Everything we know about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's surprise engagement

After breaking the internet last night, fans of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have been digging deep to uncover as much intel as possible about the power couple's engagement.

For those out of the loop with the headline-hitting announcement, the pair, both 35, took to Instagram on Tuesday evening (26 Aug) to share a 'nearly-wed' photo 'dump'.

In the sweet collection, NFL star Travis could be seen getting down on one knee to ask the Grammy-winner the all-important question, while another snap saw musician Taylor showing off her hefty diamond ring.

Captioning their post - which accumulated over 26 million likes in just under 12 hours - Tay and Trav gushed: "Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married."

Here's everything we know so far about their special moment:

How long have Taylor and Travis been together?

In September 2023, the 'Love Story' singer and the American football favourite first went public after a long hot summer, with the former rocking up to one of the Kansas City Chiefs' games.

Previously, Travis had been spotted at some of Taylor's Eras Tour gigs, and within weeks, the pair were being papped looking more loved up than ever before.

Recalling their earliest days during a joint appearance on Travis' New Heights podcast earlier this month, Taylor revealed that they'd finally come face-to-face after used his podcast to publicly declare he wanted to date her.

"It was such a wild, romantic gesture to just be like, ‘I want to date you'. But he never did any proper logistical planning," she explained.

"[He thought] because he knows the elevator lady, that he could talk to her about just getting down to my dressing room.

"That’s how it works in 1973!"

The 'Cruel Summer' hit-maker then added: "This felt more like I was in an 80s John Hughes movie and he was just standing outside of my window with a boombox being like, 'I want to date you! Do you want to go on a date with me? I made you a friendship bracelet'.

"I was like, if this guy isn’t crazy – which is a big if – this is sort of what I’ve been writing songs about wanting to happen to me since I was a teenager."

Where did Travis pop the question?

Looking more specifically at their engagement, it is generally understood that the tight-end got down on one knee in a private, beautifully arranged rose garden in Lee’s Summit - a suburb just outside Kansas City, Missouri.

Taylor later showed off her ring whilst posing beside lush floral arches, as well as a candlelit chandelier and meadow-like ground décor.

So, all pretty on-brand for fairytale fan Taylor.

When did the engagement happen?

Tay and Trav only announced their happy news this week, but the sportsman's father has since claimed the proposal actually took place some weeks ago.

"Travis actually did the proposal, oh, maybe two weeks, not quite two weeks ago," Ed Kelce told News 5's John Kosich earlier today (27 Aug).

"He was going to put it off till this week. I think she was getting maybe a little antsy, but he was going to put her off till this week, to, you know, make some grand thing, to make it a big special event.

"And I told him repeatedly, you know, you could do it on the side of the road, do it any place that makes it a special event ... when you get down on one knee and ask her to marry you."

Ed went on to claim that Taylor's own father, Scott Swift, had been issuing his future son-in-law with the same warning.

"He got her out there, they were about to go out to dinner, and he said, 'Let's go out and have a glass of wine,'" Ed went on. "They got out there, and that's when he asked her, and it was beautiful.

"They started FaceTiming me and their mother and her folks to make sure everybody knew.

"So, to see them together is great."

What is Taylor's ring like?

Apparently, Taylor's new bling is an old-mine brilliant-cut diamond in a gold bezel. This vintage number is famed for its square-ish shape, as well as its antique proportions.

According to PEOPLE, Travis co-designed the ring alongside Kindred Lubeck of Artifex Fine Jewelry in New York City.

One jeweller, Rich Goldberg, has since described the ring as 'timeless'.

"Based on the limited photos we currently have, the center diamond looks to be an elongated cushion cut of approximately five to six carats," he told The Independent.

"A diamond shaped like this could also be a ‘old mine’ brilliant cut, which is essentially an antique diamond, with a cushion shape. The setting looks yellow gold and is wider at the top, tapering down with engraving on the sides, possibly with a couple very small inlaid gemstones.

"This gives the ring a vintage look, which is timeless, rather than something trendy. A truly beautiful ring style, perfect for the life of a showgirl."

Another expert, meanwhile - jeweller Steven Singer - believes Taylor's ring could be worth up to $2 million (£1.4 million).

"It looks like 7.5 carats and set in an antique decorative reproduction with engravings and either 14k or 18k gold or rose gold," he went on.

"The price of the ring depends on who sold it and if at retail. Most likely $1.5 to $2 million. For us it would have been $1 million."

What does their social media announcement mean?

It wouldn't be a Taylor Swift announcement without her engagement post being riddled with a horde of 'easter eggs' or special meanings.

According to Harper's Bazaar, the fact that the upload was shared at 1pm ET (the 13th hour of the day), on 26 August (with 13+13=26), could align with the singer's lifelong affinity with the number.

On top of this, her recent podcast appearance - and first with Travis - aired exactly 13 days prior.

Even more interestingly, their caption included the 'dynamite' emoji, also known as TNT - a possible reference to Taylor and Travis, maybe?

Do they have any wedding plans?

According to Travis' dad Ed, the 'nearly-weds' aren't quite willing to commit to their nuptials just yet, and are going to relish their time as fiancés for as long as possible.

"They're just two young people very much in love, cast in a spotlight that they really haven't sought but kind of followed with their success in their respective fields," he added.