NFL star Travis Kelce’s father, Ed Kelce, revealed in a recent interview how his son kept things traditional by asking Swift’s dad for her hand in marriage before proposing.
Kelce asked for the father’s blessing
In an interview with The Jimmy & Nath Show with Emma, Travis’ dad, Ed Kelce, said his son asked Taylor’s dad, Scott Swift, for his blessing before proposing to his daughter.
He recalled a conversation with Scott
“I was talking to Scott Swift and Travis went to ask him for permission, and this was probably a month ago, and Scott said, ‘Well come on, when are you going to get this done?’” 73-year-old Ed recalled.
Both fathers had been pressing Travis
Ed said that he and Taylor’s father had been pressing Travis to propose to Taylor and is glad that his son finally popped the question.
“He didn’t come to me for advice so much as I went to him to tell him, you know, ‘To get this done,’” Ed said.
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Travis had certain plans for the proposal
“Travis had these plans to do it the next weekend before flying out to Brazil [for a Kansas City Chiefs game]. He was going to make a big production out of it some place, wanted to make it a bit special,” Ed shared.
But both fathers told him not to worry
Both Ed and Scott told Travis not to worry too much about making it special.
Ed continued, “I told him the same thing Scott told him, ‘Asking her is what’s going to make it special.’”
Ed explained he told Travis the event in itself is special
“It’s not where you do it. You know what I mean? You could do it on the side of the road. Scott adds, ‘Just get it done. Don’t worry about any special date. Just, you’re ready, you got the ring, go do it,’” Ed added.
Travis proposed to Taylor in his garden
Ed shared that Travis ended up listening to this advice and proposed to Taylor in his garden.
He popped the question at home two weeks ago, Ed revealed in an earlier interview with News 5.
Ed recalled how Travis proposed
Explaining to The Jimmy & Nath Show with Emma how his son proposed, Ed said, “They were going out to dinner and she was ready to go and he said, ‘Let’s go out in the garden on the patio and have a glass of wine before we go.’”
“I think she knew something was up because as they walked out there, she could see, suddenly, there were a lot more flowers out there.”
The father is excited for the new chapter
Ed showed further excitement for the new chapter that his son is entering, noting that he’s ‘never seen him quite so happy.’
“I think it’s wonderful,” Ed said. “These are two young people madly in love with each other and I think this is great.”
