NFL star Travis Kelce and global pop icon Taylor Swift have officially announced their engagement, confirming their two-year romance is heading to the altar. The news was shared via a sweet Instagram carousel, co-published by the couple, featuring photos of the Kansas City Chiefs tight end on one knee in a picturesque garden. The heartfelt caption simply read: “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married 🧨.”

The engagement ring, proudly displayed by Swift, is an old mine brilliant-cut diamond set on a gold band adorned with smaller stones and a thin bezel. The ring was co-designed by Kelce himself and Kindred Lubeck of Artifex Fine Jewelry. Jewelry experts have estimated the stunning rock to be worth between $950,000 and $1,270,000, with specialists like Nilesh Rakholia suggesting the stone is easily in the 7–10 carat range, and Laura Taylor estimating it could be up to 12 carats, affirming its easily million-dollar value.

Their celebrated romance began organically, despite the intense media scrutiny that has followed their every move. Travis first publicly attempted to get Taylor’s attention in July 2023, revealing on his “New Heights” podcast that he was “butthurt” he couldn’t give her a friendship bracelet with his phone number after her Eras Tour concert. Taylor, upon hearing the story, reached out, and they began to get to know each other privately. She later told Time in December 2023 that they had a “significant amount of time that no one knew,” making them a couple by the time she first appeared at a Chiefs game in September 2023, cheering alongside Travis’s mom, Donna Kelce.

Reflecting on their relationship in a recent GQ cover story, Travis Kelce, 35, expressed that despite the public's perception and constant tracking, their bond feels surprisingly normal. “Whenever I’m with her, it feels like we’re just regular people,” he shared. “When there is not a camera on us, we’re just two people that are in love.” He emphasized that their connection blossomed “very organically,” explaining, “Nothing I’ve ever done has been a controlled, organized process. When I say it was so organic, we fell in love just based off the people we were sitting in a room together with.”

Kelce highlighted the shared values that strengthen their bond, stating, “We are two fun-loving people who have the morals to appreciate everyone for who they are. We share all those values.” He added his personal aspiration to be respected and loved by those around him in his work, and to leave things better than he found them, values he sees mirrored in Taylor. This mutual respect and appreciation have clearly been a cornerstone of their journey.

The couple has consistently shown unwavering support for each other's careers. Taylor became a regular fixture in the VIP boxes at Travis’s games, attending 13 games during the 2024 season, including the Super Bowl in February 2024, where the Chiefs secured victory against the San Francisco 49ers. Travis, in turn, supported Taylor at numerous international Eras Tour shows. A significant moment occurred in November 2023 when Travis met Taylor’s father, Scott Swift, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and reportedly sought his blessing for marriage, which Scott enthusiastically granted.

Their relationship reached another public milestone in June 2024 at Wembley Stadium in London, when Taylor made the unprecedented move of bringing Travis on stage to participate in her skit for the song “I Can Do It With a Broken Heart,” a moment Travis described as “awesome” and an “absolute blast.” Further demonstrating their deepening connection and collaboration, Taylor is set to record an episode of Travis’s “New Heights” podcast, tied to her upcoming album The Life of a Showgirl, scheduled to drop on Wednesday, August 13.