After months of speculation, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce officially confirmed their engagement with a joint Instagram post that delighted fans everywhere. The announcement came with some captivating engagement photos that hinted at when Kelce might have proposed.
In the Instagram post titled “she said ‘yes,'” Kelce was casually dressed in a navy blue Polo shirt and white shorts, while Swift wore a white dress with dark blue stripes. The caption playfully read, “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married,” accompanied by an image of Kelce on one knee in a verdant garden.
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Among the photos was a close-up of Swift’s exquisite engagement ring from Kindred Lubeck in collaboration with Artifex Fine Jewelry, spotlighting their intertwined hands.
Observant fans quickly noticed that Swift was wearing the same diamond-encrusted Cartier watch, bracelet, and similar manicure in the engagement photos as she did during her appearance on Kelce’s “New Heights” podcast on August 13.
This suggested that Kelce might have popped the question either just before or immediately after the podcast recording. Swift perhaps chose to keep the news under wraps initially, possibly considering the simultaneous excitement of announcing a new album set for release in October to be enough for one occasion.
Further confirming this timeline, a source shared with Page Six that Kelce had proposed “a couple of weeks ago,” aligning well with the date of the “New Heights” episode and the matching jewelry Swift wore on both occasions.
Clues of an impending proposal were evident even before the official news. During Swift’s appearance on Kelce’s podcast on August 13, many fans noted his unusually quiet yet affectionate demeanor toward the singer, who is widely known for her hit “Anti-Hero.” One YouTube commentator observed, “[T]ravis just sitting there silently and whispering compliments on her every 10 seconds.”
Additionally, Kelce’s Instagram activity from the previous month teased adventures with Swift. He shared a summer photo dump captioned, “Had some adventures this offseason, kept it [100 emoji].” The first image showed the couple dressed in coordinated white outfits, Kelce sporting a “Captain” sailor hat and Swift a “Ship Mate” hat. Fans flooded the comments with excitement and hopes for marriage, one urging, “Please get married.”
When rumors swirled about whether Kelce might propose at the 2025 Super Bowl, he responded slyly to the press, saying, “Wouldn’t you like to know,” teasing the possibility during the Super Bowl media scrum.
Taylor Swift’s engagement ring to Travis Kelce. pic.twitter.com/GxdokvrOee
— Pop Base (@PopBase) August 26, 2025
Ultimately, after the couple’s joint Instagram post officially confirmed the news, fans were naturally elated. Swift’s fans are quite well known for their keen observant eyes as they track the singer and her choice of dresses and other details since they do generally carry some hidden meanings as well.
Therefore, the fact that fans spotted how Kelce could have actually proposed to Swift earlier than the news was made public is just another proof of Swifties being Swifties and loving their Queen to the moon.
