LOS ANGELES – Pop star Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce got engaged on Tuesday, bringing together the worlds of music and athletics. The couple, who have been dating for two years, posted a series of love pictures on Instagram with the funny remark, “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married.” Ed Kelce, Kelce’s father, later said that the proposal happened in a “beautiful garden” in Lee’s Summit, Missouri, around two weeks ago.
Swift’s huge fan base has really connected with the news. Many have pointed out how the connection has come full circle since it started when Kelce tried to give Swift a friendship bracelet with his phone number on it at her Eras Tour show in July 2023.
The engagement of Swift and Kelce has also brought to light a rising trend of “Swifties” asking the singer to marry them at her concerts. Fans have been able to profess their love at Swift’s gigs, especially during her Eras Tour, because of the romantic mood.
These three couples became famous for their concert proposals:
Taylor Evans asked Nicole McPhee to marry him while Swift sang her hit song “Lover” at a stop in Toronto on the Eras Tour. The couple told media that the song has been “our song since we started dating.”
Justin Chong and Megan Voo: Chong stunned Voo by proposing to her in front of Swift at a concert in Melbourne. Chong told the Sydney Morning Herald that he chose the place because Voo “has always been a big fan of Swift,” and she was the one who first told him about the singer’s music.
Carlos Ortega and Brenda Sánchez: Ortega made his proposal at a 2023 Eras Tour event a memorable experience by distributing out notes to other concertgoers and asking for their help in documenting the moment. He told People magazine that he was sure that proposing at the event would be “a memorable moment” because his fiancée loved the artist.
Swift and Kelce’s engagement has become a modern fairytale, showing that love tales can start in the most unlikely locations, like a performance. The circumstances of their own proposal are still hidden.