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Watch: Jason Kelce Reveals Role He’s “Hoping” to Have in Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift’s Wedding

Travis Kelce is swearing to be overdramatic and true to his lover Taylor Swift. 

After the couple, both 35, announced their engagement in a joint Instagram post Aug. 26, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end couldn’t contain his joy while addressing the couple’s milestone for the first time. 

“I appreciate everybody that reached out and sent something, and all the posts and all the excitement that’s been going on,” Travis told brother Jason Kelce during the Sept. 3 episode of their New Heights podcast. “It’s been really fun telling everybody who I’m going to be spending the rest of my life with…It’s been awesome.”

He also went on to agree with Jason that calling someone their “fiancée” gave him a special feeling, noting that that their recent outing at the University of Cincinnati Bearcats’ football game as a couple was a big one.

“It was my first time introducing Taylor as my fiancée to a few of my teammates,” Travis added, “so yeah, it was pretty cool…I still get giddy, it’s exciting times.”

Travis’ sweet words come a little more than a week after Taylor joked alongside photos of the couple’s grand engagement photos, “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married.”

In addition to the caption, Taylor also included a subtle nod to the couple’s initials by adding a dynamite emoji, or, “TNT.”

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While the couple’s grand announcement sent shock waves through social media—with pals like Sabrina Carpenter, Patrick Mahomes, Brittany Mahomes and more sharing their congratulations—it has been a long time coming. After all, less than a month before they announced their engagement, Travis detailed just how in love he was with the superstar. 

“Whenever I’m with her, it feels like we’re just regular people,” he told GQ in an interview published Aug. 12. “When there is not a camera on us, we’re just two people that are in love.”

And the New Heights co-host emphasized that while their romance has been a total touchdown in terms of cultural impact, it has been nothing but “organic” behind closed doors. 

“We are two fun-loving people who have the morals to appreciate everyone for who they are,” he continued. “We share all those values. It kind of just took the f–k off.”

As he put it, “We fell in love just based off the people we were sitting in a room together.”

Of course, the romance itself wouldn’t have come around without at least a little grandiosity on Travis’ part. After all, Taylor admitted that she was quite taken with how publicly her now-fiancé pursued her after a failed attempt at a meet-cute during her Kansas City stop of the Eras Tour in 2023. (So it went, Travis called her out on New Heights the following week in July 2023, and Taylor reached out from there.)

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“This kind of felt like I was in an ‘80s John Hughes movie and he was just standing outside of my window with a boombox being like, ‘I wanna date you!’” Taylor gushed on the Aug. 13 episode of New Heights. “‘Do you wanna go on a date with me? I made you a friendship bracelet, do you want to date me?’” 

Taylor hedged that at first the gesture felt a bit “crazy,” on her end, but she later realized it was a moment when the planets and the fates and all the stars aligned. She noted, “This is sort of what I’ve been writing songs about wanting to happen to me since I was a teenager.”

Travis, meanwhile, knew exactly how to get the girl—because Taylor made it abundantly clear. 

“I was sitting there at the Eras Tour listening to every single one of those songs,” he noted. “Being like, ‘I know exactly what she wants me to do.’”

Keep reading for a deeper look into Taylor and Travis’ epic romance…

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July 2023: So, Make the Friendship BraceletsTaylor Swift and Travis Kelce‘s love story began in July 2023, when the singer’s Eras Tour made a stop at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.As a huge Swiftie, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end caught the show with hopes of giving Taylor a friendship bracelet with his number on it. However, he failed to complete the pass due to her pre-show rituals.”I was disappointed that she doesn’t talk before or after her shows because she has to save her voice for the 44 songs that she sings,” Travis shared on the July 26 episode of his New Heights podcast. “So, I was a little butt-hurt I didn’t get to hand her one of the bracelets I made for her.”

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Summer 2023: This Is Him TryingAfter publicly recounting his fumble—a move Taylor would later describe as “metal as hell”—Travis decided to shoot his shot and invite the Grammy winner to watch the Chiefs play at Arrowhead Stadium.”I threw it out there, I threw the ball in her court,” he shared on The Pat McAfee Show. “I told her, you know, ‘I’ve seen you rock the stage in Arrowhead, you might have to come see me rock the stage in Arrowhead and see which one’s a little more lit.’ So, we’ll see what happens in the near future.”

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August 2023: Enchanted to Meet YouTravis was rocking a mustache—which he debuted in August during training camp—when he was first introduced to Taylor.As he later noted of the era, “That ‘stache and the 87 jersey was pretty iconic there for a little bit, and I had it when I met Taylor for the first time.”

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September 2023: Sparks FlyBy early September, a source close to the situation told E! News that Travis and Taylor were “texting and talking here and there.””It’s been very low-key,” the insider explained, “as he’s been in season.”

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September 2023: Cheer CaptainAccepting Travis’ invite, Taylor joined the athlete’s mom Donna Kelce at Arrowhead Stadiumto watch him and the Chiefs take on the Chicago Bears. After the game, Taylor and Travis were seen packing PDA at a local bar.Though folklore had it that it was the couple’s first in-person meeting, the “Karma” singer later clarified the two had spent a “significant amount of time” getting to know each other beforehand.As Taylor noted, “We would never be psychotic enough to hard launch a first date.” 

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October 2023: Team UpAs an indication that the relationship was heating up, Taylor brought her squad—including friends Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds, Sophie Turner, Hugh Jackman, Sabrina Carpenter and Antoni Porowski—to watch the Chiefs play against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.

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October 2023: It’s Nice to Have a FriendAnother sign that Travis could be The 1? Taylor started bonding with Brittany Mahomes—the wife of Travis’ BFF and teammate Patrick Mahomes—in and outside of NFL games.

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October 2023: Welcome to New YorkThe couple took their romance to TV, making a surprise appearance on the Oct. 14 episode of Saturday Night Live. Their Big Apple takeover also included the after-party for the NBC sketch show and a date night at the Waverly Inn.

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November 2023: Karma Is Her BoyfriendDuring a bye week, Travis traveled down to Argentina to catch the South American leg of Taylor’s Eras Tour. Not only did the NFL star bond with Taylor’s dad, Scott Swift,at the Nov. 11 show in Buenos Aires, but he also got a special shoutout from the stage.”Karma is that guy on the Chiefs,” Taylor sang, “coming straight home to me.”After the show, the Midnights artist was seen running up to Travis backstage and greeting him with a passionate kiss.

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December 2023: Speak NowTaylor addressed the lavender craze surrounding her appearances at Travis’ games.”I’m going to see him do what he loves, we’re showing up for each other, other people are there and we don’t care,” she told Time. “The opposite of that is you have to go to an extreme amount of effort to make sure no one knows that you’re seeing someone.”

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December 2023: You, Who Charmed Her DadThe music superstar turned Travis’ Dec. 17 game into a family affair, bringing her dad to cheer on her man.

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January 2024: All the MidnightsTaylor and Travis spent their first New Year’s Eve together, sharing a romantic kiss when the clock struck midnight on Jan. 1.

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January 2024: Chosen FamilyContinuing to bond with Travis’ family, Taylor hung out with his brother Jason Kelce and sister-in-law Kylie Kelce at the Chiefs’ game against the Buffalo Bills.

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January 2024: Saved by the Perfect KissTaylor joined Travis on the football field when the Chiefs won the AFC Championship, a victory that cemented the team’s spot in the 2024 Super Bowl. The couple shared a celebratory kiss before exchanging the L-word.”Tay, I’m gonna enjoy with the guys,” he told her. “I love you—so much it’s not funny.”

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February 2024: Super Bowl ChampsThe pair locked lips on the field after Travis led the Kansas City Chiefs to victory on Feb. 11, 2024 in Las Vegas.

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February 2024: TikTok OfficialTaylor posted footage of Travis on social media for the first time Feb. 12, poking fun at how she took her parents clubbing with the athlete after the Super Bowl.

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June 2024: Instagram OfficialTaylor’s first Instagram pic featuring Travis was a selfie of the two with Prince William and his and wife Kate Middleton‘s eldest kids Prince George and Princess Charlotte backstage at the singer’s Eras tour show at Wembley Stadium in London.

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June 2024: Travis’ Eras Tour Stage DebutWhile attending his seventh Eras tour concert, and second show at London’s Wembley Stadium, the NFL star joined his girlfriend onstage as a backup performer during her performance of “I Can Do It With a Broken Heart.”

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September 2024: Back in the GameTaylor joined Travis for the Chief’s first game of the regular 2024-25 season and appeared to re-enact a PDA moment from October 2023 in this photo shared by Chariah Gordon, who is pictured with her boyfriend, Chiefs wide receiver Mecole Hardman.

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September 2024: Wedding DateThe two attended model Karen Elson‘s wedding to Electric Lady Studios owner Lee Foster in New York City.

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September 2024: U.S. Open DateThe next day, the pair attended the men’s singles final match at the U.S. Open.

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October 2024: Double DateThe two stepped out for a double dinner date with Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds in NYC.

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December 2024: Empire State of MindThe pair stepped out for two back-to-back dates in New York City over the last weekend of 2024, matching outfits both times.

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March 2025: Off-Season AdventuresThe pair spent the NFL off-season together, enjoying a snowy vacation to Montana with sportscaster Erin Andrews.

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July 2025: Instagram Hard LaunchTravis posted his first pics with Taylor on Instagram in July 2025, including an adorable shot of them at dinner—which subtly revealed their phone lockscreen pics of one another.

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August: 2025: Taking Their Romance to New HeightsSelf-described New Heights superfan Taylor made her debut on Travis and Jason’s podcast in a nearly two-hour-long special episode Aug. 13. In addition to very candidly detailing their life together—in and out of the spotlight—Taylor also revealed her 12th studio album The Life of a Showgirl, set to debut Oct. 3.

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August 2025: It’s a Love Story, Baby Just Said YesMore than two years after Travis’ podcast shoutout heard ’round the world, Travis and Taylor announced they are engaged. Making a cheeky reference to her song “So High School.” the two captioned the Aug. 26 Instagram post featuring their engagement photos, “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married.”

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