Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce – why we love a love story

By Jemimah Wright2025-08-27T08:21:00

Jemimah Wright explores Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s engagement, and why we can’t resist a love story. Could our fascination with romance point to the only love that truly satisfies: the love of Christ?

On August 26, 2025, global pop icon Taylor Swift (35) and NFL superstar Travis Kelce (35) officially announced their engagement via an Instagram post. Their caption: “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married”.

The proposal itself took place about two weeks earlier, in a romantic garden in Lee’s Summit, Missouri—according to Travis’s father, Ed. It was a beautifully intimate moment: Travis invited Taylor for a glass of wine, asked her the big question beneath a floral trellis, and after she said yes, they joyfully FaceTimed both their families. The duo later shared a cozy dinner with both sets of parents.

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