Inside Taylor Swift's Decades-Long Friendship With Karlie Kloss

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Taylor Swift's got a long list of loved ones she'd like to have at her forthcoming wedding to Travis Kelce. And while people may tell you she's insane, if she's got a blank space, baby, she's going to write someone's name. 

"It's huge," she acknowledged of the guest list during an October appearance on The Graham Norton Show a copule months after she accepted a proposal from her guy on the Chiefs. 

Sure, she may take it way too far, but, the 36-year-old explained, "I think the only stressful weddings are the ones where you have a small amount and people are on the bubble—and you have to evaluate or assess your relationship with them to see if they should be there."

So when she takes her magnetic force of a man to be her lover, she'll be including "anyone I’ve ever talked to."

Including, apparently, her onetime bestie Karlie Kloss, who reportedly received an invite to the only event harder to score a ticket for than Swift's Eras Tour

Though, to be fair, Kloss, 33, checked that one off her "Wi$h Li$t" as well.

As Swifties know all too well, the formerly inseparable pair aren't quite as close as they once were. But the super model-slash-entrepreneur proved the friendship was far from ruined when she attended the final Eras Tour stop in Los Angeles in August 2023. 

"I mean, her music is classic," the mom of three later explained to Yahoo Life. "She's got so many hits." And, if you're curious, she never misses a beat when one 1989 bop comes on. Shared Kloss, "I definitely love 'Shake It Off.'" 

So, yes, she's grown rather adept at anyone who's gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate. But as for how rumors of bad blood between Swift and Kloss started, we're examining all the deep cuts.  

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How Did Taylor Swift and Karlie Kloss Become Friends?

Assuming it'd be enchanting to meet the model, Swift first served up an invite through a 2012 Vogue cover interview. Spying a photo of Kloss while at designer Prabal Gurung's New York City studio, Swift proclaimed, "I love Karlie Kloss. I want to bake cookies with her!" 

Kloss was sweet on the idea, tweeting in January 2012, "Hey @taylorswift13 love the @voguemagazine cover! Your kitchen or mine? :)"

Soon after, their friendship was officially on the rise, with the pair spotted together on the runway at the 2013 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, a BFF road trip the following March and at outings all around New York City. By the time Swift showed a Rolling Stone writer around her Tribeca spread for a September 2014 profile, Kloss had her own guest room complete with a basket of her fave Whole Foods goodies. 

When Did Rumors of Taylor Swift and Karlie Kloss' Falling Out Begin?

For five straight years it was mad love between the 14-time Grammy winner and the Kode With Klossy founder. But by the time Swift began her Reputation era, it was clear they had problems and they didn't think they could solve 'em.

With Swift's penchant for delivering Easter eggs to her fans, they clocked a big one in the video for her 2017 single "Look What You Made Me Do." 

As Swift documented her hatred for an unnamed foe, she wore a t-shirt covered in a list of her friends' names. And Kloss' wasn't there, though they checked it once, then checked it twice. 

A source insisted to E! News at the time, "They had no falling out whatsoever," blaming Kloss' work commitments for her inability to claim her rightful place in Swift's squad. And months after the Project Runway host told The New York Times, "Don't believe everything you read," she posed with Swift backstage at an August 2018 tour stop in Nashville.  

And when asked about their supposed falling out during her 73 Questions interview with Vogue, Kloss insisted, "Taylor and I are still really good friends." Still, Swift was conspiculously absent when Kloss wed Joshua Kushner in October 2018 and when she threw a second celebration the next June. 

Where Does Taylor Swift and Karlie Kloss' Friendship Stand Now?

To hear Kloss tell it, everyone needs to calm down. "Taylor has always had my back," she wrote in a 2016 tweet, "and I will always have hers."

Such was the case when Kloss double-tapped on a series of Instagram posts supporting Swift's 2020 album folklore and shared her excitement for Swift's future white veil occasion, liking her August 2025 engagement announcement

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Did Taylor Swift Invite Karlie Kloss to Her Wedding?

All signs point to Swift telling one of her oldest pals, you belong with me. TMZ reported June 2 that Kloss scored an invite to Swift's wedding to the Chief's star tight end. 

And the depth chart isn't exactly brief. As Swift told Norton while promising him an invite, "It's gonna be fun." 

Along with more expected RSVPs like Selena GomezEd Sheeran and, of course, likely best man Jason Kelce, some unexpected names have indicated they're ready for it.  

"I’m hoping," Prince William said during a May 22 appearance on the Heart Breakfast radio show of his chances to watch the culmination of Swift's love story, "and I’m sure there might be an invitation around but we’ll see." 

As Swift busily works to pick out a white dress, just say yes to checking out all the details on her and Kelce's impending nuptials. 

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When is Taylor Swift going to marry Travis Kelce?

It's impossible to picture Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce getting married on a day that isn't laden with meaning for both—or at least for the bride.

"I love numerology. I love math stuff, I love dates," the renowned triskaidekaphile gushed on the Aug. 13 episode of New Heights, her unprecedented two-hour appearance on her fiancé's podcast dropping 13 days before they announced their engagement (but, according to Travis' dad, three days after they informed close friends and family of their new relationship status). "That stuff I find really fun."

Travis' decision to play in the NFL for at least one more season also affects the game plan, as they've got from now until July before training camp starts.

Not that the Kansas City Chiefs tight end couldn't carve out time to swap vows during Taylor's beloved month of October, but "during the bye week" doesn't have the same ring to it as a more leisurely stretch of time.

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The Bachelorette Party

While Taylor is known for having a celebrity-heavy squad, she admitted in October 2025 that she had yet to consider any bachelorette party plans.

"You would think that I had been that type of person who would have obsessed over the idea of a wedding my whole life," she said on the U.K.'s Heart Breakfast, "but I actually never thought about what I would ever do or what I would want—until I met the person."

"So, I haven't actually even thought about doing a hen do," she noted, invoking the British slang. "This is the first time I have thought about that."

Plus, she added of her gal pals, "They're so fun but they're so busy."

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The Dress

When Taylor picks out a white dress, it's going to be one to remember.

Minus the price tags on her designer ensembles and deceptively simple-looking jewelry, the singer's style is relatable-chic, so we're picturing classic-with-a-twist from the likes of Oscar de la Renta, Elie Saab, Louis Vuitton, Zuhair Murad or J. Mendel, all longtime favorite labels.

Then, after she takes her vows in an elegant gown, the 5-foot-10 bride will surely change into a party dress more conducive to dancing all night.

And we eagerly await to see her nods to something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue.

But no less a wedding dress authority than Vera Wang predicted multiple looks and that Taylor "will be in lace of some sort.”

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The Groom's Attire

Travis does fashion, too, so he is going to have fun with his wedding suit, whatever form it may take.

The fact that he wore shorts to propose (it was a sticky August in Kansas, people) prompted some online dares for him to also wear an elevated pair of short pants down the aisle. But that would be quite the subversive move and he likely doesn’t want to steal attention from the girl standing in a nice dress next to him.

Although, if showing off his knees was important to him…

Assuring that she did not have a tuxedo picked out for her future husband already, Taylor told Cosmopolitan in 2012, "I don't want him to wonder if it even matters if he's there."

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The Guests

Family is everything to Taylor and Travis, so the VIPs automatically include their respective parents and brothers. Presumable best man Jason Kelce also shares at least two flower girl-age daughters, Wyatt and Elliotte, with wife Kylie Kelce—though depending on when the big day is, little sister Bennett could grow into the role as well. (Alas, baby Finnley will probably have to sleep this one out.)

We'll see which of Travis' teammates make the cut, but he was a groomsman at Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes' 2022 wedding to Brittany Mahomes, so at the very least one boy from the football team should be there, in addition to coach Andy Reid. He also has a loyal coterie of pals he's been cultivating since his Cleveland Heights days, so that golf-and-beer-centric bachelor party is gonna be lit.

As for the bride, childhood bestie Abigail Anderson has remained a mainstay in Taylor's life. And, while her famed squad has evolved over the years, Selena Gomez is still in the inner sourdough-gifting circle.

It also isn't hard to picture someone close to the couple getting ordained and officiating the ceremony, though we aren't laying money on Flavor Flav.

And, add it to the list, someone keep an eye on Niall Horan's travel plans this spring.

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The Music

Addressing the band vs. DJ question, Travis said on the Sept. 17 episode of New Heights, "I think we're live music kind of people, you know?"

Ugh, we knew it, we're so on the same page.

And whether or not she takes the night off from performing, the bride has quite a few friends who know their way around a microphone.

We're especially looking at you, Haim, but, as Taylor joked, it "would be hard to keep" Ed Sheeran from performing at her wedding. 

"It's like, 'Ed, if there's a stage, you know that you'll be on it,'" she said during her Hits Radio interview in October 2025. "He knows what people want and he wants to give people what they want."

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The Rings

Taylor may love Travis so much she'd marry him with paper rings, but that won't be the case.

For game days, he may have one of those sporty flexible wedding bands in rotation, but otherwise the scene has been set with the Old Mine Brilliant Cut diamond—by Kindred Lubeck of Artifex Fine Jewelry—that Travis picked out for his fiancée.

The engagement ring features an elongated center diamond flanked on each side by smaller diamonds, all set in custom-engraved yellow gold—and a perfect match for the $27,300 Cartier watch Taylor was wearing when he proposed.

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Head Count

Just how massive will this white veil occasion be?

Taylor indicated on The Graham Norton Show in October that she didn't want the stress of having to cut names from the guest list, explaining that whittling it down meant having to "evaluate or assess your relationship" with people.

And, she added, "I'm not gonna do that."

Avowed Swiftie Nikki Glaser predicted a "big" wedding, telling E! News at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards, "It has to be. It's all been leading to this."

At the same time, the comedian reasoned, since Taylor "gets to be a bride every day," attention-wise, the wedding will likely be as private as humanly possible.

“She just wants to celebrate with all her family and friends, and she's got a lot of them," Nikki noted. "I look forward to the helicopter photos that will ruin her day somehow by hovering above."

Once the newlyweds have driven off into the sunset, however, there's no universe in which Taylor doesn’t start sharing scenes from her big day with her devoted fans.

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