{"id":36084,"date":"2025-08-27T13:56:24","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T13:56:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=36084"},"modified":"2025-08-27T13:56:24","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T13:56:24","slug":"travis-kelce-proposed-to-taylor-swift-two-weeks-ago-at-his-home-his-dad-ed-reveals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=36084","title":{"rendered":"Travis Kelce Proposed to Taylor Swift &#8216;Two Weeks Ago&#8217; at His Home, His Dad Ed Reveals"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article__primary-video-container_1-0\" class=\"comp article__primary-video-container mntl-block\">\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-content_1-0\" class=\"comp article-content mntl-block\">\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-page_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-page mntl-block structured-content\" data-sc-sticky-offset=\"90\" data-sc-ad-label-height=\"24\" data-sc-ad-track-spacing=\"100\" data-sc-min-track-height=\"250\" data-sc-max-track-height=\"600\" data-sc-breakpoint=\"50em\" data-sc-load-immediate=\"4\" data-sc-content-positions=\"[1, 1250, 1550, 1950, 2350, 2750, 3150, 3550, 3950]\" data-bind-scroll-on-start=\"true\">\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-callout mntl-sc-block-universal-callout theme-needtoknow\" data-tracking-id=\"mntl-sc-block-callout\" data-tracking-container=\"true\">\n<div class=\"mntl-sc-block-universal-callout__body\">\n<ul>\n<li>Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce announced their engagement on Aug. 26, sharing several photos from their romantic proposal<\/li>\n<li>In an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news5cleveland.com\/news\/local-news\/travis-kelces-father-ed-kelce-says-the-couple-got-engaged-almost-2-weeks-ago\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">News 5&#8217;s John Kosich<\/a>, Kelce&#8217;s father Ed revealed the proposal took place two weeks ago at Travis&#8217; home<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;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 &#8230; when you get down on one knee and ask her to marry you,&#8221; Ed told the outlet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Ed Kelce is sharing the details of his son <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/travis-kelce-8285986\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">Travis Kelce<\/a>&#8216;s romantic proposal to <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/taylor-swift\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\">Taylor Swift<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_4-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">In an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news5cleveland.com\/news\/local-news\/travis-kelces-father-ed-kelce-says-the-couple-got-engaged-almost-2-weeks-ago\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">News 5&#8217;s John Kosich<\/a>, Ed revealed that the proposal took place &#8220;maybe two weeks, not quite two weeks ago&#8221; at Kelce&#8217;s home.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_6-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">&#8220;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,&#8221; Ed said. &#8220;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 &#8230; when you get down on one knee and ask her to marry you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_9-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Ed continued: &#8220;He got her out there, they were about to go out to dinner, and he said, &#8216;Let&#8217;s go out and have a glass of wine&#8217; &#8230; they got out there, and that&#8217;s when he asked her, and it was beautiful.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_11-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Following the proposal, &#8220;They started FaceTiming me and their mother and her folks to make sure everybody knew. So, to see them together is great,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_13-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">&#8220;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,&#8221; he said, &#8220;and they, you know, let us know.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_15-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Ed revealed that on Sunday, he<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/travis-kelce-supported-by-parents-ed-and-donna-the-kingdom-premiere-11796544\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\"> supported Kelce at ESPN&#8217;s premiere of<em> The Kingdom<\/em><\/a>, telling the outlet, &#8220;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,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_17-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/all-about-taylor-swift-travis-kelce-relationship-timeline-11797905\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">The couple<\/a>, both 35, announced the news of <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/taylor-swift-engaged-travis-kelce-8416978\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\">their engagement<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DN02niAXMM-\/?img_index=1\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"3\">Instagram<\/a> on Tuesday, Aug. 26. Swift wrote, &#8220;Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married \ud83e\udde8,&#8221; alongside several photos from their enchanting garden proposal.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_19-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">The Kansas City Chiefs tight end designed Swift&#8217;s new bling with the help of jewelry designer\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/artifexfine\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">Kindred Lubeck<\/a>\u00a0of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/artifexfine.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\">Artifex Fine Jewelry<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_22-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Swift showed off her new sparkler in a series of photos announcing the big news. Her dazzling ring is a massive Old Mine Brilliant Cut diamond, a rectangular-cut diamond with antique references.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_24-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">During Swift&#8217;s podcast debut on Kelce&#8217;s\u00a0<em>New Heights\u00a0<\/em>podcast on Aug. 13, the pair opened up about how they first met in 2023 and Kelce&#8217;s public date proposal, which involved the athlete planning \u2014 and failing \u2014 to give Swift a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/travis-kelce-tried-give-taylor-swift-his-phone-number-eras-tour-7566017\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">friendship bracelet with his phone number on it<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_26-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Swift jokingly compared Kelce&#8217;s grand efforts to woo her to an &#8221;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/taylor-swift-travis-kelce-gesture-like-john-hughes-movie-11789427\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">&#8217;80s John Hughes movie<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_29-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">&#8220;[It&#8217;s like] he was standing outside of my window with a boombox saying, &#8216;I want to date you! Do you want to go on a date with me? I made you a friendship bracelet! Do you want to date me?&#8217; &#8221; she said, referencing the movie\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/ione-skye-memoir-say-everything-cover-reveal-exclusive-8668925\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\"><em>Say Anything<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_31-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">For the romantic proposal, <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/taylor-swift-wears-ralph-lauren-dress-for-engagement-to-travis-kelce-all-the-details-11797932\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">Swift wore<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ralphlauren.com\/women-clothing-dresses\/striped-silk-blend-dress\/0079427340.html\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\">Ralph Lauren&#8217;s Striped Silk-Blend Dress<\/a>. The white mulberry silk blend midi dress retails for $398 and features delicate black stripes, smocked bodice, removable straps, and a flowing A-line skirt.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_33-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Swift accessorized with tan sandal heels and gold jewelry, including her go-to\u00a0<a class=\"pseudoStyle\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chrono24.com\/cartier\/santos-demoiselle-small-yellow-gold-diamond-ladies-watch-wf9001y7--id42495700.htm?noDesc=true&amp;utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=shopping&amp;utm_campaign=us-c24om-ba-aqs_organicshopping&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=19576298556&amp;gbraid=0AAAAADtV097b78S8O0lKGbfWsA5kf8z4C&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwtrXFBhBiEiwAEKen1zS2EKuNprv3VKC1MxckIpgUy5XCrQkU4Jsuyi0wVAkQIL5GcrPVGxoCf0sQAvD_BwE\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">Cartier Santos Demoiselle watch<\/a>, which retails for a whopping $17,870.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_35-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">The &#8220;Cruel Summer&#8221; singer&#8217;s glam included a nude-colored manicure and her signature red lip in a pink coral hue. She wore her hair down in soft waves.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_37-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Meanwhile, Kelce went with a navy blue, short-sleeve collared shirt, off-white shorts and brown loafers<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_40-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Celebrity friends of the 14-time Grammy winner\u00a0and the professional football player <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/gracie-hunt-reacts-to-taylor-swift-and-travis-kelces-engagement-exclusive-11797937\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">shared their congratulations<\/a> both online and to PEOPLE shortly after the couple announced their engagement.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_42-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/kansas-city-chiefs-heiress-gracie-hunt-talks-venturing-outside-of-football-exclusive-8773051\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">Gracie Hunt<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 the daughter of Chiefs Chairman and CEO\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/all-about-clark-hunt-kids-8691996\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\">Clark Hunt<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 shared an exclusive statement with PEOPLE about the exciting news just minutes after the post dropped.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_44-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\u201cI can\u2019t stop smiling \u2014 Travis and Taylor\u2019s engagement feels like a modern fairytale unfolding in real life,&#8221; Hunt told PEOPLE. &#8220;Their love story has captured so many hearts, and now it\u2019s stepping into an even more magical chapter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_46-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">She reshared a photo of Kelce kneeling in front of Swift under an arch of pink and white flowers on her Instagram Stories, writing: &#8220;Congratulations! \ud83c\udf8a. So happy for you two\u2763\ufe0f.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_48-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-spotlight--mid-circ mntl-sc-block-spotlight--mid-circ mntl-block\">\n<div id=\"midcirc__card-list_1-0\" class=\"comp midcirc__card-list mntl-block\">\n<div id=\"midcirc-card__title_1-0\" class=\"comp midcirc-card__title mntl-text-block\">The Sweetest Photos of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce \u2014 from Super Bowl Smooches to Their Engagement!<\/div>\n<div id=\"midcirc-card__title_2-0\" class=\"comp midcirc-card__title mntl-text-block\">See Every Picture of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce&#8217;s Enchanting Garden Proposal<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_50-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Later that same day, <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/patrick-mahomes-7503190\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">Patrick and Brittany Mahomes<\/a>, both 29, <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/patrick-and-brittany-mahomes-react-taylor-swift-travis-kelce-engagement-11797926\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\">shared on social media<\/a> that they&#8217;re &#8220;just so happy&#8221; for friends Swift and Kelce.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_52-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">&#8220;Two of the most genuine people meet &amp; fall in love. Just so happy for these two,&#8221; Brittany\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/stories\/brittanylynne\/?hl=en\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">wrote<\/a>\u00a0on her Instagram Stories alongside the engagement announcement post.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_54-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Patrick, who is opening his Kansas City-based restaurant 1587 Prime with Kelce this fall, also\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/stories\/patrickmahomes\/3707830205584958706\/?hl=en\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">share<\/a>d the post to his Instagram Stories and added three red hearts. The Chiefs quarterback cleverly put Swift&#8217;s song &#8220;So High School&#8221; \u2014 which Swift wrote about her relationship with Kelce \u2014 over the Story.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_56-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Kelce&#8217;s former teammate Hardman, who was with the Chiefs from 2019 to 2024, also shared his well-wishes for the happy couple online, reposting the announcement with two hearts and a praying emoji.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_58-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Ed added that he was aware of his son&#8217;s plan to propose months in advance. &#8220;They&#8217;re just two young people very much in love, cast in a spotlight that they really haven&#8217;t sought but kind of followed with their success in their respective fields,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce announced their engagement on Aug. 26, sharing several photos from their romantic proposal In an interview with News 5&#8217;s John Kosich, Kelce&#8217;s father Ed revealed &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":36085,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36084","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36084","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=36084"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36084\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36086,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36084\/revisions\/36086"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/36085"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=36084"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=36084"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=36084"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}