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The Veltins-Arena is romantic-and offers pop star Taylor Swift and its freshly fully fiscal Travis Kelce Gelsenkirchen as a wedding location. “Are you looking for a wedding location?” Ask the arena drivers in a video on Instagram the prominent couple. “Then maybe we have the perfect place,” says the contribution signature. The video was recorded in the in -house chapel of the arena on Schalke. The accounts of the two celebrities were linked.
Although the almost 60 square meter chapel for the prominent wedding, the announcement of which alone reached records on social media, may be too small – Gelsenkirchen and Taylor Swift still share a prehistory: As a guest in Kelces Podcast “New Heights” in mid -August – before the official announcement of the engagement at the end of August 2025 – Kelce asked his future wife, who is more of her from the. “Eras” tour 2024 were particularly remembered. Then Swift replied with the German tongue breaker “Gelsenkirchen” and explained her choice with the unique atmosphere among the fans in the Veltins-Arena.
Schalke makes Taylor Swift a daring wedding offer:
Why Taylor Swift Gelsenkirchen didn’t forget
In the summer of 2024, the Ruhr area city had temporarily renamed “Swiftkirchen” on time to the three concerts of the “Eras” tour to a petition of fans. In addition, the Swifties in Gelsenkirchen drew attention to themselves through a fan project during the song “Willow” in the concert. There, numerous fans held yellow and orange balloons in the air and illuminated them with their cell phone flashlights. “It was so nice! They were so enthusiastic. I have never played for fans who celebrated this way,” quotes “Stern” Taylor Swift in this regard.
Chapel on Schalke – already celebrated 1000 weddings
Plus: The chapel on Schalke is suitable for weddings: As “Spiegel” reports, in the chapel, in which a Catholic and an Evangelical pastor work, according to their own information, over 2000 children have already been baptized and 1000 weddings and anniversaries.
Record: engagement by Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce enthusiastic fans
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce had shared their wedding on August 26 with their 290 million common Instagram followers: divided on the inside. “Your English teacher and your sports teacher marry”, the two preached together.
The post was shared a million times in just six hours – a new record on the platform. According to media reports, the wedding has not yet been in preparation.