‘They’re in love,’ Andy Reid Is Going to the Travis Kelce Taylor Swift Wedding

Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid confirmed that he likely has an invitation to Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift's July 3 wedding, given that his condition is fulfilled.

Aakash Chatterjee
May 16, 2026
5 min read

‘They’re in love,’ Andy Reid Is Going to the Travis Kelce Taylor Swift Wedding — © Michael Chow / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The Kansas City Chiefs head coach became the latest voice to weigh in on the summer’s most anticipated event. Andy Reid made an appearance on Kansas City sports radio’s 96.5 The Fan on May 14 and confirmed, more or less, that an invitation to Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift’s July wedding had indeed arrived.

The public version of the Kelce-Swift story tends to start in September 2023, when Swift appeared in a suite at Arrowhead to watch a Chiefs-Bears game. What often goes unreported is that Reid had a connection to her family well before then. Swift previously revealed on the New Heights podcast, hosted by Kelce, that her father, Scott Swift, had known Reid for years. “I didn’t really know what the sports were that he was doing,” she said, “but I knew that that was my dad’s friend Andy Reid.”

Kelce was a groomsman at quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ 2022 wedding to Brittany Mahomes, which establishes the standard of how the Kansas City inner circle treats milestone moments. The expectation, widely reported, is that Reid falls firmly inside that circle. One thing Reid has made clear is that his history with Taylor, as well as her parents, actually predates her introduction to Travis.

Swift and Kelce got engaged in August 2025, with Swift announcing the news on Instagram. According to Page Six, the couple has set July 3, 2026, as the wedding date, one day before the United States’ 250th birthday. Swift told The Graham Norton Show that she wanted a large guest list to accommodate all of their friends and family, saying the only stressful weddings are the ones where you have a small number of guests and people are left wondering about where they stand.

1. Andy Reid Reveals Private Thoughts on Kelce-Swift Wedding

Reid said, “I probably have. If I don’t outgrow my tuxedo before then, I’m going.” The 68-year-old Chiefs head coach added, in a turn that landed further than the joke, that none of the spectacle surrounding the couple matters much to him. “When it really comes down to it,” Reid said, “it doesn’t matter how big the show is around them. They’re in love and that’s the most important thing.”

2. How Andy Reid and Travis Kelce Forged the Kansas City Dynasty

When Reid arrived in Kansas City in January 2013, hired the same day the Chiefs fired general manager Scott Pioli, the franchise was coming off a 2-14 season. Travis Kelce was a third-round draft pick that spring, a raw talent from Cincinnati who spent most of his rookie year on injured reserve. The coach and the tight end have not been apart since. Kelce was selected by the Chiefs in the third round of the 2013 NFL Draft and, over the next thirteen seasons, became the most decorated tight end in franchise history. He holds the NFL record for most consecutive and overall seasons with 1,000 receiving yards at the position. His 12,151 receiving yards are the most by any player in Chiefs history and the third-most by a tight end in NFL history. He holds the record for most 100-yard receiving games by a tight end in league history, with 37. Patrick Mahomes, who arrived in 2017 and became the engine of the Chiefs’ dynasty, has been unambiguous about what Kelce means to that program. “He’s the true Chiefs Chief,” Mahomes said last season. “He is the guy that has been here through the whole thing. Been here with coach Reid the entire time. He helped set the culture of what it means to play for Coach Reid and to play in Kansas City.” That culture produced three Super Bowl titles. Reid enters the 2026 season with 301 total wins, fourth in NFL history and first among active head coaches. In his 13 seasons with Kansas City, he has led the Chiefs to 11 postseason appearances, nine consecutive division titles, seven consecutive AFC Championship Games, five Super Bowl appearances, and three championships. The bond between coach and tight end runs through nearly all of it.

3. The Chiefs’ Risky Road Back to Super Bowl Contention in 2026

Not everything about this offseason is celebratory. The 2025 season marked a significant down year for Reid’s Chiefs. The team lost Mahomes during Week 15 against the Los Angeles Chargers due to an ACL and LCL injury and finished 6-11, Reid’s first losing season in Kansas City, ending a run of nine straight AFC West division titles. The NFL’s longest active playoff streak, at ten consecutive seasons, was shattered. “Guys are down,” Reid said after the clinching loss. “They busted their butt to win the game. It’s not a great feeling.” Kelce’s own 2025 season played out against that backdrop. He finished with 76 receptions for 851 yards and five touchdowns, and in October broke the franchise record for total touchdowns with his 84th. After the season, he briefly considered retirement before announcing on March 9, 2026, that he had agreed to a three-year contract worth $54.7 million to remain with Kansas City — citing the team’s rehiring of offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy and his longtime familiarity with the franchise. The comeback picture for 2026 is complicated but not bleak. The Chiefs have said Mahomes is “way ahead of schedule” in his ACL recovery, with the feeling inside the organization that he is tracking to be ready for the season opener on Monday Night Football against the Denver Broncos on September 14. The Chiefs’ projected win total sits at 10.5 at FanDuel Sportsbook, with odds of -184 to make the playoffs. Reid, asked about Mahomes’ return, offered the most concise possible assessment of the situation: “I would never bet against him.”