Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce: An American Royal Celebrity Engagement

On the afternoon of Tuesday, August 26, history paused.

All commentary focused on an engagement. All eyes looked to a garden and a football player, who took a different kind of knee.

The Taylor Swift–Travis Kelce duo is a bit of a throwback in our odd times (when even Zoom meetings sometimes ask for pronouns). The New York Times wedding section isn’t just for brides and grooms anymore.