Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married. With that one-line, five-picture Instagram post, signed off with a firecracker emoji, Taylor Swift announced her engagement to American football player Travis Kelce, sending the internet into a frenzy. The post by the couple - who have been together for two years - has been liked more than 18 million times on the social media platform. NFL star Kelce is pictured getting down on one knee to pop the question to the world-famous music superstar, gazing into each other's eyes and embracing.
In the third picture in the carousel, Swift, wearing a Ralph Lauren halter neck dress and diamond-encrusted Cartier watch, flashes her engagement ring - a cushion cut diamond on a gold band.
According to US reports, the ring was purchased from Artifex Fine Jewelry. Prices for rings on its website start at around $29,000 (£21,506.26). Photos show the couple surrounded by roses, anemones, delphiniums, and hydrangeas which appear to be set up in woodland with strategically placed urns and an archway, wedding florist Nicola Paul told the BBC. It's simple elegance, not too ostentatious, she said. It's been staged in the woods, so you get that lush greenery look.
Celebrity florist Jeff Leatham, who has worked with the Kardashians, described the design as a beautiful, hidden secret garden with a romantic mix of florals. Accompanying the Instagram post is Swift's ballad So High School from the Tortured Poets Department album - rumored to have been written about Kelce. I feel so high school every time I look at you, she sings. The clip of the song finishes on the line, Are you gonna marry, kiss, or kill me? which apparently is a reference to a 2016 interview in which Kelce chose to kiss Taylor in a game of Kiss, Marry, Kill.
Videos on social media demonstrate groups of friends reacting with screams of joy and disbelief upon hearing the news. Many Swift fans are joking on social media that they are happy for their close friend Swift. Chloe, who runs a Swiftie news fan account on TikTok with 74,000 followers, described her reaction: I immediately freaked out and text my group chat incoherently. Just excitement and disbelief, really.
As the news broke, many in the Swiftie community took to Twitter to share their supportive sentiments, emphasizing their connections to Swift. Fans have watched her grow throughout her career and have echoed her experience of companionship as they themselves transition into similar life stages. Fans reflected on how Swift's deeply personal music and her open storytelling about her relationships have created a sense of intimacy and empathy, making the engagement news feel like a shared celebration. This engagement adds another chapter to the evolving narrative of Swift's life and artistry.
In the third picture in the carousel, Swift, wearing a Ralph Lauren halter neck dress and diamond-encrusted Cartier watch, flashes her engagement ring - a cushion cut diamond on a gold band.
According to US reports, the ring was purchased from Artifex Fine Jewelry. Prices for rings on its website start at around $29,000 (£21,506.26). Photos show the couple surrounded by roses, anemones, delphiniums, and hydrangeas which appear to be set up in woodland with strategically placed urns and an archway, wedding florist Nicola Paul told the BBC. It's simple elegance, not too ostentatious, she said. It's been staged in the woods, so you get that lush greenery look.
Celebrity florist Jeff Leatham, who has worked with the Kardashians, described the design as a beautiful, hidden secret garden with a romantic mix of florals. Accompanying the Instagram post is Swift's ballad So High School from the Tortured Poets Department album - rumored to have been written about Kelce. I feel so high school every time I look at you, she sings. The clip of the song finishes on the line, Are you gonna marry, kiss, or kill me? which apparently is a reference to a 2016 interview in which Kelce chose to kiss Taylor in a game of Kiss, Marry, Kill.
Videos on social media demonstrate groups of friends reacting with screams of joy and disbelief upon hearing the news. Many Swift fans are joking on social media that they are happy for their close friend Swift. Chloe, who runs a Swiftie news fan account on TikTok with 74,000 followers, described her reaction: I immediately freaked out and text my group chat incoherently. Just excitement and disbelief, really.
As the news broke, many in the Swiftie community took to Twitter to share their supportive sentiments, emphasizing their connections to Swift. Fans have watched her grow throughout her career and have echoed her experience of companionship as they themselves transition into similar life stages. Fans reflected on how Swift's deeply personal music and her open storytelling about her relationships have created a sense of intimacy and empathy, making the engagement news feel like a shared celebration. This engagement adds another chapter to the evolving narrative of Swift's life and artistry.
