Brittany Mahomes, wife of Chiefs superstar quarterback Patrick Mahomes, shared photos of Taylor Swift's birthday party, thrown by her boyfriend, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. Kelce wanted to make the celebration for Swift's 35th birthday "extra special" as reported by Page Six.
Brittany Mahomes shared the first photos to surface of the gathering, showcasing the star-studded attendees. The event was clearly an homage to Swift's recently-wrapped "Eras Tour,'' which grossed over $2 billion over 149 shows. Mahomes was featured wearing a silver fringed minidress, an homage to the "Midnights" era, especially when paired with Lyndsay Bell's fringed pink dress. Bell is the wife of Chiefs' tight end Blake Bell.
Patrick Mahomes was seen wearing a tuxedo, which is a reference to the background dancers for Swift's "Tortured Poets Department" section of her three-hour long sets. Kelce famously came on stage during a Swift performance at Wembley Stadium in London sporting the classy look. Swift's longtime bestie Ashley Avignon was also pictured, rocking a stuffed snake around her neck, a reference to Swift's "Reputation" era.
While Kelce didn't made Mahomes' grid post, it can be assumed he was in attendance, on account of him organizing the surprise party. Kelce reportedly spent $175,000 on engraved jewelry and floral arrangements for Swift's birthday.
Kelce and Swift were first linked in July of 2023, when Kelce talked about attending one of Swift's Era shows on the "New Heights" podcast he does with his brother, future Hall of Famer Jason Kelce. The still-active Kelce was in attendance for the show in Kansas City, and came equipped with a friendship bracelet (it's common for Swift fans to make friendship bracelets with song lyrics to exchange). However, his bracelet didn't contain lyrics, instead, it had his phone number. He said on the podcast that he was unable to meet Swift or give her the bracelet, but they clearly connected somehow.
Reports would surface in September of that year that Swift and Kelce were hanging out, with Adam Schefter following it up with a clever segment on SportsCenter, making multiple Swift references. Kelce later that month appeared on the Pat McAfee show, acknowledging that he invited Swift to a game. ... A game which, Swift would attend as she cheered on the Chiefs beside Travis' mom, Donna Kelce.
Many reports continued to surface of the two "hanging out", and on the first of October, Swift brought out a star-studded collective to watch the Chiefs take on the New York Jets at MetLife stadium. The following day, Swift got the Mama Kelce stamp of approval on Instagram.
The romance continued, with Kelce traveling to Buenos Aires to support Swift on the South American leg of her tour in November of 2023, where Swift would make an on-stage reference to Kelce, changing the lyrics of "Karma" from "Karma is the guy on the screen, coming straight home to me" to "Karma is the guy on the Chiefs, coming straight home to me". Swift ended the show with the first publicly recorded kiss of Kelce, and the rest was history. The two have happily been together since, and if the extravagant party is any indication, the power couple isn't going anywhere anytime soon.
