Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift settle on 'dream location' for wedding as family plans emerge

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Fintan Starkey

By Fintan Starkey


Published: 27/08/2025

- 09:29

The superstar couple announced their engagement on Instagram

Travis Kelce has found his “dream” location for his wedding with Taylor Swift after the pair announced their engagement on Tuesday.

Swift announced the engagement on her social media, with the pair taking their relationship to the next level after two years of dating.


Close friends of the pair have now revealed all the intimate details of the engagement, as well as the plans for the ceremony.

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An insider revealed to The Sun that Kelce’s dream wedding location is Lake Como in Italy, with locations around the iconic setting already being looked at.

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Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift announced thier engagement on Instagram

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Swift and Kelce want an intimate event with a 'maximum of 100 people', according to the source.

The ceremony appears set to take place in 2026, either at the end of the NFL season in the early months of the year or in the summer next year. Furthermore, plans to start a family are in full swing.

The insider confirmed: “Travis is also most likely going to retire at the end of the season and wants to start a family by late 2026 or early 2027, after he is done with football.

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“He is looking forward to building a life with Taylor and taking the next step.”

The Kansas City Chiefs star has been looking for a ring since last summer, when he had his eyes set on a $250,000 diamond ring.

The engagement was kept as a closely guarded secret, as only a few people know of the 35-year-old's plans.

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Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift have been together since 2023

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The source revealed that keeping the plans for an egeamanet left the tight-end stressed, but now that the news is out, he is on 'cloud nine' and ready to push his team into the new NFL campaign.

The insider continued: “It was a very well-kept secret. Only their mothers, fathers, Jason, and Jason’s wife knew about it, as Travis wanted to keep it a 'women's circle' secret for the most part.

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“They helped him with the design and the choice of flowers and the set, and no other friends, agents, or guys knew about it until after it happened.”

The insider went on to reveal the moment that Kelce revealed his plan to him: “He called me and was so excited; he yelled when he told me he had asked for her hand, saying, 'I did it! Woohoo!'

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Travis Kelce and Travis Kelce seem set to be getting married next year

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“You can tell this is another big step forward in his personal life. He is the happiest man on Earth right now.”

“It was a very, very well-kept secret."