Taylor Swiftthe marriage of Travis Kelce took place on July 3, 2026, and among more than 1,000 attendees, including stars such as Bradley Cooper, Karli Kloss, Hugh Grant and more, it was Donna Kelce.
Travis’ mother and Jason KelceDonna is Taylor’s mother-in-law, and the two women have already developed a close relationship over the years. “Everyone knows how close Travis is to his family,” the source said Us Weekly in January 2024. “So it means everything to her that Taylor gets along with everyone so seamlessly. Her family is all about hanging out, joking around and having a good time. It’s almost like she’s known her family forever, and she loves that about her.”
To celebrate the most talked about weddings of 2026, Us looking back Taylor and Donna’s relationships throughout the years.
September 2023
Swift attended her first Chiefs game on September 24, sitting next to Donna in the private room. While Donna wore Travis’ No. 87 jersey and earrings with the team’s name, Swift wore a white corset-style tank top with a red Chiefs hoodie.
October 2023
Donna also stayed with Swift at the Chiefs game on October 1 in New Jersey. Days later, she was asked about the pop star dating her son during an interview Today the show.
“It’s really new, so I don’t like to talk about it,” Donna said on the morning show. “I really can’t tell you. It’s too hot.”
Donna also said it was “okay” to hook up with Swift, but later regretted the insult. According to Travis’ WSJ. Magazine In November 2023, she called Donna “immediately” after the broadcast and assured her mother that she “did a great job.”
January 2024
Throughout the NFL season, Donna alternates between attending Travis and Jason’s team games. (Jason retired from the Philadelphia Eagles in early 2024.) When he hits Travis’ games, he often stays with Swift in a private suite.
The two women sat next to each other in the AFC Wild Card playoffs on January 13 and the AFC championship on January 28. The last time, Swift wore a ring with the image of Travis’ jersey that was a gift from Donna.
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After the game, Donna updated her Facebook banner photo with a photo with Taylor and some of her teammates in the box.
“That was a picture where we were all so happy that we were in the bedroom,” Donna said Today in early February. “And we were so excited that they made it to the Super Bowl that we took a shot at everybody that was there, so there was no counting or anything like that.”
He added, “It was everyone who supported my son and I was very happy to post that picture on Facebook, of course.”
February 2024
The Chiefs won the Super Bowl, marking their second consecutive Lombardi Trophy, on February 11 in Las Vegas. After the game ended, Donna and Swift entered the arena holding hands.
April 2024
Swift dropped her 11th album, Ministry of Victimized Poets, on April 19, and Donna listened to all 31 songs that day.
“It’s much better for him [album],” said Donna Us less than a week later at the QVC Women’s Summit in Las Vegas.
TTPD has several songs that seem to have Travis-coded references, though Donna was coy about whether her son was actually Swift’s muse.
“I know there are a few other people who think it’s about Travis, but we’ll see,” Donna said with a laugh. Us. “You know I will have to ask him when I see him.
November 2024
The two cheered Travis on from his suite at Arrowhead Stadium during the game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on November 4.
January 2025
Swift and Donna hit the Arrowhead Stadium after Travis and the Chiefs won the AFC Championship. The two women entered the arena holding hands before greeting Travis with a sweet kiss. Swift, of course, added a kiss to her engagement. Swift and Donna were also seen warning Travis to stay away from Bourbon Street at the 2025 Super Bowl in New Orleans.
A few months later in August, Travis proposed to Swift. The couple plan to marry in July 2026 after Donna flew to NYC for the ceremony.
March 2026
Seven months after Swift and Travis announced their engagement on August 26, 2025, Donna was spotted leaving LAX airport. When he approached TMZrefused to reveal secrets about the upcoming event. Donna was also asked what Travis would wear to the wedding, or if he was involved in the planning, to which he replied, “Is the mother of the groom ever involved?
She then added, “I’m so happy. Donna can keep a secret, but she can’t hide her happiness from the newlyweds.”
July 2026
It’s safe to assume that Donna will be at her son’s wedding, but everyone came close to confirming it when she arrived in New York City on July 2, one day before the wedding. In accordance with TMZDonna was taken by one of the Swift drivers to Madison Square Garden. Kelce’s tight-lipped mother was more reserved than usual, not answering any questions or revealing any new information about the event.
