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21 October 2025

Taylor Swift And Travis Kelce Celebrate Chiefs Win In Style

The pop superstar and NFL tight end spark fan frenzy with a public celebration and fresh details about their engagement and upcoming wedding.

It was a night to remember in Kansas City as Taylor Swift, global pop phenomenon, turned heads both on and off the field following the Chiefs’ resounding 31-0 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders on October 19, 2025. The evening, marked by celebration, fashion statements, and a flurry of fan excitement, also offered fresh glimpses into Swift’s relationship with NFL star Travis Kelce and their much-anticipated wedding plans.

Swift, accompanied by her father Scott Swift, made a spirited appearance at Arrowhead Stadium to support Kelce and the Chiefs. According to E! News, the father-daughter duo were locked into the action, with Scott sporting a hat from Kelce’s new American Eagle line, a subtle nod to the family’s growing connection with the football star. The Chiefs dominated the game, clinching a shutout victory that set the perfect tone for festivities to follow.

After the win, Swift and Kelce joined teammates, friends, and members of the Chiefs’ staff at 1587 Prime, the Kansas City steakhouse co-founded by Kelce and quarterback Patrick Mahomes. Joann Jordan, wife of Chiefs trainer Rob Jordan, shared a candid photo on Instagram, capturing the couple at a table with friends, including Chiefs’ marketing manager Atipa Mabonga. Kelce was all smiles in a powder blue polo, while Swift “smized for the camera, sporting Chiefs’ red and gold jewelry,” as E! News described.

Swift’s choice of attire for the evening did not go unnoticed. According to The Times of India, she arrived at the steakhouse in a black mini skirt paired with a striking red top, her hair down and signature red lipstick and winged eyeliner completing the look. Social media quickly erupted with praise for her outfit. One fan, @Laurielizadams, quipped, “She looks like she’s about to ask us to sing the first bridge of the night… I just want to know what kind of products she found to keep it straight all night,” while @iloveTTPD declared, “She really looks like a Barbie.” Others chimed in with similar adoration, with @mirandaaltieri_ noting, “could’ve told me this was red era and I’d believe you,” and @bettysfolkl0re gushing, “ugh idgaf what anyone thinks abt her she looks UNREAL.”

Swift’s ability to balance public adoration with a desire for privacy has been evident throughout the football season. As reported by Elle, she has attended several of Kelce’s home games, often managing to avoid the paparazzi. In a recent interview with BBC Radio 2’s Scott Mills, Swift joked about her stealthy entrances and exits: “Just put me in a garbage can, roll me, I don’t care. Honestly, I can fit in like, a purse. Sometimes I just can’t deal with it [the paparazzi and attention] and in those times, I won’t deal with it. I’m just digging tunnels under every building I go into, airlifting in through the skylight.”

Despite the playful secrecy, Swift has been open about the similarities she sees between her life on stage and Kelce’s on the field. In the same BBC interview, she reflected, “We both as a living, as a job, as a passion, perform for three-and-a-half hours in NFL stadiums. We both do three-and-a-half hour shows to entertain people…in NFL stadiums. When I’m in those stadiums, it’s a dressing room. But when he’s in those exact same stadiums, it’s a locker room. For him, it’s practice. For me, it’s rehearsal. For him, it’s a game; for me, it’s a show. We just call them different things. We both have teams. It’s a very similar thing, and we’re both competitive in fun ways—not in ways that eat away at us, but we just love it.”

As the celebrations continued at 1587 Prime, speculation swirled around the couple’s wedding plans. Swift and Kelce, who announced their engagement in August, have kept details close to the vest, but Swift has shared glimpses of the proposal and her excitement for the future. On The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Swift recounted the elaborate ruse Kelce orchestrated to keep her from suspecting the proposal, saying, “I think for Travis the podcast was just a distraction sort of ruse to keep me not looking out the windows of the house. There were blackout drapes on every single window of the whole house. I was like, ‘He is so serious about this and I really appreciate that.’” She continued, “Afterward, I realized he’s walking around nervous about the podcast. I’ve never seen this dude nervous.” The proposal itself took place in Kelce’s backyard, with a secret garden setup that left Swift swooning: “It was the best possible case scenario.”

Though the couple has not yet set a wedding date, Swift’s penchant for meaningful numbers and dates may play a role. On the August 13 episode of Kelce’s podcast, New Heights, Swift confessed, “I love numerology. I love math stuff, I love dates. That stuff I find really fun.” The timing of the wedding could also depend on Kelce’s NFL career; his current contract runs through the 2025 season. If he retires, the door opens for an autumn wedding—October being a favorite month for Swift. Otherwise, any off-season window between the Super Bowl and training camp is fair game.

As for the wedding itself, Swift has admitted she never spent much time dreaming about her big day until meeting Kelce. Speaking with Heart radio in October 2025, she shared, “You would think that I had been that type of person who would have obsessed over the idea of a wedding my whole life, but I actually never thought about what I would ever do or what I would want—until I met the person. So, I haven’t actually even thought about doing a hen do.” Her circle of friends, famously dubbed her “squad,” may be busy, but there’s little doubt they’ll play a role when the time comes.

Fans and the media are already speculating about every detail—from the designer of Swift’s wedding dress (odds are on Oscar de la Renta or Elie Saab) to whether Ed Sheeran will perform. On Hits Radio in October 2025, Swift joked, “It would be hard to keep Ed Sheeran from performing at my wedding. It’s like, ‘Ed, if there’s a stage, you know that you’ll be on it.’ He knows what people want and he wants to give people what they want.”

The engagement ring, designed by Kindred Lubeck of Artifex Fine Jewelry, features an elongated Old Mine Brilliant Cut diamond, flanked by smaller diamonds and set in custom-engraved yellow gold—a perfect complement to the $27,300 Cartier watch Swift wore during the proposal.

Whatever the final guest list or musical lineup, one thing is certain: Swift and Kelce’s wedding promises to be both “big” and intimate, a celebration as unique as the couple themselves. For now, fans will have to content themselves with glimpses of the couple’s happiness—be it in a Kansas City steakhouse, a stadium suite, or the occasional Instagram post—while the world waits for the next chapter in this high-profile romance.