Kansas City erupts after Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift announce engagement

Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift announced their engagement on Tuesday, and the Kansas City area responded with exuberance and local celebrations. Kelce is described in the article as the star tight end of the hometown Chiefs and Swift as a pop icon and Arrowhead Stadium regular. At the Barstow School in Kansas City, Mo., students and employees were invited to dress up for an impromptu spirit day, with pupils in Chiefs jerseys and teachers wearing Swiftie friendship bracelets and T-shirts.

"I think it’s very fairy tale-ish," said Anh Griffith, who wore a Chiefs shirt while dropping off her two sons. Businesses and city institutions quickly joined the response: new T-shirts reading "Kansas City Ringdom," pastries and heart-shaped cakes from Dolce Bakery, a lavender honey "Swelce" latte promotion at the Made in KC Cafe, prayer candles and earrings at Westside Storey, and Union Station lit in Chiefs colors and those of Swift’s upcoming album.

Mayor Quinton Lucas reiterated online an offer to officiate the wedding, and the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art posted a tongue-in-cheek venue suggestion on Facebook. Residents acknowledged skeptics but said the city has embraced the couple and the attention.

Key Topics

Culture, Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift, Kansas City, Kansas City Chiefs, Dolce Bakery