Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce just gifted fans with a fairytale moment, and the star of the show is a ring that’s as special as it is stunning.
The couple, who started dating in 2023, went public with their engagement after posting a series of romantic images on Instagram on August 26, featuring Kelce’s emotional proposal – and Swift’s stunning sparkler.
Chiefs sensation Justin Houston collaborated with jewelry maker Kindred Lubeck and luxury purveyor Artifex Fine Jewelry, whose designs retail for more than $30,000, to design the ultimate engagement ring for the 14-time Grammy Award winner. In collaboration, they crafted a bespoke piece with a huge Old Mine Brilliant Cut diamond, a rectangle-cut stone that takes its inspiration from vintage designs, so the ring is both classic and individual.
For the proposal, Swift wore her style effortlessly cool in a $398 pinstripe Polo Ralph Lauren halter dress, with gold accessories and tan sandal heels. Her glamorous appearance was topped off with her red lip, toned down to a coral-pink color for the special occasion.
The couple’s journey to this point has seemed like something out of a rom-com. Following her creation of dating rumors in late 2023, Swift sealed her endorsement of Kelce by turning up to watch a Kansas City Chiefs match. By October, the pair came out as a couple at a Saturday Night Live afterparty. Swift broke down how Kelce’s move of attempting to give her a friendship bracelet with his number on the New Heights podcast later on. It was like something from an ’80s John Hughes film,” she teased, likening his attempt to the boombox set-piece in Say Anything.
Family has not been slow to toast the pair’s joy either. Only days before the proposal, Travis’s dad, Ed Kelce, told PEOPLE that Taylor had been a major source of happiness for his son. “There’s no question about it,” he replied when asked what made Travis the happiest he has been lately.
With a rare gemstone, a considerate design process, and a love story that fans can’t get enough of, Travis Kelce’s Taylor Swift engagement ring is something more than jewelry – it’s a shining emblem of their contemporary romance.
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