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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Confirm Engagement, With New Details on Proposal and Ring

Ed Kelce says the garden proposal happened about two weeks earlier at Travis’s Missouri home.

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce posted the news to their Instagram accounts on Tuesday, August 26.
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Overview

  • The couple shared a joint Instagram announcement on Aug. 26, and the post has been liked nearly 30 million times.
  • Outlets including People identify the ring as an Old Mine–style elongated cushion diamond on an engraved 18k yellow-gold band, co-designed with Kindred Lubeck of Artifex Fine Jewelry.
  • Jewelry experts estimate the center stone at roughly 7–10 carats with valuations commonly around $550,000 to $1 million, noting no official specifications have been released and some estimates run higher.
  • Jason Kelce congratulated the pair on the New Heights podcast, calling it “the proposal heard ’round the world,” with Travis not present for the taping.
  • Ed Kelce described Travis’s pre-dinner setup and family FaceTime calls after the proposal, while unnamed insiders report Travis led the ring design and broader planning.