Travis Kelce’s backyard proposal to Taylor Swift almost didn’t happen like that
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- Travis Kelce proposed to Taylor Swift at home after scrapping a beach idea.
- Kelce emphasized knowing your partner over mimicking elaborate proposals.
- Public and celebrity reactions flooded in after the August 26 engagement reveal.
Travis Kelce has revealed that his marriage proposal to Taylor Swift almost didn’t happen in the romantic, flower-filled setting of his Johnson County home.
In fact, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end initially had another, more watery backdrop in mind when he decided to pop the question, he revealed on the “New Heights” podcast Wednesday.
But ultimately he got down on one knee in a rose-filled setting custom designed for the couple, and he clearly learned a lesson along the way.
Follow your heart.
“Man, you’ve gotta know your gal. You’ve gotta know your gal or your significant other. You’ve gotta know them,” Kelce said. “You can’t let how somebody else does it make you feel like you need to do it that way.”
His older brother and podcast co-host, Jason Kelce, agreed.
“You can’t read about it in a Cosmopolitan magazine and expect they’re gonna know your person. You gotta know your person,” Jason insisted.
“You might be able to get some ideas from how other people did it ... it might get the creative juices going,” said Travis. “I would just say know your partner, know who you’re doing it for and do it for the right reasons and everything else will be beautiful.”
So what was his first idea?
The brothers announced that their producer, Brandon Borders — aka “Intern Brandon” — had also recently popped the question by getting down on one knee in the ocean.
“I got warned,” Kelce said. “I once thought I would do it on water, but you did it.”
Borders said his proposal didn’t go swimmingly.
“Holding the ring while kicking your little feet, trying to fight the current, terrible idea, don’t recommend it,” Borders said. “That’s my advice if you’re popping the question. That’s the most athletic thing I’ve ever done in my life.”
“Travis did it on land. Much safer,” Borders concluded.
Kelce thanked everyone for the love that’s come his way since he and Swift jointly announced their engagement on Aug. 26.
He used the word “giddy” to describe what it’s like to introduce her as his fiancée.
“I appreciate everybody that reached out and sent something and all the posts and all the excitement that’s been going on,” he said. “It’s been really fun telling everybody who I’m going to be spending the rest of my life with.”
Next step is the wedding planning. “It’s gonna go crazy,” Travis said.
The brothers talked about the congratulatory messages that have poured in since the news broke. One of their favorites came from the City of Cleveland’s official X account.
It featured one of the engagement photos with this caption: “‘Local man and his new fiancée stun in engagement pics.”
No wedding date has been announced.
This story was originally published September 3, 2025 at 1:18 PM with the headline "Travis Kelce’s backyard proposal to Taylor Swift almost didn’t happen like that."
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