🏰 WEDDING VENUE CONFIRMED: Rhode Island $28M mansion with 700ft private beach - where it all happens!

0:03 Calarugashawk Media. Hey Swifties, Welcome back to Taylor Swift Today. It's Sunday, which means it's time for our regular weekly episode, and we have so much to unpack, from exclusive wedding venue details to some controversy with Mamma Kelsey, plus Taylor's VMA's decision and Patrick Mahomes being the ultimate wingman. We're covering it all today. Settle in because this is going to be a long one with lots of feelings. Let's dive right in. First up, Daily Mail has exclusive details about the wedding location and oh my god, it's happening at Taylor's Rhode Island mansion, the twenty eight million dollar oceanfront estate in Watch Hill. Yes, the legendary Fourth of July party House is officially going to be the venue. An insider exclusively told Daily Mail his family doesn't care where it's at.

0:56 It could be in timbuktwo and they'd go there for it. But yeah, right now is that it's going to be in Rhode Island at her mansion. But here's where it gets interesting. There's apparently some disagreement about the size of the wedding. The source revealed he wants a big blowout with everyone he loves. But he did say that he has to run it by her, so I'd guess he wants a bigger thing than she does. This makes total sense. Travis has his entire chiefs team, his huge friend group, and he's such a social guy. But Taylor, after years of public scrutiny, might want something more intimate. Finding that balance is going to be tricky. The Rhode Island mansion is perfect for a wedding, though, five acres with manicured gardens, a swimming pool and poolhouse, sweeping patios, and seven hundred feet of private beach, eight bedrooms, ten bathrooms, eight fireplaces.

1:47 She bought this place in twenty thirteen when she was just twenty three, and reportedly paid in full with a single wire transfer. This house has history too. It's hosted everyone from Selena Gomez to Tom Hittleston, Calvin Harris, and Joe Jonas over the years. Travis and their friends were there in August twenty twenty four for a private getaway, and with that one point seven million dollar expansion underway, she might be setting the stage for her biggest party yet. Now we need to address some controversy that's been brewing. Donna Kelsey has come under fire after being tied to what fans are calling a misogynistic post about Taylor's uterus. Yes you heard that right. Comedian Leanne Morgan posted a video where she joked her uterus is aching and she wants a baby. She wants to breed with that big old Kelsey boy. Morgan tagged Donna as a joint collaborator and commented, congratulations girl, grand babies playing ball and singing.

2:45 Fans are divided on this. Some think Donna accidentally accepted an invite when Morgan uploaded the video. Others are calling it internalized misogyny. One Reddit user pointed out making misogynistic comments about a woman in her body is not such a a mom thing to do. But others are defending Donna, saying she's just excited about grandkids and probably didn't think it through. The post has since been deleted. Look, I get that Donna's excited, but talking about Taylor's uterus publicly, that's crossing a line, even for a future mother in law. Despite this controversy, sources tell people that Donna is being adorably sentimental about the engagement She's already saving little things from this time, like photos, notes, and flowers.

3:28 She wants to remember every detail, so she has been holding onto mementos from their first days as an engaged couple. In other news, Taylor is skipping the MTV VMA's tonight. She won't be at Ubs Arena, even though she's nominated for Artist of the Year. She and Beyonce are currently tied with thirty VMAs each. If Taylor wins, she'll become the most decorated artist in VMA history. But Travis had his season opener against the Chargers in Brazil on Friday, and honestly, after last year when she thanked Travis in her speech saying he was the one cheering from across the studio, maybe she wants to keep the focus on her music this time. Speaking of Brazil, TMZ confirmed Taylor did not attend the game. No wags made the trip since it's just a two day jawn with no time for families to intermingle, plus security for Taylor in Brazil would have been a nightmare.

4:21 It's the first game since their engagement announcement. But we'll definitely see her at the Dallas game on September fourteenth at Arrowhead. But the best moment from Brazil was Patrick Mahomes correcting a reporter who asked Travis about dating Taylor Swift and his off field activities. Patrick immediately interrupted, saying engaged, and the room burst into laughter. Travis joked, yeah, I got one more ring from it, then got Sirius saying, ever since I've been dating Taylor, life has been fun. It's been exciting. Obviously there's a lot more eyes on me, and I accept that, but I'm living life and living on a high. I guess Patrick being the ultimate wingman and making sure everyone knows his boy is engaged, not just dating. That's true friendship right there. Aaron Andrews is also gushing about the couple. She told E News this week that she loved their New Heights podcast appearance because that's what we get to see with them together, the way they interact, how cute, funny, witty they both are, how they're sarcastic.

5:22 She praised both the proposal and how Taylor announced it, saying, I feel like everything was really on display there and that's what I thought was so special and really cool that she gave others an invitation to see that. Reba McIntyre also weighed in during an NFL segment. When asked for one word to describe Taylor and Travis's relationship, she sweetly said cute. Riba and Taylor are both country music. Royalty and Riba wrote on Instagram in twenty twenty four, Taylor is a wonderful artist, strong role model and has done so much good for so many people and the music industry. Now this next story is going to make you cry happy tears. Travis's trainer Tony Vellani shared the sweetest story about Taylor with USA Today. His eight year old daughter, Carol Miles, walked in during a video call and asked, Travis, where's your girlfriend? After asking some questions about marriage, Taylor appeared on screen for a chat. Valani said her and Travis just hammed it up with my daughter for like two minutes. My daughter just couldn't speak because she was in awe. He added, neither of them needed to do that. I think they're just like that.

6:29 I really do. And it's very genuine about Travis, he said, he's literally the most humble, fun loving, honest, genuine and hard working guy there is. What you see on his podcast that's him. There is no fakeness to it. This is why we love them. Taking time during a video call to make an eight year old's day. That's character. Speaking of kids being excited, Kylie Kelsey shared on Good Morning America that Jason's four daughters are thrilled about the engagement. They're so excited they're getting another aunt. Can you imagine those girls as flower girls at the wedding? Now I have to address this because it's honestly hilarious. Skip Bayless is wondering if Taylor and Travis rushed their engagement announcement to tarnish his podcast, I'm not making this up.

7:16 Last week, Skip and his wife recorded their podcast before the engagement news broke. They discussed Taylor and had to add a disclaimer. A listener asked if they rushed the announcement because of Skip, and he wouldn't confirm or deny it. Skip claimed he and his brother Jason Kelsey, He's in every other ad on television and it's all because of Taylor Swift. Excuse me. Jason's twenty eighteen Super Bowl Parade speech dressed as a mummer was iconic long before Taylor. The Kelsey brothers were already stars the narcissism of thinking Taylor Swift and Travis Kelcey time their engagement announcement around your podcast schedule, Sir, they don't even know you exist. Looking at everything we've covered today, what strikes me is how this wedding.

8:06 Is shaping up to be the event of the decade. Rhode Island mansion, possibly hundreds of guests if Travis gets his way. Two families who adore each other, and a love story that's captured the world. The venue choice is so perfect. It's where Taylor has hosted her most memorable parties, where she's created so many memories with friends, and now it'll be where she marries the love of her life. Those seven hundred feet of private beach, the gardens, the pool. Can you imagine the photos. I love that there's some negotiation about the wedding size. It shows their real people working through real decisions together. Travis wanting to celebrate with everyone he loves is so hymn and Taylor potentially wanting something more intimate after years of public scrutiny makes total sense too. Despite the Donna controversy, both families are clearly over the moon about this wedding from Donna saving mementos to Ed joking about the rehears dinner, from Jason's daughters being thrilled to get another aunt to Taylor charming trainers kids on video calls, this is a true family merger.

9:08 And can we talk about how Travis said on New Heights It's been really fun telling everybody who I'm going to be spending the rest of my life with, the way Patrick corrected that reporter, the way their friends like Aaron Andrews talk about them. Everyone who actually knows them sees how genuine and perfect they are together. That's all for today's Sunday episode of Taylor Swift Today. Will the wedding be big or intimate? Are you team big blowout or team small ceremony? And how perfect is that Rhode Island venue? Taylor Swift Today now has an official Facebook community connect with fellow Swifties to discuss all the wedding venue details and debate the guest list size. Search Taylor Swift. Today on Facebook or check out Instagram to join thousands of fans worldwide following every moment of this engagement era.

9:54 Remember we're keeping our regular Sunday schedule with Thursday bonus episodes for breaking news. With the VMA's tonight and wedding planning in full swing, there's definitely going to be more to discuss. Make sure you're following on your favorite podcast player. This is Ali imagining that Rhode Island wedding, Still laughing at Skip Bayless's ego, and so ready for whatever comes next. Stay fearless, Swifties,