason Kelce is the same way with his wife Kylie. He just respects the hell out of her. Good job, Ed and Donna Kelce.

    Donna’s a good role model for so-called boy moms, too: There’s a way to raise your sons so they love you, and respect you, but aren’t momma’s boys who expect their partners to cater to their every whim.

    • Sparky says:

      Donna Kelce has an mba. She began work as a bank teller and rose up the ranks. By the time she retired she was a senior vp

  19. A Fan says:

    This is 100% condoned and is very smart, too. Enough details to make people happy, the actual specifics are still a secret, and they got to show how supportive the families are. And omg those Kelce girls are going to be ADORABLE as flower girls!!!

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