Stephen Colbert by chance broke a long-standing wedding ceremony rule whereas chatting with Taylor Swift — and most followers didn’t even catch it!
Through the pop star’s December 10 look on The Late Present, Stephen casually congratulated her on her engagement to Travis Kelce … then immediately backtracked. The second flew by so rapidly that viewers hardly observed something was off.
However on December 11, etiquette coach Myka Meier posted a now-viral Instagram video explaining that the host had really dedicated — after which corrected — a basic wedding ceremony fake pas.
“Okay, who else noticed this one?” Myka says within the clip. “That is when Stephen Colbert… says to Taylor Swift on a present, ‘Congratulations on getting engaged.’ After which he rapidly realizes that he’s made a fake pot and he really teaches her wedding ceremony etiquette. And he says, ‘Oh, I’m so sorry. I shouldn’t have stated that. As a result of historically it’s unhealthy etiquette to say congratulations to a bride since you kind of indicate she form of like received the large one. Congratulations.’”
She continued, “As an alternative, you’re speculated to say, ‘finest needs’ to the bride-to-be, and then you definitely solely say ‘congratulations’ to the couple as soon as they’re married. So what do you all take into consideration this? Will we nonetheless apply this? Do you assume that is old style? What do you assume?”
The remark part made it even clearer that most individuals had no thought this rule existed. One person wrote, “Wow. By no means heard of this. And wouldn’t have thought ANYTHING if somebody stated congratulations to me once I received engaged… I believe it’s the thought that counts.” One other joked that they realized the rule “from Emily Gilmore on Gilmore Women.”
Taylor and Travis introduced their engagement on August 26 in an lovable joint Instagram publish displaying the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs star proposing in a flower-filled backyard. “Your English trainer and your gymnasium trainer are getting married 🧨,” they wrote because the caption.
Taylor was glowing throughout her Late Present look — and never simply due to the brand new ring.
“Getting engaged to the love of my life, getting all my music again,” she stated. “These had been two issues that simply may by no means have occurred. They might have simply by no means occurred. It wasn’t like, ‘Oh, it’s only a matter of time.’”
She added, “Each of these issues might have simply by no means arrived in my life, and I’m so grateful for each of these issues taking place.”
