It was almost a cruel summer for Taylor Swift.<\/p>\n
Travis Kelce, 36, was the one to first pursue the artist, also 36, by showing up to the Kansas City, Missouri, stop of\u00a0her Eras Tour\u00a0in July 2023 to slip her his phone number, <\/p>\n
The football player wrote his digits on a friendship bracelet, but according to him, Swift \u201cdidn\u2019t want to meet.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cShe doesn\u2019t talk before or after her shows because she has to save her voice for the 44 songs that she sings,\u201d Kelce explained on his \u201cNew Heights\u201d podcast at the time. \u201cI took it personal.\u201d<\/p>\n
Two months later, the Messenger reported that the pair had actually been\u00a0\u201cquietly hanging out.\u201d<\/a> <\/p>\n Sources claim to Daily Mail that Travis Kelce wasn\u2019t looking for a serious relationship when he first met Taylor Swift (pictured here together earlier this month) in 2023. Bruce Glikas\/WireImage<\/p>\n Insiders said that the football player (pictured here with the singer in March) \u201cwas dating other people at the same time before they went public.\u201d Billboard via Getty Images<\/p>\n However, according to Daily Mail<\/a>, multiple sources allege that Kelce had a \u201cno-strings-attached\u201d mentality in the first few months.<\/p>\n \u201cHe wasn\u2019t looking for anything serious \u2013 that\u2019s for sure,\u201d one insider claimed. \u201cHe was dating other people at the same time before they went public.\u201d<\/p>\n Another source stated to the outlet, \u201cHe was definitely still dating around [in the beginning].\u201d <\/p>\n One insider shared that Kelce thought the friendship bracelet move was more of a \u201cjoke\u201d and didn\u2019t \u201cthink it was going to go anywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n Three others claims to Daily Mail, that, in the early days of dating, the tight-end was not quick to respond to the musician\u2019s texts.<\/p>\n \u201c[He wasn\u2019t avoiding her], but you\u2019re not going to be pressed onto something if you\u2019re not looking for something serious,\u201d a source expressed. \u201cHe just wasn\u2019t pursuing her heavily. He\u2019s a football player!\u201d<\/p>\n The tight-end (pictured here with the artist in May) had a \u201cno-strings-attached\u201d mentality in the first few months of dating. Another insider alleged that Kelce (pictured here in 2023) was slow to reply to Swift\u2019s texts at the start. GC Images<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \u201cTravis wasn\u2019t looking for anything serious and once you get into the Taylor world, it\u2019s instantly serious,\u201d another echoed.<\/p>\n Sources insisted that Kelce and Swift did not become \u201cexclusive\u201d until September 2023. <\/p>\n Page Six reached out to a reps for the couple for comment. <\/p>\n The duo got engaged in August 2025\u00a0after two years of dating.<\/a><\/p>\n Swift and Kelce are set to walk down the aisle over July 4 weekend<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Post confirmed on Friday that\u00a0a rehearsal dinner will take place<\/a> at Madison Square Garden on July 2.<\/p>\n An insider shared that 100 close family and friends will be in attendance.<\/p>\n \u201cHe wasn\u2019t avoiding her], but you\u2019re not going to be pressed onto something if you\u2019re not looking for something serious,\u201d an insider alleged about the athlete (pictured here with the Grammy winner in May). \u201cHe just wasn\u2019t pursuing her heavily.\u201d Getty Images<\/p>\n Another source revealed about the pop star (pictured here with Kelce in 2025) that \u201conce you get into the Taylor world, it\u2019s instantly serious.\u201d Travis Kelce\/Instagram<\/p>\n Then, on July 3, Swift and Kelce will host between 1,000 and 2,000 people at the venue. <\/p>\n Multiple sources told Page Six that the lovebirds\u00a0enlisted celebrity wedding planner Mark Seed<\/a>\u00a0to coordinate the event.<\/p>\n An source shared that Seed, Swift and Kelce have been working together \u201cfor months.\u201d<\/p>\n Kelce and Swift\u2019s nuptials were originally reported to take place on June 13\u00a0at posh Ocean House<\/a>\u00a0in Watch Hill, where the latter owns an estate.<\/p>\n Allegedly the Grammy winner was so adamant about getting married on that day\u00a0that she cut a hefty check<\/a>\u00a0to another bride-to-be who had already booked out the venue.<\/p>\n Months later, it was revealed that Swift and Travis decided to have their wedding elsewhere to accommodate more guests.<\/p>\n The lovebirds got engaged after 2 years of dating in August 2025 (as pictured here). Instagram\/ Taylor Swift<\/p>\n Kelce popped the question in the backyard of his home (as seen here). Instagram\/ Taylor Swift<\/p>\n A-listers who are said to be attending<\/a> include Selena Gomez, Ed Sheeran, Zo\u00eb Kravitz, Suki Waterhouse, Karlie Kloss, the Haim sisters and Gigi Hadid.<\/p>\n Swift allegedly\u00a0invited guests over the phone<\/a> and had an ironclad non-disclosure agreement<\/a> in place for those who accept.<\/p>\n Last week, both Swift and Kelce were spotted out with friends as their wedding date approaches. <\/p>\n
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