Taylor Swift is reportedly planning to take her fiancé Travis Kelce's last name when they marry, with sources close to the singer indicating she intends to adopt a more traditional approach to marriage. While Swift will continue to use her professional name, Taylor Swift, for her career, friends say she looks forward to personally becoming Mrs. Taylor Kelce.
Sources told the Daily Mail that Swift views taking Kelce's last name as a "meaningful step" in their relationship. "Personally, it's a different story," an insider stated. "Taylor is very traditional, and when it comes to marriage, she'd love to take Travis' last name. In her personal life, the idea of being Taylor Kelce is something she genuinely looks forward to."
The couple is preparing for a multi-day wedding celebration in New York City, with festivities expected to begin this Thursday and a larger reception planned for Friday. Swift, who has built a global brand around her name, is understood to be making the legal change for personal reasons only.
"Professionally, she'll always be Taylor Swift. The name has become one of the biggest brands in entertainment, and there's really no reason to change that," a source explained. "She sees it as a meaningful step, especially knowing it would also be the family name their future children would share." The insider also noted that Swift is not interested in hyphenating or combining their surnames, preferring the idea of sharing the same last name.
Another source corroborated this, stating, "She will take his last name when they wed, but for work she will still go by Taylor Swift. Jennifer Aniston did this when she married Brad Pitt."