I cannot wait for Travis Kelce to propose to Taylor Swift.
I am writing this post about two weeks after the end of the Super Bowl LIX and about a week after Valentine’s Day 2025.
Nothing has been reported yet.
Now, the Chiefs lost the Super Bowl to the Philadelphia Eagles. So, any hope that Travis would propose to Taylor as part of a game-winning celebration was lost early on. Most of those watching the game knew this by the end of the first quarter.
But Valentine’s Day 2025 has come and gone as well, and no proposal has been made public yet.
To be clear, I am a huge NFL fan. Specifically, I am a Detroit Lions fan. Unfortunately, my season ended a few weeks before the Super Bowl, so I was not a Chiefs or Eagles fan. I did not really root against anyone. I thought the Eagles had a strong team, which proved true.
The Kendrick Lamar halftime show was surprisingly good. Most folks my age and older either did not like it or did not understand it. Most people younger than me thought it was cool, and it has become the main focus of memes and media for the weeks following.
As cool as it was, there was no Taylor Swift. Taylor Swift and Kendrick Lamar collaborated on the song “Bad Blood,” and some were hopeful, if only slightly, that Taylor would take part in the Halftime show. But that did not happen.
Now, to be clear, I am not a Swiftie. My wife and daughters love Taylor Swift, but I am a fan by proxy. I was made to sit through the concert on Disney+, but by the end, I was impressed. It was a great concert.
But I still hope there is a ring soon. It is entirely selfish on my part.
Why? I want some new music about proposals, engagements, and, of course, weddings. One of Taylor Swift's hallmarks is that she chronicles her life in song. Her “Eras” tour masterfully looks back over her life, and you can see her develop from young girl to teen to woman. Her journey through life has given women worldwide a soundtrack or script for their personal journeys. That is what sets her apart. Girls can relate to her.
I, of course, am in the wedding business. I spend a lot of time helping couples navigate the pathway from dating to engagement to marriage. While there is a never-ending supply of music about falling in love, romance, or sex, there is far less about the journey to the wedding day. Everyone sings about falling in love, but not many sing about staying in love. One of the few wedding songs is, in fact, by Taylor Swift. "Love Story" is about a forbidden Romeo & Juliet romance that eventually earns a father’s approval and a last-minute wedding. While it is a great song, that is not the story of most engaged couples today. And I guess that this will not be the case for Taylor and Travis. The speculation and attention on their relationship is the American version of Charles and Diana or William and Kate. Travis and Taylor's courtship story is the stuff of legend, and I am pretty sure there will be a movie about it someday. A Travis and Taylor wedding will be a little bigger than a truck and a dress, I am assuming.
But, again, I am hopeful about the music. I hope Taylor Swift will write new music about the engagement season, offer new insights on the transition, and share some of the emotions and depth of meaning this “era” brings. For many couples, engagement is a holding pattern that devolves into event planning. I am hoping Taylor will bring a new perspective.
There is also added curiosity about Travis Kelce's future. As of today, no one knows whether he is retiring or continuing his playing career. Either way, we will be able to see a genuine passage of life on full display, which will be helpful for people.
The other hope is that once there is a wedding, there will be a new album of wedding music. We need about 8-10 new songs in the wedding world. What we have now is traditional wedding music, a Beatles medley, the soundtrack of Bridgerton (which I like), some rendition of A Thousand Years (which came out in 2011, if you can believe that), or Marry Me by Train, which was released in 2009. I need some new songs. No offense to all the outstanding musicians and DJs I work with every weekend, but we need a new soundtrack. I hope that Taylor will deliver it. Taylor Swift can redefine the wedding day soundtrack for generations to come.
So, as a Lions fan and a kind of Taylor Swift fan, I wish Travis and Taylor all the best and hope they get engaged soon. I hope they call me if they need a minister for the ceremony.