Taylor Swift is engaged to Travis Kelce. The couple announced it on August 26 2025, with a joint Instagram post with a description, “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married. Photos showed a backyard garden proposal and a low-key celebration.

Who is Travis Kelce

Travis Kelce is a tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs in the NFL. He first got attention from Swifties in July 2023 when he joked on his “New Heights” podcast that he tried to give Taylor a friendship bracelet with his number at her Eras Tour stop. They went public later that year, and since then, they have supported each other’s schedules, from NFL games to tour shows.

Taylor Swift’s Engagement ring 

Photos show Travis on one knee in a flower-filled garden. Style outlets and Page Six report that the ring features an old mine brilliant diamond, estimated to be around 7 to 10 carats, set in yellow gold, with boutique jeweler Kindred Lubeck credited for co-designing it. The price talk sits near the seven-figure mark, although that is a media valuation, not an official number. Non-traditional engagement rings like Taylor Swift’s stand out because they often carry history, symbolism, and individuality. Instead of the standard modern round cut, her ring features a vintage-style cushion or old mine cut, which gives it a softer, candlelight glow.

Unique characteristics of the ring according to jewelry experts

• A vintage-style and antique cushion- or an old mine-cut diamond 
• The diamond sits in a bezel or micro‑bezel plus prong setting, giving it a low‑profile, secure placement and a vintage halo effect
• Hidden symbols and design choices speak to her personal style and lucky motifs.
• Priced anywhere between $550,000 and several million dollars, depending on the appraisal.

Quick preview of her exes

This is not a full list, only context for how the new chapter differs.

• Joe Alwyn: A six-year, very private relationship from 2017 to spring 2023. They co-wrote songs under the name William Bowery. The tone was low profile, with rare public moments.
• Calvin Harris: Dated for about 15 months in 2015–2016. Public at first, then a public split, and both moved on quickly.
• Tom Hiddleston: A brief 2016 summer relationship that drew heavy paparazzi attention. 
• Harry Styles: Late 2012 to early 2013, widely covered, often referenced by fans when discussing songs from that era.
• Other short chapters: Joe Jonas, Taylor Lautner, John Mayer, and Matty Healy have appeared in timelines compiled by mainstream outlets. The details vary, yet the pattern is clear. Her new chapter with Kelce has been more public, more comfortable in the spotlight.

Taylor Swift kept her career momentum while celebrating her engagement. In August 2025, she announced her 12th album, The Life of a Showgirl, due October 3, and it quickly became Spotify’s most pre-saved album. 

Her Eras Tour wrapped in Vancouver in December 2024 and finished as the highest-grossing tour on record at about $2.2 billion.

She had six Grammy nominations in February 2025 but did not win. Soon after, IFPI named her the Global Recording Artist of the Year for 2024, with The Tortured Poets Department topping their album chart. Spotify also named her the most-streamed artist of 2024 with more than 26 billion streams.