July 26, 2026

Travis Kelce Heads to Chiefs Training Camp (Wedding Ring On), Taylor's Grand Honeymoon Pushed to the Offseason, and Still No Dress Reveal

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Taylor Swift Today with Lyla: three weeks out from the wedding of the century, this is the part nobody talks about — the confetti's swept up, and even the most famous newlyweds on the planet have to get back to real life. This week that means training camp, a honeymoon on hold, a summer full of other people's weddings, and yes, still refreshing Taylor's Instagram for that dress. Here's the newlywed check-in.

🏈 Travis heads back to work: photographed boarding Taylor's jet out of South Florida (golf clubs and a massage table in tow) ahead of Chiefs training camp in St. Joseph, Missouri — and fans got their first clear look at his gold wedding band during football activities

🏆 The "last dance" whispers: a longtime trainer hinted 2026 could be Travis's final NFL season — though Travis hasn't confirmed a farewell year, and he's already a Hall of Fame lock (Chiefs open September 14th vs. Denver)

✈️ The honeymoon on hold: after the low-key Montana mini-honeymoon, the couple is reportedly dreaming of an off-the-grid round-the-world trip (Europe at the top of the list) — but football means the big one likely waits for the offseason

💍 A summer of weddings: Taylor and Travis went straight from their own to teammate JuJu Smith-Schuster's Laguna Beach wedding (in pink, with the Mahomeses) — and, in a twist the internet loved, Taylor's ex Matty Healy married Gabbriette Bechtel two weeks after Taylor's own wedding

👗 Still no dress: nearly three weeks in and the gown's still under wraps, but Dior's Jonathan Anderson opened up about designing it (he says they became good friends), and a Dior rep confirmed the first photos will come from Taylor's own Instagram, on her terms

🎵 A new era brewing? Whispers that the whole chapter is feeding into new music — a safe bet, but she'll show us when she's ready

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Hey everyone, I'm Lila and welcome back to Taylor Swift Today.

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We are about three weeks out from the wedding of

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the century now and this is the part nobody really

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talks about, the part where the confetti gets swept up,

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the last guest flies home, and even the most famous

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newlyweds on the planet have to get back to real life.

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And real life this week.

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Means training camp, a honeymoon on hold, a whole lot

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of other people's weddings, and yes, we are still all

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refreshing Taylor's instagram waiting for that dress. So grab a coffee,

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settle in, and let's catch up on the Swift Kelse's

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let's get into it. Let's start with Travis, because the

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honeymoon glow is officially bumping up against the NFL calendar.

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Our newlywed groom has wrapped up his off season down

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in Florida and is heading back to work. He was

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photographed boarding Taylor's private jet out of South Florida this week,

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and I have to tell you the two things he

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reportedly brought along because they are perfect golf clubs and

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a massage table. That is a man who understands self care.

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He had his longtime friend Ross Travis with him, and

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the whole scene basically screened vacations over time to get

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in football shape, and the timing is tight. Kansas City

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Chiefs training camp opens at the end of July out

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at Missouri Western State University in Saint Joseph, Missouri, which

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is where the team is held camp for sixteen straight summers.

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Now so, Travis.

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Went from a black tie wedding at Madison Square Garden

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to sweating through two a days in the Missouri heat

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in about three weeks flat. Marriage does not slow down

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for football season. Now Here is the detail that got

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Swifty's buzzing. In photos from his return to training, fans

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got their first really clear look at Travis wearing his

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gold wedding band during actual football activities. There is just

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something sweet about a guy showing up to the most

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macho environment on earth with a shiny new ring on

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his finger, completely unbothered.

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He is proud of it, and it shows. There is

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also a.

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Bigger storyline brewing here. One of Travis's longtime trainers posted

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a photo this week and called this upcoming season the

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Last Dance, hinting that twenty twenty six could be Travis's

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final year in the NFL, with a one way ticket

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to the Hall.

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Of Fame waiting at the end. Now, I want.

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To be careful because Travis himself has not confirmed that

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this is a farewell season, and he has said before

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that he does not want a whole year built around goodbyes.

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But the man has over thirteen thousand career receiving yards

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and more than eighty touchdowns. He is already a lock

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for Canton. So whether this is his last ride or not,

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it is going to be a season worth watching, especially

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with Taylor back in the stand. The Chiefs open up

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on September fourteenth at home against the Denver Broncos, with

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quarterback Patrick Mahomes working his way back from knee surgery.

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Mark your calendars.

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Okay, so if Travis is heading to training camp, you

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are probably wondering the same thing I was.

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What about the honeymoon? And this is where being married.

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To a professional athlete in the middle of July gets complicated.

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Here is what we know.

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Right after the wedding, the couple did that lovely, low

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key mini honeymoon up at the exclusive Yellowstone Club in Montana.

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Tucked away in the mountains with Travis's brother Jason and

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his wife Kylie. Very cozy, very private, very them. But

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the big honeymoon, the epic one, has reportedly not happened yet,

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and according to multiple reports, the couple has been dreaming big.

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We are talking a possible round the world trip, with

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Europe at the top of the list, Italy, Greece, Croatia,

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the south of France, maybe a swing through the Caribbean.

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Sources say they want to go completely off the grid,

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limit outside contact and just disappear into each other for

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a few weeks, the way newly weds are supposed to.

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There is just one problem football. With training camp starting

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at the end of the month, there is simply no

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room to squeeze in a multi week international getaway right now.

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So the smart money says the grand honeymoon gets pushed

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to the off season, sometime after the season wraps up,

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which honestly might be the most relatable thing about this

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entire billion dollar fairy tale. Even Taylor Swift has to

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schedule her honeymoon around her husband's work calendar. Love does

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not exempt you from a spreadsheet, and if you think

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about it, a honeymoon in say February or March once

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the season is over, means they get to trade the

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pressure of a wedding week turnaround for an actual, unhurried,

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nobody's got anywhere to be trip. Sometimes the weight makes

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it better. I choose to believe that is the plan.

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And speaking of newlyweds, can we talk about what a

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summer of weddings this has been? Because Taylor and Travis

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are not the only ones who have been walking down

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the aisle first. In the sweetest bit of continuity, the

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couple went straight from their own wedding to someone else's

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Just a week after saying I do. They turned up

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at the California wedding of former Chiefs teammate Juju Smith Schuster,

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who married fitness influencer Laura Cruk at a gorgeous ceremony

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in Laguna Beach. Taylor traded her bridal white for a

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pretty pink dress, Travis looked sharp in a dark suit,

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and the two of them were spotted hanging out with

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Patrick and Brittany Mahomes, the whole Kansas City crew together

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again and I love this detail. Juju actually signed with

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the New York Giants earlier this year, So the fact

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that Travis showed up to celebrate him.

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Tells you there is zero bad.

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Blood between the old teammates, just love and a good

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party from one wedding to another, barely pause for breath.

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That is a couple who really likes weddings. And then

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there is the twist of fate that the Internet could

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not stop talking about. Taylor's ex boyfriend, Mattie Healy, also

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got married this month. He tied the knot with a

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model and musician, Gabriette Bechdel on July eighteenth, just about

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two weeks after Taylor's own wedding, and they did it

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in style at a stunning old Spanish style estate in

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the Hollywood Hills that was once owned by Madonna, with

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a Gothic Old Hollywood all black dress code and a

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guest list that included Charlie XCX. Now, Taylor and Maddie

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dated very briefly back in twenty twenty three, so this

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is ancient history and by all accounts, everybody has long

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since moved on to exactly where they are supposed to be.

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But you have to admit the universe has a sense

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of humor. Two exes, both finding their person, both married

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within two weeks of each other in the sale summer.

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Everybody's happy, everybody's paired up. Honestly, good for all of them.

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Love wins across the board. Speaking of things we are

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still waiting on.

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Let's take a quick.

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Break and when we come back the update. You have

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all been holding your breath for the dress. Stay with me,

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welcome back. Okay, the dress. I know it is the

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only thing half of you have been waiting for me

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to bring up. So let's talk about where things actually stand,

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because there is a tiny.

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Bit of news.

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As of right now, we still have not officially seen

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Taylor's wedding gown.

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Not really.

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Almost three weeks in and the single most photographed woman

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in the world has managed to keep her own wedding

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dress under wraps. It is honestly kind of incredible. But

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we did get a little something from the man who

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made it. Creative director Jonathan Anderson opened up in an

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interview about designing the gown, and he said it was

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a joy to work with Taylor and that the two

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of them became very good friends during the process.

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He talked about.

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What an emotional thing it is to create a wedding

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dress for someone working hand in hand with Taylor and

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her longtime stylist to bring.

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It to life.

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So even without a photo, we are getting these little

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glimpses of just how personal and hands on this whole

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thing was for her, and we do know exactly how

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the big reveal is going to happen. A representative for

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Dior confirmed that the first official photos will come straight

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from Taylor herself, posted to her own Instagram, whenever she

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decides the moment is right.

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Not a magazine cover, not.

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A fashion house campaign, not a leak, just Taylor on

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her terms when she is ready, which, when you think

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about how she has controlled every single beat of this

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story from the very first rumor, is the most Taylor

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swift ending imaginable. She is going to make the entire

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world wait, and then she is going to break the

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Internet in a single post. And here is a little

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something to keep your eye on. There are whispers that

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all of this, the engagement, the wedding, married life, is

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feeding into new music. Taylor is a writer to her core,

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and the idea that she has been quietly documenting this

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whole chapter is about as safe a be as it gets,

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So the dress might not be the only big reveal

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on the horizon. We could be looking at a whole

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new era brewing, but you know the drill by now.

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She will show us when she is good and ready,

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and not one second before.

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So that is your week, Swifties.

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The groom is back in cleats, the dream honeymoon is

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on ice until football wraps. Half of Hollywood got married

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this summer, and the dress remains locked in the vault.

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Newlywed life Taylor Swift style, never boring, always a little

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bit of a mystery.

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That is our show. I'm Lilah.

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Leave me a comment on Spotify and tell me where

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do you think Taylor and Travis should go for their

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real honeymoon once the season is over. I want your

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dream destinations and turn your notifications on right now, because

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the moment that dress hits her Instagram, we are dropping everything.

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To bring it straight to you. You will not want

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and I will see you next time.